Raspberry Class - Year 1
At Tiptree Heath we are: Ready, Respectful, Safe
What we have been up to:
(New photos coming soon)
Our Year 1 Curriculum
Our Topic
Go Wild!
In English, we will read a selection of animal stories, including We're Going on a Bear Hunt, The Rainbow Fish and The Tiger Who Came To Tea. When reading the story 'Where the Wild Things Are', we will creat eour own wild thing and describe it, using adjectives in our sentences. We will be working on using capital letters, full stops and finger spaces.
In Maths, we will be covering the following units:
- Place Value Within 10
- Addition and Subtraction Within 10
- Geometry: Shape
In Science, we will identify basic parts of the human body and say which part is associated with each sense. Looking at animals, we will describe and compare the structure of a vareity of common animals (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals). We will also identify and name a variety of common animals that are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores, showing a good understanding of what these scientific terms mean. During our termly work on seasonal change, we will observe changes in Autumn and Winter and describe the weather associated with these seasons.
In Geography, we will use basic vocabulary to describe physical and human features, including forest, hill, church and house. Linking with our work on animals, we will make a diorama to describe The Arctic. We will be idenitfyng what animals live in hot and cold climates. Linked to our Science work on the seasons, we will be looking at what we wear at different times of the year.
In Art, we will use different grade pencils to make animal patterns, We will use our understanding of primary and secondary colours to paint 'The Rainbow Fish' to get his colours back on his scales.
In Design and Technology, we will plan, make and evaluate our own animal masks.
Information for Parents
Everyday we start at 8:45am We leave at 3:15pm
PE is on Thursdays and Fridays. Children will be getting changed for PE in school. Please ensure they have their PE kits in school ready.
Please bring in your reading diaries every day.
Phonics Overview at Tiptree Heath
We use the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised to plan and provide daily engaging phonics lessons.
In phonics, we teach children that the letters of the alphabet represent a different sound, that these can be used in a variety of combinations and are put together to make words. The children learn to recognise all of the different sounds and combinations that they might see when they are reading or writing.
How we teach phonics and Early Reading (Early Years and KS1):
In reception and Y1, children follow the progression within Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised programme. Phonics is taught daily and there is a review session on a Friday. By the end of year 1, children will have been taught up to the end of phase 5. Year 1 lessons are 30 minutes long.
Recommended Reads
Letter Formation
Here is a video of how we teach letter formation at Tiptree Heath. Hopefully this is helpful for practise at home.
(This video was made using clips from the YouTube account: Ludlow Learning)
The Daily Mile
Raspberry Class will be taking part in the Daily Mile every day. The aim of The Daily Mile is to improve the physical, social, emotional and mental health and well being of the children.