Spring Term 2026

Welcome to Year 1's class page! Please see below for more information about who we have in the classroom and what we will be learning.

Teachers

Class Teacher - Miss Clitherow

Teaching Assistants - Mrs Parker & Mrs Duffy (Friday PM)

Cover Teachers - Coach Adam (PE Thursday), Mrs Johns (Tuesday PM) and Mrs Morris (1 hour on a Wednesday PM and Friday AM)

Homework

Homework will given out every Friday. This will contain:

• 1x English
• 1x Maths
• Spellings
• Reading Books

Please ensure that homework is returned by the following Thursday, so that it can be checked and any further support can be offered. Your child will also be given a reading book matched to their current reading level. Please read this and sign your child's reading record on a daily basis. 

Our Learning

English

This term, our main text will be ‘Grandpa's Gift’. We will be exploring this fiction book and our final outcome is going to be retelling the story in our own way by creating our own characters and setting. We will be practising the following skills:

• Spelling words using our phonic knowledge.
• Joining words and clauses using 'and'.
• Puncuating sentences using a capital letter and full stop, question mark or exclamation mark.
• Using a range of suffixes including 'ed', 'ing', 'er' and 'est'.

Mathematics

In Maths, we use Maths - No Problem! This is a mastery approach where children are taught multiple methods to solve problems. This term, we will be covering the following topics:

• Numbers to 20
• Addition and Subtraction within 20
• Shapes and Patterns
• Height and Length

Your child will be given a login for 'Numbots'.  This is a fun game where children can win virtual trophies for answering questions correctly. It is recommended that children play for 5 minutes per day and this is a fantastic way to reinforce their learning in Maths. Please see the video below for more information. 

Science

In Science for Spring 1, we will be exploring seasonal changes that take place throughout Winter and Spring. We will be learning about the changes in weather, temperature and daylight hours. In Spring 2, we will be learning about materials. Throughout all of our learning, we will work scientifically through asking questions, making predictions, observing and recording data.

RE

In RE, we will explore themes through a range of mediums including art, music and drama.

PSHE

In Spring 1, we will be learning about "Identity, Society and Democracy" and in Spring 2, we will be learning about "Our Feelings and Bodies".

History (Spring 1)

We will be learning all about the history of Lowry. Some of our key vocabulary includes past, present, old, new, before and after.

Geography (Spring 2)

We will be learning about the local area through the topic, "Where do I live?"

Art (Spring 1)

This term, we will be learning about the artist, LS Lowry and using his style as the inspiration our own artwork. We will be exploring warm and cool colours, and practising techniques including collaging, blending and layering to create different effects.

Design & Technology (Spring 2)

This term, our topic is 'Structures'.

Music (Spring 1)

Using our Charanga scheme, we will be learning about rhythm, melody and notation.

Computing (Spring 2)

In Spring 2, we will be looking at different forms of text, where we can see it and how to use text on a computer.