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 – Summer 1
Topic |
Our whole school topic this half term is Achievement and Innovation. In Year 1, we will be learning about explorers of air and space. We will learn about the first flights and the space missions. We will look at how developments over time have impacted on advances in how we travel today. |
English |
This term we will be reading Greta and the Giants By Zoe Tucker. This book will start an environmental theme looking at climate change and making a difference. The children will talk about their beliefs and how to look after our world. The children will look at formal and informal letters, writing a letter to the Giants. Guided Reading, handwriting and phonics will continue. In phonics lessons we will be working on real and alien words ready for the phonics screen in June. |
Maths |
This half term we will be learning about fractions half and quarter of a number. Then moving onto money. We will go back to place value, looking a to numbers to 100. We will recap addition and subtraction. The children will also be looking at position and directions using quarter turn, full turn and half turn. |
Science |
Year 1 will be completing our “animals including humans unit” by walking to the waterpark to spot different animals. Then we will start our work on Plants, including looking at parts of a plant and trees. We will be planting several seeds and completing a diary of their growth. The children will look at what plants need to grow and native plants and trees. |
Other Curriculum Areas |
RE –What does it mean to belong to a faith community? Art – “Making birds” Music – Charanga unit: Friendship Song PE – Dance (Monday), athletics (Wednesday), Games (Friday) PSHCE– How does my behaviour affect others? Why is it important to wash my hands? What is the environment? Computing – animation |
Important Dates |
Thursday 25th April – Photograph day Monday 4th May – School Closed (Bank Holiday) Thursday 7th May – School Closed (INSET Day) Friday 22nd May- Our class assembly 9:00 (30 mins long) Friday 22th May school breaks up for 1 week Other dates will be communicated as they are confirmed. |
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
