Autumn Term in Year 1

The inspirational texts on our bookshelf will inspire our learning across the curriculum. 

During the Autumn term in Year 1, we will read a variety of inspirational and carefully curated texts that explore the character traits of kindness, citizenship, integrity, curiosity, bravery and gratitude. 

In our first text, we will explore the tale of Gingerbread Baby. We will share our ideas on how the characters in the story did or did not, show kindness and integrity. We will explore streets over time in History, looking at their similarities and differences. Next, we will immerse ourselves in the magical story of My Pet Star who is thankfully shown great kindness by strangers. In Geography, we will explore our local area through developing our sense of place and developing our map reading skills. We will embark on an exciting adventure to the South Pole in the book Lost and Found, where we will utilise our curiosity to help the penguin return to his home.

The Character Traits that underpin the curriculum at Cheadle Hulme Primary School with associated icons - bravery, citizenship, curiosity, gratitude, integrity and kindness.

Autumn Bookshelf

Through tales of courage, resilience, and overcoming obstacles, these books help to teach the children about the world we live in and equips them with the necessary skills to thrive throughout their school journey.

Autumn Learning at a Glance

In RE we will continue to develop our knowledge on the teachings and beliefs of a range of different religions and look at how this is represented in society across Great Britain. We will talk about what it means to belong to a faith community. To top it all off we will celebrate Black History Month and Rosh Hashanah, as well as giving a Christmas performance!  It is going to be a busy and thoroughly enjoyable term! 

Year 1 Autumn Term Highlights

  • Nativity Performance 
  • Christmas Trip 
  • Opportunities to learn outside the classroom 
  • Author Visits 
  • Opportunities to take part in sports events 
  • Internal visitors 
  • Opportunities to apply for a Pupil Parliament Group  

Meet the Year 1 Team

Mrs Bell – Class teacher
Mrs Illidge – Class teacher
Miss Vallow – Class teacher  
Mrs Bancroft – Learning Support Assistant
Mrs Shafipour – Learning Support Assistant
Miss McKenna – Learning Support Assistant
Mrs Bloomfield – Learning Support Assistant
Miss Belshaw – Learning Support Assistant

Important Information

  • Children to arrive to school in their PE kits on allocated PE days, these will occur on Wednesday and Friday.    
  • Please make sure your child’s book bag containing their reading books, reading record is brought into school every day.   
  • Reading books will be changed weekly.
  • Please continue to sign your child’s reading record book daily.
  • Home Learning will include daily reading, weekly spellings, and a maths or SPAG task each week.  
  • Your Child’s class teacher will be available every day before and after school to receive messages, celebrate successes and answer any questions.. 

As always, there will be lots of learning and exciting activities going on in Year 1 this term!

Instagram

Please speak to our admin team for access to the Year 1 Instagram feed @chps.year1