Class 1
CLASS ONE
Welcome to Class One
Miss Forrest & Mrs Rushton
Our Curriculum vehicle is called ‘Once Upon a Time…’ where we will be reading and learning all about a range of Traditional Tales. Here is a summary of what we will be learning in Class One over this Summer term.
R.E
This term in RE we are very proud to be continuing to pilot the new RE scheme for the Diocese of Birmingham. Our next unit is called Prophecy and Promise.
RHE/PSHE
In RHE (Relation and Health Education) we follow the Ten:Ten scheme called ‘Life to the Full’. This term we will be focussing on how we have been ‘Created to love others’ and ‘Created to live in a community’.
English 
The children in Nursery will have daily phonics session where they will start learning letter sounds, through the Read Write Inc scheme. They will practise reading and writing the first set of initial sounds, and continue to practise oral blending through Fred Talk.
In Reception, children will continue to have daily Read Write Inc. sessions, focusing on reading with fluency and writing both words and sentences. Children will consolidate Set 1 & 2 sounds and begin to learn Set 3 sounds when they are secure.
Our Talk Through stories texts this half term will be:
In Literacy, we will be reading a range of Traditonal Tales – focusing on story language, repeated phrases, role-play and creative writing opportunities. We will be using these texts to compare stories and characters, and also using them to link to the past.
Maths
The children in Nursery will continue to develop their understanding of number through a variety of games, songs and creative activities, to allow them to develop their knowledge of numbers and what they mean. They will also explore shapes, measures and patterns; and extend their use of mathematical language.
Reception will be practising counting on and counting back; developing their knowledge of numbers to 20; learning number facts such as doubles and halves and consolidating number bonds and composition up to 10. They will also learn about numerical patterns, shape and measures.
Understanding the World
We will be learning about the changes in season from Winter to Spring, then later in the term, Spring to Summer. We will be learning about Spring/Summer weather, thinking about clothes that are suitable/necessary for the different seasons, and how to be sun safe.
Later in the term, we will be learning about mini-beasts and simple life cycles, and we will be doing some planting/growing also.
Expressive Arts and Design
This half term we will be learning about ‘mono-printing’ as an artisitic style - we will explore this process and experiment with creating our own mono-prints based upon artists such as Pablo Picasso.
Also as part of our Design and Technology unit – we will be exploring different skills such as threading and sewing to create our own book marks.
The children will also be using the Charanga Music Platform as part of their weekly music sessions, which will include lots of opportunities for singing and exploring musical instruments and patterns.
Miss Forrest and Mrs Rushton