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YEAR 1 - Kelham & Kensington

Hello Year 1 and welcome to our year group! We have so many exciting opportunities for you and will be making the most of our year together. We hope that you will enjoy our topics and we hope that you can share any of your amazing home-learning projects with us, too.

Miss Petch and Miss Cruickshanks

What We're Learning This Half-Term

Mathematics: Multiplication and Division

In maths, we will be building and developing our knowledge of multiplication and division.

We will use concrete resources and manipulatives to support our learning alongside pictorial representations. We will then be looking at making equal groups before we progress our learning to more abstract questions.

English: Writing sentences

Within our English lessons, we will be reading information books about London and how the Great Fire started in 1666. We will continue to write sentences accurately by ensuring correct grammar is included. We are focusing on letter formation using Read Write inc handwriting rhymes and where they sit on the handwriting lines. In grammar, we will be consolidating basic punctuation and applying this independently in our writing. In Read Write inc, daily speed sound lessons continue looking at set 3 sounds.

Science: Animals and humans

This half-term, within science, we will be learning about animals and humans. The children will learn to categorise animals into carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores. We will also be consolidating our learning about the different seasons.

Curriculum Focus: History- Great Fire of London

This half-term, we will explore the significant event that occurred in 1666- The Great Fire of London. The children will research the events that unfolded and re-inact events from 1666 through role-play and imaginative activities.

PE: Gymnastics

In pe in Year 1, children will be learning how to keep control of their bodies and think about special awareness through different balances and positions.

PE days will continue to be on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please ensure children have appropriate PE kits and footwear. Also, please ensure that all children’s earrings are removed.

RE/PSHE

In PSHE we will understand what medicines are and how they can affect our bodies and the importance of being comfortable with saying no to something we don’t want to do.

Creative Arts: ART - Water colours

Linking to our History learning about The Great Fire of London. We will research about the artist Costos Korovilas and take inspiration from his work to plan and create our final piece which will be a collaborative Great Fire of London eye catching piece focussing on warm colours and tonal range.

Homework

There is a selection of project ideas available for this half-term on the homework menu and our newsletter for Summer 1 including make your own Great Fire of London house or building, creating your own fire engine, or designing and creating a famous London building or monument. Weekly My maths is still being set for every child alongside an eBook on Oxford owl. The logins for these can be found in your child’s planner.

Your child will continue to receive weekly MyMaths homework every Friday along with eBooks on Oxford Owl. Their password and username can be found in the back of their planner.