Welcome to Year 1!

I am very excited about getting the chance to teach Year 1 this year and look forward to all the exciting adventures that lay ahead of us!

Mr Murphy 

 

 

Currently, in Year one, pupils enjoy a range of Core and Foundation subjects. Core subjects are regularly taught in the morning and foundation subjects in rotating afternoons. Children are exposed to a broad curriculum including Music, Drama, Spanish, P.E and Computing.  

 

Reminder: Please send your child in their full P.E uniform on Wednesdays . 

 

Here are the expectations of core subjects in Year 1

Writing:

• Write simple sentences with correct punctuation. 
• Use correct letter formation when handwriting. 
• Spell high frequency common words (see photo below)
• Begin to elaborate on ideas and use conjunctions to link sentences. 

Reading:

• Confidently read high frequency common words. 
• Develop phonemic knowledge of Set two and Set three sounds. (see below)
• Read with fluency and expression.

Maths:

• Recall the number of bonds to and within 10 with confidence.
• Understand place value of tens and ones. 
• Write a number of sentences with simple addition and subtraction. 
• Read and write numbers from 1 to 20 in numerals and words.
• Count, read and write numbers to 100 in numerals.
• Count in multiples of twos, fives and tens.

 

 

 

Our Maths Curriculum

At St Mary's, we use White Rose Maths to teach Maths. This is a yearly overview to show what topics will be covered throughout the academic year in Year One.