Year 1 Curriculum Letter Autumn

       15th September 2023

Dear Parents and Carers,

Year One - Curriculum Newsletter

Welcome back to a new school year. We are so excited to have the children back.  We have had a fantastic first week getting to know the children and are so proud of the way they have adapted to Year One. 

We hope you find this curriculum letter informative. Please do not hesitate to contact your child’s class teacher by email if you have any questions regarding Year One. (year1@broadford.havering.sch.uk)

Homework:

Our expectation at Broadford is that every child should do the following every night:

·         15 minutes reading to an adult and note in the reading record

·         15 minutes practicing spelling

·         rehearsing times tables facts (2x, 5x and 10x tables)

Spellings:

The children will receive spellings every Monday in their spelling books. These words will usually be either ‘red words’ (words that cannot be sounded out) or ‘high-frequency words’ (words that they will use in the writing frequently). Please practice these spellings with your child each night. 

Please ensure that your child brings their spelling book to school every Friday. They will complete their test in the book, as this allows you to see their results. We will then send new spelling home in the book every  Monday.

 

Trips and important dates

Space Day - 

Monday 2nd October 

Parish of Hornchurch Church-

Monday 6th November 2023 - Walnut

Tuesday 7th November 2023 - Beech 

Friday 10th November 2023 - Apricot 

Curriculum Information

We have included a summary of the topics that the children will be covering this half term. If you would like to make any suggestions of what you or your child would like to learn in relation to the topics taught, please get in touch through our Year One email. We welcome any suggestions you may have.

Yours Sincerely,

 

Miss Hamilton     Miss McClenaghan        Miss Myers                   Miss Hurrell/ Mrs Ellender

   Year One Leader       Walnut Class Teacher             Apricot Class Teacher          Beech Class Teachers

Autumn 1
Focus Text	Beegu
Literacy	Children will be using the focus text; Beegu, to develop important writing skills. Some skills we will focus on this half term will be: Using phonic knowledge to identify the sounds in unfamiliar words Begin to use full stops and capital letters correctly  Read their writing out loud   Labeling Description writing Sequencing
	Reading  Children‌ ‌will‌ ‌be‌ ‌assessed‌ ‌and‌ ‌grouped‌ ‌across‌ ‌the‌ ‌year‌ ‌group‌ ‌according‌ ‌to‌ ‌their‌ ‌needs for the teaching of Read, Write, Inc. our phonics scheme.‌ ‌It‌ ‌is‌ ‌really‌ ‌important‌ ‌children‌ ‌have‌ ‌ ‌good‌ ‌phonic‌ ‌knowledge‌ ‌ and‌ ‌learn‌ ‌to‌ ‌be‌ ‌fluent‌ ‌readers‌ ‌this‌ ‌half‌ ‌term.‌ ‌We‌ ‌ will‌ ‌revise‌ ‌Set‌ 1 ‌sounds‌ ‌and‌ ‌Set‌ ‌2 ‌in‌ ‌class.‌ ‌Please‌ ‌practice‌ ‌reading‌ ‌regularly‌ ‌with‌ ‌your‌ ‌child,‌ ‌this‌ ‌will‌ ‌help‌ ‌them‌ ‌to‌ ‌access‌ ‌the‌ ‌whole‌ ‌curriculum.‌    https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources This is a good website with a variety of games to practice phonics skills. If you want more information on the best level to start with your child.
Numeracy	Number: Place value Number: Addition and subtraction (inc. bonds to 10)
	Please practice the times tables daily with your children. Useful websites: https://ttrockstars.com/ You may already have personal login details for these websites from Reception. We will be sending these out again in the front of the children's spelling books.
Computing	Internet Safety
Science	Seasonal changes
P.E	Basic skills
	PE days-  Beech & Apricot - Thursday  Walnut - Friday  Please send your children to school wearing their PE kit on their PE day. Their kit should consist of the following: Navy jogging bottoms(or shorts dependent on the weather) White t-shirt School jumper Trainers
Music	Pulse, rhythm, and pitch, through old-school hip-hop
Art/ Design and Technology	Exploring colour Sculpture, using clay
PSHE/R.E	Back to school social situation stories and managing feelings.