Cinnamon Brow CE Primary School

This term we will be enjoying some wonderful books, both new and familiar, including the tale of an inquisitive little Biscuit Bear who decides to make himself some friends, and an exploration of the traditional Goldilocks tale across a range of perspectives and cultures. We will enter the world of Emily Brown, who is dealing with a very troublesome queen indeed, and find out about a reluctant little knight whose love of reading has surprising consequences. We will also look at the non-fiction text, Little Elizabeth, which explores the life of Queen Elizabeth II. 

Children will be given the opportunity to develop their writing across a range of genres this autumn term, including character descriptions, story retelling and innovation, diaries, letters and information texts. Year 1 will focus on basic sentence structure, spelling words using their phonics knowledge and punctuating accurately with full stops, capital letters and finger spaces. 

To enhance and support our English lessons, we will also be working on the following:

• Phonics lessons (Y1) four times a week
• Weekly spellings, grammar, comprehension and guided reading tasks
• Reading Eggs in class and at home

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As a school, we are teaching for mastery in our maths lessons. Through carefully planned teaching and the support of the Power Maths scheme, we enable all children to develop confidence and make progress across the maths curriculum as they develop a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts.

Mastering maths means pupils acquiring a deep, long-term, secure and adaptable understanding of the subject. The phrase ‘teaching for mastery’ describes the elements of classroom practice and school organisation that combine to give pupils the best chances of mastering maths. Achieving mastery means acquiring a sound understanding of the maths that has been taught in order to allow pupils to move on to more advanced concepts.

As a teaching team, we work closely to plan, assess and evaluate each lesson to ensure the needs of every child are met. Additional time can be given in the afternoons or mornings if a child has found a new concept challenging, or we feel they need some pre-learning to bolster their understanding and confidence. 

This term, in our maths lessons, we will learn about:

• Year 1: Place value in numbers to 20, ordering and comparing numbers, addition and subtraction within 20, and 2D and 3D shape.

Geography

Our Local Area

• use simple fieldwork and observational skills to study the geography of their school and its grounds and the key human and physical features of its surrounding environment
• aerial photographs, map work and compass directions
• identifying human and physical geographical features

History

Kings, Queens and Castles

• the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements

Computing

Technology around us 

·         Identify technology 

·         Identify  a computer and its main parts 

·         Use a mouse in different ways 

·         Use a keyboard to type 

·         Use the keyboard to edit text 

·         Create rules for using technology responsibly 

P.E.

Real PE Skills

• Co-ordination and floor movement patterns
• Static balance

Invasion games

• Sending and receiving

Music

• Finding the pulse, clapping rhythms amd singing playing
• Performing and sharing. 
• Christmas Songs and performance

Design and Technology

Textiles- Traditional Tales puppets 

Evaluating existing products 

Designing – understanding contexts, users and purposes; making and evaluating own products

Art

Painting and Drawing Skills

Reading

Reading with your child is the most important thing you can do to support their learning at home. 

Please read with your child at least five times a week, and record this using the Go Read app. 

Your child's Reading Eggs password is on the first page of their reading diary.  If you have any trouble signing in online, please ask your class teacher for support.

We are all taking part in the Round the World Reading Challenge which allows your child to 'travel' to new world destinations each time they read at home at least five times a week for ten weeks.  Don't forget, Reading Eggs will count as a read and make sure you record any additional books you read at home together! Let's get reading!

Research shows that completing maths activities little and often is the best way to retain recall skills.  

Here are some of the maths activities you can access online:

Homework projects will be shared each term by the class teachers and presented for friends and family to view at the end of each term. This will be done via the website. These opportunities are for you to share in your child’s learning about the world around them through history, geography, science and the arts. Please support your children in completing these projects.