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Curriculum Newsletter

Spring TERM 2010 2nd half

Year 1
Newsletter

EARLY YEARS             

Mrs L Conneely
Mrs C Ryan/Mrs B Allen

Mrs J Calfe, NVQ3/Mrs C Rolfe, NNEB/Mrs C Solanki, NVQ/Mrs A Tilston, NNEB/Mrs M Williamson, NNEB

BE A BUILDER

The focus for this half term will be 'building' - rhymes, story structure, materials and animations. Each week we will be working in groups to do a cooking activity.  The food will then be shared so that each child will have a sample. We are also planning some 'themed' days where the children will work in groups on a range of 7 or 8 related activities.

Please see attached sheet for the weekly overview.

Please save EXTRA LARGE cardboard boxes for us to make into vehicles.

We will be sending out guidelines for the homework challenge at the beginning of Week 3

EARLY YEARS - SPRING 2010 (2nd Half)

Week 1

22.2.10

.         Number 15 - properties of 3D shapes

.         Alliteration, writing an imaginative story

.         Jolly Phonics - ai

.         Cooking - 'melting moments'

.         Home School Agreements to be signed daily at 8.30-8.50 am or 3.00-3.30 pm (see notice board for details)

Week 2

01.3.10

.         Number 16 - ordering numbers

        Writing the beginning of a story

        Jolly Phonics - ng  

.         Cooking  fairy cakes - currants

        Story - "The Three Little Pigs"

        Shape Day - group activities

.         BOOK WEEK & Ready, Steady, Read! (sponsored read)

Week 3

08.3.10

.        Number 17 - (Time) yesterday, today, tomorrow

.         Writing the middle and end of a story

       Jolly Phonics - oa

        Cooking - fairy cakes - choc chip

.         Parent Consultations 8th March

        HOMEWORK CHALLENGE  - make an Easter hat for 1st April

Week 4

15.3.10

 

.         Number 18 -  Positional language, tallying

.         Handwriting

.         Jolly Phonics - ie

.         Cooking – fairy cakes - currants

.         Measures Day - group activities

.        Book Fair 17th, 18th, 19th

Week 5

22.3.10

.         Number 19 - Positional language, simple maps

.         Speaking & Listening - using Digi-blu for animations

.         Jolly Phonics – ee - or

..        Cooking - fairy cakes - choc chip

Week 6

29.3.10

.         Number 20 - Problem solving

.         Speaking & Listening - using Digi-blu cameras for animations

        Jolly Phonics - OO - oo

.         Cooking - Easter hat biscuits

        Easter Hat Parade -Thursday 1st April pm

YEAR 1        

Mrs L Healey and Mrs J Wells
Mrs K Cooper, NVQ3; Mrs K Dharmadhikary, NVQ2; Mrs L Edwards, HLTA; Mrs D Harrison, NNEB; Mrs K Johal, NVQ2

 

LONG AGO

Our topic this half term has a historical basis.  We will be visiting Milton Keynes Museum in Wolverton on Wednesday 3 March to look at household artefacts, mainly from the Victorian era.  We would recommend you to visit the Museum with your children as there is so much to see.  (Tel: 316222 for opening hours).  It is open on a more regular basis from Easter onwards. We have planned to set up our own `Museum' in the Shared Area.  We would like the children to dress up in Victorian costume on several occasions and will send you a separate letter giving guidelines.

In Literacy we will be working on Recounts, using dictionaries, writing instructions and using non-fiction books.  We will read a range of stories from fantasy worlds.  Book Week is from Monday 1st until Friday 5th March.  Our focus will be stories from long ago. Please continue to support your child with reading at home, key words/spellings.

Our Maths work will include money, tens and units, measures, time and data handling.  We will send you details of our half termly Maths homework about Money shortly.

In Science we will be sorting and making comparisons of a variety of materials.  We will be talking about why certain materials are used to make various objects.

Our Y1 Assembly for Parents is on Thursday 18th March at 9.00 am.  We hope you can come!

Please remember to work with your child to produce a hat for the Easter Hat Parade which should be brought to school on Thursday 1st April.

YEAR 2       

 Mrs S Hunt
Mrs D Megeary/Mrs S Taylor
 Mrs R Farley-Hulse, NVQ3;
Mrs C Miller, HLTA;

Mrs L Morris, NNEB

PEOPLE AND PLACES

This term in Literacy some emphasis will be placed on reading comprehension and making appropriate responses to multiple choice questions.  We shall use research skills to find out about famous people, such as Florence Nightingale and Grace Darling.

Writing skills will be enhanced by focusing on sentence structure, writing poems and non-fiction writing particularly non-chronological report writing.

Mathematically, we shall be reinforcing and developing strategies for addition and subtraction. The children will be learning to estimate and round numbers up or down, and to begin to understand multiplication and division.  Mental calculation, problem solving strategies and reasoning about numbers will play an important part when considering numerical decisions and in checking results.

Personal hygiene and exercise will be discussed as part of the Science curriculum and we will be thinking about healthy living in PSHE.

In Geography and ICT we will be looking at simple maps and routes.

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