Springwood Infant and
Junior School Federation
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Our Learning
Year 1 Curriculum
Summer 2 in year 1 
We have kicked off the new term reading and writing about...
- Can you talk about what happens using these key words?
We have planned to write an alternative version of this story using another animal. Which animal will you choose?
Maths
We have been continuing to count in multiples of 1s, 2s, 10s, 5s practising over and past 100!
Summer 1 in year 1
Reading and writing
We have been reading and writing texts written by the author Julia Donaldson. Julia Donaldson
We have written a thank you letter to Zog from Princess Pearl and instructions on how to be a good dragon. Zog
In the Smeds and the Smoos we learnt how important it is to look at our similarities, and what makes a good friend. Smeds and Smoos
Phonics
We have worked hard to further develop our phonic knowledge in preparation for the year one phonic decoding checks happening after half term. practise these sounds... We have especially been practising reading longer words with more than 1 syllable. Reading and writing
Maths
We have continued to develop our knowledge of number bonds to 10, addition and subtraction, place value and counting on and back in steps of 1s, 2s, 10s and 5s. We have been adding and subtracting using different coins, making totals and problem solving all whilst recalling our prior learning!
Earth Day
We had a wonderful day appreciating the world around us, learning about how to reduce, reuse and recycle. We went on a litter pick, and made some wonderful bird feeders to sell at our Earth day stall to raise money for pond dipping equipment for our school.
Science
We have learned all about diversity in habitats, what animals and plants might be found in different places.
Spring in year 1
After our break we have all returned back to school with a smile on our faces, ready to learn new skills.
English
In reading and writing recall tasks we have focussed on matching uppercase and lowercase letters. This will help us to read and write sentences. Help your child by practising the letter name and its corresponding sound. A you're adorable !
Art
We have learned all about the artist Orla Kierly:
...and we have learned how to do an observational drawing of a leaf, turn it into a polystyrene print, and make a repeating pattern leaf print. It was fun, but you had to be very delicate so as not to snap the fragile printing block!
Autumn in year one
Handwriting
We have been learning to write sentences on the lines, making our letters the same size and correctly orientated. Sentences must begin with a capital letter and finish with a full stop and have similar sized finger spaces between each word!
Can you form curly club letters correctly?
Our writing hook... "Flashlight".
Can you play hide and seek with our new text?
Challenge: Use these words to describe what you can see, hear and do!
Use the sentence starters:
I saw a _________ .
I went on _____________ .
I heard _________ .
