The Form I year

During the year the children in Form 1 complete the following:-

Literacy- Children increase their knowledge of phonics and reading strategies, develop confidence in independent writing and learn the basics of writing sentences and simple punctuation. A wide variety of texts are studied and knowledge of familiar stories are used as a basis for children to produce their own books.

Maths- Children develop the ability to count more accurately, order numbers, begin to understand place value and learn number bonds to 10. They also learn more of the processes of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and study shape, time and measures.

Science- Form 1 science topics include Forces, Sound, Light, Materials, Electricity, Plants and Animals.

Topic ( incorporating History and Geography)
Autumn Term- Dinosaurs, including a trip to the Dinosaur park near Norwich.

Spring Term- Cavemen. During this term a caveman visit's the school and teaches caveman skills such as flint knapping.

Summer Term- Signs and Symbols.
Art and Technology- These assignments follow up other areas of the curriculum, develop the children's fine motor skills and give them the opportunity to explore the use of different mediums.

Form 1 also continue French, Music, IT and R.E at an appropriate level.

Homework- The children are encouraged to read to parents every day and work on any vocabulary they are having difficulty with. They also receive three homework assignments each week.

This Term

During this term Form1 will be visiting Hanningfield Reservoir to hunt for minibeasts and go pond dipping. They will also be growing bean plants from seed as well as making leaf and flower collections. The children will be learning about maps, completing a map of the local area, studying weather symbols and keeping a weather record. Much literacy work will be based on the story of the Hungry Caterpillar whilst in maths , mathematical signs and symbols and the processes of addition, subtraction, division and multiplication will be studied.