Year 1/2

Welcome to Year 1/2 Class Page!

We will share with you our learning journey on this page. You can also find useful links to websites and access homework and video clips which may help children extend their learning.

Spring Term Overview 2024-2025

Our value for this half term is Equality & Justice and children will be encouraged to reflect on this value during daily Collective Worship.

This term in Science, we will be learning all about animals! You will find out about different animal families, where they live, and how they grow and change. We’ll do fun activities, research, and experiments to explore the amazing world of animals. Each lesson will help you think like a scientist as you learn exciting facts about the animal kingdom. We’ll also talk about jobs you could do one day, like working with animals or protecting their habitats!

In English, we will be building and broadening our understanding of a wide range of punctuation and grammatical features such as nouns, adjectives, verbs and much more! We will learn to write poems, descriptions and stories together. We will be also learning to write even better using our handwriting lines during handwriting practise.

In mathematics,

In Year 1, we will explore and build a strong understanding of numbers within 20 and up to 50. We will use fun resources like number lines, part-whole models, and place value grids to help us learn about counting, ordering, and simple addition and subtraction.

In Year 2, we will work on multiplication and division, building on what we know about tens and ones to understand numbers up to 100. We’ll use tools like place value grids, hundred squares, and part-whole models to practice and improve our skills in solving problems.

We will also be looking at height and money this term !

In Art, we will be exploring sketching. We will also learn all about our spotlight artist, Enam Bosokah - an African artist who specializes in sketching using ball point pens.

PE: This will take place every Thursday. Children are welcome to come to school in their PE kit.

Phonics

Throughout KS1, the children will learn the skills to become great readers through Read Write Inc sessions each morning. They will build upon what has already been taught in Foundation, including how to decode, segment and blend words. These skills will help them in English lessons. The children are encouraged to use their knowledge of phonics to help them when spelling/writing words. To assist with this, there are a range of resources within the classroom, including sound mats, to support them.

Along with daily RWI and English lessons, we have a daily Maths lesson which once again builds on their knowledge of number from Foundation and introduces a range of mathematical concepts that the children will need to know before moving into KS2. As all children learn in different ways, there are a range of resources and concrete materials to support the children with this.

Afternoons consist of a range of subjects, including Religious Education, Personal Social Health Citizenship and Education, Computing, Geography, History, Art, Design & Technology and Physical Education.

Learning together at home:

There is an expectation that children read, access spelling and "Numbots" at least 3 times a week. Occasionally, children can also participate in whole class or whole school projects linking to school learning.