Welcome to Year 1

 This term our topic is 

Seasides and Seas

Our topic throughout Autumn term is all about holidays! We will be exploring seaside holidays in the past (all the way back to the Victorian period) and comparing them with today, considering aspects such as transport, clothing and entertainment. We will explore a range of postcards from then and now and will also share some of our own experiences of holidays.

Our writing will be inspired by a range of key texts, particularly ‘Old Bear’ and ‘King Lion’. Throughout the year we will have a series of writing tasks based on informing and retelling. Our first traditional tale will be focusing on ‘Repunzel’.

In Geography, we will be using world maps to identify the four countries of the UK and explore UK seaside resorts and coastlines. We will be identifying both human and physical features of a seaside town and compare our daily weather patterns with those of a non-European country.

In Science we will be exploring seasonal changes and every day materials.

In Art, we will be sketching sea shells, inspired by Amiria Gale.

In DT, we will be making boats out of recycled materials.

In maths we will focus on the following topic areas: place value, addition, subtraction, and shape.

In RE we will be thinking about ‘how might your worldview be seen in the choices you make?’

We will also be gaining a deeper understanding about our values of Love and Respect. Our reflection area will demonstrate these values and how we incorporate these into our classroom.

In PE, we will focus on Fundamentals and Gymnastics.

Check out our Newsletter and Topic Web for more details.

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