1 Cherry

Welcome to 1 Cherry

Welcome to the Class Page for 1 Cherry.

We hope that you find the information on this page useful. If you have any further questions please speak to a member of the Year 1 Team!

Important Information

1 Cherry's PE days are: Tuesday and Wednesday.

On this day, children can come to school in their PE kits for the whole day.

Please ensure your children has the following PE kit -
- Plain white T- shirt or polo shirt

- Plain black shorts (on warm days)

- Plain black track-suit bottoms (on colder days)

- Trainers or pumps.

On PE day, children need to pack a spare jumper/ hoody for colder days or in case the weather becomes colder throughout the day.

White PE T-shirts with the Orchard Logo are available to order.

Key Dates

Inset Days - School closed to pupils:

Monday, 1st September 2025
Tuesday, 2nd September 2025
Friday 19th December 2025
Friday, 1st May 2026
Monday, 20th July 2026

The following day is also a bank holiday where school will be closed to all pupils:

Monday, 4th May 2026

Key curriculum information:

Phonics & Writing

We use a teaching programme called Read Write Inc. (RWI) to teach our children to read and write. In RWI lessons, the children are taught new sounds and these progress from set 1 - 3. In Year 1, children continue to learn set 2 sounds, consolidate set 1 sounds and progress onto set 3 sounds.

Children learn to read words by sound-blending using a frog called Fred. Fred says the sounds and children help him blend the sounds to read each word. Children also learn to read red words (common exception words) on sight. Red words are words that cannot be segmented or blended.

Reading at home:

The children in 1 Cherry class will receive a new home reading book weekly. We suggest reading a few pages each night. We will also visit the Library each Thursday where children will be able to select a book to bring home and share.

Please ensure that this book comes back into school on the following Wednesday, to swap for another.

Click on the Boom Reader logo below to take you to the parents log in page

Maths

In the Autumn term, we will focus on Place Value and Addition and Subtraction within 10. In these units, children will learn to count, order, compare, add and subtract numbers within 10.

Here are some BBC Bitesize pages you can use at home:

BBC Bitesize - Counting and Ordering

BBC Bitesize - Add and Subtract

Science

In Year 1, we will cover the following Science units:

🌱 Plants

This topic encourages children to get hands-on with nature, planting seeds and watching them grow, while learning how to identify and describe different types of plants.

Children will explore the world of plants by:

Learning to name common garden and wild plants, including trees.
Understanding the basic parts of plants like leaves, flowers, roots, and stems.
Observing how plants grow and change through the seasons.
Using tools like magnifying glasses to look closely at plants and record changes such as leaves falling or flowers blooming.

🐾 Animals, Including Humans

Activities will include observing animals in the local environment, playing games to learn body parts, and using senses to explore textures, sounds, and smells.

Children will learn about:

A wide range of animals including fish, birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians.
Grouping animals based on what they eat (carnivores, herbivores, omnivores).
Comparing animal features like fur, feathers, or scales.
Naming and identifying parts of the human body and linking them to the five senses.

🧱 Everyday Materials

Children will carry out simple experiments to find out which materials are best for different uses—like what makes a good umbrella or a comfy dog bed.

In this topic, children will:

Learn to tell the difference between objects and the materials they’re made from.
Identify materials like wood, plastic, glass, metal, and rock.
Explore properties such as hard/soft, waterproof/not waterproof, and transparent/opaque.
Group materials based on these properties.

🌦️ Seasonal Changes

This topic helps children connect with the natural world by noticing seasonal patterns and weather changes, encouraging curiosity about the environment around them.

Children will observe and describe:

How the seasons change throughout the year.
Different types of weather in each season.
How the length of daylight changes over time.

An overview of when these units will be covered can be found here:

LINK TO SCIENCE LTP

Foundation Curriculum

In Year 1, we will cover the following History and Geography based topics through an overarching theme. This will change each term and links to the enhancements to provision within the classroom. You can click the buttons below to view the topic overviews:

Autumn: Marvellous Me! & Let's Celebrate!

Marvellous Me Let's Celebrate

Spring: Polar Places & Roots, Shoots and Muddy Boots

Polar Places Roots, Shoots & Muddy Boots

Summer: Walk On The Wild Side & We All Go Travelling By

Walk On The Wild Side We All Go Traveling By

Links to try at home

Here are websites which you can use at home to support your child's learning.

Read Write Inc. Guide for Parents