A very warm welcome to the Maple class page.
I am your class teacher Mrs. Nuttall and I look forward to working with all of you throughout the year, helping you to learn, develop and grow through our varied and exciting curriculum.
In our class we have 3 fantastic teaching assistants who are in school every day, we have Mrs. Towers, Miss Kaur and Miss Hawkins. They work very hard to support and encourage your learning in so many different ways.
Together we will ensure that all the children in year 1 have access to reading books and we will change these every week, when they are placed in the basket within the classroom. In addition to your home reading we will ensure that every child is heard reading at least once a week.
We will learn phonics every day and develop our understanding of phonic knowledge in order to develop both our reading and writing skills. We will also learn lots of new skills in maths including sorting, counting, addition and subtraction, time, money and we will even begin to learn our times tables in the summer term focusing on the 10, 5 and 2 times tables. In science we will do lots of work on the seasons and will carry out a seasons walk 4 times throughout the year and we will study the changes that happen due to the seasons. We will also cover animals, including humans, materials and our senses. In year 1 you will begin your computing journey at SMG and will be able to use the computers and learn new skills including coding, online safety and graphics. In geography you will learn the different continents of the world and learn all about the United Kingdom that we live in. We will also look at maps of Preston and how things have changed over time. In history we look at toys from the past and present and see how they have changed and we have an exciting study of the Great Fire of London. At SMG we love to learn about Jesus and hear many of the different stories from the bible. In year 1 we will learn all about the stories of Jesus's birth and His death and how these impact us in our Catholic life. We will also study a variety of prayers and learn their meaning to us. In year 1 we love to learn hymns to help us praise God and show our faith and trust in Him.
We have PE twice every week on Tuesday and Friday afternoons and a full PE must be in school for this lesson. We will earn new skills and techniques in rolling and throwing a ball, gymnastics, dance, kicking a ball and using a bat or racket to strike a ball.
We are looking forward to seeing you all bloom and develop in your journey in year 1.
Please do not hesitate to get in touch throughout the year, if you have any questions or worries.
Kindest Regards
Mrs Nuttall and the Year 1 team.
Welcome to Maple Class!
The Chicken Dance (Birdy Song)
Wake and shake - Do the Dinosaur
Counting in twos
Counting in fives
Wake and Shake Chu Chu Ah
Wake and shake - Macarena
Wake and Shake Rock FM
At SMG we are committed to providing the children with a strong RE curriculum and have a strong sense of Catholic ethos in everything that we do.
In Year 1 we follow an RE scheme recommended by the diocese called the Vine and the Branches. This ensures that the children are having a full RE curriculum that covers stories from the Bible, relevant at certain times of the year. The units that we study can be clearly seen on our yearly overview and on each half termly overview more detail is provided.
In addition to this the children are regularly taken to church to celebrate various feast days and Year 1 usually take some sort of active role in the Mass such as a procession to start the Mass or a song at the front of the church. You are more than welcome to attend the Mass with us and see your child enjoying the worship time.
Measures Song
Lots of different ways to measure in one fun song!
Everyday Materials song
French - Fruit Song
French Numbers Song
Phonics Phase 4 Tricky Word Song
Phonics Phase 5 sound song
The Verb Song
Seven Continents Song
Science Song
Year 1 2024-25
History - Toys from the past and Present
Using Our Senses in Science
The Story of Creation from the Book of Genesis
Click on this link to see the video of us retelling the story of Creation
DT Healthy Eating (Pancakes with Fruit Toppings)
Christmas Dinner
Repotting our plants and investigating the structure of a plant
3-D Paper Art
The children learnt different techniques to roll and fold the paper to create 3-D art
Completed 3-D Art Work
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The Great Fire of London Water game (part 4)
The children raced to see which team could pass the leather buckets back to the river for filling first
The Great Fire of London Water Game (part 3)
The children raced each other to pass the leather buckets to put the fire out first.
The Great Fire of London Water Game (part 2)
The children had to pass the leather bucket back to the river to fill it up as fast as they could
The Great Fire of London Water game
The children had to pass the leather bucket down the line as fast as they could to try and put out the fire
The chicks have hatched!
The Great Fire of London Workshop
Planting sunflowers and nasturtiums
Measuring in Maths (using blocks, paperclips and rulers)
Using the glockenspiels in music
Forest School Week 1
Forest School Week 2
Forest School Week 3
Forest School Week 4
Striking and Fielding 5
Striking and fielding 4
Striking and Fielding 3
Striking and Fielding 2
Striking and Fielding 1
Sports Day 2023
Science - searching for wild plants and garden plants
The Coronation
Science Week
Sewing in DT
Great Fire of London Collage
Yogi - Yoga in the school hall
Belonging - Baptism in church
We explored our sense of touch and smell.
We went on a listening walk. We used our sense of hearing.
