TERM 1 and TERM 2

We want to take this opportunity to welcome you to Year 1! We hope that the children will enjoy all of the wonderful things we have planned for them.

Our first topic of the year is ‘Whizz, Pop, Bang’ and it is certainly already capturing the interests of the children. During our WOW day, the children had the opportunity to bake their own bread rolls and spent the afternoon meeting firefighters, asking their own questions to discover more about this job role and its importance. The children are going to learn about the Great Fire of London and the impact this significant event had upon the city. Moving on, the children will then learn about Florence Nightingale and her significance in history.

To start our English work, the children will be writing instructions on how to make bread rolls. They will then study the text ‘Molly McDrew and the Great Fire of London’, focussing on how they can retell key events from the book using adventurous vocabulary. They will also apply key skills taught in our Grammar sessions, including using finger spaces, capital letters and full stops. Next term, the children will produce a non-chronological report and apply all the excitement of Christmas to their own poems!

In Maths, children will begin focussing on place value to 10, ensuring their digits are formed correctly. They will focus on counting numbers and finding one more and one less. They will then apply this understanding to addition and subtraction work. As well as this, the children will also focus on shape, recognising and sorting both 2d and 3d shapes.

In Science, the children will begin to look at everyday materials. They will look at everyday objects and discover what materials have been used to produce these. They will be exposed to a range of vocabulary that we could use to describe these materials and practise using these words to describe objects in our Science area within the classroom. The children will also begin to look at the difference between seasons, which gives us the opportunity to take a walk outside and spot any changes!   

Our PE lessons on a Wednesday will focus on Gymnastics through the first two terms, while on Thursdays with Mr Heath we will be improving our skills in attacking and defending. This will be followed by a term of send and return, where we will improve our throwing and catching.

RE in Term 1 will help us to answer the question ‘Who do Christians believe created the world?’ through studying the creation story from the Bible. The children will be introduced to a range of vocabulary from the story found in Genesis and will think about how some Christians may say thank you to God which will link to our Harvest festival later in the term. In term 2 our RE lessons will focus on the Christmas story and understanding the key events of this important time. 

We are very excited for the two terms ahead and look forward to sharing with you how the children are doing.