Year 1 2026 - 2027
Mrs Williams
Miss Walker
Mrs Sellers
Welcome to Year 1
Welcome to Year 1, we are looking forward to getting to know the children over the coming weeks.
Click on the 'Next Week' tab each week to find out what the children are going to be learning about. The 'Reading at Home' tab has links to recommended reads for Year 1 children.
Scroll down for useful files and you can have a look at last year's meet the teacher presentation. The letter formation rhymes are the ones we use in school. Click on the
We are now using Arbor to send messages from school - speak to the school office if you need help or are not receiving messages.
Please send reading folders into school every day.
During Year 1 the children will be learning about many new and exciting topics, including:
Geography - Local study of Holmes Chapel, the four countries of the United Kingdom, London as a contrasting locality to Holmes Chapel.
History - Changes within living memory - Holmes Chapel & houses over time, a significant historical event - The Great Fire of London and changes over time nationally - Homes & life in London.
Science - The four seasons, humans - body parts and senses, materials, plants and animals - name, identify and describe.
Computing - Staying safe online, how to use Purple Mash, data explorers, creating & following instructions, coding & technology around us.
PE - Dance using our senses, gymnastics, a Great Fire of London inspired dance, movement skills, games & athletics.
DT - Moving pictures (mechanisms including levers), Bridges (structures), Smoothies (food).
Art - Drawing, form & pattern, texture - weaving.
RE - Christianity and Judaism.