Welcome to our Year 1 

Woodpecker Class page 

Class Teacher: Mrs K Dixon Miss V Bowman / Mrs Begum 

Support Staff: Mrs L Clarke, Miss L Giles

PE Days: Wednesday and Friday 

In Woodpecker Class we love to learn. Every week we enjoy learning new skills in a wide variety of subjects across the curriculum and enjoy implementing these skills in fun and engaging activities.

Please click on the link below for all the information on what we are learning about this half-term. 

Week Ending 3rd October 2025

In Maths, the children in Year 1 have been learning how to use the more than, less than and equals symbols.

In History the children’s grandparents came in and talked to the classes about their childhood’s and how things were different in the past. .

In Science the children enjoyed using just their sense of smell to work out what a product was eg mint, vinegar.

Week Ending 26th September 2025

Maths: The children have been learning about 1 more and 1 less with lots of different resources. They have been exploring “more than”, “less than” and “the same” symbols. They have made their own symbol with lollipop sticks to practice with 

History: Relatives born in the 1950s and 1960s visited and the children enjoyed asking them questions and finding out about the past. 

Art: the children have been drawing shells with felt tips and exploring different effects by dripping water on top 

Week Ending 19th September 2025

In English, the children have been using the Gingerbread Man story, and have used a story map to come up with actions to retell the whole story. Why not ask them what they can remember?

In our Maths lessons this week, the children have been counting backwards from numbers between 10 - children enjoyed making paper rockets and using them to count backwards.

In art, the children have been doing observational drawings of shells.

Week Ending 12th September 2025

In English, the children have been practising retelling the story of Little Red Riding Hood. They have enjoyed creating their own story maps to help them!

In Maths in Year 1, they have been counting on from a particular number and drawing chalk number lines to aid their understanding.

For History, the children had great fun exploring objects that might have been in their grandparents’ homes (and some staff!)  A telephone with a dial sparked huge interest – and the fact that you can’t move too far when using it! 

Week Ending 5th September 2025

What an amazing start to Year One for our Thorpe Acre Infants. We have already enjoyed lots of activities to help our teachers to get to know us. In English we have been learning about traditional tales, starting with Little Red Riding Hood. We have been writing labels, lists and captions. In Maths we have started our mastery maths lessons, learning how to work well with our partners. We have been counting objects to 10 and sorting objects into groups. In Art we have enjoyed drawing spirals in different ways, and in History we have been comparing new and old houses.