Year 1

Welcome back! We trust that you and your children had a restful break! We are excited to welcome the new term and we know the children will love what we have planned! We are thrilled to present the Year 1 curriculum newsletter for the second half of the spring term, where you can explore the incredible learning opportunities that await your children during this upcoming period. You will also see the words that will be used for the spelling assessments this half term. We are also excited about our upcoming visits to Woolwich Library.

English

This term our Global theme is Social Justice and Equity. We will be exploring the theme through our English learning journey which will be focused around the Disney movie ‘UP’. The movie explores themes of adventure, friendship, inter-generational relationships and the importance of letting go of the past. It is known for its emotional depth, stunning animation, and heartwarming storytelling.

Maths

In Maths, we will begin the term continuing to focus on addition and subtraction. We will then move on to place value within numbers between 0-50, this will build on their prior knowledge from last half term. We will finish the term focusing on measure, we will be learning about length and height and mass and volume. We will be measuring length using centimetres and comparing capacities by making predictions to which container holds the most.

Science

Seasonal Changes: Winter and Spring

This half term we will be learning about the seasonal changes that occur in Winter and Spring. We will be finding out more about hibernating animals and what happens with animals during spring time.

History

As we continue our history of 'Toys' journey, we will be meeting the residents of the residential nursing home and learning more from them about the toys they played with when they were young. We will be exploring more about inter-generational relationships before we reflect on our learning journey and evaluate what we have learned.

Computing

This term we will be coding in our computing sessions. The children will become familiar with the vocabulary coding, events, instruction, background and program. By the end of the term the children will be able to plan and make a simple computer program.

RE

In RE the children will be learning about the importance of Easter to Christians. We will be listening to the Easter Story and identifying the key events. The children will gain an understanding of the religious symbols used to represent Easter and Jesus; the cross, eggs and candles. They will be able to retell the story and reflect on the Easter celebration.

PE

Football! We are excited to be teaching ball skills this term and creating exciting opportunities for the children to be part of a team to play a game. We will be learning the basic rules of football, how to pass, dribble and strike the ball and playing games of football to practise our skills and work as a team.

Art

This term the children will be focusing on the skill ‘colour mixing’ throughout their learning journey. We will be revisiting Primary colours and Secondary colours and they will be creating a painted pattern influenced by the braille artist ‘Clarke Reynolds’ for their final outcome. They will explore different ways to create patterns using their different senses.

Music

This term we will be listening to a variety of music. The children will be moving in time to the beat, listening carefully to the pulse and pitch of the music. The children will also be using instruments to create music in rhythm to the different song styles.

RHE

In RHE, we will be looking at the importance of rules. We will revisit our classroom rules as well as rules outside the classroom. Children will discuss what the affect would be of not having rules. We will then move on to look at the needs of different animals including humans such as babies and young children. In addition to this we will be identifying similarities and differences between people.

Homework Expectations

Year 1:

Practise and reinforce the phonemes and graphemes learned in school weekly. Children will be sent home a weekly Little Wandle homework sheet.
Read their phonetically decodable book for at least 10 minutes per day
Practice of weekly spelling list
Count in 2, 5, 10 (all doubles to 10 and halves)

Handwriting practice

We use Letter-Join as our new whole-school handwriting scheme. Children can log in to the Letter-Join website at home on iPads, tablets and computers.

Home Learning platforms

Beyond the core homework activities, Foxfield provides access to several engaging online platforms for optional additional tasks, for which your child has been given a login. These platforms include Letter-Join for handwriting practice, spag.com for spelling and grammar practice, Collins Big Cat e-library for access to all levelled reading books and Numbots for addition and subtraction practice. Class teachers will assign specific activities on these platforms, and children are able to regularly participate in fun activities.

Children should be encouraged to log into Letter-Join on a weekly basis and complete the activity assigned by their class teacher, linked to the current skill they are learning in class that week. For spelling and grammar, children will be set one activity a week linked to their learning in class. In the Collins Big Cat e-library, the children will have all books within their secure phonics level assigned to their account. This will not replace the physical book they bring home, instead they will have access to reread old titles or have further practice of the previous phonemes they have learnt. For numbots, the children will have the opportunity to develop their understanding of numbers within 100, including quick recalls of addition and subtraction facts. If the level they choose in ‘Storymode’ is too easy, please move onto the next level - you do not have to complete all elements on this website, although some levels can be used to recall learning from Reception. To further support your child’s learning, we will be setting a selection of activities on Purple Mash once every half term. Purple Mash is an online platform containing cross-curricular creative tools and activities that allow children to explore and enhance their knowledge in a fun, engaging way.

Your child will be expected to work their way through the assigned tasks at their own pace over the course of the half term. The homework will cover a variety of subjects, including core areas such as reading and maths, as well as other curriculum areas like science, history, and computing.

Spellings

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