Year 1 | St Peter's Catholic Primary School

Overview of the Curriculum Year 1

2016/17

Welcome to Year 1

Mrs Allen, Mrs Johnson and Mrs Thickett hope you will find the following information useful.

General Information

P.E. - Monday (indoor - white t-shirt & navy shorts) and Fridays (outdoor - white t-shirt, trainers & dark track suit). Please could the children bring both indoor and outdoor kits on both days.

Library - Monday and Tuesday, Could all library books be returned to school on a Monday.

Reading books - will normally be changed on Tuesdays but please bring books in book bags every day as reading will take place throughout the week.

Spelling - your child will take home spellings every Friday. They will be tested on the following Friday. We also ask that your child writes a sentence for each word in their homework spelling book. This will be collected every Friday.

ENGLISH

Reading

Decode words using phonics
Match graphemes for all phonemes
Blend sounds in unfamiliar words containing taught GPCs
Read: common 'exception' words; words with common suffixes; words of more than one syllable containing taught GPCs; contractions
Read aloud phonic-based books; reread to develop fluency and confidence
Share and discuss poems, stories and non-fiction beyond own reading level
Link reading to own experiences
Retell familiar stories
Join in with predictable phrases
Recite some rhymes and poems by heart
Draw on prior knowledge to make sense of texts
Check for sense and correct reading errors
Discuss: word meanings; significance of title and events
Make inferences and predictions
Explain their understanding of what is read to them

Writing

Spell: words containing ech of the 40+ phonemes; common 'exception' words; days of the week
Name letters of the alphabet
Use common prefixes and suffixes
Learn and apply relevant spelling rules
Write simple dictated sentences
Form correctly; lower-case letters, capital letters and digits
Practice handwriting in letter 'families'
Compose sentences orally before writing
Sequence sentences to form short narratives
Reread sentences to check they make sense
Discuss and read aloud own writing with/to peers or teachers
Leave spaces between words
Join words and clauses using 'and'
Begin to use basic punctuation (. ? !)
Use capital letters to start sentences and for proper nouns
Learn and apply relevant grammar rules and terminology

Spoken Language

Listen and respond appropriately
Ask relevant questions
Build vocabulary
Articulate and justify own ideas
Describe, explain and narrate for different purposes; express feelings
Participate actively in conversations
Speculate, hypothesise and explore ideas
Speak clearly and fluently in Standard English
Take part in discussions, presentations, performances, role-play, improvisations and debates
Keep listeners interested
Explore different viewpoints
Communicate effectively using appropriate register

MATHEMATICS

Number

Count to/across 100
Count in 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s
Identify 'one more' and 'one less'
Read and write numbers to 20 in words and numerals
Use objects and pictures to represent numbers
Use language of comparison
Use +, - and = signs
Know number bonds to 20
Add and subtract numbers 0 to 20
Solve one-step problems
Recognise and use ½ and ¼

Measurement

Compare, describe, measure, record and solve problems for lengths, weights, capacities/volumes and times
Recognise coins and notes
Sequence events chronologically using ordering language
Use language relating to dates
Tell time to the hour and half-hour

Geometry

Recognise and name common 2D and 3D shapes
Describe position, direction and movement, including ½, ¼ and ¾ turns

Foundation Subjects