Autumn Term Key Information – Welcome to year 1! We can't wait to see you all in September!

Swimming or PE will start WC 7^th September.

PE will be on a Wednesday. Please ensure children have the correct PE kit including trainers, white t-shirt and black bottoms. Please make sure the children have a jumper/coat they can wear during PE as we will be outside throughout the year. Badgers will be doing PE for the first 3 weeks of term before swapping to swimming.

Year 1 will be swimming this half  term on Wednesday afternoon.  Please ensure your children have appropriate swimming kit, including a swimming hat. Swimming hats can be purchased from the office if needed. If you would like your child to wear goggles for swimming lessons please put this in writing at the start of the term. If your child wears earrings, these need to be removed for PE, Forest School and swimming. Thank you for your assistance with this. Foxes will be swimming for the first 3 weeks of this half term and then swapping to PE.

Reading books will be collected in on Thursday for a book change and handed back on a Friday. Please ensure your children bring in their reading folders in daily so that an adult can read with them throughout the week.

Curriculum:

English:

This term we will be writing a narrative to entertain as we explore the story 'Lost and Found' written by Oliver Jeffers. The children will write an adventure story based on the tale of a little boy helping a lost animal.  We will also be exploring a poetry unit that looks at Sea Songs as well as listening to a range of texts during story time such as 'The Wonkey Donkey' by Craig Smith and 'I am Enough' by Grace Byers. We will also continue to work hard on our handwriting and spelling following the Year 1 spelling lists and the Soundswrite phonics scheme.

History:

In history we are studying the history of shopping. The children will be looking at the way we shop now and how it differed in the past.  We will also be exploring how shops have changed over time.

PSHE:

In this subject we will be looking at being me in the world. These lessons will help children to feel safe, special, part of a class, and responsible for making good choices.

Music:

This term we will be exploring keeping the pulse together through music and movement, by exploring their favourite things.

Art and DT:

In DT, Children will be exploring structures and making a windmill. When thinking about the design of their windmill they will need to meet the design criteria. In Art, children will  be looking at drawings.

 Maths

This term children will focus on:

• Place value (within in 10)
• Addition and subtraction (within 10)

Children will regularly be able to use problem solving and reasoning skills. We will also be regularly recapping and practice fluency skills.

Science

In science we will be looking at the topic 'animals including humans'. Children will be able to identify what herbivores, carnivores and omnivores eat. They will also look at what characteristics mammals, amphibians, fish, reptiles, birds have. 

Computing

Children will look at technology around us. They will be able to talk about different technology within school and they will understand how to use it responsibly. 

RE

Our topic this term is Who am I? What does it mean to belong? We will look at how religious people show that they belong. How Christians and Muslims welcome babies and how people show that they belong to each other.

PE

In PE we will be looking at fitness and ball skills.