Year 1

Mrs Beirne & Mrs Smart

Art – As artists we will :

• Investigate the different possibilities of mark making.
• Create our own tools for mark making.
• Use different tool for mark making.
• To represent texture by using different marks.
• Use our imagination to draw a character from a story.
• To talk about own work and that of others.

Computing – As programmers we will :

• Learn to log on independently.
• Know the importance of keeping usernames and passwords safe.
• Know how to be safe online.
• Learn how to save and find our own work.
• Explore different types of communication.
• Group and sort information into a pictogram.
• Explore the different tools on Purple Mash.
• E-safety - use safety in balance with other activities.

Design Technology – As designers we will :

• As designers we will :
• Be able to evaluate our/peers work stating what we like and dislike.
• Use a variety of equipment.
• Use a range of materials.
• Design and make a mechanism that works.

English – As writers and communicators we will :

• Form our letters correctly.
• Use our phonics sounds to spell and decode words.
• Begin to write simple sentences with full stops and finger spaces.
• Use our phonics knowledge to write words, captions and sentences.
• Be able to talk about the books we enjoy.
• Engage in meaningful discussions in all areas of the curriculum.
• Discuss and give our opinion on a variety of texts.
• Retell simple stories verbally and written.
• Use interesting adjectives when describing a noun. 
• Learn to spell helpful words.
• Listen and talk about books that are read to us.

Geography – As geographers we will:

• Learn about the four seasons.
• Learn about the temperature associated with the four seasons.
• Know the months that are in each season.
• Learn about different types of weather.
• Use observational skills to describe the weather.
• Complete simple fieldwork and collect data for rainfall and temperature.

History – As historians we will :

• Learn about a historical significant event - The Great Fire of London.
• Learn about the life of a significant individual - Samuel Pepys -who has contributed to our history.
• Discover how things such as London, houses and fire safety have changed over the years.

P.E. – During ball skills we will :

• Explore fundamental ball skills such as throwing, catching and dribbling.
• Develop our cooperation and communication skills.
• Develop our accuracy when handling different ball sizes.

Maths – As mathematicians we will :

• AUTUMN 1:
• Count, read, write, identify, represent, double and half, and use comparative language of numbers within 10.
• Addition and subtraction within 10. Combination and partitioning. Represent and use number bonds; read, write, interpret, represent and solve.
• Shapes and patterns— Recognise common 2-D and 3-D shapes; describe position, direction and movement.
• AUTUMN 2:
• Numbers within 20—Count, read, write, identify, represent, double and half, and use comparative  language.
• Addition and subtraction within 20 - Represent and use number bonds; read, write, interpret and solve one-step problems.

Music – As musicians we will :

• Learn all about the musical heartbeat.
• Listen to and sing songs to find and keep a steady heartbeat.
• Find a movement that helps us to keep the ‘pulse’ or ‘beat’.
• Answer the social question ‘How can we make friends when we sing together?’

R.E. – As theologians we will :

• Know why different people were chosen by God (Adam, Eve, Mary, Elizabeth).
• Know how to ask and answer questions about God’s creation.
• Know and retell the story of creation.
• Know and retell the story of the Nativity.
• Know and recognize some symbols of Advent and Christmas.

R.P.S.H.E. – as citizens we will :

• Recognise our likes and dislikes and what we are good at.
• How personal features and qualities are unique to us.
• Know our family members and how they are special to us through their actions to make us feel loved and cared for.
• Learn about different types of families and that we are all different but share common features.

Science – As scientists we will :

• Identify different everyday materials.
• Ask yes or no questions when sorting objects.
• Compare objects based on obvious features.
• Describe the characteristics and properties of
  materials.
• Choose some equipment to use in an experiment.