Pandas - Miss Brown

Meet the Pandas team:

Miss Brown (Teacher)

Miss Strowger (TA)

Year 1 Curriculum Overviews

Curriculum outline for this term:

Welcome Back!

English

We will be exploring a range of stories throughout the term. We will develop language, create story maps and develop our fluency in recalling key information and vocabulary from the texts that we read.

Phonics will be taught as whole class sessions daily.

Maths

In Maths we will be following the White Rose scheme of work which focuses on developing reasoning and fluency techniques. Every Maths lesson will begin with counting forwards and backwards and later in multiples.

This term our focus will be:

Place Value
Addition and Subtraction

Science

Animals 1-Biology

-Mammals

-Birds

-Herbivores

-Carnivores

-Omnivores

-Fish

-Amphibians

-Reptiles

-Compare and group animals

-Seasonal change (Autumn)

Geography/History.

Geography - What is it like here?

History - How toys have changed over time?

Art

Artist Study: Eric Carle

Mechanisms: Making a moving storybook (animals moving parts)

-Identify whether a mechanism is a side-to-side slider or an up-and-down slider and determine what movement the mechanism will make.

-Clearly label drawings to show which parts of their design will move and in which direction.

-Make a picture that meets the design criteria, with parts that move purposefully as planned.

-Evaluate the main strengths and weaknesses of their design and suggest alterations.

P.E

- Balance and agility– move like different animals

- Ball skills – aim like a predator

PSHE

Recognising and describing emotions

Working with others

Online safety: safe searches

Computing

Data Handling: introduction to data:

-Represent animal-themed data in different ways, using objects and technology.

-Log in and use mouse and keyboard skills to navigate the computer.

-Represent the same data as a pictogram and a table or chart.

-Collect data about minibeasts using a tally chart and represent data digitally.

-Click and drag objects to sort data using a branching database.

-Consider the types of input used to gather different forms of data when designing an invention.

R.E

Christianity

Baptism / church

Why is belonging to God and the church family important to Christians?

Key information about the school week

Reading: Sharing stories and practising reading using the phonics they have learned in school, is vital to improving a child’s confidence and skill with reading, understanding stories and developing a love for reading. It also has an important role in developing a child’s vocabulary and ability to express themselves effectively.

We would like each child to read as often as possible, ideally at least 4 times a week for around 10 minutes at a time. Please make sure their reading record is signed each time they have read to ensure that we know they have read. Please can they be in school daily for adults to also record in.

Reading books will be changed on a Monday.

PE:

PE for both classes will be for part of a Thursday afternoon and Friday afternoon and children are to come to school in their PE kits - please note the PE uniform policy on the website.

Long hair should be tied up and any earrings should be removed or covered with tape. Children are encouraged to take responsibility for their own PE belongings. Please support your child to do this by ensuring that all of their clothing is fully named and by practising some of the skills needed i.e. buttons/zips/etc. at home to promote their independence.

Homework:

Year 1 spellings will be on a Wednesday. They will also learn the new spellings in class for the next week.

Please ensure that your child has a named water bottle in school every day and that all items of clothing such as jumpers are well named so that in the event that a jumper should go missing, it can be easily identified and returned to the correct child.

Thank you for your continued support,

The Year 1 Team.

Below are some links to support further learning at home:

Reading, writing and phonics:

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/reading-schemes-oxford-levels/read-write-inc-phonics-guide/

https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/tips-and-advice/reading-tips/

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/

https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com

https://readingeggs.co.uk/

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/5-7-years/letters-and-sounds

Spelling Shed online is a fantastic, fun resource for practising spellings! Currently, membership is free and you can even add your own spelling lists!

https://www.edshed.com/en-gb

Find free reading books at: https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/

Maths:

https://www.prodigygame.com/

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/Key-Stage-1.html

https://www.mymaths.co.uk/primary.html

http://www.maths-games.org/times-tables-games.html

https://www.nationalnumeracy.org.uk/about-us