🍊Welcome to Orange Class - Year 1
A warm welcome to all our Year 1 children and families. In Orange Class, we work as a team—celebrating achievements , building confidence , and encouraging independence 🌱. Our aim is to create a safe and supportive environment where children can thrive as lifelong learners and enjoy every step of the journey.
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Mrs Newey Class Teacher |
Mrs Batty Cover Supervisor |
Mrs K Wilson Cover Supervisor |
Miss G Carter ETA |
🎄 This Half Term’s Topic: Christmas Celebration
This half term, our topic is Christmas Celebration. We’ll be exploring festive traditions, seasonal changes, and creative activities that help us reflect on the meaning of Christmas.
📅 Year 1 Topics for 2025–2026
| Term | Topic |
|---|---|
| 🍂 Autumn 1 | Let’s Play |
| 🏡 Autumn 2 | Christmas Celebration |
| 🏙️ Spring 1 | Landscape of London |
| 🩹 Spring 2 | Bandages and Bravery |
| 🌌 Summer 1 | Starry, Starry Night |
| 🐘 Summer 2 | Let’s Go on Safari |
📌 Key Information
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🏃♂️ PE Days: Tuesday and Friday
Please ensure children come to school in their outdoor PE kit. Earrings must be removed or covered with plasters. -
📖 Reading Books: Sent home daily
Please sign your child’s reading log—this earns them vouchers in class. -
✏️ Spelling Practice: Worksheets sent home every Friday
Weekly practice helps build confidence and fluency. -
📄 Parent Info Sheet: Available below with ideas for supporting learning at home.
📖 What We’re Learning
✍️ English
We’re reading A House in the Woods, exploring characters and events through story maps and retelling. We’ll learn how to write instructions—starting with how to make peanut butter sandwiches! Children will practise using capital letters, full stops, tricky words, and plurals with –s and –es.
➕ Mathematics
We’re focusing on:
- Counting to and from 0–100
- Addition using different methods
- Number bonds to 20
✝️ RE
Our big question is: Why does Christmas matter to Christians? We’ll reflect on the meaning of Christmas and share our ideas in class.
🎨 Art
We’ll create printing blocks to make repeating patterns—perfect for festive wrapping paper!
🌦 Science
We’re learning about Weather and Seasons, observing changes and predicting what happens in each season.
🧠 PSHE
Our Jigsaw theme is ‘Celebrating Difference’, helping children understand and value diversity.
🏃 PE
We’re developing multi-skills and working with Mr Conway, our sports coach.
🏡 How You Can Help at Home
- Read daily and sign the Reading Log
- Practise weekly spellings
- Talk about what your child has learned
- Read stories with familiar settings and discuss characters and events
- Play counting games from 0–100: http://www.primarygames.co.uk/pg2/splat/splatsq100.html
- Practise number bonds to 10: http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Look out for our Parent Information Sheet below!
