Year 1
Mrs Beirne & Mrs Smart
Art – As artists we will:
- Investigate the different possibilities of mark making.
- Create our own tools for mark making.
- Use different tool for mark making.
- To represent texture by using different marks.
- Use our imagination to draw a character from a story.
- To talk about own work and that of others.
Design Technology – As designers we will:
- As designers we will :
- Be able to evaluate our/peers work stating what we like and dislike.
- Use a variety of equipment.
- Use a range of materials.
- Design and make a mechanism that works.
Computing – As programmers we will:
- Learn to log on independently.
- Know the importance of keeping usernames and passwords safe.
- Know how to be safe online.
- Learn how to save and find our own work.
- Explore different types of communication.
- Group and sort information into a pictogram.
- Explore the different tools on Purple Mash.
- E-safety - use safety in balance with other activities.
English – As writers and communicators we will:
- Hold our pencil in a tripod grip
- Sit is a good writing position.
- Form our letters correctly.
- Use of phonic knowledge to read words.
- Begin to write simple sentences with full stops and finger spaces.
- Use our phonics knowledge to write words, captions and sentences.
- Retell simple stories verbally and written.
- Learn to spell helpful words.
- Listen and talk about books that are read to us.
Geography – As geographers we will:
- Learn about the four seasons.
- Learn about the temperature associated with the four seasons.
- Know the months that are in each season.
- Learn about different types of weather.
- Use observational skills to describe the weather.
- Complete simple fieldwork and collect data for rainfall and temperature.
History – As historians we will:
- Learn about a historical significant event - The Great Fire of London.
- Learn about the life of a significant individual - Samuel Pepys -who has contributed to our history.
- Discover how things such as London, houses and fire safety have changed over the years.
Maths – As mathematicians we will:
AUTUMN 1:
- Count, read, write, identify, represent, double and half, and use comparative language of numbers within 10.
- Addition and subtraction within 10. Combination and partitioning. Represent and use number bonds; read, write, interpret, represent and solve.
- Shapes and patterns— Recognise common 2-D and 3-D shapes; describe position, direction and movement.
AUTUMN 2:
- Numbers within 20—Count, read, write, identify, represent, double and half, and use comparative language.
- Addition and subtraction within 20 - Represent and use number bonds; read, write, interpret and solve one-step problems.
Music – As musicians we will:
- Learn all about the musical heartbeat.
- Listen to and sing songs to find and keep a steady heartbeat.
- Find a movement that helps us to keep the ‘pulse’ or ‘beat’.
- Answer the social question ‘How can we make friends when we sing together?’
P.E. – During ball skills we will:
- Explore fundamental ball skills such as throwing, catching and dribbling.
- Develop our cooperation and communication skills.
- Develop our accuracy when handling different ball sizes.
R.E. – As theologians we will:
- Know and retell the story of creation from the bible.
- Think of ways to help the environment.
- Know and retell the story of the Nativity.
- Know and recognize some symbols of Advent and Christmas.
R.P.S.H.E. – as citizens we will:
- Recognise our likes and dislikes and what we are good at.
- How personal features and qualities are unique to us.
- Know our family members and how they are special to us through their actions to make us feel loved and cared for.
- Learn about different types of families and that we are all different but share common features.
Science – As scientists we will:
- Identify different everyday materials.
- Ask yes or no questions when sorting objects.
- Compare objects based on obvious features.
- Describe the characteristics and properties of materials.
- Choose some equipment to use in an experiment.