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White Rose Maths

In Maths this term we will be learning about:

Length and Height

Compare lengths and heights

Measure length using objects

Measure length in CM

Mass and volume

Heavier and lighter

Measure mass

Compare mass

Full and empty

Compare volume

Measure capacity

Compare capacity

Multiplication and division

Count in 2's

Count in 5's

Count in 10's equal groups

Add equal groups

Make arrays

Make doubles

Make equal groups - grouping

Make equal groups - sharing

Fractions

Recognise half of an object or shape

Find half of an object or shape

Find half of a quantity

Recognise a quarter of an object or shape

Find a quarter of an object or shape

Recognise a quarter of a quantity

Find a quarter of a quantity

Geometry

Describe turns

Left and right

Forwards and backwards

Above and below

Ordinal numbers

Place value within 100

Count from 50 to 100

Tens to 100

Partition

The number line to 100

1 more, 1 less

Compare numbers with the same number of tens

Compare any two numbers

Money

Unitising

Recognising coins

Recognise notes

Count in coins

Time

Before and after

Days of the week

Months Hours, minutes, seconds

Tell the time to the hour

Tell the time to the half hour

Maths homework will be sent home each Friday to consolidate the work taught in Maths lessons that week.

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Mrs Darley - Class Teacher Wednesday/Thursday/Friday

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Castles - Maggie Freeman

This book is a great introduction to Castles and will give the children useful facts and knowledge before we visit Pontefract Castle. We will also be learning about the features of non fiction texts. Our first writing focus will be a recount of our trip to Pontefract Castle. Before we go on our trip we will be finding out about the features of recount writing. We will learn about writing in the past tense and adding the suffix 'ed' to words as well as joining words and clauses using 'and'.

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Mr Smith - Class Teacher (Deputy Head)

Monday/Tuesday

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Mrs Brooke - Teaching Assistant

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At Woodlesford Primary School we teach systematic synthetic phonics using Little Wandle, Letters & Sounds revised.

Please click on the link to find further information to support parents about Phonics in Year One.

For parents | Letters and Sounds

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The Queen's Hat - Steve Antony This is the second book we will read this half term. The book links well to our geography work this term as the story follows the Queen's hat as it blows off her head and around the sights of London. The children will innovate their own story about the King's Crown fl ying around Woodlesford.

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Our Summer term topic is 'Magnificent Monarchs' and our wider curriculum will centre learning on History, Geography, Art and Design Technology.

This unit will begin with History and will develop children’s understanding of the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national achievements. In this topic the children will research Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II. We will look at the impact these monarchs had and what life was like during the Tudor and Victorian periods. The children will then compare the similarities and differences between each monarch and time periods.

Alongside history we will teach Geography, through the unit 'Our United Kingdom'. We will find out where the United Kingdom is located on a world map using an atlas. We will find out about the countries that make up the United Kingdom and some of their features, including the capital cities, flags and some traditional food from each country. We will look at some well know human and physical features that can be found around the United Kingdom, including some castles.

Finally we will find out about London, the capital city of the United Kingdom and what it is like there.

In Art we will learn about portrait artists and how portraits are so important for the monarchy. The children will learn how to draw facial features with the correct shape, handling pencils and other tools effectively. They will draw simple portraits in relative proportion with facial features in the correct positions. We have also arranged for an artist - Emelbi to come into school to deliver a workshop to the children on self portraits.

In Design and Technology we will be designing and making a free standing structure of a drawer string castle.

Our Science topic is Plants and Living Things. In this unit, we will begin by learning about plants, and how they grow. The children will observe how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants, noting down the changes that happen at different stages. We will investigate the basic requirements of plants for life and growth.

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This is a copy of the grapheme chart we use in class with the children in Year One.

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Summer Our United Kingdom Knowledge Organiser

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Science - Everyday Materials- Knowledge Organiser

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Science - Everyday Materials- Knowledge Organiser

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Year 1 Plants and seasonal change knowledge organiser (1)

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Our overall aim in Y1 is for pupils to begin to develop a cursive handwriting style which is legible, joined and fluent.

We will continue to introduce the children to a cursive style of handwriting during the Summer term. As with pre cursive we will introduce the letters in families (see attached information below) starting with Ladder Letters, then Curly Caterpillar, One Armed Robot and final Zig Zag Monster. We will talk to the children about 'The Woodlesford Standards' and the importance of always trying our very best with the presentation of work in all books.

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PSHE (Personal, Social, Health, Economic education) and RE are taught continually each week across the year.

Our PSHE Jigsaw friend in Year One is Jigsaw Jack and we also have Jerry Cat.

Our PSHE topic for Summer 1 is 'Relationships', this half term we will be thinking about how we build healthy, positive relationships. We will think about and explain why we have special relationships with some people and how these relationships help us feel safe and good about ourselves. We will explain how our qualities help these relationships. We will look at examples of behaviour in other people that we appreciate and behaviours that we don’t like.

