Year 1
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Welcome to Year 1!
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Welcome to Year 1!
Our year group provides a safe and fun learning environment, where children enjoy a new and exciting learning journey every half term. In Year 1, we encourage children to be independent and resilient learners who have a thirst for knowledge.
On this page you will be able to find out more about what we are doing throughout the year as well as access links to support with homework, home learning and wider curriculum.
The Year 1 Team
Important days:
Summer Term
Reading book changing: Wednesday
PE days: Monday & Thursday (children to come to school wearing correct PE kit)
Library book changing: Friday
Transition Fortnight Timetables
When we return to school in September, we will have a two-week transition and induction for everyone, before the full daily learning timetable begins in Week 3. Our focus will be on helping the children adjust to their new classes through various activities in art, design, PSHE, literacy, and maths. The work they create during this period will be used to decorate our learning environments and will aid their adjustments to new classes and routines.
Below is the transition fortnight timetable for Week 1 and Week 2.
Transition Fortnight: Week 1
Transition Fortnight: Week 2
Year One Topics
Year 1 Topics
Autumn 1 - Castles
We begin the school year with the exciting theme of castles. We learn about the parts of castles and daily life in castles which we explore through role play in the classroom. We also take a fantastic trip to Corfe Castle where we can see all that we have learnt about in real life.
Autumn 2 - Festivals
We explore how, what and why people celebrate different festivals in the UK and beyond. We learn about Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot so that we can understand why we celebrate Bonfire Night. We also learn about the Mexican Day of the Dead festival before focusing on Christmas.
Spring 1 - Africa
We also look at colourful printing, weaving and masks in Africa to inspire our work in Art, learning about printing techniques. We also get to start swimming in Spring 1 which is always a favourite of both children and adults!
Spring 2 - AFCB
To explore local history, we learn about how the community saved the local football club, why they call themselves The Cherries and key figures that are part of AFCB´s success today.
If you have any personal memories, experiences or memorabilia that you could share with us for this very local topic, please let the Year 1 teachers know.
At the same time, as the spring emerges, in science we will continue to look at seasonal change and also explore animal classifications.
Summer 1 - Under the Sea
We begin the summer term with the topic, Under the Sea, where we learn about what we can find on the coastline and in the sea, both near and far. We will also learn to name the oceans and seas around the UK and the globe. There are many songs that we love to sing that help us to remember these key oceans and seas!
Our key question for this topic is, how can we save our seas? So we will consider how we can look after our seas by choosing to use less single use plastic and making more sustainable choices about seafood.
We take full advantage of our school’s location and take a trip to Bournemouth Oceanarium to explore all of their under the sea creatures and have time to discuss what animal classification category they fit into.
Summer 2 - Heath and Harbour
We will make use of our rich local geography and history by learning about the geography and variety of habitats that make Poole Harbour. A trip to local heathland will provide the ideal place to put some of our learning into real life; this trip is supported by our local heath rangers!
Curriculum