Parent Overview Year 1
Please find below our Parent Overview detailing what our children in Year 1 are learning this week.
Date w/c 15/06/2026
| Curriculum area | We are learning to… |
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Literacy
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In Literacy, we continue our topic ‘Southwater’s past’. This week we will learn about Miss Hyde who was a teacher that taught at the school in Southwater. The children will learn facts about what life was like in a Victorian school, and that it was very different to schools nowadays! |
| Maths |
This week in maths we will be continuing our learning about fractions. We will explore recognising a quarter of an object or a shape, then have a go at finding a quarter of a shape. We will then explore recognising a quarter of a quantity and finding a quarter of a quantity. We will understand that quartering means partitioning/split into four equal parts. |
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Phonics and Handwriting |
Phonics: In phonics we will be revising the sounds that we have learnt and completing revision games. Handwriting: Top letter joins oi, on or |
| Wider Curriculum |
Science: Pond dipping. We will be completing pond dipping in our academy pond to see what pond life they can find! PSHE – To understand how rules help to keep people safe. PE – We will continue practising for Sports Day Art: William Morris- To learn about the work of other artists, describing the techniques and tools used to create their art. Children will design their own natural print using leaves and/or fruit in the style of William Morris History: Learn about changes within living memory. Children to sort Victorian and modern-day objects into ‘then’ and ‘now’ and discuss the differences. RE- How do different children of different religions live their life? Music- To think about sounds out the window and to use our voices and instruments to re-create the sound. |
| Other Information |
School trip- Amberley Museum, Thursday 25th June |
Please note this is a basic overview of the planning for this week. It is impossible to cover in this outline all the learning that takes place during a week! We also believe in listening to your children and responding to their interests and ideas therefore all our planning is flexible. Please note some of the learning will take place across more than one week and during some weeks the learning focus may not cover all curriculum areas.