Years 1 & 2

In school Year 1 and 2 are taught by Mrs Barratt and teaching assistant Mrs Haughan. 

 

In Literacy we will be looking at fiction books around the topic of 'A twist in the tale'  We will study books - Don't read this book, Jack and the beanstalk and Maximus and the beanstalk. The children will compare traditional stories to those with a bit of a twist. They will discuss the characters, key fairytale features and make predictions. The children will plan, edit and write their own versions of traditional tales with roles reversed. 

 

The children will study a non-fiction unit entitled ' All about Orangutans'. The children will start with the question - Can you keep an orangutan as a pet? After looking at non-fiction books the children will ask questions and gather facts about orangutans. After doing research the children will present their facts in a non-fictional piece of writing. This links with our Geography topic of comparing a non European place to the UK. 

 

Our poetry unit this term is 'A closer look' where we will look at a variety of poems, listening and responding in different ways. We will explore poetic language, identify adjectives and verbs in poems. They will then draft, edit and compose their own poems and read them aloud. 

 

Phonics will continue to be taught daily using Read Write Inc and children will be sent home with Read Write Inc book bag books to read at home as well as using the Oxford Owl online e-library . Children will get weekly spellings to learn from the Spell Ninja and Ed Shed schemes.

 

Our main topic this term is Castles and other curriculum areas will be based around this.

 

In Science our topic is changing materials in which the children will distinguish between an object and the material from which it is made. They will identify everyday materials and describe their properties. The children will also learn about changing the shape of materials by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching. 

 

In Art our topic is Painting and mixed media - colour splash. This topic teaches the children about primary and secondary colours, colour mixing techniques and applying them to painting and printing. 

 

Our Design Technology topic this term is simple stitches where the children will learn how to make stitches with a needle and thread. Our second topic is - A chair for bear in which the children  will test the strength of material of materials and make a strong and stable chair. This links in with our Science topic on materials.

 

This term in Music our topics are Myths and Legends where the children will develop and understanding of structure by exploring and ordering rhythms. We will also study a topic on fairytales looking at the concept of sound patterns (rhythms), explore clapping along to repeated words and phrases, creating rhythmic patterns to tell a familiar fairytale. This links in with our fairytale topic in Literacy. 

 

In History we will be learning all about Castles and looking at our local castle in Carlisle. We will be learning all about Mary Queen of Scots and go on a trip to the castle. 

 

In RE we will be looking at Christianity and the topic of Easter and surprise. 

 

Computing this term is programming and using Scratch. The children will be learning about block coding using Scratch Jr to follow and to create algorithms. 

 

PHSE this term using SCARF will focus on Keeping Safe and Rights and Respect. 

 

PE will take place on a Thursday with Mr Travers. They will be doing Dance and Multi skills focusing on Throwing and Catching. The children should come to school in their PE kit. PE may be outside on the MUGA so please make sure that you child has suitable footwear. If your child has pierced ears they must be able to  remove them themselves or please supply plasters to put over them for health and safety reasons. Please can you make sure that your child has the appropriate kit on these days otherwise they will miss their PE lesson. 

 

Water bottles are allowed in class for the children to access throughout the day. Please can you supply a named bottle for the children to fill with water and these can be left in school and these will be sent home on a Friday. 

 

The school website and Facebook page will be kept up to date with photographs of things we do in school. 

 

Thank you for your continued support. Any questions do pop and see us. 

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