Term 1 Overview

Autumn Term 2012

Y1 Curriculum Plans

Ourselves

Dear Parents/Carers

This is the work that the children will be covering over the following term in Y1.

Our topic this term is ‘Ourselves’.

 

 

Literacy: This term we will be looking at stories with familiar settings. We will be learning how to write lists, labels and captions. We will also be looking at poems about our senses.	Numeracy: Read, write and order numbers from 0 to 20 and beyond. Know 1 more/1 less or 10 more/10 less than a number. Use ‘counting on’ for addition and for finding a difference.	Science: We will learn the various parts of our bodies and what they are used for. We will explore using our senses in a range of different ways.
RE: We will focus on ‘belonging’ in RE this term. This will include thinking about the different groups that we belong to and identify with.	PE: We are starting PE with a gymnastics unit. Children will be learning to move confidently and safely in their own and general space, using changes of speed and direction.   Please ensure your child has their PE kit in school at all times. This includes shorts, a suitable top and some outdoor footwear.	Home learning: Please ensure your child reads their reading scheme book for 10 minutes every day. Books will be changed twice a week. Please ensure your child brings their book bag every day.   Refer to the home learning guidance on the back for more information on weekly activities.
Art and design: We will be learning the proportions of our faces and how to draw and paint an accurate portrait.	All help is always appreciated with any area of the curriculum. So, whether you could offer help with hearing readers, going on trips or sharing your own knowledge with the children, we would be very grateful.   Together we can make this a productive and exciting term.	Music:   Children will be using their hands, bodies, voices and percussion instruments to explore and imitate environmental sounds.       PSHE: Our topic for this term is ‘New Beginnings’. This will focus on the transition to Year One, e.g. new routines, getting to know each other and making new friends.
History: The children will be thinking about how they have changed from being a baby, to being a toddler, to being at school. We will be asking your child to bring in a baby photo to support this work.

Thank you, Lauren Gardner and Ed Sherwin