Year 1 2022 - 2023
Mrs Ahmad 1AA
Hello! I am Mrs Ahmad and I am overjoyed to be entering my third year at Woodlands Primary School. I am so privileged to have the opportunity to work in Y1 this year; I am so excited to be your teacher!
This year is going to be such an exciting year for us all, as we head from Reception into Y1; we are going to learn about lots of things together. Our learning journey will take place using a child centred approach, enabling learning opportunities through your interests.
When I am not in school, you can find me on fun filled days out with Mr Ahmad and my two daughters, Malaika and Alishba. We usually end up walking in North Wales or taking part in outdoor adventure sports; we enjoy climbing, bouldering, gorge walking and mountain biking. We also love camping, running, exploring mountains and especially having a BBQ by a lovely lake.
I already know lots about you from being with you in Reception and I just can’t wait to get to know you some more and see you flourish with maturity; we have lots of exciting things planned for us to do together!
Miss Sayce 1ES
Hello! My name is Miss Sayce and this is my third year working at Woodlands Primary School.
I am very excited to be teaching Year 1 again this year, I love being part of the Key Stage 1 team!
I enjoy teaching all subjects but I particularly like history as there are so many exciting things to discover. I also love reading, some of my favourite books are 'Stickman' by Julia Donaldson and 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' by Eric Carle.
When I am not in school, I love to bake tasty treats for my friends and family, as well as grow fruit and vegetables in my garden! I also like to watch football, especially my favourite team, Shrewsbury Town FC.
I can't wait to get to know you all, I know we will have so much fun and learn a lot!
Miss Skillen 1/2ES
Hello everyone! I am Miss Skillen, and I am the KS1 and EAL lead at Woodlands Primary School. In the seven years I have been a teacher, I have taught in EYFS, KS1, KS2, and I am thrilled to be teaching the mixed year one and year two class this year.
I have a real passion for the arts. I love designing, making, acting and singing- you will love hearing my angelic voice in class. In 2020, I was lucky enough to help design the art and DT curriculum for the whole school. You will love the fantastic activities we have planned for you in KS1.
When I am not in school, I enjoy going to concerts, spending time with family and friends and going to see musicals. You will often find me in theatres singing my heart out to my favourite show tunes or belting out songs from the early 2000’s. If I am not singing, I am usually enjoying long walks in the woods in my sparkly, silver wellies.
Welcome to Spring 2! We hope you have had a lovely break. We are looking forward to an exciting half-term and have lots of great activities planned to support our creative curriculum.
Our main text for this half-term is 'Major Glad, Major Dizzy', written by Jan Oke.
It's based on the true discovery of a hidden hoard of Victorian toys under the author's floor. It will introduce some of the milestones of recent British history and interest children in tracing the past through found objects and old photographs.
Mastery Targets for Spring 2:
- Join words and clauses using and
- Add suffixes where no change is needed to the root of the word e.g. ed, -ing, -er, -est
- Punctuate sentences using a capital letter and a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark
Maths 
In Maths this half term we will be exploring place value to 50, and length and height.
Mastery Targets for Spring 2:
- Count from 20 to 50
- Understand multiples of 10, up to 50
- Count by making groups of 10
- Make groups of tens and ones
- Partition numbers into tens and ones
- Using a number line to estimate.
- Find one more or one less than numbers within 50
- Compare lengths and heights
- Measure lengths using objecgts
- Measure lengths using centimetres
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Phonics
Read Write Inc. sessions will continue to develop the children's reading skills as they learn their sounds, segmenting and blending whilst also developing their comprehension skills. If you would like to help your child to practise their phonic knowledge for reading at home, then follow the link www.ruthmiskin.com for more information.
During Science this half term, we will be learning about materials.
The children will learn to identify materials from a selection of toys:
wooden toys
plastic toys
metal toys
fabric toys
History
This half-term, we will focus on the theme of 'How school life has changed since I was born'. The children will learn to:
- Develop an awareness of the past, using common words and phrases relating to the passing of time.
- Use a wide vocabulary of everyday historical terms.
- Ask and answer questions.
- Show an understanding of some of the ways in which we find out about the past and identify different ways in which it is represented.
- Recognise changes within living memory.
Some useful websites:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths/
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=8
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/
P.E Information
Please make sure that your child wears their PE kit to school on their PE days: Monday and Thursday
Indoor kit: a white t-shirt, black shorts, pumps and socks
Outdoor kit: plain, dark coloured jogging bottoms, a jumper or hoody and outdoor trainers, socks
Please make sure all items of school clothing are clearly labelled and that named water bottles are sent in daily.
