Welcome to Year 1
Welcome to our Year 1 class page. Here you will find lots of useful information about what we are learning this year. If you click on the topic headings, you will find some of our work, our knowledge organiser and the key learning questions that we will be answering in our lessons.
Our Staff
Mr Holgate – 1H Class Teacher
Mr Walker – 1W Class Teacher
Mrs Bidmead – Teaching Assistant
Mrs Monaghan – Teaching Assistant
Mrs Houghton – Teaching Assistant
Key Information
Year 1 currently has PE on a Tuesday and Thursday – PE kits should be brought in on these two days. As PE can take place indoors or outdoors each week, we encourage your child’s PE kit to be suitable for both.
Home Learning
Children are expected to read at least three times per week and MUST have their reading record signed by a grownup.
Spellings are given to children every Friday (inside their green spelling book) and are tested weekly.
Children have been given a log-in to Numbots, we expect children to be accessing Numbots at least three times per week.
Additional home learning work may be given and is expected to be completed to support the children’s knowledge, understanding and development.
- Topic 1 - Locality
- Topic 2 - The Great Fire of London
- Topic 3 - Conisbrough
- Topic 4 - Animals including Humans
During this topic, we will study the geography of our school and its grounds as well as the human and physical features in our local environment.
Our key learning questions:
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Knowledge Organiser
Click here for our class knowledge organiser designed to support the children in their independent learning tasks.
This outlines the sticky knowledge and key vocabulary that the children will be learning in this topic.
Our Learning
Click here to see examples of some of our children’s work.
During this topic, we will be exploring events beyond our living memory that are significant to us, both nationally and globally.
Our key learning questions:
1) What was 17th century London like?
2) How did the Great Fure of London start?
3) How long did the Great Fire of London last?
4) How do we know what happened during the Great Fire of London?
5) What influence did the Great Fire of London have?
6) What lessons have we learnt from the Great Fire of London?
Knowledge Organiser
This outlines the sticky knowledge and key vocabulary that the children will be learning in this topic.
Our Learning
Click here to see examples of some of our children’s work.
During this topic, we will be examining significant historical events, people, and places known locally to us.
Our key learning questions:
1) What happened during the Middle Ages?
2) Why were castles built in the Middle Ages?
3) What is the significance of Conisbrough Castle?
4) What roles did people have in Conisbrough Castle?
5) How do the features of Conisbrough Castle compare to other castles?
6) How has Conisbrough Castle changed over time?
Knowledge Organiser
This outlines the sticky knowledge and key vocabulary that the children will be learning in this topic.
Our Learning
Click here to see examples of some of our children’s work.
During this topic, we will be identifying common animals, how they compare to humans, their features, and captivities impact on them.
Our learning questions:
1) Are all animals the same?
2) How do humans compare to animals?
3) Do all animals have the same diet?
4) What animals are native to the UK?
5) Why are there exotic animals in captivity?
6) How has captivity impacted the welfare and safety of animals?
Knowledge Organiser
Click here for our class knowledge organiser designed to support the children in their independent learning tasks.
This outlines the sticky knowledge and key vocabulary that the children will be learning in this topic.
Our Learning
Click here to see examples of some of our children’s work.