Our Curriculum
Welcome to Year 1
Miss Gibbons and Miss Farley would like to welcome you to a new half term. We hope you are all ready for a term full of exciting topics.
Phonics
We are following the RWI scheme, which is having a fantastic impact on children’s progress. On top of their English lesson each day, they all take part in RWI lesson. Children are placed in small groups specific to their needs and ability, this allows them to apply their phonic skills on a daily basis and review sounds repeatedly every day. Children are also supported throughout the day and are given opportunities to take part in 1-1 phonic tutoring sessions, which enables them to work specifically on areas that they need to focus on.
Children are continually assessed during daily RWI lessons and so they are able to move on as soon as they are ready to do so. We also complete phonic assessments following the RWI format to track their progress and prepare children for the end of year phonic screening. In order for children to feel confident when completing the phonic screening in July we complete regular screenings using past papers so they are familiar with layout and how the test is conducted.
We really appreciate your continued support as reading and practising phonics at home has a significant impact on your child’s progress. Ruth Miskin offers a variety of phonic videos online that you are able to watch at home:
English
Our English topic will be focused around the book ‘The Jungle Book’ as children will be exploring stories from another culture. The children will explore the characters, setting and plot through drama activities, group collaboration and practical tasks alongside their basic skills and sentence work. The children will work towards writing their own story from another culture and an information text on animals in the jungle.
Maths
During this half term we will be concentrating on number. We will first work on doubling, halving and division. We will also explore fractions of shapes, time, money and 2D and 3D shapes within a variety of problem solving contexts.
Geography
This half term children will be exploring hot and cold places. We focus on the Amazon rainforest and the Arctic. We will then delve deeper into both places and compare the physical geography focusing upon the weather, temperature, surroundings and animals.
Science
During science this half term we will be looking at animals. We will explore name and identify a variety of common animals from each classification; amphibians, reptiles, birds, fish and mammals. We will identify characteristics of these animals to support the identification process.
Some Important Information –
Book bags will be given out on a Friday and collected on a Wednesday/Thursday.
PE lessons will take place on Thursday for 1LK and Friday for 1HG.
Year 1 Home School Sheet Spring 2
Year 1 – Science Knowledge Organiser – Animals, Including Humans – All About Animals
Year 1 – Geography Knowledge Organiser – Contrasting Locality
Year 1 – Homework Menu Spring 2