Our topics

Ourselves

Light and Dark

Materials

Fairytales

Jungles

Seasides

General Information for Year 1

Our topic for this half term will be ‘Ourselves’. We are planning to teach this topic through a cross-curricular, creative approach. The purpose of this topic is so that the children can find out all about themselves and link their understanding to practical and real life situations.

Have a go at labelling the body parts here.

See what you can find out about out topic here

The children will be learning about their body, senses and how they grow and change in comparison to other animals, which will enable them to be more aware of the world around them. They will recognise the differences between animals, including humans. A strong emphasis will be put upon how to keep our bodies healthy, such as looking after our teeth, eating and drinking healthily.

Our topic for this half term will be ‘Light and Dark’. We are planningto teach this topic through a cross-curricular, creative approach. Thepurpose of this topic is so that the children can find out all about light anddarkness being the absence of light.

Have a go at investigating the different light sources here.

Learn about the different colours and light here.

Look around your house and see if you can find 5 different light sources. Share these with your class mates.

Look here and see if you can sort materials correctly.

Our topic for this half term will be ‘Materials’.

We are planning to teach this through a cross-curricular creative

approach. The purpose of this topic is so that the

children will develop their understanding of Materials, their purpose and their properties and

link their understanding to different aspects of the curriculum.

Rough, smooth, hard, soft, prickly...what could we be

describing? Can you think of any other

words to describe an object?

Our topic for this half term will be ‘Fairytales’ and Traditional Tales. We are planning to teach this through a cross-curricular creative approach. The purpose of this topic is so that the children will develop their understanding of Fairy Stories as well as other traditional stories and link their understanding to different aspects of the curriculum.

Look here and see if you can find your favourite fairy tale.

What is your favourite Traditional Tale?

Look here and see what you can

find out about sound from our science topic.

Come and read a jungle story

Our topic for this half term will be ‘Jungles’.

We are planning to teach this

through a cross-curricular creative approach. The purpose of this topic is so

that the children will develop their understanding of the

Jungle, sounds, beats, rhythms and rhymes through

different aspects of the curriculum.

Our topic for this half term will be ‘Seasides’.

A few of the activities within this topic will include:

• finding out about seaside holidays today and in the past.• Making a puppet for our puppet theatre.•Writing stories based around the seaside.•Playing seaside games.

Let’s have a look at holidays in the

past.

Bring a seaside or holiday picture into school for show and tell.

Have you been on holiday? Where did you go? What did

you see?

Brainbuilder homework will be sent home every other Friday and should be returned to school the following Wednesday morning for

marking.You can give your child as much

support as they need.

P.E.P.E. may change in Year1 . We will confirm this as soon as we know for definite. The children need a P.E. kit including a pair of pumps / trainers, a red T. shirt and a pair of blue shorts. If for any reason they are unable to participate then a note needs to be handed into the class teacher.

ReadingPlease read regularly with your child and record comments in their diary Reading homework will be sent home as and when it is required.

How can you help at home?Encourage your child to read for 10 minutes each night. Practise correct letter formation to aid your child with their handwriting. Practise correct number formation.Ask your child about what they have been learning about today.

Class Fund MoneyPlease ensure that this is sent in each week (£1).

HELP! If you are able to come in to school to help, for example hearing children read, please see me!