Staff
- Alison Brien – Assistant Head with responsibility for Years 1, 2 and 3
- Nicola Arrevillagas – Class Teacher
- Narjes Hadjam – Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
Curriculum overview – Autumn 1
Topic |
Our whole school topic this half term is The Struggle for Power and Control. In Year 1, we will be learning about Racial Equality. |
English |
We will be reading the stories ‘My Class is a Family’ by Shannon Olsen and ‘Bumblebear’ by Nadia Shireen . Using these stories, we will complete oral language work, drama, short writing activities, comprehension, grammar activities and the children will complete a longer piece of writing using a plan, write, edit sequence of lessons Guided Reading will be delivered every day for all the children, as will our whole class phonics lessons, through our phonics programme, Sounds Write. |
Maths |
This half term we will be mainly focusing on place value and addition and subtraction. We will be working on numbers 0-20. Counting forwards backwards and practising saying 1 more or 1 less. We will be doing lots of practical activities, singing and active maths. |
Science |
Year 1 will be completing the Science unit Materials this half term. The children will be classifying objects and identifying what material they are made from. They will be completing a material hunt around school and finding out words to describe different materials. We will also be carrying out a simple test to find out which material is best for an umberella. |
Other Curriculum Areas |
RE – Who is Christian and what do they believe? Art – Expressive Painting Music – Charanga unit: Hey You! PE – Gymnastics (Monday) and Multi-sports (Friday) PSHCE – Zones of Regulation and iMatter curriculum lessons Computing – Beebots Handwriting lessons and phonics lessons will continue throughout |
Important Dates |
w/c 7th September – all extra-curricular lunchtime and after school clubs begin w/c 7th September – PE days: Monday, Tuesday and Friday (children to wear PE kits into school on these days) Friday 23rd October – Break up for half term (normal finish time – 3.15 pm) |
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
