Year 1 2025 - 2026

Mrs Dennehy

Mrs Blair

Mrs Seddon

Welcome to Class 1

Summer Term 2 2025-26

Welcome back everyone. We hope you have all had a restful half term and and enjoyed time in the beautiful sunshine. It's our final half term and we plan to make the most of every day we have left with you! Starting with our trip to Kenyons Hall Farm on Friday 5th June. We also hope to squeeze in a play day at the beach and/or Duke Street park

In RE we will finish Branch 5 - 'To the Ends of the Earth' and then move on to Branch 6 - 'Dialogue and Encounter'. This is the final summer-term unit of the Catholic Religious Education curriculum and it teaches children how Christians live harmoniously with people of different beliefs, respect the dignity of all humanity, and work together for the common good.

Our English work will be based on the wonderful picture book, 'Goldilocks and Just the One Bear' by Leigh Hodgkinson, a fabulous twist on the traditional tale. Many years have passed since Goldilocks caused chaos at the Bears' house in the woods, but what happens when Little Bear (as was) wanders out of his fairytale and into the big city where Goldilocks now lives? The rich, descriptive language in the text and wonderfully detailed illustrations will hopefully inspire some fantastic work. Phonics will continue daily as we prepare for our Phonic Screening w/c 8th June.

In Maths we will be looking at place value in 2 digit numbers, partitioning tens/ones and simple addition and subtraction involving 2 digit numbers. We will revise number facts, such as pairs to 10, odds/evens, doubles and related halves and halves of odd numbers to 10. We will look at simple multiplication (2,5 and 10) by counting in groups and sets. We will practise measuring and comparing length using non-standard and standard measures, collecting data and creating block graphs and pictograms. We will also continue to learn about time, focussing on half and quater of the hour. We will recognise coins to £2 and £5 and £10 notes and practise working out change from 10/20p.

Topic work has a Geography focus this half term. We will be considering the question 'Why do we love being by the sea?' Children will identify and begin to understand the key geographical features of the seaside as an example of a 'coast'. They will look at common land uses in rural and urban environments. More details and a useful vocabulary list can be found in the Geography Knowledge Organiser below.

In Science our topic focus is 'Materials'. The children will explore different materials and their properties. They will investigate properties of materials, planning and carrying out experiments to answer questions, such as, 'which material is best to make an umbrella?' The Science Knowledge Organiser contains more details in the link below.

PE is on Monday (tennis) and Wednesday (athletics). Children should come to school in PE kits on these days.

Fruit snacks are available daily free of charge. Fairtrade cookies are sold by Year Six children on Wednesdays for 40p and toast is for sale on Fridays for 20p.

Please check the class page regularly for updates and photographs of what have been getting up to in class.

Each child should have their own login details for both Purple Mash and Active Learn. Both online learning platforms offer a great range of learning activities that children enjoy in school.

Remember if you want to contact us, please use the email address [email protected]

-Many thanks

Mrs Blair and Mrs Dennehy

Useful links

Active Learn Login

Purple Mash

Music Links

Mini Music Makers

RNSO music challenges

Stomp Style Body Percussion

Mental Health links:

Please also visit the school's dedicated mental health and well-being page for more information on where to get support.

Welcome to the Class One Learning Hub!

Click on the icons below which will take you straight to the website. The website will give you ideas and activities for their age related learning journey. We will add to this over time. Don't forget to look on Google Classroom for your latest activities!