Welcome to Pluto Class

Welcome to Year 1! This year, children will grow as confident, independent learners through exciting lessons in reading, writing, maths and creative subjects. We value kindness, respect and curiosity, and expect children to try their best each day. Together we nurture strong learning habits, friendships, and resilience to support every child's journey in school.

Key Staff

• Mrs. Dummer - Head of School
• Mr. Potts - Federation Deputy Headteacher
• Mr. Simms - Deputy Headteacher
• Ms. Williams - Assistant Headteacher
• Mr. Mace - Resource Base Lead
• Ms. McMahon / Ms. Townsend - Pastoral Lead
• Ms. Jones - Key Phase Leader
• Ms. Anumah - Class Teacher
• Mrs. Howell - Support Staff

Important

School gate opens at 8.40am

School starts at 8.45am

Lesson starts at 9.00am

School ends at 3.15pm - Monday to Thursday

School ends at 2.15pm on Fridays

Children are expected to come to school everyday, and be punctual, as attendance is key to attainment. 

PE day is every Thursday

Please ensure your child comes to school in their PE kit: black, dark gray or navy shorts, joggers or leggings.

• Swimming costume
• Swimming hat (children are not allowed in the pool without one)
• Towel

Spelling will be given every Friday to children to learn over the weekend.

Please check this page regularly for updates on what we have been learning in class. Any questions? Please contact me on this email address: Pluto@kafed.org.uk

Maths Curriculum

Autumn 2

Autumn 2 Upcoming Trips

• Tuesday 18th November : Visit Beckenham Place Park for autumn hunt and observe changes in the weather.

WEEK COMMENCING 24.11.25

Week 4

This week we will be looking Night and Day . Our chosen topic book is Peace at Last by Jill Murphy: a story about Mr. Bear who is trying to get a night's sleep - but everything in the house is too noisy!

• Mrs. Bear is snoring
• baby Bear is pretending to be an aeroplane
• The taps are dripping
• The clock is ticking
• The birds start singing

Mr. Bear keeps moving  to different rooms to try and find a quiet place. At the end, morning comes and Mr. Bear finally falls asleep... but everyone else wakes up! We will look where we find peace and quiet in our homes and classroom.

In Geography we will look at seasons and the weather and make a weather chart. 

In Maths we will be partitioning numbers using cherry model.  We will also look at ordinal numbers and be using 1st , 2nd, 3rd etc. to describe position.

WEEK COMMENCING 17.11.25

Week 3

It is all about autumn this week.  We will be visiting Beckenham Place Park for our autumn walk. We will be exploring nature and see what we have been learning in real life! We will be:

• Collecting autumn objects.
• Going on an autumn hunt.
• Looking closely at the trees and learn to spot deciduous trees (which lose their leaves in autumn and winter as well as  evergreen trees ( which stays green all year round).
• Looking for human and physical features.

Children  will be writing a recount of our trip starting with:

At Beckenham Place Park, I saw /did ...

My favourite part of our visit was ...

Maths

 We will be looking at 'Whole' and 'Parts' using the following stem sentences: 

'This is a whole because I have all of it. 'This is not a whole because ,I don't have all of it'. OR 'This is not a whole because I only have part of it.' We will be learning that a 'whole' can be split into 'parts'. We will also explore number bonds to 10.

WEEK COMMENCING 10.11.25

Week 2

This week we will be looking at physical and Human features. In Geography, we look at the world around us and notice different things we can see. Some are made by nature and some are made by people.

 Physical features are natural things that are made by nature. Example:

• River - water that flows through the land.
• Mountains - big, tall, rocky areas of land.
• Beaches - sandy areas next to the sea.
• Trees and Lakes - part of the natural world.

Human features are things that are made by people. Example : Houses, Bridges, Roads, Shops, Schools etc.

Children will sorting pictures into  physical and human features.

We will also be looking at :

Evergreen Trees : Trees at stay green all year round. They do not lose their leaves in winter.

Example Pine tree and Holy  tree.

Deciduous Trees : Trees that lose their leaves in autumn and grow new leaves in spring. In autumn, their leaves turn red, orange or yellow before falling off. Example : Oak tree, Birch and Marple trees.

 In Maths we will be using 'more than' and 'fewer than' to compare sets of different objects.

In English we will be writing an Autumn Poem!

WEEK COMMENCING 03.11.25

Week 1

In RE this , we will be  looking at the story of Rama and Sita and why Hindus celebrate Diwali.

A long time ago, Prince Rama and his wife Sita were sent away to live in the forest. An evil king named Ravana took Sita away, but Rama, with the help from the monkey god Hanuman, rescued her after a brave battle. When Rama and Sita returned home, people lit oil lamps 

 (diyas) to show them the way and to celebrate thier return.

• The story of Rama and Sita is the main reason Hindus celebrate Diwali
• Diwali celebrates the victory of good over evil and light over darkness - just like when Rama defeated Ravana and light returned to the kingdom.
• Hindus light diyas (oil lamps), to decorate their homes, share sweets and enjoy fireworks  to remember the joy of Rama and Sita's return.

In English, we will be using the conjunction "and" to join words and ideas in our sentence writing.

In Maths, Is unit 2 : Comparison of quantities and measures. We will be measuring and comparing length, weight, capacity and volume.

Half Term Week: 27.10.25 - 31.10.25

WEEK COMMENCING 20.10.25

Week 8

This week's focus will be on the human body. We will look at the main and other parts of the human body. Children will be given an outline of the human body for them name and label the parts. We will crown it off by linking human body parts to our five senses and making a mini " My five senses poster".

