How you can help our learning at home
The most important thing you can do is talk. Talk while lunch and
dinner are being prepared and perhaps share some cooking
experiences at home. Discuss which food you like and why? Are there
any places you would like to visit for a little taste of their cuisine?
Where is the food you are eating from? As always we encourage
children to ask lots of questions and try to find out the answers. Use
the internet and visit the local library to find interesting facts which
you can then share with your class.
If you think you might have some suitable materials or café role play
items that you would like to share with us, or if you have any skills,
expertise or knowledge you would like to share please pop in and see
your child’s class teacher. Our homework details have changed slightly
in response to parent feedback and it will now be set on a Friday to be
returned on the following Thursday.
Key Dates and Events
These are provisional dates which may change during the term; we will
let you know of any changes closer to the time. Please do not hesitate
to come and see your child’s teacher with any queries.
Tuesday 7h January = KS1’s new quest begins!
Week beg. 13th January = Visit to Swan Hotel Café.
Thursday 16th January = Ash and Willow swimming lessons starts.
Friday 31st January = Y1 hearing tests.
January = KS1 trip to a distribution depot/supermarket.
Thursday 13th February = KS1 Inspire Afternoon. Details to follow.
Friday 14th February = Last day of half term.
Monday 24th February = INSET DAY.
March = KS1 trip to Puxton Park.
Friday 7th March = Wells CLP sports festival at the Blue school for Rowan
Class all afternoon
Friday 21st March = Sport Relief 2014.
Tuesday 25th /26th March= Parents Evenings 3.30pm – 6.30pm
Thursday 27th March = Ash and Willow final swimming lessons.
Friday 28th March = KS1 World Market event pm. Details to follow.
Wednesday 2nd April = Wells CLP Dance Festival for KS1 4pm – 7pm.
Friday 4th April = Easter bonnet parade @ 2.30pm.
Friday 4th April = Last day of term…Happy Easter!
World Kitchen
KS1 Creative Curriculum Overview Spring 2014
Welcome back! We hope you have had a good break and
are ready to embark on our new quest for 2014. We are
about to set off on more travel adventures, this time
exploring food and cultures from across the globe.
Why food?
JRR Tolkien (author of ‘The Hobbit’) once said “If more of us
valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be
a merrier world.” It is true that food and song are a central
part of many cultures, many of which we will explore during this
term.
Our quest is entitled ‘World Kitchen’ and will encapsulate a wide
range of curriculum subjects and allow for the development of
crucial key skills ending with the children creating their own
food tasting market. This enterprise opportunity will consolidate
the children’s new understanding and give them a chance to
celebrate their learning with each other and the wider school
community. The quest will culminate in a ‘World Kitchen Market’,
at which we hope you will all attend.
Throughout all our topics we aim to:
•Create challenging learning opportunities across all areas of the
curriculum
•Encourage children’s natural curiosity about the world, and
show an interest in geographical communities.
•Provide opportunities for expression and creativity.
•Motivate through unique experiences.
•Embrace ‘learning without limits’ through dedicated child-led
learning and risk-taking.
Art and Music
In Art lessons we will look at still life pictures
using fruit. We will continue our weekly singing
session with Kate Lynch exploring music from
around the world. In class the songs and music
children will be learning, will again explore
timbre, tempo and dynamics. We will make links
between the music studied and the countries of
origin.
Literacy
In Literacy we will continue to follow the
Read Write Inc. programme and support
children in developing their confidence with
phonics, reading and writing. We will also use
literacy within our topic lessons to ensure
that all children are given wider, extended
writing opportunities linked to our theme.
Geography
Our new topic provides an excellent
platform for children to enquire
about and explore the world around
them. We will be starting in the UK
and then visiting Spain, Italy,
France, Poland, Thailand, India,
USA, Ethiopia and Mexico. If you
have any expertise or experiences
of these countries we would love to
hear from you!
World Kitchen
Science
We will be exploring food using our senses
and discussing the importance of how our
senses help us understand the world around
us. We will develop our investigative skills
through exploring what it would be like to be
without one of our senses. Healthy living will
also focus strongly within our learning as we
explore how our bodies use the food we
consume when we exercise.
Numeracy
We
will
continue
to
practise our mental maths
by completing daily maths
challenges – Please see
separate
sheet
for
details.
PSHCE
During PSHCE we will be looking at keeping
healthy and looking after ourselves. We will
explore how we grow and change, and how
important diet and exercise is to our health.
We look forward to
sharing our learning with
you each step of the
way!
KS1 Team 
Design and
Technology and ICT
In D&T this term we are
going to be focusing on the
designing and making process
that is required to produce a
food
product/packaging.
Children will be required to
understand the basic rules of
food hygiene as they will be
fully involved in making dishes
from all over the globe. I.C.T
will be incorporated into this
topic area and children will
use net books and other
technology to enhance the
design process.
P.E
Children will develop a range of gross
and small motor skills within PE lessons
through
dance,
multiskills
and
swimming. Please make sure your child
has a PE kit in school at all times.
R.E
Food is an important part of many
religious celebrations across the world.
We will be learning about the
significance of this within the
different cultures being studied. We
will also be discussing the significance
of food within communities and daily
lives.