To the Ends of the Earth
In this branch, pupils will hear the story of the Road to Emmaus, the Ascension, and the story of Pentecost. They will complete an age-appropriate narrative cycle of the life, death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ and encounter the inspiration of the Holy Spirit in the lives of the Apostles and then the early Church.
Dialogue and Encounter
We will begin by exploring the Catholic Church and what being a Christian means to us and how we live our lives. Then, we will explore the similarities and differences between ours and others’ religions, focusing on the Jewish faith.
In Numeracy we will be focusing on measurement and investigating how we measure capacity and weight. After that, we will look at multiplication and division, focusing on multiples of 2, 5 and 10. The children will start learning about fractions such as halves and quarters and will continue to develop their knowledge of the number system using numbers up to 100.
In Year 1 we focus on the children knowing the facts and applying their skills so when they meet bigger numbers and more complex problem they have a secure knowledge.
In literacy we will be looking at fantasy stories, poems, dictionaries, glossaries and explanation texts. We will be revising and reinforcing rhyming patterns and initial and final letter sounds. Children will be creating their own fact books about plants, animals and sea creatures. The children are continuing to work on the grammar for year 1.
The phonics screening check will be held in June. The children will be expected to read real and made-up words with the main different phonics spelling patterns. Please use the Monster phonics reading scheme and website to prepare for the phonics screening. Your child can also practise phonics using websites like phonicsplay, CBBC, and topmarks.co.uk
Plants
This term we will be learning about ‘Plants.’ The children will start to identify and learn the function of different parts of a plant, including trees. In class we will plant our own seeds, monitor and investigate what plants need to grow. Do let your your child share any photographs or stories about gardening that they have. If you have any seeds or plastic plant pots at home that you would like to donate, please bring them in!
Geography
At the start of the term we will be learning Geography about how we make and use maps to look at the world and our local areas. Please look at maps with your child and encourage them to find the seven continents and five oceans. We will also have `ocean explorers` activities in our classroom and outside.
History
After Half-term we will explore the life of Queen Elizabeth II, the main events and duties of her long reign and what made her a significant person in History.
The children will be using Purple Mash to record the results of an investigation as a pictogram and to create an animated storybook. They will continue their Internet awareness training on how to use the internet safely and know that not everything on the internet is true. They will find out about the variety of devices that use the internet, learn how to login safely and use passwords to keep their creative work safe.
The children will learn all about Claude Monet and try to reproduce his style.
Children to use pencils to sketch their observations of plants for Science.
The children will continue to learn more songs through the wonderful Sing Up scheme.