Albury Year 1/2 class page

Class Teachers - Mrs Russell & Mrs Macleod

Support Staff - Miss Hendry & Mrs Roberts

Autumn Term Curriculum 

• English
  English

  Our Year 1 and 2 children begin each day with Read, Write, Inc., our chosen phonics program. They 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.

  This is followed by an English lesson which covers a number of key genres and has been designed to inspire children through rich and diverse texts which are current and relevant to the world around them.

• Maths
  Maths

  Year 1 will focus on their numbers to 10, learning their number facts through addition and subtraction. We will also delve into 2D and 3D shapes. Year 2 will be doing the same but concentrating on their numbers between 1 –100, and will look at the properties of shape. Each Year group will also receive Maths Mastery sessions to enhance their complete understanding of these concepts.

• Science
  Science

  The term begins with us observing creatures in the school grounds and looking at what it takes to care for a pet.

  After half term we shall be investigating the seasons, and the impact that our changing weather has on our animals, plants and land.

• History
  History

  This term we will be delving into the story about Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder plot, and the reasons why it happened. Why do we still celebrate it today?

• Geography
  Geography

  After half term, we will begin our topic “Around the World”, where we will be learning about different continents and countries and learn to identify some of the features and characteristics of different countries, including China and Australia.

• RE
  RE

  This term we will be learning about the Creation story and also why Christmas is important to Christians.

• RSHE
  RSHE

  This term we will be learning about keeping ourselves safe, including looking at road safety and why it is important to wash our hands. We shall also be exploring emotions, in particular “worry”.

• Music
  Music

  The children will be following the Charanga Musical School Units of Work which enables them to understand musical concepts through a repetition-based approach to learning. They will be covering two units. In the first half term we will be exploring simple patterns in music and in the second half we will focus on dynamics and tempo. Our music sessions will also enable the children to learn to play the glockenspiel.

• Computing
  Computing

  This term we will be taking a look at Online Safety and then we will be exploring the basic functions of being able to open a new icon, save and rename documents. Then we will start our topic “Maze Explorers”, where we look at creating our own algorithms and setting challenges for our classmates.

• Art & Design
  Art & Design

  The children will develop a wide range of art and design techniques using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, space and form.

• PE
  PE

  We have a fun term ahead in PE. The children will work on their fundamental skills of balancing, running, changing direction, jumping, hopping and skipping. After half term we will be doing Team Building where we the children work individually, in pairs and in small groups, learning to take turns, work collaboratively and lead each other. They will develop key skills of communication and problem solving, and will be given the opportunity to discuss and plan their ideas and reflect on their success.

  Timetable

class 1 timetable 2023 2024.pdf

Home Learning Expectations

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.

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.