Year 1

Message from the Teacher

Assalaamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullaahi Wa Barakaatuh.

I am Ustaadhah Hanan and I will be the year 1 teacher for this current year. I have a vast amount of experience working with children from all different ages. I have graduated with a BSc in History and International Relations. I have a passion for teaching and striving for the best in my students. I look forward to teaching this class and all the positive outcomes that will occur Inshallah.
Jazakallahu Khayran

TopicsThis term, we will be looking at a variety of topics including The Great Fire of London. In order to help enhance your child’s learning, I suggest you visit museums such as the Museum of London or perhaps Pudding Lane in Central London.
CurriculumNUMERACY
For Numeracy this half term, children will begin by learning to how to count to 20. We will then progress on to analysing different types of Shapes and Measures as well as Money and Time.

LITERACY
For Literacy, the focus will be on stories with familiar settings at first. We will then move on to studying different types of information texts and poetry. For reading, we use the Read Write Inc phonics programme, which includes a daily Speed Sounds lesson, paired reading and building sentences using sounds the children have learnt. Please visit the Ruth Miskin Learning website for more information o how to support your child’s literacy at www.ruthmiskin.com.

Science
Children will be learning to identify and label the body parts of humans and animals. We will then proceed to looking at the five different senses. This in turn will be linked to Literacy where we will use the senses for our descriptive writing.

Tarbiyya/Tafseer
We will begin with an introduction to the Quran and the main focus will be importance of Surah Faatihah this half term. We will also be exploring the 5 pillars of Islam and learning some of the basic duas such as when waking up in the morning.

SEAL/Citizenship
We will begin this academic year by discussing ‘new beginnings’. This will give the children the opportunity to settle into their new school environment and enable a smooth transition from EYFS to Stage 1.

TripsTo support and enhance the learning that takes place in school, Year 1 will occasionally visit places such as museums and galleries. Letters will be sent out to parents requesting permission to take children on these trips.
P.E.PE lessons will take place every Wednesday. Please make sure your child brings a full PE kit. This includes a white top and black jogging bottoms. They should also bring a water bottle too.
HomeworkHomework is very important for children at this age. Not only does it consolidate the learning that was done at school, it also provides challenge and creates a sense of responsibility. All children from Year 1 have been informed of the rules of homework. So please ensure your child follows these rules. The homework is given out every Friday and must be returned by the following Thursday morning at the very latest.