Year 1
Ladybird Class
Our teacher is Ms Morrell
Robin Class
Our teacher is Miss Powell
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Our teaching assistants are Mrs Cann and Miss Shah (PM).
Here's what we'll be covering this term in Year 1:
English
In English, we will be learning a losing/finding story called The Catch, as well as exploring a non-fiction text.
Maths
In Maths, the children will be learning about place value within 50, mass and volume, multiplication.
Topics that we will be covering across the half-term
Science – My body/Animals, including humans
Geography – Where in the World is Barnaby Bear?
PSHE - Healthy Me
Music is undertaken by the music service
PE
We have PE every Thursday and Friday
The children will be learning about outdoor adventures and playing Tag Rugby.
All children should have the correct PE kit (as per the school guidelines). All clothes should be labelled to ensure that they can be returned to the correct child if they are mislaid. No earrings or jewellery are to be worn on PE days.
Homework
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Monday – weekly spellings to be practised and put into sentences using correct punctuation.
Friday – Task set linked to learning in class through Purple Mash (when applicable to the learning taking place in class and a message will be sent out informing about the task).
Numbots – weekly expectation that the children should be practising their numerical skills for at least 10–15 minutes a week.
Planned Trips
27th February 2026 - Whipsnade Zoo
Dates for your diary
4th March 2026 - World Book Day
11th March 2026 - Governors Day
18th March 2026 - Family Workers Coffee Morning
20th March 2026 - Share a book
27th March 2026 - Celebration Assembly
School closes on the 27th March for 2 weeks
Other
It is essential that all the children read at home at least 3x a week and this is then recorded onto the BOOM read app, as this helps the children to gain extra dojo points to help them gain merit certificates and allow them to develop their reading fluency.