Ladybirds Year 1

Welcome to Ladybirds class!

Our teachers are

Mr Cheetham and Mrs Fairhall.

Ladybird class are an energetic and friendly group of Year 1 children.

Topic

 

Our exciting topic for this term is...'Paws, Claws and Whiskers'

 

Soft fur, sharp claws and twitching whiskers...What's your favourite animal? One that meows? One that barks? Or maybe one that scurries or slithers?

 

Maths

 

This term we will be learning the following:

 

Multiplication and Division (reinforcing multiples of 2, 5 and 10 to be included),

Fractions, and Geometry (position and direction).

 

Phonics

 

We are revising phases 3-5. We will be reviewing the phonemes and graphemes in a variety of different ways.

 

Literacy

 

This term we will be writing:

a story from another culture and a fact file about an animal.

To improve children's engagement we will be using our school's amazing recording studio to capture our rendition of 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight'.

Topic

 

Our exciting topic for this term is...'Splendid skies'

 

Imagine floating high above land and sea on a bed of clouds, silently sweeping by on a billowing breeze.

Back down to earth, let's take a walk outdoors. But what should we wear? Wellington boots? A sun hat? Maybe a warm coat? How do we know what the weather will be like today?

 

Maths

 

This term we will be learning the following:

 

Subtraction - not crossing 10

Subtraction - crossing 10

Addition and subtraction sentences

Comparing number sentences

Begin place value to 50 

 

Phonics

 

We are revising phases 3-5. We will be reviewing the phonemes and graphemes in a variety of different ways.

 

Literacy

 

This term we will be writing:

poems, weather reports and a recount of our weather walk.

To improve children's engagement we will be using our school's amazing recording studio to become 'real' weather reporters!.

 

Topic

 

Our new, exciting topic for this term is...'Superheroes'

Who's your favourite super hero?

Spider-Man?

Wonder-Woman?

'Be creative, be adventurous, be original.

And above all else, be young.

For youth is your greatest weapon,

your greatest tool.

Use it wisely.'

 

 

 

Maths

 

This term we will be learning the following:

Count forwards and backwards and write numbers to 20 in numerals and words

Numbers from 11 to 20

Tens and ones

Count one more and one less

Compare groups of objects

Compare numbers

Order groups of objects

Order numbers

 

Phonics

 

We teach 'letters and sounds' for 20mins every day.

This term we will be learning our Phase 5 phonemes:

 

ay (say) ou loud) ie (pie) ea (seat)

oy (toy) ir (bird) ue (true) aw (paw)

wh (wheel) ph (dolphin) ew (few) oe (goes)

au (launch) ey (key) i-e (time) o-e (nose) luke (u-e)

e –e (these) + Revison

 

Literacy

 

This term we will be writing:

Comic-strips, Riddles and Super-hero stories.