Cranborne Primary School

Phonics

Phonics is  a very important part of the Year 1 curriculum. This is why we dedicate three sessions a week to teach stand alone phonics lessons following the Read Write Inc. scheme. We teach the children initial sounds, and set 2 and 3 digraphs and trigraphs. A digraph is two letters together that make one sound such as 'sh' 'ee' and 'th'. A trigraph is three letters together that make one sound, such as ''igh' and 'air'. We learn a new sound in each of our phonics sessions. We start by identifying the sound in a word, we then write it down (with focus on letter formation), and then have a go at reading a short story with this sound used frequently in it.

Below is the order we will be teaching the sounds.

Oxford Owl have some great online e-books that you can read with your children. They link closely to the book bands too!     

 https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/reading-owl/library-page

Phonics Play 

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/

Topmarks 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/

Twinkl

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/

BBC Bitesize Daily 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize 

Mathletics 

https://login.mathletics.com/?_ga=2.201440849.1931205143.1586178028-1054261000.1573638024

Purple Mash

 https://www.purplemash.com/sch/cranborneen6 

Maths

In the Spring Term, we will be covering the following:

Mental fluency:

• Recalling number bonds to 20 such as 18 + 2 and 4 + 16
• 1 more and 1 less than a given number up to 50
• Counting to 100 and back 
• Double and halves to 20
  
• Counting in 2s, 5s and 10s

Geography

In Geography this term, we have been looking at the area surrounding our school. We have looked at a map of the school grounds and will identify natural and man-made features. We will be creating our own symbols and making our own maps. 

History

In History this term, we will be learning about the history of toys. We will be thinking about how toys have changed over time and will be examining how toys are different now to how they were in the past, using artefacts to help us. We have an exciting 'Toys off the Page' day planned for the children to practically explore toys from the past. We will also have a visitor coming to talk to the children about toys from other cultures. 

Art

In art this half term, we will be studying the work of Yayoi Kusama. We will be taking inspiration from her style of artwork to create our own interpretations of her work using colourful dots. Through this sequence of lessons, the children will develop their cutting, drawing, painting and designing skills. 

Key information:

• Please remember that all children need a named water bottle in school every day.
• Let your child's teacher know if someone other than you is collecting your child or call the office.  

Homework:

• Set on a Thursday, and due on a Tuesday.
• This will be skills based. Maths, grammar, spelling and reading.

Phonics screening

In June, we will be carrying out phonics assessments. We will be practising reading words in this format all year: please see below some past papers. 

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/715823/2018_phonics_pupils_materials_standard.pdf.pdf

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/809986/2019_phonics_pupils_materials_standard.pdf

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/621157/STA177753p_2017_phonics_screening_check_pupils__materials_-_standard.pdf

English

We are so impressed with the progress made across the year group during the Autumn term. The children have been focusing on the basics of sentence structure and building simple sentences independently using capital letters and full stops. As we move forward into the Spring term, the children will be encouraged to continue to write independently and will be writing multiple sentences to create longer pieces of writing. Our focus books for this term are Lost in the Toy Museum (which links with our History topic), Jack and the Beanstalk, The Disgusting Sandwich and And Tango Makes Three. 

Letter formation,handwriting and presentation

Letter families
Curly caterpillar letters: c, a, o, q, g, d, e, s, f. All of these letters start in the middle of the line and start with a c shape and then you carry on with the rest of the letter.
One armed robot letters: r, m, n, h, b, k, p. For these letters you need to start at the top of the letter and travel down and back up again and then over.
Ladder letters: l, I, j, t, u, y. All of these letters you need to start at the top of the letter and travel down.
Zig zag letters: v, w, x, z. These letters are all very straight and have no curves!

 When writing on a line all letters should be on the line. Some letters have descenders where part of the letters go under the line, such as: y,g,q, p.
Some letters have ascenders where part of the letter is taller than the rest, such as: d, h, t, b.

Capital letters should always be bigger than the other letters.

Science

In the Spring term, we will be learning about materials. The children will distinguish between an object and the material from which it is made. They will identify and name a variety of everyday materials, including wood, plastic, glass, metal, water, and rock. They will learn to describe the simple physical properties of a variety of everyday materials and will compare and group them on the basis of their simple physical properties.

Computing

Our Spring term units are called Maze Explorers and Animated Stories. During our first topic of Maze Explorers, the children will learn to create and correct a set of instructions and will learn vocabulary associated with this, (eg. algorithm and debugging). In the second unit, the children will be introduced to e-books on Purple Mash. They will add animations and sound to their own stories and will learn to change backgrounds and copy and paste images to create their own e-books.

PSHE

In PSHE this term, we will be covering two units called 'Dreams and Goals' and 'Healthy Me'. In the dreams and goals topic, we will be discussing our aspirations and learning the best strategies to achieve our goals. We will also be considering how to overcome set backs and to keep a positive attitude if things don't always go the way we want them to. 

In the 'Healthy Me' topic, we will be learning about how to keep ourselves healthy. We will be focussing on living a healthy lifestyle like eating healthy foods, drinking lots of water, getting lots of sleep and exercising. 

Physical Education

This term, our indoor PE unit will be Dance, where the children will be learning to travel in different ways across the space and will be learning to move their bodies to the beat of the music. Our outdoor unit will be fundamental movement skills, where the children will be learning to hop, skip, catch, throw and travel safely at different speeds.