Welcome to Year One at Thomas Willingale School!
We currently have two classes in Year One; Oak Class led by Mrs Goldie and Spruce Class led by Miss Hartnell.
Mrs Porter is the KS1 Phase Leader.
This year, we will be covering a range of subjects from across the curriculum in a fun and interactive way. Some of our learning will be accessed through our half termly themes.
PE days are Mondays and Thursdays.
24.10.25
This week in Maths we have been revising our number bonds to 10. In our English lessons we have been reading acrostic poems and we wrote our own acrostic poem about harvest time. We also had an African drumming lesson, we learnt about the drum and the different ways to play it to make different sounds. In computing, we have been learning about the internet and how to be kind in the real world and online.

17.10.25
This week in Maths we have been working systematically to find number bonds within 10. We used double sided counters and cubes to help us find all the number bonds. We also learnt about harvest time and why we celebrate it. We also collected lots of food to donate to Epping Forest Foodbank. In our reading lessons we have been reading a weather poem. We explored the new vocabulary in the poem and answered retrieval questions about it.
10.10.25
This month is Black History Month and we have been doing lots of interesting activities to celebrate. In class we learnt about Floella Benjamin and we learnt that she was born in Trinidad and travelled all the way to the UK on a boat. She did lots of amazing things in her life, including running 10 marathons for charity. We also made African masks in our art lesson. In maths we have been using the part whole model to partition numbers. We then wrote fact family number sentences. This week we enjoyed a drama workshop led by Perform. On Friday we played Capture the Flag, it was so much fun!

3.10.25
This week in Maths we have been exploring the part-whole model. We have been partitioning numbers up to 10 using this model. In English this week, we have been continuing to read the book 'Storm' by Sam Usher. We drew a storm picture and labelled it using our sounds to build words. Then we wrote sentences about what we like to do outside when it is windy. In computing, we have been learning about the internet and how to stay safe online. The internet means when computers are connected to each other. In Science we have continued to learn about the four seasons. We sorted seasonal events into the correct season.

26.9.25
This week in Maths we have been comparing objects and we learnt how to use the more than (>), less than (<) and equal (=) symbols to compare objects. In English we have been exploring rain vocabulary and we have been practising writing sentences using our sounds to build words. In science we learnt the names of the four seasons and talked about their differences.
19.9.25
This week in Maths we have been counting on one more from any number and finding one less than any number. In English this week we have enjoyed reading the book 'Rain' by Sam Usher. We have used this book to inspire us to write super simple sentences! In our geography lesson we identified different types of weather like rainy, sunny, windy and cloudy.
12.9.25
This week in Maths we have been recognising numbers as words. We also practised counting one more from any number. In English, we have been writing all about ourselves and created lovely booklets! In our reading lessons we are reading a fantastic book called Grandpa's Handkerchief, we spoke about the vocabulary, practised reading for fluency and we retrieved answers from the text.
Welcome to Year 1 5.9.25
We hope you have all had a super summer! This week the children have settled into year 1 wonderfully! They have adapted well to the knew routine and have been working hard. We have been practising our number formation and our speaking and listening skills. In Maths we have also been learning to sort and count objects. We have enjoyed practising the alphabet in English and forming our letters correctly. In Art we looked at rainbow paintings by different artists and used water colours to paint our own rainbows.