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Week beginning 13th April 2026
Island Adventures
This half term in Year 1 our topic is called ‘Island Adventures’
In English our main focus will be stories with an island/sea focus. The children will be learning about living on an island and discussing creatures that live under the sea using a wide range of vocabulary. They will be looking at texts in more detail and developing their skills with inference to interpret the pictures and the text. When writing the children will be expected to write sentences using a capital letter, finger spaces and full stops and add conjunctions to make their sentences longer. They will also continue to learn their phonic letter sounds and digraphs and try applying these in their writing as well as developing their reading skills.
In Maths this term the children will be focussing on the composition of numbers 11-20 in different contexts. We will on focus on counting in 2s, 5s and 10 and use this knowledge to recognise and count coins in different amounts. Throughout the children will be challenged with maths problems to check their understanding.
In Science the children will be exploring a variety of materials and their properties. The children will develop their investigative skills in a range of open-ended investigations.
In Computing the children will continue to learn about e-safety. They will be learning how make music using a computer program.
Our topic focus this term is Geography. The children will be learning about human and physical features by investigating ordinance survey maps. They will learn how to draw simple maps and add simple features.
In RE the children will be discussing the question: How did the universe come to be? The children will be learning about the creation stories within Christian and Hindu traditions and investigating non-religious ideas about the origin of the universe.
In Music the children will be participating in a range of musical activities to develop pulse, rhythm and pitch. They will also be producing their own music and planning using rhythm grids.
In Art the children will learning about painting and collage. They will be investigating what colours make hot and cold colours and producing art work similar to Vincent Scarpace.
We are an active school and we regularly have active/movement times throughout the school day. Our PE lessons this term will focus on striking and fielding and tennis. In class we will be discussing our health and mental well-being and how general hygiene helps with this.
We will continue to use ‘ClassDojo’ as a method to let you know what has been happening in the class and any ways in which you can help your child at home.
