Year 1KW 2025 - 2026

Welcome back to the first half of the summer term. In Year One we have lots of exciting and interesting activities planned!

In maths, the children will be focusing on counting in 2s,5s and 10s and making equal groups. We also move onto finding halves and quarters.  In English, we will be looking at fairy tales and fantasy stories before moving onto letters, information texts and poetry.

In science, our new biology topic is plants. We will be learning about the different plants we see in our school grounds, comparing garden and wild plants, labelling plants and learning all about how plants grow.

Animals and their Habitats is our topic in Geography, the children will explore the different continents and discover where their favourite animal lives. Andy Goldsworthy inspires this half term in art, as we will be looking at Nature’s Art. We will be collecting natural objects and creating our own land art.

In RE we will be looking at ‘Who is Muslim and how do they live?’. We will be learning all about Islam, key beliefs and the ways of living for Muslims. Children will learn about the 5 pillars of Islam, the 99 names of Allah and encounter a range of stories about the Prophet.

As the Year One phonics screening test is fast approaching, please continue to help and support your children with their phonics at home. Alternatively, there are links to phonics websites on the school website, which can be found on the 1CW and 1KW class pages.

Please make sure your child has their reading books and reading records in school every day to ensure they are getting new books each week. PE kits must also be in school every day for children to take part. Homework including spellings is given out on Friday and needs to be completed by your child and returned the following Thursday. 

We look forward to another great half term with Year One.

Thank You!