Hello Year One,
We have some great topics this half term.
Maths
We are currently learning to divide and multiply and to recognise the link between the two. We will be learning to tell the time and how to turn clockwise and anti-clockwise. Fractions comes next and the children will be learning to find equal parts of a whole. They will learn how to find fractions of shapes. By the end of the term we will be re-visiting number and place value.
English
This week the children created their own stories, using a familiar pattern. They were so interesting to read and it is great to see them beginning to use adjectives and even adverbs in their stories.
Next week our focus will be report writing. They will be writing a news report about 'Bronty' the dinosaur. The children will be writing explanation texts on how their beans are growing. We will be working on one last traditional tale and complete the term studying poetry.
Science
Our focus is on plants. This week the children planted beans. They will be keeping diaries of the bean's growth. Next week they will be planting sunflower seeds.
We are going to set up an experiment by putting one of the plants in the dark cupboard and not giving it any water so that we can see whether or not it will still grow. The children will be learning the parts of a tree and how to use leaves to identify trees. We will be learning about deciduous and evergreen trees.
Geography
We will be traveling around the world in geography, as we go to each continent and focus on a country within that continent. This week we learned about Europe and investigated the features and characteristics of UK and France. Next week we look at Asia and China, the third week, Australia, then Africa, North and South America and finally Antarctica.
ART/DT
The children will be designing and making a vegetable salad. They will use vegetables to create patterns through printing. We will be creating observational paintings of Summer flowers and sketching buildings. The children will learn the primary and secondary colours and will create a piece of aboriginal style art.
RE
For RE the children will be listening to and learning about faith stories. This week we focussed on 'Five loaves and two fish.' We will be asking big questions about 'God.' The children will listen to creation stories and be thinking about 'God' as a king, a shepherd and a gift giver.
PSHE
The theme for this term is 'changing me.' This week we have looked at life cycles and the stages of childhood. During week four we will be discussing the difference between girls and boys bodies. The children will learn the correct vocabulary for the body parts. If you do not want your child to take part in this lesson please let me know and I can arrange for an alternative activity to be put in place. Towards the end of term the children will be discussing how learning and growing affects them. They will reflect back to the beginning of Year One and recognise how they have changed because of the things they have learned.
ICT
We are working on increasing typing speed by familiarising the children with the keyboard. They will be researching the geography topic through use of the internet. They will type their own reports on how they feel about their experiences in Year One.
Spellings
Group One
much
such
shop
ship
shed
Group Two
meat
seat
read
bead
treat
claw
saw
jaw
paw
Group Three
came
same
some
make
amaze
August
launch
author
Paul
PE KITS
Some children do not have full PE kits in school. Please can you check that everything they need is in their PE bag.
PHONICS
Next week I will be carrying out the phonics sessions. The children are aware of this as I have explained I need to see what they know for my future planning. The extra sessions finish next Thursday.
Library Books
The children visit the library on Thursdays. Please ensure that they bring their books with them on Thursdays so they can choose new books.
Vegetable Salad
At some point this term we will be making vegetable salads. Please let me know if your child is allergic to any fruit or vegetable.
I wish you all a happy and relaxing weekend. I hope to see some of you at Potters Bar Carnival.
YDavis
