Curriculum Newsletter
August-December
Autumn Term 2013
Year 1
Subject and
Teacher
English
Overview
Miss Christy
Melanson, Mrs
Beverley Sargent,
Miss Louise
Collier
CrossCurricular
Units of
Work
Overview
Miss Christy
Melanson, Mrs
Description
Reading and comprehension is taught through individual reading work plus
guided reading sessions in school as well as through integrated tasks within
the units of work. Phonics and handwriting are taught through individualised
programmes of study based on the children’s current level and next steps.
Where possible, links are made between English units of work and the cross
curricular topic over the term.
Non-fiction
To name the parts of an object, e.g computer or the body and to write simple
captions independently.
Fiction
Stories with familiar settings. To say whether a story is fiction or non-fiction.
Patterned stories: Author study Eric Carle.
To write and draw the next event in a sequence of instructions with the
support of a partner.
Non-fiction
To write at least three instructions in a well-rehearsed sequence
independently.
This term Year 1 will be studying three cross curricular units of work.
I’m alive
How do we know that you are alive but a fire is dead? A fire can move and
grow. We can even ‘feed’ a fire with fuel to make it spread! There are many
ways of finding out what is alive and what is dead, as you will discover!
In Science, we’ll be finding out:
• Where we can find living things
• How living things move
Beverley Sargent,
Miss Louise
Collier
• How living things grow and change
• What all living things need
• How animals disguise themselves
In Geography we’ll be finding out:
• About places where plants and animals live
• About different places where we can live
• About animals that are endangered
In Art, we’ll be finding out:
• How to draw movement in animals and people
• How to create a still life picture
Seeing the Light
If there was no light, there would be no life on our planet. Light helps plants
to grow, it warms the planet, and it allows us to see all the wonders around
us.
In Art, we’ll be finding out:
• How to show light and dark in our drawings and paintings
• How artists have shown light and dark in their own paintings
In Geography, we’ll be finding out:
• About what causes day and night
• About countries that have very long summer days and very long winter
nights
• About different sources of light in our school and local area
In Science, we’ll be finding out:
• What seeds and plants need to grow
• About different light sources
• How some materials can reflect light
• How shadows are made
ICT
Overview
Miss Christy
Melanson, Mrs
Beverley Sargent,
Miss Louise
Collier
Music
Overview
Sound
We will also be undertaking a short stand alone unit of work focusing on the
science of Sound and Hearing. In this unit children will develop their
understanding of the huge variety of sounds and sources of sound they
encounter. They will relate sounds to their sense of hearing and are introduced
to the idea that sounds travel away from a source. Work in this unit also offers
opportunities for children to relate understanding of sound and hearing to
everyday experiences.
ICT has been embedded into our curriculum and therefore all ICT skills will
be taught within other subject areas; this cross-curricular approach is designed
to further enhance children’s understanding and ability to transfer the ICT
skills that they learn.
Students will perform, compose and listen to music. They will learn to
sing, use percussion instruments and begin recorder skills. They will be
taught how to make improvements to their work.
Mathematics Children will be following UK national Mathematical Framework. Over the
course of the term they will cover Units A1, B1, C1, D1, E1 A2 and B2. These
Overview
units will all focus on developing a variety of math skills.
Children will be able to:
Miss Christy
Count on or back in 1’s and 10’s; read and write numbers in words and figures
Melanson, Mrs
Beverley Sargent, Estimate a number of objects
Miss Louise
Partition numbers into T’s and U’s and recognise the value of each digit
Collier
Compare and order numbers
Rehearse + and – facts and record number sentences
Compare lengths and heights, and estimate and measure in centimetres
Estimate and measure lengths in non-standard units of measure
Know days of the week and hours in a day, and order events in time
Know the months and seasons of the year
Recognise names of common 2D shapes
Recognise lines of symmetry in shapes
Know doubles for numbers up to 5 or 15
Add by identifying near doubles.
Recognise and order coins, find totals of sets of coins
Pathway 1&2
Mandarin
We will deliver pinyin study for the whole term. They will learn all the pinyin
Overview
letters, sounds and writings. Besides, they will learn how to read characters
with pinyin. They will learn some basic strokes to enable them to learn simple
Miss Rebecca Li,
Chinese characters. Numbers & Telephone Numbers will be introduced to
Mrs Maggie Li,
students. They will also learn simple daily expressions.
Miss Stacy Gao
Pathway 4
We will deliver pinyin study for the whole term. They will learn all the pinyin
letters, sounds and writing. Besides, they will learn how to spell pinyin. They
will be aware of the different tones in Chinese, learn children's folk rhymes,
and some short sentences written in pinyin by the end of this term.
Sending/Receiving
PE and
Students will investigate the properties of a variety of objects, including a
Games
range of balls. They will explore rolling, throwing, stopping and catching. The
Overview
lessons will involve a lot of fun games and activities that will encourage the
students to develop their catching and throwing skills.
Mrs Jo Tuck,
Chasing Games
Miss Siobhan
Crowley, Mr Jon
Dodging, spatial awareness and tactics are important in many sports. In this
Christie
unit the students will learn, and be asked to play, a wide range of exciting
games that will require them to use all these skills and develop them.
Movement
In this unit students will investigate the fundamentals of body management.
Students will explore all types of movement. They will investigate types of
travelling; from walking on feet to rolling. The students will also explore
balance and the transfer of weight.
Mrs Anna Hogan
Swimming
The aim of this unit is to introduce students to the joys of swimming by
developing their confidence and technique in the swimming pool. Absolute
beginners and nervous swimmers will have the opportunity to increase their
confidence, buoyancy and basic body management in the water. More
experienced and confident swimmers will be able to develop their water skills
and stroke technique. All students will improve as swimmers while as the
same time developing a love and enjoyment of the water in a safe and secure
environment.