Year 1

Summer Term

Welcome to Summer 2! Wow, we can’t believe we are almost at the end of the year. The children are doing amazingly well and making us proud every single day.

Last half term:

Last half term, the children loved learning all about animals including humans in science. We were so impressed with their Jack and the Beanstalk story writing and they all did a brilliant job at writing non-chronological reports about penguins. The foundations for multiplication and division were covered in maths and the children did a great job. We also loved our visit to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. We’re sure the children had lots to share when they got home!

Coming up this term:

This half term we have two parent events for you to enjoy. See below for dates and times.

English: This half term we will be exploring, discussing and performing poems about seasons. We will be writing our own poem about summer. We will also be exploring the text Monstersaurus and writing some instructions based on this book.

Maths: We will be covering place value of numbers up to 100. We will be doing lots of counting in multiples of 10, as well as counting up to 100 from any number. We will be partitioning two digit numbers into tens and ones using base ten and comparing these numbers. This half term it is ‘My Money Week’, so we will be recognising coins and notes and giving the children lots of practical opportunities to use money to solve problems. We will also be learning how to tell the time to o’clock and half past.

Science: We will be planting beans and watching them grow! Lottie will also be taking both classes to the forest during this half term to support our science learning. See dates below.

History: Local history of Horsforth- History of Hall Park. We will be walking to the park during this half term to find the plaque commemorating William Mathieson giving the park to the people of Horsforth.

D&T: Food – making healthy wraps.

Important Reminders:

• PE days are Thursdays and Fridays.
• Homework will be given out on a Friday.
• Children should have a named water bottle in school daily.
• Please keep reading with your child – it really does make a difference.

​​​​​​​Key Dates:

• Tuesday 11^th June- Parents reading session: 2.50pm-3.20pm at classroom doors.
• Tuesday 2^nd July- Year 1 History Celebration Event at 2.30pm
• Forest visits:

Hawthorn 11.6.24, 18.6.24, 25.6.24.

Beech 2.7.24, 9.7.24, 16.7.24

• Healthy Living week: w/b 8.7.24
• Sports Day: Monday 8^th July

Additional Information

Spelling strategies to support pupils and parents at home

Year 1 Reading Information for Parents