Our final topic for Year One is 'Changing Me' . We begin to look at and understand the life cycles of animals and humans, explaining to the children that changes happen as we grow and that this is OK. We talk about ways we have changed and how some things have stayed the same We will discuss with the children how changes are OK and that sometimes they happen whether we want them to or not. The children will also be able to explain how their bodies have changed since they were babies and understand that growing up is natural and that everybody grows at different rates. We will identify the parts of the body that make boys different to girls and can use the correct names for these: penis, testicles, vagina, vulva, anus. The children will learn that they should respect their bodies and understand which parts are private. We will then move on to thinking about change at school and transitioning to Year Two.

In RE we will learn about and read some Bible stories. The children will develop their understanding of how Christians interpret messages about God through stories of the Old Testament. We will learn about prophets as messengers and how Christians are guided by them in answering big questions about choices, forgiveness and trust.

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We have two 'Whole Class' reading sessions each week.  In these sessions the children use the reading 'VIPERS' skills to answer questions about the shared texts.  These texts also support our learning in the wider curriculum.

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Children in Year One will all complete the check the week beginning 8th June 2026.

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Children will bring home the Little Wandle Decodable reading book (which is matched to their phonic knowledge) they have read in class at the end of each week. We encourage you to listen to your child read the text three times as we do with the guided reading books in class.  Please do let us know how your child is getting on with their reading at home on Class Dojo.

We have a fabulous extensive range of reading books to complement our Little Wandle reading scheme. The children read the books three times (decode/prosody/comprehension) in class. At the end of the week your child will bring the reading book home to read. The book will be sent home in a plastic zip wallet, with your child’s name on to protect it. It must be returned to school by the following Wednesday. It will be signed back in.
To maintain our stock of books for the children to be able to learn to read with and enjoy we politely ask parents to read and consent to the following terms:
· We will ensure that the reading books are treated with respect and that we take good care of them. It must be kept in the plastic zip wallet it is sent home in.
· We return books that we have borrowed promptly and in good condition in the plastic zip wallet the following Wednesday.
· We understand that a charge of £5 on Arbor may be incurred for any lost or seriously damaged books (this charge will be put towards a replacement book).
We understand a new reading book will not be sent home until the previous one has been returned to school or paid for (if misplaced or damaged)

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Parents regularly ask us for ideas of other books that can be shared together at home for pleasure. This is a fabulous age appropriate list for your information. Leeds Libraries have many of these titles which can be borrowed for free at your local library.

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Here is a copy of our Maths Calculation Policy for your reference. It shows you the methods that we use in Year 1 Maths and will be a useful tool to support your child at home.

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Woodlesford Primary School Calculation Policy 2020

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Learning to count is fun with this range of free educational games for Key Stage 1 children. Start with the simple counting games and progress to numbers up to 100. There are also matching and sequencing numbers activities.

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Free, interactive, learning to count games for 5 to 7 year olds involve numbers from 1 to 100.

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Mrs Pacey - Class Teacher

Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday

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We post updates each week on 'Class Stories' to enable parents to keep up to date with what is currently happening in Year One.

The children who have been awarded the 'Teacher's Choice' and the 'Pupil's Choice' awards in our Celebration Assembly on a Friday are announced too.

Phonics- The sounds we are focusing on and words to practise reading and spellings are sent home each week.

Maths homework - A sheet is sent home towards the end of the week. When children have completed it, it can be uploaded to your child's Portfolio on Class Dojo.

This term's Homework Grid is uploaded above and will be posted on Dojo. This provides lots of additional activities related to the current topic.  These activities can be done in any order to suit your child's interest and time available.  Any written homework they do can be recorded in this and when complete, photographed and uploaded to Dojo.  There is no need to send the Homework Book into school.

To upload work login as your child.

Click on your child's name/Dojo character  in the top left corner of your screen.

Then choose Bay or Beech class.

Click create new - Select journal photo, video or  drawing

We politely request messages are only sent to teachers during the week during school hours.  If you have an urgent message then please contact the school office.

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Mrs Senior - Class Teacher

Wednesday/Thursday/Friday

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We will attach the Power Point after the meeting.

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A Book Bag

(no rucksacks/backpacks please)

Water bottle
This should be brought filled with water and will be sent home each day

PE/Games is inside on a Monday. Our focus this term is Gymnastics, using our Body to create wide, narrow and curled shapes.

We have an outdoor PE session on a Thursday where we will be using our hands.

Our school PE kit is black shorts, a plain white t-shirt and trainers. As the weather becomes cooler children will need a warm tracksuit, as we do go out in all weathers on a Thursday. The children are able to come to school in their PE kit.

Many children take off hoodies and jumpers so please make sure all items of clothing are named so that we can quickly return any misplaced items!

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Timetable

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Miss Sidhu - Teaching Assistant

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Mrs Crossland - Teaching Assistant

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Reading for Pleasure - Book Chat Tuesday

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Reading for Pleasure - Book Chat Tuesday

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Book Chat Tuesday - On a Tuesday we would like children to bring in books, magazines, or comics which they enjoy reading for pleasure at home.  They will have time in class to discuss their reading material and explain to their friends why they recommend it.