Year 1

Summer Term 2
2026

The Y1 class teahcers are – Mrs Watson (Currently on Mat Leave) alongside Mrs Ould and Mr Daniel. Our Class Ta is Miss Kennedy.

This matrix shows the learning in Y1 across all subjects.

Y1 Lanner Matrix 1 overview 25-26  

Our topic for the 2nd half of summer term is ‘Quest’. The book we will be using to enhance our writing is called ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’ written by David Armitage. It is a wonderful book with lots of rich and new vocabulary. We will be using the story to change the setting and retell the story in a new location. I wonder where the lunches will be going! In addition to this we will be doing different reading based activities and a variety of other, exciting writing opportunities.

 

Our non-fiction book is called ‘How does a lighthouse work?’ by Roman Belyaev. We will be exploring lots of new information and create a piece of writing based around this book.

Here are the Fiction and Non-fiction books for this half term that Year 1 will be using to help inspire our curriculum and learning.

 

Our non-fiction book is called ‘How does a lighthouse work?’ by Roman Belyaev. We will be exploring lots of new information and create a piece of writing based around this book.

In Science we will continue to explore seasonal changes and build on our knowledge about plants. We will also explore when a lighthouse would be most useful, using our observations and ideas.

Moving back on to Geography, we will be looking at the seaside, coastal features and also look at coastal villages. Living so close to a number of different seaside’s we are fortunate to compare and contrast different ones we know.

During our R.E. sessions we will be learning about how we should care for other and for the world. We will then go on to explore why it matters. This area of learning will allow a lot of discussion and debates to expand our knowledge further.

In DT, inspired by our book, ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’, we will be designing, making and reviewing food for a picnic.

In PSHE, we will continue to use books as a focal point for our learning.  We will be learning about online safety and keeping safe outside, such as how to cross a road safely.  In our topic of ‘Growing and Changing’ we will be learning about our emotions and how these can affect the way we behave as well as reflecting on what is special about ourselves, as we look forward to moving into Y2.

P.E. days continues to be on Monday’s and Friday’s, although this can sometimes change, so please ensure you are signed up to class dojo as any changes will be announced on here.

In Music we are learning to recognise pulse and rhythm with ‘‘Reflect, rewind, replay’. This will be a great topic to finish one and conclude our learning in year 1.

The children will continue to change their books every Wednesday, at the same time as their library book change. They will then receive a RWI book every 3/4 days depending on which level they are on. Please ensure your child brings their books and reading records in daily and you are reading as much as possible at home, including books of your own. Don’t forget about our reading challenges and badges to collect!

Homework

Please read with your child every day, even if it is the same book. The children have access to the Read Write Inc page where they can read and quiz on books that they have read in school. This is a great way to further their reading skills. Again, these reads count towards the reading badge challenge too!

Spellings – please practice the year 1 common exception word spellings whenever possible, a few at a time. These need to be learnt by the end of year 1.

Mental maths – use times in the car and any spare 5 minutes to practice mental maths with your child. This could be adding, subtraction, more than or less than etc. White rose 1 minute maths in a fantastic app to download!