Year 1
Class 1 is taught by Mrs Patel with Learning Support Assistants providing extra support where needed.
We use continuous provision in Year 1 to support a smooth and successful transition from Foundation Stage. This approach allows children to continue learning through play, exploration, and hands-on activities alongside more structured teaching. Our carefully planned environment encourages independence, creativity, and a love of learning, while also developing key skills in literacy, maths, and communication. We follow the Little Wandle programme for phonics and reading. These structured lessons help children to learn the sounds they need for reading and writing in a fun and engaging way.
We aim for every child to feel confident, engaged, and ready to thrive as they move through Key Stage 1. Here are some of the topics we cover:
Autumn – All About Me
This topic is a fun and engaging way for the children to settle into the new school year by exploring who they are and what makes them unique. Through a range of creative and cross-curricular activities, children will learn to talk about themselves, their families, likes and dislikes, and their personal histories. They will explore topics such as their bodies and senses, emotions, friendships, and how to stay healthy. This topic also helps to build confidence, celebrate diversity, and strengthen relationships within the classroom. It provides a valuable opportunity for children to express themselves, develop key speaking and listening skills, and begin to understand their place in the world around them.
Spring – Marvellous Materials
In this topic children will become young scientists as they explore the different materials that make up the world around them. They will investigate a variety of everyday objects, learning to name materials like wood, metal, plastic, and fabric, and describe their properties such as hard, soft, stretchy, or waterproof. Through fun, hands-on experiments and investigations, children will discover how materials are chosen for different purposes and even test which materials are best for specific jobs—like making an umbrella.
Summer – Plant Power!
Children will explore the amazing world of plants and why they are so important to us and our planet. They will learn how plants grow, what they need to survive, and identify different parts of a plant. We will be visiting our allotment through the year for hands-on activities like planting seeds, taking care of our plants, weeding and observing growth. This will give the children the opportunity to develop their scientific enquiry skills and to nurture a sense of responsibility for living things. This topic also links to healthy eating, nature, and caring for the environment—helping children understand how plants support all life on Earth.