Welcome to Year 1  

Teacher: Mrs J Smith  
Teaching Assistants: Miss R Crook, Miss A Whitticase (SEN)

                                

Spring Half Term Objectives

Year: 1      Date: January 2023

This is intended for parents and pupils to share the learning objectives for the term. It also provides targets for the term ahead.

 link to Phonics screening test

http://www.oxfordphonicschecksupport.co.uk/

MATHS

 

 

Objectives:

 

  • Reading, writing, recognising numbers to 50
  • Counting in tens, twos and fives..
  • To compare numbers and order them on a number line.
  • To know one more and one less than a number.
  • To solve addition and subtraction problems using equipment.
  • To be able to use equipment and pictures to solve word problems.

 

 

 

  

 

 
My Mathematics target is:

To recognise numbers to 50 and use them in different ways.

  

 

ENGLISH

Our book this half term is going to be Jack and the beanstalk.

 

Our book this half term is going to be Jack and the beanstalk.

  

 

 

 In our English lessons we are going to be:

  • Reading the story together.
  • Learning new words and their meanings to widen our vocabulary.
  • Writing words to describe Jack and the Giant using adjectives.
  • Writing simple sentences to describe Jack and the Giant.
  • Writing simple sentences to retell the story.
  • Completing simple comprehension questions.
  • Writing captions.
  • Role playing.

 

  

 

TOPIC

 

DQ: Where is the best place to go on holiday?

YR B - DQ planning sheet - holiday
Other useful information for this 1/2 term:

 

  • Maths homework given on Friday to hand in on Tuesday.

  • Spellings given on Friday and test is on the following Friday.

  • Please make sure your child’s reading book is in school everyday. We will be collecting them in everyday so we could hear your child anyday.


    READING IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND IT IS CRUCIAL YOU READ AT HOME WITH YOUR CHILD.

  • PE is Tuesday & Friday – children to come in PE kits on these days – Reminder

    it should be a school t-shirt or navy blue and a navy blue or black tracksuit.

  • Water bottles are required everyday.

  • Tuck is £1 a week or 20p a day. If children bring their own tuck we try to

    encourage a healthy snack.

 

Any issues please contact me on

jsmith@lit-bloxwich.walsall.sch.uk