AUTUMN TERM 2025

Our overarching topic for this term is 'Who am I?'. This will allow the Year 1 team to really get to know the children's individual personalities and ensure they feel a sense of belonging here at Vaynor.

English  

In English, the children have been using actions to learn and retell the story 'The Gingerbread Man'. We have been using our phonic knowledge to spell keywords and write simple sentences with finger spaces and full stops. 

Our continuous provision activities have also linked to our Gingerbread Man topic.

Every day the children take part in handwriting lesson where they practice the correct letter formation and the placement of the letters on the line. Here are some examples for when you practice at home:

Maths

Our Maths focus this term will be 'Numbers to 10'. This will include: representing single-digit numbers, ordering and sequencing and counting in different steps. We have lots of fun this term and use practical resources to support our learning. In Autumn 2, we will be moving on to addition and subtraction and using our place value knowledge to support our calculations.

 Art  

 

In Art, the children have been exploring the artwork of Richard Stone. We the children will practice their sketching skills to add detail using dots, dashes and different lines to add facial features. 

 

Spelling

This year we will not be sending spelling lists to learn at home. Instead, we will be looking at Year 1 common exception words through our daily phonics sessions and learning to spell these in class. The children will have the opportunity to play with these words, put them into sentences, spot them when reading and spell them daily. How many of these tricky words can your child read already? Have a go at spotting these words in your home reading books.

PSHE

This term, we will be starting ‘Jigsaw’ in PSHE, which is a mindful approach to PSHE which brings togethers Personal, Social, Health Education, emotional literacy, social skills and spiritual development. Each half term will involve learning about a ‘jigsaw’ which is a theme. The two themes being explored during Autumn term are ‘Being Me in My World’ and ‘Celebrating Difference’.