Year One
Welcome to Meerkat Class
Our teacher is Mrs Hollyhomes b.hollyhomes@kings-hill.kent.sch.uk and Mrs Scott l.scott@kings-hill.kent.sch.uk
Our teaching assistants are Mrs Johnson and Mrs Casburn
Welcome to Lemur Class
Our teacher is Mrs Clayton a.clayton@kings-hill.kent.sch.uk and our teaching assistant is Mrs Wilcher.
Spring Term 2026
Welcome to our Year 1 class page!
Below is an outline of the learning that will take place this term.
Reading: Potion commotion and Sir Charlie Stinky Socks.
- To use phonics to decode words
- To read with prosody
- To answer specific questions about a text
- Use images from a text to infer and to make predictions
- To read tricky words
Writing:
- Use capital letters, exclamation marks and full stops correctly.
- Write simple sentences
- Sound talk my words before writing them
- Identify nouns and adjectives
- Use nouns and adjectives in sentences
- To understand what a verb is and use them in sentences.
- Continue to use ‘and‘ and ‘because’ to add greater detail.
- Continue to develop letter formation
Phonics:
- To recall the phase 5 digraphs taught this term
- To decode, read and spell words with these digraphs in.
Mathematics:
- Counting forwards and backwards from 0 to 50.
- Compare and order numbers by stating which is the greatest and which is the smallest
- Add and subtract numbers within 100 using practical manipulatives.
- Add and subtract numbers within 100 using a number line.
- Start to count forwards in 2s, 5s and 10s.
Science:
- Identify, name, draw and label the basic parts of the human body and say which part of the body is associated with each sense.
- Identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
- Identify and name a variety of common animals that are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores.
- Describe and compare the structure of a variety of common animals.
Geography :
- To identify features and landmarks on aerial photographs.
- To use basic geographical vocabulary to identify and describe physical features.
- To use basic geographical vocabulary to identify and describe human features.
- To identify the characteristics of a settlement, including human and physical features.
Music:
- To Compose word patterns in groups and melodies in pairs using mi-re-do (E-D-C).
- To chant together rhythmically, marking rests accurately.
- To play a simple ostinato on untuned percussion.
- To sing an echo song while tapping the beat, and clap the rhythm of the words, understanding there is one beat for each syllable.
- To recognise the difference between a pattern with notes (pitched) and without (unpitched)
D.T.:
Designing
- Generate ideas based on simple design criteria and their own experiences, explaining what they could make.
Making
- Plan by suggesting what to do next.
- Select and use tools, explaining their choices, to cut, shape and join paper and card.
- Use simple finishing techniques suitable for the product they are creating.
Evaluating
- Explore a range of existing books and everyday products that use simple sliders and levers.
- Evaluate their product by discussing how well it works in relation to the purpose and the user and whether it meets design criteria.
Computing:
- To identify technology
- To identify a computer and it’s main parts.
- To use a keyboard and a mouse.
- To recognise ways technology can be used.
- To create some rules for using technology responsibly.
PSHE/RSHE
- To know how to set and achieve simple goals.
- To know how to identify obstacles and overcome them.
- To know how to work well with a partner.
RE: Sacred Books
- To know the Bible is a special book for Christians.
- To know the Torah is a special book for Jews.
- To know the Qur’an is a special book for Muslims.
PE:
Gymnastics
- To learn to roll in different ways.
- To learn the tuck roll and egg roll.
- To travel and roll in different ways.
Sending and receiving (feet and stick)
- Develop how to pass a ball with feet.
- Improve how to pass a ball with feet.
- Learn how to pass a ball with a stick.
Please can children wear their PE kit in to school on their PE days and earrings are to be taken out.
For more information on our remote learning offer for those of you learning at home, please click here
Click here for the reading, writing and maths expectations in Year 1
For more information on the learning taking place this term, please see the Year 1 curriculum map below.
As well as accessing our broad curriculum, our pupil offer outlines the additional opportunities your child will have whilst in Year 1
Curriculum Maps
Homework in Year 1
Daily Reading
We encourage all children to read at home daily and a note to be written in their reading record book. If the school book has been completed then please read and share any other books or comics that you have at home. These can also be record in the reading record and count towards the number of daily reads. School books will be changed on Monday and Thursday.
Phonics
Every Friday we will send home a phonics book with the sounds we have learnt during the week.
Please practise these with your child at home and see if they can come up with any other words that have these sounds in. Please ensure that the phonics books are returned by Thursday the following week so new sounds can be given.
Maths
Every Friday we will send home maths fluency questions. Please work through these with your child, letting them show you how they would calculate each one. Please ensure the maths homework books are returned by Wednesday the following week.
