YEAR 1
SPRING TERM 1, 2024
This half term, as part of our Geography work, we will be looking at ‘The United Kingdom'. The children will be learning to name and locate the four countries of the United Kingdom and their capital cities. They will be using globes, maps and atlases to find the UK and its countries as well as the surrounding seas.
In Science we will continue to look at seasonal change with a particular focus on weather. Children will be creating their own weather forecasts and performing them to their friends. We will continue our work on properties of materials with a particular focus on floating and sinking as children design rafts for The Billy Goats Gruff.
Our art focus this half term is painting and we will be learning about primary and secondary colours. Children will be looking at the work of Andy Warhol and painting pictures in his style.
In SMSC and PHSE the children will be celebrating Chinese New Year and learning about stranger danger and safe relationships.
In Outdoor PE, children will be developing their bat and ball skills through learning how to play cricket.
SPRING TERM 2, 2024
This half term we will be looking at our local history and we are finding out about our local canal, The Bridgewater Canal, and learning about changes to our locality, as well as how local features have changed. We will be learning about the famous author Lewis Carroll and Daresbury Church.
In Science we will be using our Wild Garden and school grounds to look at seasonal changes and will identify and name a variety of spring flowers and garden plants. We will also look at and describe the structure of flowers and trees.
We will also be using our D&T knowledge to create bridges and boats to cross the Bridgewater Canal, exploring how we can make them stronger and more stable.
As always, we will be celebrating World Book Day in school and sharing our favourite books and authors. Our author in focus this half term is Allan Ahlberg and we will be sharing both his stories and poems.
WHAT HAVE WE BEEN DOING IN YEAR 1 THIS YEAR?
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