Staff
- Alex Vaughan – Class Teacher and Assistant Head with responsibility for Years 1, 2 and 3
- Nicola Arrevillagas – Class Teacher
- Narjes Hadjam – Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
Curriculum overview – Spring 2
| Topic |
Our whole school topic this half term is Our World. In Year 1, we will be learning about Antarctica. We will learn about 7 continents, 5 oceans and the equator. We will look at the physical features of Antarctica finding out about the famous explorer linked with Antarctica. We will also find the North and South pole on a globe. See the Topic intended knowledge map for further details. |
English |
We will continue to complete our work in English through different texts. This half term, we will read “Space Tortoise” By Ross Montgomery. Using this story, we will talk about the journey the tortoise takes and do some short writing activities. The children will be learning about different settings and how to use similes in their writing. The children have the opportunity to complete a longer piece of writing using a plan, write, edit sequence of lessons. We will also be completing a study of the poem “ Your birthday cake” By Rosemary Wells. Guided Reading, handwriting and phonics will continue throughout. |
Maths |
This half term we will review subtraction and number families. We then will move on to multiplication and division. The children will be counting in 2’s 5’s and 10s. Finally we will look at fractions. |
Science |
Year 1 will be finishing the Science unit “Animals including Humans” by sorting animals according to features, we will be going on a walk to Chorlton Water Park to look for different animals. Finally we will start to look at the season of “Spring” looking at the weather, living things and changes to trees. |
Other Curriculum Areas |
| RE – Who is a Muslim and what do they believe? DT – Textiles -Puppets Music – Charanga unit: Friendship Song PE – Gymnastics (Monday), Target games (coach)(Wednesday), Games (Friday) PSHCE– Healthy Lifestyles: How can I look after my teeth? Living in the Wider World: Where does money come from? Keeping Safe: What is an emergency and what do I do? Computing – Digital writing |
Important Dates |
Thursday 5th March – World Book Day – information to follow Friday 13th March- Reports out to parents/carers Wednesday 18th March- school photographs Monday 23rd March- Science Week Tuesday 17th and Tuesday 24th March- Progress evening Wednesday 1st April- Spring Disco 4pm-6:30pm Thursday 2nd April Yellow Day and end of term finish at 2pm |
Empowering learning skills
Self manager
- Organise themselves and work out goals and priorities
- Show personal responsibility, initiative, creativity and enterprise
- Anticipate, take and manage risks
- Commit themselves to learning and self-improvement
- Respond positively to change
Effective participator
- Engage actively with issues that affect them and those around them.
- Play a full part in the life of the school
- Take responsible action to bring improvement for others as well as themselves
- Discuss issues of concern, seeking resolution
- Present a persuasive case for action
- Propose practical ways forward
- Try to influence others, negotiating and balancing diverse views
Resourceful thinker
- Think creatively by generating and exploring relevant ideas, and making original connections
- Find links and see relationships
- Explore & experiment with resources and materials
- Ask ‘why’, ‘how’ and ‘what if’ questions
- Apply imaginative thinking to solve a problem
- Try different ways to tackle a problem
- Work with others to find imaginative solutions and outcomes that are of value
Reflective learner
- Evaluate their strengths and limitations as learners
- Review their work and act on outcomes
- Set themselves realistic goals and criteria for success
- Monitor their own performance and progress
- Invite feedback and deal positively with praise, setbacks & criticism.
- Make changes to improve their learning
- Communicate their learning in relevant ways to different audiences
Independent enquirer
- Gather, process and evaluate information in their investigations
- Plan what to do and how to go about it
- Draw conclusions and evaluate outcomes
- Take informed and well-reasoned decisions, recognising that other have different beliefs and attitudes
- Use range of techniques to collect and organise information
Team worker
- Work confidently with others, adapting to different contexts and taking responsibility for their own role
- Listen and take account of others’ views
- Form collaborative relationships, resolving issues and reaching agreed outcomes
- Adapt behaviours to suit different roles and situations
- Show fairness and consideration towards others
