Hello!
Welcome to 1W!
Class Teacher- Miss Ward
Learning Support Assistant- Miss Jones
Learning Support Assistant- Miss Hicks
Please talk to me at the door, email me- meg.ward@racemeadow.org, or use the school office to contact us about any issues.
Key information:
Homework will be given out on a Friday and should be completed by the following Wednesday. Homework consists of a maths activity and a writing activity. In addition to this, children are expected to read at home 3 times each week and have this signed by an adult in their diary.
Autumn 1- Lost and Found
Our first mini mission is called Lost and Found and is inspired by the story written by Oliver Jeffers.
In English, we will be further developing our handwriting and phonics by writing different noun phrases and sentences. We will find out what nouns and adjectives are, so we can create a missing poster for a cheeky penguin who has gone missing around our school. We will also be going on an adventure to the Arctic and writing a postcard to our friends and family.
In maths, we are focusing on understanding place value for numbers to 10. This includes practicing counting forwards and backwards, finding one more and one less of a number, comparing numbers to see if they are greater than, less than and equal to each other. We also have a closer look at the number line.
In science, we are learning about our 5 senses- sight, touch, smell, hearing, and taste. We also consider what it’s like to lose some of these senses, conducting different tests to find out what it is like. Then we look at different inventors who have helped deaf and blind people including Louis Braille. We will create our own braille and hearing trumpets.
In Geography, we will be learning the different continents and oceans around the world. We will learn different songs, including the Hopscotch continents song and the oceans song too. We will go on an adventure sailing across the oceans too.
In art, we are creating an arctic collage. We will be exploring different painting techniques including scraping, rolling, splashing, and using a marble technique. We will be collaging an iceberg too with different materials to make it look supper realistic. Another skill we will be developing is drawing, as we will need to draw and paint a penguin to live on our arctic scene.
Autumn 2- The Queen’s Hat
Our second mini mission is called the Queen’s Hat and is inspired by the story written by Steve Antony.
In English, we will be retelling the story of The Queen’s Hat, but with a twist. The hat will be flying around the sights of Atherstone. We will plan our story and write it using the past tense -ed suffix.
In maths, we are focusing on addition and subtraction for numbers within 10. This includes using part-whole models, writing number sentences, learning and reciting our number bonds to 10. We are introduced to the addition and subtraction symbols, learning different techniques to add and subtract so we can find a whole, find a part and learn all about fact families.
In science, we will be having a closer look at seasonal changes, observing changes from Autumn to Winter, and looking at common features of the different seasons.
In History, we will be exploring significant people from the past. We will be comparing Queen Elizabeth 1 and Queen Elizabeth 11.
In Design and Technology, we have received a very important invite from King Charles to design and make a sandwich fit for his royal banquet. We will need to choose what type of bread and filling we want, and how to serve it.
Spring 1- Oh the places you’ll go!
Our third mini mission is called Oh, the places you’ll go and is inspired by the story ‘What a wonderful world’, a beautiful, illustrated book based on the song by Louis Armstrong.
In English, we will be consolidating writing simple sentences, developing our consistency using capital letters at the beginning of sentences, finger spaces and full stops. We will be doing this in a variety of ways, including writing a creative piece of writing explaining what we would like in our wonderful world, and re-writing some lines to the popular song with extra adjectives. We will also be looking at the difference between first and third person. This will help us write about our adventures in our aeroplane, just like Emma, in Emma Jane’s Aeroplane.
In maths, we are focusing on place value and addition and subtraction for numbers within 20. This includes understanding the value of teen numbers, in terms of tens and ones, learning and reciting our number bonds to 20. We will have a closer look at doubles.
In science, we will be learning about plants. We will be looking at the different parts of plants and trees. We will be identifying and naming common fruit, vegetable, wild and garden plants, and going on a nature walk to try and spot evergreen and deciduous trees.
In Geography, we will be exploring the four countries within the United Kingdom. We will be looking at different features of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
In Art, we will be looking at beautiful art produced by Monet. We will be exploring painting lines, and mixing different paint colours, learning more about primary and secondary colours.
Spring 2- London's Burning
In our history topic, London’s Burning, we explored the events of the Great Fire of London, which broke out on September 2,1666. We studied the timeline of events, from the fire starting in a bakery on Pudding Lane to how it quickly spread across the city due to strong winds and wooden buildings. By examining different historical sources, such as Samuel Pepys’ diary and items from the time, we discovered how people in the past recorded and remembered the disaster. We also looked at how the lack of a fire brigade meant that people had to use buckets of water, fire hooks, and even gunpowder to try and stop the flames. Today, we have fire services in place to prevent such disasters, a key improvement that helps keep our communities safer. Through our learning, we gained a better understanding of how the fire spread, who was responsible, and how London changed as a result.
As part of our learning, in Design Technology, we will be creating a Mechanism Story Book to bring the events of the Great Fire to life using moving parts. In English, we will be exploring and writing acrostic poems inspired by the fire, capturing its impact through powerful words. We will also be writing newspaper reports, just like journalists from the time might have done, to describe the dramatic events and inform people about what happened. Through these activities, we are deepening our understanding of this important historical event in creative and engaging ways.
In Maths we will look at place value of numbers within 20 then explore addition and subtraction within 20, exploring different ways to help us find the answer using part-whole models, number tracks and number lines. We will then look at length, height, mass and volume and finish the spring term looking at place value of numbers within 50.
In Science, as part of our Investigating Materials topic, we will be learning about different materials and their properties.