Contact us:

1HT - Miss Thomas hthomas@redhill.worcs.sch.uk

1CR - Mrs Reason creason@redhill.worcs.sch.uk

 

Reading

We enjoy reading for pleasure throughout the week in our book corner, in the classroom and at the library. We love taking books home from the library and changing them each week. We read as part of our guided reading lessons every day and enjoy reading our books to adults in school. We aim to change library books on Tuesday but they can be swapped any day with a book from our book corner. Bug Club books will be changed every Wednesday unless otherwise notified. Please ensure all books are in school each day so that we can read 1:1 with your child when we have volunteers and staff available. 

English

We began the Autumn term exploring and writing independent sentences using the book 'Aaaargh Spider' by Lydia Monks. We then moved on to retelling the story 'Silly Suzy Goose'. To end Autumn 1, we wrote instructions about how to rescue a kite from a tree. Our focus was on ensuring that capital letters, finger spaces and full stops were consistent. In Autumn 2, we revisited the book 'Stuck' and worked on retelling the story. We also explored Remembrance Day through the poem, 'I am wearing a poppy today'. To finish off the term, we enjoyed writing instructions on how to catch Santa using the book, 'How to Catch Santa'. The children did a fantastic job of exploring the features of these different purposes of writing. 

In Spring term, we are looking forward to writing a diary entry from the point of view of the hen, in 'The Little Red Hen'. We will then continue to explore traditional tales through reading and English, by moving on to the twisted tale, 'Mr Wolf's Pancakes'. We will continue to ensure we have grammatically correct sentences using the correct punctuation. However, we will also look at extending and upleveling our sentences this half term. 

Maths

In Autumn term, year 1 explored the place value of numbers to 10. The children sorted objects into groups, represented numbers using manipulatives and explored the concepts of one more, one less, greater than, less than and equal to. Once solid in their understanding, we moved on to exploring addition and subtraction. In Autumn 2 we consolidated our learning on addition before moving on to subtraction. We finished the half term learning about 2D and 3D shapes - recognising and naming different shapes as well as sorting them, stacking them and generating patterns. 

In Spring 1, we will be extending our learning of place value and addition and subtraction by using numbers to 20. We will begin with place value, looking closely at numbers 10-20, exploring the number of tens and ones each number has. We will be deepening our learning through reasoning and problem solving challenges. 

History

Year 1 began their learning in History in Autumn 1 by exploring the concept of past and present, looking at a timeline of their lives so far. The children explored how they have changed over time and the sequence of events in their life. We explored our family trees and represented our families in this way, before looking at the family tree of King Charles III. The children did a fantastic job creating their own family trees, working with parents and grandparents, and using timelines throughout our learning. 

In Spring 1, we will continue our learning in history exploring nursing over time, by learning about Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole. We look forward to learning about these two fantastic women in history and comparing this with nursing today. Please do let us know if you have anything that can support us in learning about nursing today. 

Science

In Autumn 1, we learned about animals including humans in science, beginning with naming and labelling the parts of a human body. We then moved on to exploring our senses, naming the parts of the body they are linked to and looking at the parts of human and mammalian bodies. We then thought about the reasons that humans are mammals, including giving birth to live young, feeding babies milk, using lungs to breathe air, having hair/fur and many more. 

Our Autumn 2 learning in science was all about objects and their materials. We went on material hunts around the classroom and around school, identified different objects and the materials that they are made from. We have explored their different properties and carried out investigations to test these properties. 

In Spring 1, we look forward to continuing our learning on materials leading up to carrying out a fair test and creating an umbrella that is waterproof. Watch this space. 

Geography

In Autumn 2, we began our learning in Geography by learning about Worcester and our local area. We used a variety of different maps, identified key features including human and physical features as well as took a walk around Worcester to discover these. We had a great time on our walk, seeing Worcester Cathedral, The Guildhall, The Hive, the viaducts and Fort Royal Park. It's been great to learn about our local area and explain what makes Worcester a great place to live. 

We will continue our learning in Geography in Spring 2. 

Enrichment in Year 1

French Day! We created French flags, learnt French colours and numbers, ate croissants, built and sketched French monuments and crafted sunflowers from the famous sunflower fields in Provence which inspired Vincent Van Gogh.