Year 1
The staff in 1S are Mrs Sian and Mrs Willis
The staff in 1M are Miss McKenna and Mrs Khan
Our email addresses are:
a.mckenna@woodgate.bham.sch.uk
g.sian@woodgate.bham.sch.uk
What the children say about Year 1... 
"I like my teachers and playing in the outside area" - Oliver
"I enjoy learning about History especially Jane Bunford" - Kaela
Important information
PE - Wednesdays and Thursdays
Homework - Fridays
Little Wandle decodable book - Mondays
Reading for pleasure book - Thursdays
Any timetable changes will be communicated via text or letter.
Look at all the things we learn about in Year 1!
| Year 1 Curriculum Learning |
Autumn 1 | Transition |
Music – Hey you | |
Science - Animals | |
Geography – Where I live | |
Art – Seasonal changes | |
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Autumn 2 | Computing - Photographs & Painting |
History – Local History | |
DT – Animal homes (resistant materials) | |
Art – Animal patterns | |
Science – Senses | |
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Spring 1 | Music – Into the Groove |
Computing - Gathering Data & Creating Charts | |
History – Great Fire of London | |
D T – Vegetable Sticks (food technology) | |
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Spring 2 | Geography - Penguins |
Geography - Penguins | |
Science – Materials | |
DT – Easter cards (textiles) | |
Art – Self-portraits | |
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Summer 1 | Computing - Simple Algorithms |
Art – Significant Artists, Pollock | |
History - Pompeii | |
Art – Volcanoes/Pompei | |
Science– Seasons | |
Computing | |
Music – Your Imagination | |
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Summer 2 | DT – Playground Equipment (resistant materials) |
Geography – By the sea | |
Computing - Digital Literacy | |
Science – Plants | |
Art – Significant Artists, Seurat |
Homework
Every Friday your child will be sent home with two pieces of work.
The phonics sheet will outline the phonemes and tricky words learnt that week so these can be revisited and consolidated at home. The sheet itself will be self explanatory but if you need any support or guidance, please see a member of the Year 1 team. The phonics sheet does not need to be returned.
The maths sheet will include number activities and build on their learning objectives for that week. This sheet will need to be returned on the following Friday.
Children will be sent home with 2 books every week. One book is to build upon their decoding and fluency skills (changed on a Monday) and the other is a choice book for reading for pleasure (changed on a Thursday). Please ensure they bring their book and diary in everyday as children will need their decodable book for their Early Reading sessions in school. Books that are lost/damaged will incur a charge of £5.
Children should be reading their book daily. Please remember to sign the reading record every time they have read so your child can be a Reading Ambassador.
PE
P.E is on Wednesday and Thursday.
On these days your child can wear their full PE kit into school.
A full PE kit is a red t-shirt, black shorts and black trainers. We do not allow children to wear pumps during PE so please ensure your child has trainers. If you do not have a full PE kit please come to school in your normal uniform and change into your PE kit before the lesson.
No jewellery is allowed in PE. This also includes studded earrings. If your child is unable to remove their earrings, then please send them in with plasters to cover them up.
For Dance and Gymnastics, children will have bare feet. If your child is unable to do PE in bare feet, please send in a letter. If the child does not have the correct PE kit, they will not be able to take part in the lesson for health and safety reasons.
Year 1 Extra-Curricular Opportunities
Dodgeball and Football Club - Tuesday and Wednesday mornings before school.
Autumn Term:
Christmas Craft Club
Cooking Club
Reading Ambassadors
25 reads - Bronze badge
50 reads - Silver badge
75 reads - Gold badge
100 reads - Reading Ambassador
Children who have received their Reading Ambassador this year:
Willow
Blossym
Theo
Tommy
Louise
Hiu Lam
Jacob P
Ayten
Henry
Serenity
Oliver
Kaela
Harvey
Well done! 
Trip to Selly Manor Museum
Take a look at some of our amazing work this term...
Good Work and Good Behaviour certficates
Drama workshops
Computing - Bee Bots
Christmas Lunch at school
DT - Making animal homes
School Grounds Week - w.b. 25th September
What a fabulous week we had! The whole week was dedicated to appreciate and decorate our school grounds. Year 1 created some fantastic art pieces such as windchimes, sun catchers, welcome signs, birdfeeders and let's not forget our fabulous scarecrows - Mr and Mrs Potatohead! We also planted some bulbs and painted the school garden area...busy busy busy! Here's a sneak peak into our week.
