Year 1

Summer Term 1
2026

The Y1 class teahcers are – Mrs Watson (Currently on Mat Leave) alongside Mrs Vivian 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  

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 topic for the 1^st half of summer term is ‘Fantasy’.

The book we will be using to enhance our writing is called ‘There’s a Tiger in the garden’ written by Lizzy Stewart. If this does not get the imagination juices flowing, I don’t know what will! It is a wonderful story and one of my favourites. We will be using the story by changing a character and retelling the ending in different way by using our own wonderful imagination. In addition to this we will be doing different reading based activities and a variety of other, exciting writing opportunities.

Other books by Lizzie Stewart include:

Our non-fiction book is all about plants.  We will be using this book to explore a variety of different plants and writing a persuasive letter on saving plants.

Here are some other books to explore based upon plants…

In our Art sessions we will be looking at an artist called Henri Rousseau to help us explore observational drawings. From this we will create our own drawings and use water colours to enhance the image.

In Science we will be exploring two different areas. The first area of learning will look into whether all animals eat the same things. For the second part we will look at different plants in our school grounds and what they all have in common.

For our History this half term we will be looking into Cornish festivals and celebrations. Each week we will explore a new Cornish festival and understand why and how they are celebrated.

During our R.E. sessions we will be learning about Judaism. We will look into different aspects of their beliefs, how they live and what is important to their culture, including traditions and festivals.

In PSHE, we will be learning about what we can do to keep ourselves healthy, including healthy food, being physically active as well as who can help us if we are poorly.

P.E. days continue to be on Thursdays and Fridays, 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 ‘Your Imagination’ which links in fantastically with our topic this term.

 

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!