Key Stage 1
Welcome to Key Stage One
Year 1 Team
Mrs Amy Hyde and Mrs Julie Cox
Learning Support Assistants: Mr Jack Wellings and Mrs Vikki Tapper
Year 2 Team
Mrs Lydia Farnell, Mrs Sian Ferguson and Miss Izzy Fellows
We are your teachers in Year 1 and 2.
We hope you are going to have a fun-filled year learning lots of new and exciting things.
You can use this page to further your learning by using the links and completing the tasks in the subject boxes.
A28 - I have the right to an education.
A29 - My education helps me to develop my personality, talents and abilities.
A31 - I have the right to rest, relax, play and take part in cultural activities.
AUTUMN TERM DATES FOR KEY STAGE ONE
Year 1 Phonics Parent Workshop
Year 2 D&T Parent Workshop - Friday 10th October 1.30pm
More details will follow for all of the above events
MATHS
We want you to focus on learning and recalling your times tables. You can do this by playing on Times Tables Rock Stars.
Click on this link to take you straight to it. https://ttrockstars.com/
In Year 1, a piece of Maths homework will come home in your blue homework book on a Friday. This then needs to be completed and returned to school by the following Wednesday.
In Year 2, TTRS homework is set every Friday and needs to be completed by the following Wednesday.
Complete Studio games to increase your speed and get on our leadership board!
Year 1
Things to practise at home: *Counting to and from 100.
*Number bonds to 10 (i.e. 0+10, 1+9, 2+8, etc.)
Year 2
Things to practise at home: *x2, x3, x4, x5, x10 *Counting to and from 100 *Number bonds to 10 (i.e. 0+10, 1+9, 2+8, etc.), 20 and 100 *Identifying the place value of a 2 digit number (i.e. 45 = 4 tens and 5 ones = 40 + 5 and showing it in different ways i.e. 30+15, 20+25)
Bring in your work for a MME and praise points!
ENGLISH
Year 1
Our Author focus this year is Dr Seuss, many of our class readers will be from his collection of books. I know you'll love these stories.
Have a look at our Virtual Library where you will be able to listen to some of the Dr Seuss stories we have shared in class.
Click the link to find these stories.
https://www.thinglink.com/scene/1565022974761762818
Focus texts for Autumn term.
During reading in Autumn 1 we will be focussing stories and rhymes from our author, Dr Seuss. In Autumn 2, we will be looking at books from familiar settings. These will be stories, poems and non-fiction books about special toys.
Year 2
Our author focus in Yr 2 is Roald Dahl. Most of our class readers this year will be Roald Dahl books, which I'm sure you will love!
Why not have a look at our virtual library, you will be able to find all of the Roald Dahl classics here! https://www.thinglink.com/scene/1421526747022622722
Summer Term
English: Embarking on Journey Stories
Get ready for adventures in English lessons as we delve into the wonderful world of journey stories! We'll be reading and exploring a range of captivating tales that take characters on exciting trips and teach us valuable lessons along the way.
Our literary adventures will include:
- On the Way Home by Jill Murphy: A heartwarming story about a little girl's imaginative journey home from school.
- We're Going on a Monster Hunt by Malorie Blackman: A playful and engaging story filled with anticipation as a group of children set out to find a monster.
- The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl: A deliciously mischievous tale about a crocodile's cunning plans and the animals who try to stop him.
- Meerkat Mail by Emily Gravett: A charming story told through postcards as Sunny the meerkat travels to visit his relatives.
Through these stories, your child will be developing their reading comprehension, exploring different characters and settings, and learning about story structure. We will also be using these texts as inspiration for our own writing, encouraging the children to create their own exciting journey narratives.
Phonics
Phonics is a big part of our learning in KS1. You need to learn your red words and use the speed sound chart for spelling.
Here is a website that has lots of red word games for you to play.
https://www.spellzone.com/word_lists/games-425776.htm
Spellings
A great way to practise your spellings is by using our spelling learning platform: Spelling Shed. This allows you to practise your spellings in a fun and engaging way.
Click on the link below and start earning points!
In Y1 and Y2, Ed Shed spellings are set on a Friday and due on a Wednesday.
Afternoons in Year 1
This term we will be learning about...
Geography - Where I live...Walsall Wood
A27 - I have the right to a safe home.
Have you seen these human features in our local area?
Maybe you could go for a walk in our local area, make sure you take some pictures and bring them in to show us.
Science - Senses.
A24 -I have the right to clean water, medicine and a safe environment.
We will be learning about our senses and the body parts linked to these.
Can you match the body part to the correct sense?
RE - A world of celebrations.
A14-I have the right to choose my own religion.
We will be learning about how people celebrate special times, including Baptisms.
Have you ever been to a Baptism? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yHGnVslw9I
Click on the link to watch Dotty and Buzz go to a church and find out all about Baptisms.
Music - Hey You! (Old School Hip Hop)
A31-I have the right to rest, play, culture and arts.
We will be learning about Old School Hip Hop!
One of the songs we will be listening to and using for inspiration is 'It's Like That' by RUN DMC.
Click the link and have a listen to the song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0Dd4PvaGhU
Art - Drawing (artist focus: Giuseppe Arcimboldo)
A31-I have the right to rest, play, culture and arts.
We will be developing our drawing skills focusing on the work of Giuseppe Arcimboldo.
Have a go at drawing a portrait using fruits, vegetables and flowers.
Please bring them in or send pictures to the school postbox as we would love to see them.
Afternoons in Year 2 Autumn term:
This term, we will be studying…
Science
A28 – Access to education
We will be learning about the human life cycle and what we need to survive. Talk to your child about common animals and their offspring. Can they name the offspring? Eg. cow and calf.
History
A28 – Access to information
We will be learning about the Apollo 11 Moon landing. We will learn about significant people from the event, which is within living memory and key events. We will also compare space travel today to identify what is the same and what is different.
You could talk to older family members or friends and ask them what they remember about the moon landings or if they remember being told about it from older relatives. You could also research Moon Landings. The CBBC website has some information, videos and pictures you can look at together
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/48789792
D&T
A31 – Access to creative activities
We will be learning the technical skills of exploring and using mechanisms within a product. We will learn how to use wheels and axels. We look forward to our family workshop where we will be making a moon buggy.
You could explore how toys at home move. For example, how does a toy car move along the floor? Which are the moving parts?
RE
A30 – Right to your own culture and religion
We will be learning about the Nobel Peace Prize winner, Martin Luther King Jr. You could research Nobel Peace Prize with your child using https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Nobel-Prize/353538 or share age appropriate books, such as the Little People Big Dreams book about Martin Luther King Jr.