Welcome to the Year One Web Page.   

 In Year 1 our English and Mathematics work is based on the Primary Framework for Literacy and Mathematics.

In all other curriculum subject areas we have customized and adapted the QCDA schemes of work to suit our school and our pupils’ needs. We aim to give them a broad base in their Primary education. Each child’s individual needs will be met when possible enabling them to achieve to the highest level.

 A very brief summary of the objectives for Year 1 follow below.

 In English we are working towards: 

·        Secure alphabet knowledge and the ability to rhyme

·        Spell some familiar words and attempt to spell simple CVC words

·        Recognise and use full stops, capital letters and question marks

·        Word order and checking for text to make sense

·        Work out, predict and check word meaning

·        Re-tell and re-enact stories

·        Write about events in personal experience

·        Make simple books, lists, labels and instructions

·        Identify and use story language

·        Show awareness of characters and dialogue

·        Read on sight some high-frequency and familiar words

·        Predict words and learn new words from reading and experiences

·        Learn and recite simple poems and stories

·        Read and follow simple instructions.

  In Mathematics we are working towards: 

·         Numbers up to 100

·         Addition, subtraction and number bonds up to 10

·         Doubling small numbers and addition of 3 numbers

·         Odd and Even numbers

·         Counting in 2`s, 3´s and 5`s

·         Direct comparisons of height, length, weight and capacity

·         Time – hours in the day, o´clock and half past, Days, Months and seasons

·         Two dimensional and Three dimensional figures

Science

·                                Sound and hearing: In this unit children develop their understanding of the huge variety of sounds and sources of sound they encounter. They relate sounds to their sense of hearing and are introduced to the idea that sounds travel away from a source.

·                                Forces: pushes and pulls: In this unit children learn about different sorts of movement and how to describe these. They relate movement to pushes and pulls.

·                                Light and dark: This unit develops children's understanding of the need for light in order to see things. Children learn that darkness is the absence of light and that in the absence of sunlight other light sources are seen more easily.

·                                 Growing Plants. This unit introduces children to the idea of plants as living things which grow and change. Children should become aware of similarities and differences in plants.  

·                                 Health and growthThrough this unit children learn that animals (including humans) grow and reproduce. They can use ideas about feeding and growth to learn about ways we need to look after ourselves to stay healthy.

Information & Communication Technology 

·              Using a keyboard & mouse,

·              consulting a CD-ROM for information,

·              Exploring a program.  

·              Looking at how we can use ICT in different contexts,

·              Using software to accompany the classwork.

Art, Design & Technology

Designing, discussing & making objects with different tools & materials.

Drawing & painting with different mediums, observational & imaginative drawing, collage.

Art topics are:

• Picture this (recording events in different ways),
• Can buildings speak? (exploring shape, texture and pattern through prints and rubbings)
• Mother Nature, designer (exploring natural forms). 

Design Technology topics are:

• Moving Pictures (mechanisms for making pictures move),
• Homes (exploring models)
• Eat more fruit and vegetables (investigating food and healthy eating).

History      

·        Seaside holidays: This unit compares seaside holidays in the recent past with those taken a long time ago. Children will develop an understanding of chronology and an ability to ask and answer questions about different sources of information.

·        Homes and Toys in the Past: This unit looks at similarities and differences between homes today and homes in the past. Features of buildings, household objects and stories about home life are used to enable children to develop criteria to distinguish old from new, and to learn about life at a time beyond living memory. We also look at similarities and differences between toys today and toys in the past. It introduces children to the concepts of 'old' and 'new', and encourages them to think about the changes in their own lives and in those of their family or adults around them. This is then applied to the study of other everyday things from the past, eg clothes, games. It provides a wide range of opportunities for children to develop their speaking and listening skills.

Geography

• Going to the seaside: The theme of the seaside is set mainly in a geographical context but uses a historical perspective to help children understand how seaside places have evolved over time. The activities at the end of the unit have a more global emphasis.
• Around our local environment: The teacher uses investigative tasks to introduce children to the idea of looking at their local area. The local area will be studied frequently during a child's time in primary school and therefore this unit focuses on aspects of local features, land use and environment.

·        Where in the world is Floppy? This is a 'continuous' unit, designed to be developed at various points throughout the key stage. It uses a first-hand object - Floppy - to enable children to learn about other countries and places. Floppy travels with different people connected to the school as well as on school visits, creating a sense of personal involvement for the children. 

Music                                   

Singing, using classroom instruments and exploring sound and the elements of music.

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