If you are looking for an in-year transfer or a September 2026 Reception place, please contact office@stmichaelsce.co.uk or call 01344 622962 to organise a tour of the school.
If you are looking for an in-year transfer or a September 2026 Reception place, please contact office@stmichaelsce.co.uk or call 01344 622962 to organise a tour of the school.
St Michael's CofE Primary School

Year 1 Curriculum

Owl Class Curriculum
12.11.24      Phonics at St Michael's School     -    Information for parents.
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Learning this term 
Spring Term 2026
 
English  - Reading - The children take part in 1-1 reading, whole class reading and guided reading sessions on a regular basis throughout the week.
 
Class texts - Snow Globe.
Snow Globe Family by Jane O'Connor.
Little bit of Winter by Paul Stewart.
The Birthday Presents by Paul Stewart.
Writing - writing tasks link to class texts.
Writing sentences, captions, descriptions, poems and information.
Sounding out words to write sentences. Think it, Say it, Write it, Read it.
 
Punctuation & Grammar - Punctuation - Capital letters, full stops, finger spaces between words,
       exclamation marks, question marks. Understanding nouns, verbs and adjectives.
                                                                             
Spellings - weekly set spellings linked to RWI phonics. 
                           
Poetry -  Winter poems.
                   
Read Write Inc. (RWI) phonic sessions take place daily. The children complete phonic reading and short writing tasks during these sessions.
Handwriting - Step 1 - Using the correct pencil grip,forming letters correctly. 
                            Step 2 - Forming letters correctly (cursive script) Starting letters on the line.
 
Mathematics - In Y1 we follow the White Rose scheme of work. This term the children will be covering number and place value within 20/50, addition and subtraction,length and height, mass and volume.
 
Daily Maths Meetings - Calendar Maths, counting forwards & backwards, number bonds to 10 & 20, place value, money, time, fractions, shape and pattern, time. 

 
Topics this term
Topic -  History -  Our History. The Great Fire of London.
               Geography -    UK - Seasons & Weather.   Our capital city London.                                                 
Science -  Seasonal Changes. Materials. Understanding animals and humans.
PSHE - Safety and the changing body. citizenship.
RE -  Christianity. RE Day Christianity & Judaism. 
Music - Songs linked to class topics - exploring rhythm and pitch. 
PE - Dance & Gymnastics.
Art/DT - Seasonal artwork. Colour mixing. Creating a class art piece in the style of the artist Jasper Johns.
 
Year 1 Phonics screening information for parents.
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