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.
SUMMER TERM DATES FOR KEY STAGE ONE
Friday 15th May 2026 - Year 1 trip to The Botanical Gardens
Monday 18th May 2026 - Year 2 DT Parent Workshop (pm)
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 Key stage 1 - 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, 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 summer are:
During Summer 1, we will be focussing on fairy tales. We will be retelling familiar stories, writing character descriptions and sequencing stories.
In Summer 2, we will be looking at key stories; stories about Percy the Park Keeper and looking after our world. We will be continuing with character description writing and having a go at writing our very own narrative.
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: Legends and Journey Stories
Get ready for adventures in English lessons as we delve into the wonderful world of legends and journey stories! We'll be retelling these stories whilst developing our descriptive writing and sequencing of stories. We're also exploring setting descriptions this term. You could visit the library and borrow journey story or a legend book. Read them to your family. Could you create a fact file about the legend you have read about? We would love for you to share some of your favourite facts with us.
Our literary adventures will include:
Saint George and the Dragon: A legend about Saint George and the Dragon is a tale of bravery, honour and a heroic battle between Saint George and the Dragon.
- We're Going to find the Monster: An adventure book that follows Charlie and Eddie as the embark on a quest to find a mysterious monster. The story is filled with imagination and clever twists as they adventure over shimmering oceans, high mountains and past fierce tigers to discover the terrifying monster in his lair. However, all is not as it seems!
- On the Way Home: Claire has hurt her knee so she sets off home to tell her mum all about it. On the way she meets her friends and tells them how the fall happened. But just how did it happen . . .? Was she dropped by a wolf, a slithering snake, an enormous dragon or a hairy gorilla?! An exciting journey story that Year 2 are going to love to explore.
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...
RE - Beginning to learn about Sikhism
A14 - Right to your own religion.
This half term, we will begin to learn about Sikhism. We will learn to name some Sikh artefacts and symbols. We will explore Sikh stories and about why Sikhs like to share. We will find out about what happens in a gurdwara.
Click the link to go on a virtual visit to a gurdwara.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zv7fsk7
Science - Plants
To support our learning about plants, we are going on a trip to the Botanical Gardens!
Watch the video about the parts of a plant.
Can you label the parts of the flower correctly?
Art - Flowers
Our craft topic this term links to our new learning in Science. We are going to learn new skills and have the knowledge to make a variety of paper flowers.
Look at the instructions with an adult and have a go at making your own paper flowers at home. We would love to see these in school!
Afternoons in Year 2 Summer term:
This term, we will be studying…
History
A28 – Access to information
We will be learning about Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Elizabeth II. We will learn key information about their reigns and use this to compare the two monarchs. Use swiggle.org.uk to search safely and find out more information about the queens.
Art
A33 – Creative activities
We will learn how to use a range of techniques, such as folding, tearing and crumpling to create pattern and texture for a desired effect to create an animal mask. We will explore the costume designs that Julie Taymor created for the Lion King to give us inspiration.
Watch this video and look closely at the costumes used in The Lion King.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZrMmoW4BeA
RE
A30 – Right to your own culture and religion
We will be learning about questions that puzzle us. Think with your family about big questions that puzzle us. How might you find the answer to them?
Science
A24 – Right to a healthy environment
We are going to be plant detectives. We will learn about the life cycle of a plant. We will investigate what happens when the basic needs of a plant are removed. The summer is a great time to have a go at growing your own plants. You could plant some fruits or vegetables and see what happens. Remember to come and tell us what you harvest!