Welcome to Year 1 - Willow

 

Mrs Andreas and Mrs Morgan

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Maths
This half-term, we have completed our unit on Time. The children have been learning how to tell the time to the hour (o’clock) and have also been introduced to half past. We explored the different parts of an analogue clock, focusing on the hour hand and the minute hand, and practised reading and saying the times confidently.

Literacy
In Literacy, we have started an exciting new text, Iggy Peck, Architect. Inspired by the story, the children designed and constructed their own buildings using blocks, loose parts, and junk-modelling materials. They then used a range of descriptive adjectives to write about their creations. We are proud to have displayed their fantastic work as part of our very own city, “Oaktropolis”!

If any parents or family members work as architects or within the construction industry, we would love to welcome you into school to share your expertise with the children. Please speak to a member of the Year 1 team if you would be interested in arranging a visit.

Phonics
We have continued to grow the code and have been learning a range of new graphemes, including:

eigh (neigh)
aigh (straight)
ey (grey)
ea (break)
kn (knock)
gn (gnat)
mb (thumb)
ere (here)
eer (deer)
/zj/: su (treasure), si (vision)
dge (bridge)

We have also learnt several new tricky words: busy, pretty, beautiful, hour, move, and improve.

History
In History, we have been learning about Victorian artefacts and exploring what life was like in a Victorian classroom. The children examined objects such as a dip pen and inkwell and compared them with the resources we use today, such as pencils, paper, and felt-tip pens. We are all looking forward to our upcoming visit to the British Schools Museum next week, where we will have the opportunity to learn even more about Victorian school life.

 Summer Term 2025

Links to Summer Term learning are in the process of being uploaded.