Year 1/2 Curriculum Newsletter

Dear Parents and Carers,

Year 1/2 - Curriculum Newsletter

Welcome back to the New Term! We hope you find this letter informative. Please do not hesitate to contact your child’s class teacher if you have any questions relating to the curriculum.

Homework:

Our expectation at Broadford is that every child should do the following every night:

• 15 minutes reading to themselves or an adult and note in the reading record
• 15 minutes practicing spellings
• 15 minutes rehearsing times tables facts (including multiplication and division)
  If children would like to attempt an additional challenge, we have a new Learning Challenge for children to attempt this Autumn Term which will be given out shortly. All of the activities are based around a significant person, poem or painting relating to our topics. Children do not have to attempt every activity but instead select the activities that they are most interested in and compile a project that reflects the extra time and effort that they have put into their challenge. We hope that children will take their time with the challenge and be proud of the work they produce they should hand this in to their teacher at the end of the Half Term.
   
  Spellings:
  Spellings will be given out on Mondays. The children should practice their words every evening. The test will take place on Fridays.
  Trips
  Year 2 will have a Great Fire of London workshop on the 28^th September and will visit Harold Hill fire station on Thursday 15^th October.  We have a Theatre show in London “The Queens Hat” on the 23^rd November and will have a sculpture workshop. ( date to follow).
  Year 1 will have a visit from PC Wayne on the 30^th September and next half term there will be a trip to a place of worship (date to follow).
  Curriculum Information
  We have included a summary of the topics which the children will be covering this term. If you would like to make any suggestions of what you or your child would like to learn in relation to the topics taught, please complete the form attached and return it to your child’s class teacher. We welcome any suggestions you may have.
  Yours Sincerely,
   
  Mrs Greening           Miss Chappel      Miss Hammond          Miss Estall              Miss Rollin
   
  Year ½ phase leader              Mulberry teacher            Pine teacher                          Cherry teacher                  Cedar teacher
   
   

Autumn
	1st Half Term	2nd Half Term
Topic	Year 1: Learning Power Heroes Year 2: Bang, Whoosh, Pop	Year 1: Glow and Glitter Year 2: Australia VS Antarctica
Literacy	Year 1 RWI   Year 2 RWI/Literacy and Language	Year 1 RWI   Year 2 RWI / Literacy and Language.
	Please fill in the reading journal after hearing your child read. For a good selection of children books visit your local library. Useful web links- http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy/
Numeracy	Year 1 Number and Place Value Addition and Subtraction Properties of shapes   Year 2 Number- Ordering and counting. Addition and Subtraction Multiplication and Division Measurement Geometry	Year 1 Multiplication and Division Measurement Position and direction   Year 2 Number- Place value. Statistics Geometry Measurement Fractions
	Please practice the times tables with your children. We complete Rock Stars Maths daily. Children may take home the sheet they are on to practice. It needs to be completed in 5 minutes. The school is really focusing on Mental Maths this term and it would be of great help if your children could learn them. Useful websites: www.mymaths.co.uk www.mathszone.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/numeracy.shtml www.crickweb.co.uk/ks1numeracy.html
ICT	Year 1 We Are Super TV Chefs Espresso coding   Year 2 Researching the great fire of London. Espresso coding.	Year 1 We Are Celebration Espresso coding   Year 2 Purple mash.  Interactive maps.
Science	Year 1 Materials Year 2 Materials	Year 1 Seasonal changes Year 2 Materials
	You could visit the Science Museum. Admission is free. Located at Exhibition Road in South Kensington, London, SW7 2DD.
History/ Geography	Year 1 Heroes throughout history Year 2 The Great Fire of London. Samuel Pepys. The Gunpowder Plot.	Year 1   Celebrations around the world   Year 2 Countries and continents. Comparing different locations.
	You could visit The monument or Museum of London both have exhibitions about The Great Fire of London.
P.E	Year 1 Outdoor adventure activities Year 2 OAA trails	Year 1 Dance Year 2 Dance linked to topic (Australia vs Antartica)
	Please ensure your child has their P.E kit for the correct day Pine Class-  Thursday Mulberry Class- Thursday Cherry Class- Monday Cedar Class-  Monday
Music	Music lessons Wednesday afternoons with a music teacher.	Music lessons Wednesday afternoons with a music teacher.
Art/ Design and Technology	Year 1 Pop Art- Roy Litchenstein Year 2 Andy Warhol. Design and make a boat.	Year 1 Diwali lamps and mask making Year 2 Sculpture. Steven Wiltshire. Australian art.
P.H.S.E/R.E	Year 1 New Beginnings Year 2 New Beginnings	Year 1 Christianity. Christmas. Year 2 Christianity. Stories about Jesus.