 In Maths we will be:

• Solving missing parts and whole problems.
• Looking at part-part whole diagram ( cherry and bar model) representing the decomposition of a number into tens and ones.
• Solving one more than and one less than problems.

WEEK COMMENCING: 13.10.25

Week 7

We will be continuing our learning on "the five senses" by exploring our sense of hearing, sight and taste. Our chosen test will still be Leila in Saffron by Rukhsana Guidroz. We will be exploring these senses using fruits and vegetables.

• Sense of smell - Leila smells "ghee" 
• Sense of taste - Leila helps with cooking and the family praises the curry she helped make.
• Sense of touch- Leila handles her grandmother's scarf, feeling it's material ,admiring its texture and wrap.
• Sense of hearing - Leila hears laughter, kitchen noises, family voices, and the "clink clink" of Naani's glass bangles.
• Sense of sight - Leila looks in the mirror and focuses on her " skinny arms and knobby knees. 

WEEK COMMENCING 06.10.25

Week 6

In week 6 and 7, we will be learning about "Our Five Senses" in science. We will experiment the sense of touch, smell, sight, hearing and taste using fresh/ dry fruits and vegetable. Our chosen text is Leila in Saffron by Rukhsana Guidroz, a story  about self-esteem and self-acceptance. The story weaves in Pakistani traditions, food, languages (Arabic), colours, clothing and family relationships.

Leila in Saffron evokes all five senses to help Leila experience her journey of self- discovery.

• Sense of smell - Leila smells "ghee" 
• Sense of taste - Leila helps with cooking and the family praises the curry she helped make.
• Sense of touch- Leila handles her grandmother's scarf, feeling it's material ,admiring its texture and wrap.
• Sense of hearing - Leila hears laughter, kitchen noises, family voices, and the "clink clink" of Naani's glass bangles.
• Sense of sight - Leila looks in the mirror and focuses on her " skinny arms and knobby knees. 

In English we will be learning about adjectives - describing words. Children will use adjectives to describe people, places and objects. 

In Maths, we will be comparing numbers and quantities. We will use " greater than", "more than" and " less than" in our comparisons.

WEEK COMMENCING 29.9.25

Week 5

In English this week, we will be describing a setting in our much loved Knuffle Bunny topic book. A setting tells us where and when a story happens. It show the place and time a story happens. Children will draw and describe what they can see in one of several settings in the Knuffle Bunny story. Children can also create a setting for their story.

In  History, we will be comparing how we were as babies to what we are now. We will sequence events from a story on a timeline and focus on your child's  memories and milestones by making a  ' My Special Moments Timeline or 'My Growing Up Timeline'. Please discuss milestones with your child at home.

Educational Visits/Trips

30th September 2025 - Visit to Catford Library

WEEK COMMERNCING 22.9.25

Week 4

In English lessons this week, we will be learning about the pronoun 'I'.  We will be using 'I' to replace our names when we talk about ourselves. Children will be supported to write simple sentences starting with 'I' such as :

• I like apples.
• I can run.
• I am in Year 1.

History: We will be reflecting on our baby memories this week. We will be drawing our baby photos and writing simple sentences  starting with 'I' to describe how we were like. We will further compare how we behaved when we were babies to how we are now. Our chosen text book is Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems. Our sentence starter will be; When I was a baby I was.... Now I  can ..

 In Maths , we will be using simple resources like straws, sticks, bead strings , multilink cubes and dienes blocks to continue making groups of 10's and 1's.  Given a number, children will be expected to count in  groups of ten and the extra ones.  Given a quantity of objects, we can count out how many there are by counting in ones, or by counting the groups of ten  and  the extra ones. Please support your child at home on this. You can go on the NCTEM website for more information on this or see class teacher should you need further explanation on how to support your child.

WEEK COMMENCING 15.9.25

Week 3

It is RE this week, and our topic is ' Who am I'- Being Unique. What does it mean to be a unique person? What special qualities, skills, talents and experiences do you have that makes you unique?

Uniqueness means being special and different from everyone else.

• Nobody in the whole world is exactly the same as you.

We will also look at identity and our chosen topic is Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love.

Identity means who you are.

• It is your name, your family, where you live and the things that make you. We will make ' Look what I can do posters, Who am I booklets and express our identity visually- make a self portrait using various art supplies. 

In Maths we will still be making 10 base numbers and counting in 10's

WEEK COMMENCING 8.9.25

Week 2

 Who is in your family? It is all about families this week. We will be looking at family units and writing names of family members. Our chosen family text is Five Minutes' Peace by Jill Murphy. We will link this to English by learning to use capital letters at the beginning of names. Children will be expected to draw family members and use capital letters at the beginning of family members name list.

In Maths we will start counting in 10's. Please practise counting in 10's at home.

WEEK COMMENCING 2.9.25 

 Week 1

This week is about settling in, learning routines and class expectations, making friends, learning where resources are and joining in.

Our chosen topic book in The Gingerbread Man. Children will be expected to role play and join in repeating phrases, such as: "Run, run, run as fast as you can. You can't catch me I'm the gingerbread man!"

We will also be looking at lines in art and take inspiration form artist like Pablo Picasso and Vincent van Gogh. Lines can be straight, curvy, zig-zag, horizontal, vertical, swirly, wavy, thick, thin, short, long, or invisible, as shown by how artists arrange pictures on a painting.