Curriculum & Homework Update: Pupils in Year 1
September 2015
The children in Year 1 are, in line with all children of this age group, following the Key Stage 1
National Curriculum. This means that they will spend time studying English and Mathematics
as outlined in the National Literacy and Numeracy Strategies. Time is also spent studying
other subjects, for example Science, History, Geography, Technology, Art, Information
Technology, RE, Music, Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship Education and PE.
During the Autumn Term, pupils will cover the following areas of study:Theme
Subject
Literacy
Numeracy
Science
Geography /
History
PE
RE
Music
Amazing Adventures!
I wonder…?

Read Write Inc. phonic
 Read Write Inc. phonic
programme
programme
 Letter formation
 Letter formation
Sentence structure
Sentence structure
 Counting
 Counting
 Addition
 Addition
 Subtraction
 Subtraction
 Multiplication
 Multiplication
 Division
 Division
Problem solving
Problem solving
Plants
 The children will be starting a detailed observation of a single tree,
and watch how it changes throughout their school year.
 Children will be learning about the harvest process and why it is
important.
Seasonal Changes
The children will be looking at different weather conditions and
will keep a weather diary.
Australia
People of Interest
 The children will learn all about
 Children will be learning about
another country, then compare
Guy Fawkes.
it with the UK.
Control Skills
 Mrs Marshall, our P.E. specialist, will work with the children to learn the
basic skills essential in P.E. to be able to apply to other sports in the
future.
Looking At Me Looking At
Practises and Ways of Life
You
 Children will be looking at the
 Identity, Diversity & Belonging
celebrations of Christmas and
will be the focus of R.E. this
Hanukah.
term, with children reflecting
upon what makes each of us
unique.
Hey You! by Joanna
Production Practise
Mangona
 The children will be rehearsing
the songs in preparation for
 Children will learn the ‘Hey
You’ song. They will be given
their performance.
the opportunity to appraise
different music and then
compare the different styles
with the song they know well.
Art
IT
Colour Mixing
 As well as having opportunities to use a range of different art mediums,
the children will learn all about mixing their own colours.
Netbooks
We Are Celebrating
 The children will learn how to
 Children will be making digital
use the school’s Netbooks, as
cards.
well as how to operate the
class desktop computers.
The children are really enjoying learning about different topics through our themed curriculum.
It would be welcomed if parents could also help their children to find out about these topics at
home.
In order to enhance learning the government requires us to set homework.
At Rokeby Park School we value our partnership with parents and so your help in supporting
the following homework strategies would be very much appreciated:
 Reading books will be sent home every night and changed at least twice a week. Please
listen to your child read as often as possible and talk to them about the story. Feel free to
write any comments you may wish to make in the enclosed reading diary. Also it would be
helpful if you could note down the last page that you heard your child read.
 If your child reads other texts at home such as, the newspaper or a book of their own you
can also write this into their reading record to show us the range of texts they are reading at
home.
 The children will be listened to read by Miss Hall, Mrs Featherstone, Miss Ball or Mrs Flynn
every week either one to one or during a Guided Reading session. When listened to on a
one to one basis a note will be made in your child’s reading record.
 Guided Reading – Your child will be heard read every week by Miss Hall, Mrs
Featherstone, Miss Ball or Mrs Flynn. However a record of this is kept in school to be used
for assessment purposes and is not noted in their home reading records.
 Spellings will usually be sent home each Thursday, based upon words the children have
been learning during their phonics sessions that week. Please follow the ‘Look, Say, Cover,
Write, Check’ method of learning. This is a very successful way to help your child
remember how to spell the words. Remember that your child may look at the words as
often as he/she needs to.
 Numeracy homework will be sent home each Thursday (once the children have settled into
their new class). The homework will be collected the following Tuesday, when we will
spend time going through what the children have done and any problems they experienced.
Such homework will be linked to work we have been doing within the classroom and so it is
hoped that it will help consolidate prior learning. However, your child may still require some
help to complete his / her work. Should you have any questions about the work set, please
do not hesitate to contact the school.
We would also like to take this opportunity to outline the school’s policy on PE kits. The school
requires that, for indoor PE, all children wear a plain white t-shirt, and plain black shorts. For
outdoor work during colder weather pupils should wear a tracksuit (or jogging bottoms and a
sweatshirt) and trainers. We will normally have PE on a Tuesday afternoon.
We look forward to working with you to help your child meet his / her full potential. We thank
you for your past help and for your support in the future. If you have any questions, queries or
concerns please do not hesitate to contact us.
Best wishes
Miss Hall, Mrs Featherstone, Miss Ball and Mrs Flynn
Staff Members in your child’s class.