Superheroes in Training: Welcome to Year 1!

Transitioning from the Early Years to Year 1 is not always an easy leap, but our children have taken it in stride and settled in beautifully. We are so proud of how well they’ve adapted to new routines and embraced new learning challenges. We will continue to build upon our new classroom routines over the coming weeks.

This term, our Autumn 1 topic is ‘We Need a Hero’. We begin by exploring the qualities of much-loved superheroes before learning about a real historical hero: Florence Nightingale. We’ll then reflect on the true heroes in our own lives by looking at all the ways people help us in our local community. Through this topic, children will discover the many ways we can have a positive impact on our community and connect this learning to our school values: Curiosity, Creativity, Independence, Resilience, and Love.

In Maths, we’re building a strong foundation by deepening our understanding of number—recognising, making, and comparing numbers up to 50. We’ll then move into addition and subtraction, focusing on developing mathematical language and problem-solving skills.

Our wider curriculum has a body and food focus this term! We’re learning all about our bodies, where food comes from, and how to prepare it safely—giving us the fuel we need for our super bodies!

We’re looking forward to a term filled with learning, growth, and plenty of fun!

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We made our own superhero inspired by the Supertato stories and wrote sentences to describe them.

We have been practically exploring, ordering and comparing numbers using a range of resources to support our learning.