Year 1 - Summer 1 2025
Welcome back for the Summer term.
P.E.
This term we will be focusing on Games. The children will be introduced to a variety of different games such as Football and Tennis. We will be focusing on a tange of skills such as dribbling and striking a ball.
Pupils will need to wear a school PE kit and remove any earrings before coming to school.
Our PE day is Wednesday.
Reading
The children will have daily phonics lessons in the mornings, during these lessons they will also read a book matched to their phonics lessons.
The children’s reading books sent home will match their phonics level. Their reading log should be completed at home and their book bag should be brought in every day. Children should be reading 3 times a week at home.
Homework
Homework will be given out on a Monday and expected back the following Monday.
English
We will be reading 'The Secret of Black Rock' by Jo Todd-Stanton. We will be learning how to write a return narrative as well as a diary.
Maths
We will be learning about multiplication and dividion. We also begin to learn about fractions, including how to find halves and quarters,
History
This half term we will be learning all about the history of Birkenhead. We will be learning about how Birkenhead has changed over time as well learning about some significant people who are from the Wirral.
Science
We will learning all about plants. We will be able to label parts of plants and say what plants need to grow.