Y1 Newsletter June 2015 - Holt House Infant School
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Y1 Newsletter June 2015 - Holt House Infant School
Y1 Newsletter June 2015 Our Topic this half term is... Up, Up and Away! We are now teaching from the New Primary Curriculum in all subjects. Below is the outline of our half term; although we have planned what will be taught each week, this can change over time as children take a shorter or longer time to meet each learning objective. Week 1 Literacy Numeracy Topic PE Week 2 Week 3 Book: Here Come the Aliens by Colin McNaughton Book: Here Come the Aliens by Colin McNaughton Book: We’re Off to Look for Aliens McNaughton To write a description of an alien. To the story of Here Come the Aliens To write a letter to the author Measuring length Solving one-step problems involving addition and subtraction. Solving one step problems involving multiplication and division. To order aeroplanes in chronological order. To describe aeroplanes from different historical periods. To design and make a glider. To evaluate our design and product against a set of criteria. To learn about the Wright brothers and their contribution to aeroplane design. Gymnastics – seated balance Ball Skills – catching Gymnastics – seated balance with a partner Ball skills - throwing Gymnastics – seated balance with a partner Ball skills – throwing at a target Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Those magnificent sheep in their flying machine – Peter Bently Poetry by Robert Louis Stevenson Source: A Child's Garden of Verses Nonfiction texts – Aeroplanes Nonfiction – writing about aeroplanes To write a diary of an aeroplane journey (either children’s own experiences or linked to a text read in class To write a non-fiction page about aeroplanes and flying. Describe position, direction and movement, including whole, half, quarter and three quarter turns. To name and locate Europe, Asia and Africa. To name and locate the Atlantic and Indian oceans. To solve word problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication or division. To represent and use number bonds and related subtraction facts within 20. Measuring mass To create an observational drawing of an aeroplane using historical pictures. To know which foods are grown in the UK and which are imported by aeroplane. To create and debug simple programs using EspressoCoding. Gymnastics – using large apparatus to balance and move in different ways Athletics - running Gymnastics – using large apparatus to balance and move in different ways Athletics - jumping Gymnastics – using large apparatus to balance and move in different ways Athletics - skipping Gymnastics – using large apparatus to balance and move in different ways Athletics - throwing To write a story about the sheep flying in their plane. To write a poem about summer Please help us to give the children a settled start to the day by only giving out birthday party invitations in the playground before or after school rather, than in the classroom. Thank you.