Year 1
Welcome to our Year 1 Class Page!
Welcome to the Summer term in Year 1!
Here you will find lots of information about our current learning, how you can learn at home, reminders and information about all of our Year 1 events.
We have two classes in Year 1.
1 Rowan
Mrs Carr
1 Birch
Miss Farren
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This half term our topic is:
‘What if we never communicated?'
Our Christian Value this half term is: Respect.
Our British Value this half term is: Democracy.
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What will we be focusing on in each subject?
Summer Two 2024
Key vocabulary which you can also discuss with your child is highlighted in blue.
Key questions which you can discuss with your child are highlighted in green.
Literacy Talk for Writing Text: Giraffes can't dance.
Beginning, Middle, End, Characters, Settings, Innovation.
What happens in the story? Where is the story set? What happens next? After? Before?
Writing Outcomes:
Use a greater range of conjunctions. Consistently use taught punctuation. Spell most CEW words accurately.
Reading Outcome: Read all Year 1 (and some Year 2) Year 1 CEWs. Draw inferences from a text and/or the illustrations. Read age-appropriate texts fluently.
| Maths
Number: Place value (Within 100) Measurement: Money and Time,
Groups, equal, capacity, volume, mass, heavier, lighter, full and empty, hour, o'clock, hands, pounds, pence, coins, notes.
How many equal groups of .... are there? How can we measure capacity? How can we measure and compare volume? Can you count in 2s, 5s and 10s?
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Science Growing and cooking.
roots, stem, flower, seed, light, water, soil, sustainability.
What to plants need in order to grow? What are the parts of a plant and how do they help it to stay alive? What kind of food can we eat?
| Topic Geography- African Deserts We will be talking about Equator Deserts – African Namibia (Namib), Botswana (Kalahari) Continent of Africa Seasons and weather patterns (Complete another local weather chart and compare this with the desert and the previous local weather charts) Explain clothes that would be worn. Would clothes we wear in summer be appropriate here? Physical & Human features – vegetation and animals found in these location City, Village, Town, equator, deserts, human and physical geography Why are deserts so cold at night?
History- How has communication changed over time?
How has communication changed over time? What did we use to communicate in the past? How do we communicate now?
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RE My world, Jesus world.
God, creation, life, world, past, present, changes.
Why is it important to help others? Who are today's creators? What is God's best creation?
Reflect upon Jesus' world and our world. Understand the differences between the two worlds.
| PSHE How do we feel? feelings, mental health, change, loss
What am I good at? How do I know? How does it feel to be good at something? What would I like to be able to do? What do I need help with? What are the things we treasure the most? How do we take care of them? How do we feel/behave if we lose them or they get ruined?
Discuss ways of dealing with our feelings and how we can work through changes in our life.
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You can find out more about our learning on our Year 1 Curriculum Map
Year 1 Curriculum Map
Please have a look at our Year 1 Curriculum Map which will give you a detailed overview of our learning this year in all subject areas. It also gives you extra exciting information about any trips, visits and additional learning experiences the children will enjoy this year!
Year 1 Curriculum Newsletters - 2023/2024
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