WelcomeWelcomeYear 1Year 1

Mrs Mrs FlemingFleming

St George’s Church of England Primary St George’s Church of England Primary SchoolSchool

2013 - 20142013 - 2014

How we are working

Class teacher – Mrs Fleming Mrs Greening Mrs Maylor Games

Coaches Miss Pacey

Core subjectsCore subjectsCore subjectsCore subjectsMathsMaths

LiteracyLiteracy

Maths

• Use mental strategies to solve simple problems using counting, addition, subtraction, doubling and halving, explaining methods and reasoning orally• Compare two lengths, masses or capacities by• direct comparison• Suggest suitable standard or uniform non-standard units and measuring equipment to estimate, then measure, a length, mass or capacity• Use everyday language to describe features of familiar 3-D and 2-D shapes

• Count reliably at least 20 objects• Count on and back in ones from

any small number, and in tens from and back to zero

• Read, write and order numbers from 0 to at least 20; understand and use the vocabulary of comparing and ordering these numbers

• Within the range 0 to 30, say the number that is 1 or 10 more or less than any given number

• Understand the operation of addition, and of subtraction (as ‘take away’ or ‘difference’), and use the related vocabulary

• Know by heart all pairs of numbers with a total of 10

Maths• Use the language of• 3D shape Cube, cuboid, pyramid,

sphere, cone, cylinder• 2D shape Circle, triangle, square,

rectangle, star• +/- 9,19,99,21,31…• number, odd and even Recognise odd

and even numbers.• 4 rules Add, more, plus, make, sum,

total, altogether• Subtract, take away, minus,

• Rapid recall of the following facts• Add numbers to 10• Addition and subtraction facts to at least 5• Add numbers to at least 20• Subtraction of numbers to at least 20• All multiples of 5 with a total of 100.(35+65)• All multiples of 10 with a total of 100.

(30+70)• All multiples of 100 with a total of• 1000.(300+700)• +10 to any number• -10 from any number• Multiply any number by 10• Multiply any number by multiples of 10.• Doubling and halving to at least 5• X tables x2 ¸ 2 x10¸ 10• Recognise triangles• Recognise quadrilaterals Square, rectangle

Literacy• Speak and listen for a wide

range of purposes in different contexts

• Tell stories and describe incidents from their own experience in an audible voice

• Retell stories, ordering events using story language

• Listen with sustained concentration

• Listen to and follow instructions accurately, asking for help if necessary

• Listen to tapes or video and express views about how a story or information has been presented

• Take turns to speak, listen to others’ suggestions and talk about what they are going to do

• Ask and answer questions and take turns

• Read a wide range of texts on screen and on paper

• Read words by blending consonants eg sh, ch, th, including simple two-syllable words

Literacy• Use sounds to read unknown or

difficult words• Read key words (see diary)• Identify the main events and

characters in stories, and find specific information in simple texts

• Make predictions showing an understanding of ideas, events and characters

• Explain the effect of patterns of language and repeated words and phrases

• Select books for personal reading and give reasons for choices

• Write a wide range of texts on paper and on screen - Creating and shaping texts

• Independently choose what to write about

• Write a simple story• Find and use new and

interesting words and phrases, including ‘story language’

Literacy• Group written sentences

together in chunks of meaning or subject

• Write simple sentences independently to communicate meaning

• Use capital letters and full stops when punctuating simple sentences

• Break up sounds in order to spell longer words

• Use knowledge of related words in spelling new word

• Spell Year 1 keywords

• Phonics• Know all sounds for 44

graphemes• Use alternative graphemes

for reading and spelling e.g play, cake, brain

• Read a range of real and nonsense words to demonstrate understanding

TopicsTerm 1 & 2 Ourselves

Term 3 & 4 Materials and homes long ago

Term 5 & 6 Seaside's long ago

Homework• Little and often• Reading – phonics and reading book daily (books

changed twice a week)• Homework diaries – must be in school every day

please sign or write a comment when you have read with or discussed a book with your child

• Spellings - tested on a Tuesday• Maths Games– due on Wednesday• Library books – free choice• Espresso – • Website: https://home.espresso.co.uk• Username: student19951• Password: george5

Parental support

• Support with homework activities• Work to recall number facts rapidly• Listen to your child read daily• Sign homework diary/ maths game• Help with school trips• Remind your child to bring their book

bag daily, PE kits to school

What’s coming up?

• 1st November – Spellathon• 13th December – Christmas shopping event• 13th December – Christmas discos• 18th December – Christmas play (10.30am)• 19th December – Christmas play (2pm)• 20th December – Christmas service and

parties• Continue to look at the school website

Trips• Walk around our local area 23rd

September was very successful.

• Day visits throughout the year to enhance topic work e.g Visit to a home from long ago and visit to Christchurch in Summer Term

Don’t forget to visit our school website for additional

information:

http://www.st-georges-stamford.lincs.sch.uk/