Mrs Mills is the teacher in our Year One class. Mrs Hinchliffe teaches on a Tuesday morning or afternoon and all day Friday. Our PE day is Tuesday.

Class Saint

St George. Patron Saint of England. Feast day is 23rd April. 

St. George was raised a Christian and always wanted to be a soldier. When he was old enough, he joined the army. The leader of the army decided that everyone in his army must worship him and the Roman gods instead. George refused. Knowing that he would soon be arrested and executed, George gave all his money away to the poor and prepared himself for death. 

St George, pray for us.

 

Spring Term Curriculum Overview

Maths

Represent numbers 6 to 10 using 5 and a bit. Compare 2 numbers—greater than / less than. Odd and even numbers. Add parts to find the whole. Subtraction. Use the + - and = symbols. Addition and subtraction facts

English

RWI Phonics—set 2 and 3 phonemes and reading fluency. Using capital letters and full stops correctly. Writing capital letters for days of the week and proper nouns. Spelling past and present tense verbs correctly (e.g., jump/jumped, play/played). Introducing adjectives—what they are and how to use them

RE

Galilee to Jerusalem

- People encounter Jesus and recognise that he is special

- Jesus’ announcement of his mission and how we are called today

- The story of Zacchaeus and how he changed after meeting Jesus.

Desert to Garden

- Jesus’ time in the desert and the 40 days in Lent.

- Jesus shows the importance of giving to others

- Sequence the events of Holy Week

- Lent is an opportunity for a new start

Geography

Y1 will be studying the local area and the UK. Key learning includes:

· Know the countries of the UK and locate them on a map

· Know the capital of England is London

· Know that they live in Sheffield and Sheffield is a city in England

· Know the difference between physical and human features

· Name features of Hillsborough - Understand simple maps

· Know 4 directions on a compass North, South, East and Wes

Science

· identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees

· identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees.

Observe Spring changes

Design and Technology

Mechanisms - Wheels and Axels - Generate and communicate ideas. Make a plan. Select and use tools, and equipment for cutting and joining. Select materials and components according to their characteristics. Evaluate their product. 

PE

Ball Skills - Throwing and catching, rolling and dribbling with both hands and feet. 

Gymnastics - Jumping, rolling, balancing and travelling to create movement sequences with different levels, directions and shapes. 

Computing

Digital Painting / Moving a Robot

Music

Simple rhythms by clapping, chanting and performing on percussion

Personal Development

Emotional Wellbeing -  we all have different ‘tastes’ (likes and dislikes), but also similar needs (to be loved and respected, to be safe etc), we have a language to describe our feelings, feelings and actions are two different things, strategies for managing feelings, choices have consequences, forgiveness,

Life Cycles - natural life stages from birth to death, feelings connected with grief, change is part of life. 

Personal Relationships - special people who they love and can trust, coping with various social situations and dilemmas, and the importance of saying sorry and forgiveness

Life Online - we can feel joy and upset in the different places we go digitally, the importance of feeling safe when using the internet, recognising safe and unsafe situations online, and beginning to develop an understanding that not everything presented to them online is true.