Dear Parents,
I hope you have all had a wonderful Easter break and a very happy Ramadan too. We are very lucky to have the wonderful Mrs Fox back all day every day for this term – we have missed her!
All of the children have been brilliant since they have been back and we have planned a very fun-filled summer term for your child’s last term in Year 1!
We are planning a joint school trip with Year 2 and we will let you update with further details about this. I know it will be their first school trip which is really exciting!
Reading books will continue to be changed on a Monday and a Thursday morning. PE lessons remain on a Thursday and Friday so please ensure your child wears their PE kit to school and that they have sensible foot wear. Show and Tell will continue to be on a rota basis on a Friday which I have sent via Parent Mail (successfully this time I hope!).
Your children were all assessed in RWInc at the end of last term and they have all been assigned to a new RWInc group which they have joined this week. They will be given spellings every Friday which will be tested the following Friday. The first spelling test will be on Friday 23rd April.
In English this half term, we are focusing on traditional tales and fairy tales. We will look at re-telling the tales, sequencing, identifying the characteristics of the characters and settings. Following this, the children will write their very own tale. In the second half term, we will focus on non-chronological reports (which links in with their History topic), poetry and vocabulary.
In Maths this half term, we will look at recapping more than / less than and dienes (which I am sure you are all very familiar with now). In addition, we will learn about coins and coin combinations, counting & number patterns and measuring. In the second half term we will look at multiplication and division (and arrays), time (which will be a recap), fractions, place value and we will ensure that everything has been covered and identify any gaps and work on consolidating these topics.
In Science, we are observing the germination of our broad beans (which were planted this week) and learning the names for some parts of the plant. Thank you very much for providing your child with their glass jar.
In Geography, they will be investigating the local area and within this topic they will do a local walk, post their very own letters, understand and identify where they live on a map.
In History, we will learn about families and about old vs new.
In their Computing topic they continue to work on graphs and purple mash.
In Design and Technology we will be doing one of my favourite topics ‘Pizza’! The children have tasted different breads from around the world and they will also try different types of pizza and of course design, create, make and eat their own pizza!
In Art, we will learn about ‘Mark making’ which involves using lots of different types of materials to identify different patterns they make. In this topic we will also look at Jackson Pollock and they will make their very own Jackson Pollock inspired canvas – which always look amazing!
In PE, we will focus on gymnastics (including the climbing frame) and bench ball (including throwing and catching).
In PSHE, we will look at the ‘Relationships’ and ‘Changing me’ topics.
In RE, we will learn about the Islamic festival of Ramadan and understand what a Shabbat is and why it is important in Judaism.
We hope your child continues to have a wonderful and fun time in Year 1. If you have any questions, concerns or queries please email me on kupton@skyswood.herts.sch.uk.
Best wishes,
Miss Upton and Mrs Fox
| Subject | Area | Activities / skills they will learn |
| English | Traditional tales / fairy tales Non chronological reports Poetry Vocabulary and grammar | Sequencing, freeze frames and role play Writing their own tale Structuring and making sense of information Recognising and using predictable patterns in their own writing Being able to identify mistakes |
| Maths | Coins and combinations Counting and recognising patterns Measuring Multiplication and division Fractions (including shape) Place value Recapping and consolidation | Using different resources to understand addition Methods of different types of calculation Identify patterns |
| Science | Plants and growing | Understanding what makes a plant grow Observing and drawing scientifically accurate diagrams which are labelled |
| ICT | Word processing Using Purple mash | Reviewing, editing and presenting work Using the Internet to conduct searches to support investigations |
| History | Families – Old versus new | Structuring and making sense of information Comparing now to different periods of time |
| Geography | Our local community | Investigating the local area Go on a local walk Post their very own letters Understand and identify where they live on a map |
| P.E. | Gymnastics Bench ball | Using equipment safely Evaluating performance Skills and techniques, such as throwing and catching Rules of games |
| Design and Technology | Pizza | Taste different breads from around the world Taste and evaluate different types of pizza Design, create, make and eat their own pizza! Evaluating their own pizza |
| PSHE | Relationships Changing me | To understand what relationships we have and how to have appropriate relationships To understand when we grow we change |
| Religious Education | Islamic faith Judaism | Learn about the Muslim festival of Ramadan To understand what the Shabbat is and why it is important |