Key Stage 1
Welcome to Key Stage One
Year 1 Team
Mrs Amy Hyde and Mrs Julie Cox
Year 2 Team
Miss Karla Harrison, Miss Izzy Fellows and Mrs Vikki Tapper
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
Tuesday 6th October - KS1 Harvest Festival Assembly
Wednesday 7th October - Year 1 walk around the local area (Year 1 Geography trip)
Tuesday 13th October - Year 1 walk around Walsall Arboretum (Year 1 Geography trip)
Thursday 5th November – Year 1 (Phonics Workshop)
Wednesday 9th & Thursday 10th December - KS1 Christmas performance
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 story time texts for Autumn Term are:
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
Autumn Term
English: Traditional Tales
This term we will be looking at traditional tales. We will look at hoe these have been passed down through many generations and practice orally retelling these stories.
We will focus on retelling these stories effectively using a range of our codes including: expanded noun phrases, conjunctions, exclamations and adverbs. We will also develop our understanding of characters and settings as well as developing our descriptive writing and sequencing of stories. In addition, we will explore instructions (including recipes) and their features in order to write our own instructions.
Our literary adventures will include:
The Tale of the Enormous Turnip- The plot of The Enormous Turnip follows an old man who grows an enormous turnip which he cannot pull out alone.
- The Gingerbread Man- This follows a freshly baked cookie that comes to life and runs away!
Phonics
Phonics Check - week commencing Monday 14th June 2027
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...
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?
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.
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? If you want to find out more about Baptisms, you can watch the video below.
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 your artwork.
Here is one of Mrs Hyde!
Afternoons in Year 2 Autumn term:
This term, we will be studying…
History
A28 – Access to information
In History, we will be learning about Moon Landings, a significant event within living memory. We will learn about the key events and dates. We will also learn about key people, & how they contributed to national and global achievements. We will draw comparisons about space exploration then and now.
DT
A33 – Creative activities
Learn more about the first moon landing
This half term we will be making moon buggies through focusing on the technical skills of exploring and using mechanisms (wheels and axles) within their products.
RE
A30 – Right to your own culture and religion
This half term, we will be looking at what we can learn from Islam. As a class, we will learn about the story of the Prophet Muhammed and be able to name the holy building. We will also discuss what matters to us as individuals.
Science
A24 – Right to a healthy environment
This half term, we will focus on Growing Up. This topic introduces the sequence of the human life cycle and considers the basic needs of humans for survival. The children will develop an understanding of the requirements all animals need to stay alive.
Music:
A31 – Creative activities
This term, our topic is ‘Rock’. We will recognise and name instruments that are being played, find the pulse and play a note pattern on a glockenspiel. We will be creating and performing a group composition using percussion instruments.