Welcome to Year 1
Year 1 Key Information
Teacher 1A: Mrs Lister Email: dlister@inspire.victoriousmat.org
Teachers 1B: Miss Naylor / Miss Wrigley Email: enaylor@inspire.victoriousmat.org / lwrigley@inspire.victoriousmat.org
Twitter: @Mrs_Lister23 / @MissNaylor_IA / @MissWrigley1
Spellings: Each week, children will bring home a spelling sheet to practice. They will be tested weekly.
Reading Books / Library Books: Reading books will be changed on Tuesdays and Fridays. Library books will be changed on Fridays.
PE days: In Autumn 1, PE days will be Tuesdays and Fridays for 1A and Tuesdays and Thursdays for 1B. In Autumn 2, PE days will be Tuesdays and Thursdays for both classes. Any changes to PE days in Spring onwards will be confirmed by your child’s Class Teacher.
Forest School: Autumn 1 – 1st October for 1A and 8th October for 1B
Autumn 2 – 19th November for 1A and 26th November for 1B
Spring and Summer Forest School dates will be confirmed by email once set.
What’s happening in Autumn term?
Autumn 1
In Geography, we will be learning all about the United Kingdom. We will explore maps, find out about each country / capital city and taste some traditional foods. In Science, we will be learning about animals (including humans). In Art, we will be studying the artist / sculptor Andy Goldsworthy, including having a go at creating our own nature art pieces. In Computing, we will be working with algorithms, initially with practical activities, then moving on to programming Bee-bots.
Autumn 2
In History, we will be comparing life now to life within the past 100 years. In Science, we will continue to look at animals and will be going on a very exciting trip to the zoo! We will also look at seasonal change as we move from Autumn to Winter. In DT, we will be learning about slider and lever mechanisms, applying this new knowledge to create our own moving Christmas cards. In Computing, we will continue working on programming, using more challenging algorithms and exploring the Bee-bot app.
What’s happening in Spring term?
Spring 1
In History, our topic will be ‘Moving through the Monarchs’, where we will learn about important monarchs throughout history, such as King Henry VIII and Queen Victoria. In Science, we will be looking at ‘Everyday Materials’, considering different materials and their properties, and conducting our very own comparative test. In Art, we will be developing our painting skills, looking at the work of Hilma af Klint. In Computing, we will be learning about technology all around us, before learning how to do some basic tasks using a laptop.
Spring 2
In History, we will be focusing on the inspirational Mary Seacole, learning about her life and what made her so inspirational. In Art, we will be developing our drawing skills, looking at the work of James Rizzi. In Computing, we will complete a unit on digital painting, using different tools and techniques to create our own online art.
What’s happening in the Summer term?
Summer 1
In Geography, we will be focusing on map skills and what human / physical features we can see around the school grounds. In Science, we will be learning about plants, identifying and naming a variety of types and learning about their basic structure. In DT, we will be learning about plants that we can eat, before moving on to designing, preparing and evaluating our own delicious fruit salads! In Computing, we will be working on our basic skills in Microsoft Word, typing a simple sentence and copying and pasting an image.
Summer 2
In Geography, we will be comparing the human and physical features in Ashton-under-Lyne / England with Greece. In Science, we will continue our work on plants but will also revisit seasonal change as we move from Spring to Summer. In DT, we will be using a variety of materials, tools and techniques to creating freestanding structures. In Computing, we will create some basic animations using the Scratch Jr app.
