Year 1

English

We will be using the delightful story "Dougal's Deep-Sea Diary". We will innovate this story to create our own diary entry, writing in role as Dougal.

Maths

The children will be exploring multiplication and division. We will be counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. After this, we will be looking at fractions. We will identify halves and quarters of amounts and shapes. We will also begin to explore position and direction.

Science

Animals including Humans

Our learning will centre around animals. We will be exploring features of animals and identifying how they may vary from one another. We will also learn about animals' diets, body parts and use of senses to find out about the world around them.

Geography

We will be learning about the 5 Oceans of our planet, physical and human features of the coast and the impact of plastic pollution on these.

Computing

In Computing, we will be exploring what coding is and why it is useful to design before coding. We will also be cresting characters in a 2Code program.

RE

We will be learning about the religion of Islam. This will include learning about the Prophet Muhammad, the Qu'ran and that all Muslims worship at the Mosque.

PE

We will be playing net games and athletics to further develop gross motor skills.

Design & Technology

We will be creating a small woven blanket using recycle materials. We will be building on our weaving skills from previous learning.

Music

In Music, we are exploring element of music, including pulse and rhythms. We will use this to compose our own songs and perform these to our peers.

RHE

We will be learning about different jobs and work that people can do and exploring how these can help a community. We will be learning about the relationship with others and how we can stay safe online.

Homework Expectations

Year 1:

Practise and reinforce the phonemes and graphemes learned in school weekly. Children will be sent home a weekly Little Wandle homework sheet.
Read their phonetically decodable book for at least 10 minutes per day
Practice of weekly spelling list
Count in 2, 5, 10 (all doubles to 10 and halves)

Handwriting practise

We use Letter-Join as our whole-school handwriting scheme. Children can log in to the Letter-Join website at home on iPads, tablets and computers to practise the skills in the classroom.

Spelling

Home Learning platforms

Beyond the core homework activities, Foxfield provides access to several engaging online platforms for optional additional tasks, for which your child has been given a login. These platforms include Letter-Join for handwriting practise, spag.com for spelling and grammar practise, Collins Big Cat e-library for access to all levelled reading books and Numbots for addition and subtraction practise. Class teachers will assign specific activities on these platforms, and children are able to regularly participate in fun activities.

Children should be encouraged to log into Letter-Join on a weekly basis and complete the handwriting activity assigned by their class teacher, linked to the current skill they are learning in class that week. For spelling and grammar, children will be set one activity a week linked to their learning in class. In the Collins Big Cat e-library, the children will have all books within their secure phonics level assigned to their account. This will not replace the physical book they bring home, instead they will have access to reread old titles or have further practise of the previous phonemes they have learnt. For numbots, the children will have the opportunity to develop their understanding of numbers within 100, including quick recalls of addition and subtraction facts. If the level they choose in ‘Storymode’ is too easy, please move onto the next level - you do not have to complete all elements on this website, although some levels can be used to recall learning from Reception. To further support your child’s learning, we will be setting a selection of activities on Purple Mash once every half term. Purple Mash is an online platform containing cross-curricular creative tools and activities that allow children to explore and enhance their knowledge in a fun, engaging way.

Your child will be expected to work their way through the assigned tasks at their own pace over the course of the half term. The homework will cover a variety of subjects, including core areas such as reading and maths, as well as other curriculum areas like science, history, and computing.

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