Albury Year 1/2 class page

Class Teachers - Mrs Russell & Mrs Macleod

Support Staff - Mrs Kirby

Summer Term Curriculum

• English
  English

  Poetry - Poems on a Theme: Animals 

  

  We will be exploring Valerie Bloom's wonderful animal poems. Read and write rhyming poems, compose a kenning and write a poetry appreciation. We will add description by using adjectives and adverbs and revise sentence punctuation.

  Fiction - Stories on a Theme: Picture books from the USA

  
  

  We will read and enjoy contemporary American picture books including Where the Wild Things Are and It's a Book. We will also revise conjunctions and verb tenses before writing a story about our own fantastic adventure.

   

  Non Fiction: Instructions: - Food stories

  
  

  Using food-focused stories as inspiration, we will write instructions linked to the characters and themes. We will also revise commas in lists and explore sentence types. Compare the texts read and write a book review.

    

  Our Year 1/2 children learn the English alphabetic code: first they learn one way to read the 40+ sounds and blend these sounds into words, then learn to read the same sounds with alternative graphemes. Lively phonic books are closely matched to their increasing knowledge of phonics and 'tricky' words and, as they re-read the stories, their fluency increases. Along with a thought-provoking introduction, prompts for thinking out loud and discussion, children are helped to read with a storyteller's voice.

• Maths
  Maths

  Maths is an adventure for children (and adults) to immerse themselves in, get creative with, make mistakes, and conquer! Power Maths is a whole-class mastery programme designed to spark curiosity and excitement and help nurture confidence in maths. Power Maths rejects the notion that some people simply 'can't do' maths.  Instead, it develops growth mindsets and encourages hard work, practice and a willingness to see mistakes as learning tools.

  What Year 1 will be learning ...

  

  

  What Year 2 will be learning...

  

  
  

• Science
  Science

  Science Year 1/2 Exploring Changes

  In science, we will be exploring changes in everyday materials. We will observe a block of ice and record the changes. Devise an investigation to melt the ice quickly or slowly. Then create puddles and measure how they change. Take up the challenge of investigating the absorbency of fabrics and explore changes in wax through batik art and crayon making.

  

  We shall also be looking at Living Things and Their Habitat, and will make a playground allotment complete with edible plants and bird scaring sculptures. Weed and tend the allotment and explore farming with small world play. In groups, we will also design a bug hotel and build it.

• History
  History

  In History, we are looking at what seaside holidays were like in the past? Children will look at photographs and paintings to look for clues about how they differ from today, and why it was only the rich that could could go away. 

  

   

• Geography
  Geography

  Children will find out how a year is split into the four seasons and how each season lasts for three months. They will learn or recap the months of the year and identify which months belong to which season. They will begin to think about what each season is like in terms of weather,  seasonal changes in nature and the world around us.

  
  

• RE
  RE

  In RE this term, we will be learning about the Jewish Creation story and the similarities between this and the Christian Creation story. What are the signs and symbols of Judaism? (Menorah, Star of David, 8 candles of Hanukkah, Mezuzah etc.) Explore these signs and symbols and find out more about their importance. 

  

   

• PSHE
  PSHE

  We will continue to follow the 1 Decision scheme, and Deedee will help the children explore Being Responsible and Computer Safety this term, 

  

• Music
  Music

  We are looking forward to learning "Your Imagination" by Joanna Mangona and Pete Readman. As well as singing it, we will learn how to accompany the song on glockenspiels and recorders. We will also learn how to compare this song with other classic songs including Supercaligragilisticexpialidocious from Mary Poppins and Daydream Believer by The Monkees.

  
  

• Computing
  Computing

  We will be focusing on producing our own animated storybooks, making music, spreadsheets and pictograms. We will also revist the importance of Online Safety.

  

• Art & Design
  Art & Design

  With our specialist art teacher Mrs Mackervoy, the children will develop a wide range of art and design techniques using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, space and form.

  

• PE
  PE

   In PE this term, the children will be learning racket and ball skills, athletics and cheerleading.

  Timetable

Highlights of the term

Reading

Each week, every pupil is expected to read at least 4 times and have this recorded in their reading record, with 2 of them reading aloud to an adult.

School Jam

Each week, every pupil will be assigned an activity to complete on School Jam, which links to what they have been learning about in Maths. It is a fun way in which the children can "cement" their new learning.

Times Tables Rockstars

Pupils should be logging into TT Rockstars for at least 10 mins, 3 times a week. Please note the expectations  for pupils to be fluent by the end of the year are:

Year 1 : 2s, 5s and 10s 

Year 2 : 2s, 5s and 10s (including division facts)

Simply click on the picture below to login.

Home Learning Journal

Pupils will bring their Learning Journals home every Friday with a letter inside that tells them what their week's homework is. Pease could you sign it before returning their books back to school each Wednesday.