Year 1
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Meet the Team Teacher: Ms Powell Supportive Teaching Team: Miss Smith |
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Term Three Our value this term is Trust. Term 3 Overview of Learning Our enquiry is: What is my village like? This term we will be learning all about the local area of Berrow, Brean and Burnham-on-Sea. We will be looking at maps, finding where we live, learning how to recognise human and physical geographical features and then creating our own maps. We will be looking at how the local area has changed over time, exploring photographs from different periods of time and comparing them to photos taken from 'today'. Maths This term there is a real focus on numbers within 10. We will be building on the children's knowledge of numbers to 5 and use the skills learnt in Term 1 and 2 and put these skills into practice when learning all about numbers to 10. We will also focus on addition and subtraction. English This term our book is 'The Lighthouse Keepers Lunch'. We will continue to use our understanding of nouns and adjectives and learn all about verbs and how they add to a sentence. We will be re-telling the story of Mr Grinling and the 'pesky' seagulls. Throughout the term we will continue to focus on handwriting. This term we have introduced spellings, each week a new set of words will be sent home to practice, (we will also be practising these in school during morning retrieval sessions) these consist of the year 1 common exception words. There will be an opportunity at the end of each week for the children to demonstrate their learning. Science This term we will continue to look at how the seasons change throughout the year. We will also be looking at one of the mini enquiry questions "How has the weather changed our local area?". We will be reviewing prior learning about plants and the features of a plant and a tree. Art Our focus artists this term are Marc Chigall and Pierre-Auguste Renior. We will be using St Anne's Church as our inspiration, learning how different tools create a different effect with the aim to create our own take on a stained glass window. PSHE This term is all about Dreams and Goals, how we can celebrate our successes. RE How should we live our lives? Linking both Jewish and Christian beliefs and understandings. Music This term we will be learning all about rhythm, how to keep rhythm, how to create rhythm and why it is an essential part of music. Forest School Forest school is every Monday, children need to bring in Wellington boots or an old pair of shoes (named) that they do not mind getting 'very' muddy. We are very lucky that we now have a school supply of all-in-one waterproofs that the children can wear to protect their clothing. PE PE is every Monday and Thursday. Please can PE kits be bought into school in a bag. PE kit needs to be named as children will get changed in class. ************************************************************************************************ Term Two Our value this term is Respect Term 2 Overview of Learning Our enquiry is: What is around me? This is an exciting and engaging enquiry question set to explore what the children can see around them. Our mini enquiry questions: What can I see outside my window? What grows near me? Where am I? What is the weather? What is a living thing? What am I? Are all animals the same? Each lesson will comprise of different activities for the children to take part in, to build their vocabulary and understanding on the world around them. Maths Throughout the term we will be revisiting prior learning and skills and building on these to develop confidence in number recognition and formation. We will be working on gaining a confident understanding of bonds to 10 and beyond. We will also be learning about 2D and 3D shapes and how they can be manipulated to create new shapes. English Writing In English we will be working on building stamina in writing, focusing on letter formation and using phonics to support spelling. We will be using different high-quality texts to support writing. Science Our science topic for these next two terms will be Plants and their structures and Animals including humans. We will be planting our own seeds to see how they grow throughout the term. We will be investigating different plants and using our observational skills. We will also be observing how the seasons change throughout the year, using the large tree on the playground, to observe it's leaves and how it changes as the seasons change. The children will be making their own weather stations, they will record their results and compare their results with others. DT This term we will be looking into fruits and vegetables, what the differences are and how you can tell. We will be cutting, juicing and tasting the fruits and then designing our own fruit smoothies. P.E P.E is on a Monday and Thursday. Children should bring their PE kits in a bag. PE kits should be black shorts, trousers or skorts, a white Berrow logo t-shirt or plain white t-shirt and black or white trainers. Forest School Forest school is on a Monday afternoon. Children should bring their forest school clothes in a named bag please. ************************************************************************************************ Term One Our value this term is Thankfulness Term 1 Overview of Learning Our enquiry is: What is around me? This is an exciting and engaging enquiry question set to explore what the children can see around them. Our mini enquiry questions: What can I see outside my window? What grows near me? Where am I? What is the weather? What is a living thing? What am I? Are all animals the same? Each lesson will comprise of different activities for the children to take part in, to build their vocabulary and understanding on the world around them, starting with what they can see 'outside their window'. Maths Throughout the term we will be revisiting prior learning and skills and building on these to develop confidence in number recognition and formation. We will be working on gaining a confident understanding of bonds to 10 and beyond. English Writing In English we will be working on building stamina in writing, focusing on letter formation and using phonics to support spelling. We will be using different high quality texts to support writing. R.E In R.E we will be discussing 'Who made the world?' The children will be exploring how the world was created using the bible story from Genesis. Science Our science topic for these next two terms will be Plants and their structures and Animals including humans. We will be planting our own seeds to see how they grow throughout the term. We will be investigating different plants and using our observational skills. We will also be observing how the seasons change throughout the year, using the large tree on the playground, to observe it's leaves and how it changes as the seasons change. The children will be making their own weather stations, they will record their results and compair their results with others. P.E P.E is on a Monday and Thursday. Children should bring their PE kits in a bag. PE kits should be black shorts, trousers or skorts, a white Berrow logo t-shirt or plain white t-shirt and black or white trainers. Forest School Forest school is on a Monday afternoon. Children should bring their forest school clothes in a named bag please. Computing In computing, we will be looking at systems and networks, learning how to log onto the computer and to use the mouse to draw. We will also be looking at where else we can find technology, beyond the school. PSHE This term’s unit is ‘Being me in my world’. First we will be looking at what makes us feel safe, both in school and the wider community. We will build on this to how we can take responsibility for our actions and what consequences mean. We will focus on what makes us proud and how we can have a positive impact in our school and community. |
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