Year 1

Dear Y1 Parents/Carers,


We aim to use our broad and robust curriculum to ensure our children acquire knowledge in a sequential way that allows them to become confident and resilient, 21st century learners. 


Our curriculum layout clarifies the end points that all children should achieve at the end of the week, term and year. We know how important it is that children are able to see the big picture of whatever they are learning and have broken our curriculum into manageable composites and components of knowledge blocks. As a progress model, our curriculum is sequential and ensures cumulative layers of knowledge. This enables our children to develop the dispositions that allow them to confidentially approach and tackle problems.

Year 1 Core Subject Curriculum

Core Subject Autumn Spring Summer
Mathematics Develop fluency of whole numbers, know place value, properties of shapes and describe and compare quantities Use knowledge of addition and subtraction to solve single step problems involving time, measure, weight and shape Solve one step word problems including missing quantities in number sentences and explain reasoning
Reading Hear share and discuss books to broaden vocabulary and develop early skills of inference Broaden vocabulary and sequence events Broaden vocabulary and develop understanding of what is read
Grammar Write accurate sentences using appropriate grammatical features Understand the structure of a sentence and use punctuation correctly To speak and write grammatically sound sentences with increased vocabulary
Writing Orally rehearse sentences before writing to form short narratives to entertain the reader Compose and sequence sentences accurately to entertain and inform the reader Accurately sequence sentences to form short texts to entertain and inform the reader

Year 1 Main Subjects Curriculum

Main Subject Autumn Spring Summer
History Life at different periods in Britain Significant historical events and people in Britain Changes to national life in living memory
Geography United Kingdom Weather Patterns Coastlines
Science Plants and seasonality Everyday materials Animals , including humans
Computing Working with text Algorithms Coding
Art Colour and Line Colour and Shape Cubism
Design and Technology Weaving Wheels and axels Healthy Meals
RE Who is a Christian and what do they believe? What makes some places sacred? What does it mean to belong to a faith community?
PSHE/ RSHE Being Me in My World & Celebrating difference Dreams and Goals & Healthy Me Relationships & Changing Me
Music Pulse and Rhythm Notate rhythm Perform songs
PE Balls skills, Movement skills, Dance & Gymnastics Racket skills, Striking & Fielding, Dance & Gymnastics Outdoor orienteering, Athletics, Attacking & defending and Team Games

Healthy eating

We encourage our children to eat healthily, we have subscribed to Food for Life to work with us to ensure our food takes sustainability into account. We have designed our curriculum to ensure that we teach children how to grow, cook and eat seasonal food that are mostly locally sourced. Please join us in monitoring what children bring into school for their packed lunch.


Charity work

As we emerge from the pandemic, there has never been a time when supporting charities has been more relevant. We want to continue showing our support for cancer and heart charities to name a few. We have local soup kitchens, residential homes for the elderly, hospices and lots of our local community that need our support. We will appreciate your support in carrying out this vital work and highlighting the need to serve the community to our children.


Sustainability

Our world needs children who understand and share the passion to save it from the climate emergency it faces. We want to highlight reusing and recycling in all we do at school and beyond the school gates. The children will be learning a lot about the effects our actions on the earth. They will be looking at litter, water usage and energy use, please join us in this drive. The curriculum ensures our children understand the consequences of travel and the food they eat.


Physical Education

PE is twice a week. This year we will continue to ask children to come in to school in their PE kit on the days that they have PE. Please ensure that your child wears the correct school recommended PE kit.  They should wear (Please note that football kits or branded T shirts are not part of our school uniform):

  • a light blue T shirt or polo shirt
  • black/blue shorts, leggings or tracksuit bottoms
  • trainers or plimsolls
  • School jumper or fleece

PE Days:

Each class will have two PE lessons a week, which will be communicated to you by the class teacher.


Remote learning

To ensure that children do not miss out on their learning during days off sick or isolating due to covd-19, we use google classroom as an online platform for remote learning. Over the next week, we will be giving your child their login details, if they do not already have it, so that they can access google classroom. We use this platform when teaching remotely, in the case of self-isolation, and to upload weekly homework. Your child will be able to access their homework on a Friday and will need to complete it by the following Thursday. Homework can be completed either in the homework book provided or online.


Reading is at the heart of our curriculum, we want our children to read widely for pleasure. Children will bring a book home each week as part of their homework. We ask that you please read with your children daily and record your comments in the reading record provided. Books are changed every Thursday. As there are opportunities for us to hear your child read at school, we ask that they bring their reading books in each day with them.


We look forward to working closely with you over the year to support your child’s progress. If you wish to contact your child’s teacher please do so using the email address below:


Olive: ketisha.blackman@selwyn.arboracademytrust.co.uk

Elder: saba.adeel@selwyn.arboracademytrust.co.uk

Teak: roselynwatson-graham@selwyn.arboracademytrust.co.uk


Regards,

Jason Cook

Executive Principal

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