Year 1 and Year 2 2425 archive

Welcome to the Year 1 and Year 2

Toucan Class - Mrs Casanova Zebra Class - Mrs Adams Panther Class - Mrs Thoburn (Phase Lead)

Welcome to Year 1 and Year 2. There are 3 classes in our phase.

Toucan class are terrific Year 1s, Zebra class are all eager Year 1 and 2s and Panther are enthusiastic Year 2s.

Please contact keystage1@holyfamily.swindon.sch.uk if you have any queries regarding your child in Year 1/2 and Mrs Thoburn will get back to you.

2022-2023 Work and Photo's Click Here

Maths - Numbots

Please click onto the blue box to access the login for your child to play Numbots. You need use the username and password which your child's class teacher has given.

Numbots login

Homework and Learning at Home

Maths Times Table Practise

Term 3 Homework

Autumn 2 Phonics re cap

Curriculum Overview

Here you will find an overarching view of what the children will be taught over their time in Year 1 and Year 2. As we have mixed age year groups we work on a two year rolling cycle to ensure that all of the National Curriculum Objectives are covered across the 2 years.

Year 1 and Year 2 Cycle A (2023, 2025, 2027)

Year 1 and Year 2 Cycle B (2022, 2024, 2026)

Reading

It is very important to read as often as possible with your children at home; every day is best, even if it is just 5 minutes sharing a book at bedtime.

Talk about the text as you go and ask questions - this will help the children develop their comprehension skills. Each time you read with your child please make a note in their reading record recording the date, alongside a comment if you wish. Please ensure to read each text a number of times with your child, as the re-reading of these texts will allow the children to develop their fluency skills.

Dates to Remember:

1^st May – Whole school Mass

8^th May - VE day celebrations

23^rd May - Toucan Assembly

9^th June – Phonic Screener Check week

11^th June – KS1 Parent lunch

17^th June - KS1 trip to Cotswold

23^rd June – TD day

27^th June - Zebra assembly

TBC – Sports Day

16 July - Infant Voice Festival

22^nd July – Last day of term 1.30 finish.

Learning Term 5 Overview

English	In English this term, the children will be exploring the non-fiction text ‘Ways into History – Toys and Games’ by Sally Hewitt. In this unit, the children will read a non-fiction example and will be introduced to the different shapes that will help them analyse the different parts of a non-fiction text. The children will also be building on their sentence work by ‘stacking sentences.’ They will focus on sentence construction and vocabulary and once the children have been modelled a sentence, in its correct form, the children will use this to form sentences of their own. The children will be exploring a variety of the skills from the Writing Rainbow, using our Fantastics including, using synonyms, questions, alliterations, rhyme and so on. At the end of the unit, the children will plan and create their own Information Leaflet using the information they have learnt throughout the term.
Maths	Year 2 Maths In Maths this term, the year 2 children will be exploring Statistics. In this topic the children will be interpreting and constructing tables, pictograms and block diagrams. They will explore the use of a key and how this symbol represents the number of items. In Measure the children will measure capacity using litres and millilitres. They will be estimating, comparing and ordering capacity, as well as measuring temperature. Year 1 Maths In Maths this term we will be exploring a range of concepts including measurement of time, addition and subtraction. The children will continue to develop different addition and subtraction strategies for numbers up to 20 building the children’s core number sense and skills. In our measurement units, the children will start recognising and using language relating to dates exploring the days of the week and months of the year. Finally, the children will look at telling the time to the hour and half past. The children will also be practicing drawing hands on a clock face to demonstrate their understanding.
RE	Religious Education The topic for RE this term is ‘To the End of the Earth.’ Throughout this topic we will be looking at the key events which happened after the resurrection of Jesus. We will start by looking at the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We will be discussing the road to Emmaus story and how the disciples recognised Jesus with the help of the Holy Spirit. We will discuss Jesus’ promise to the disciples at the Ascension. The children will have the opportunity to think about different symbol of the Holy Spirit and which they like best. The children will recognise and retell the Story of Pentecost. Finally, the children will think about way we can share Jesus’ mission going forward.
History	The topic for History this term is ‘How am I making History?’ The children will be looking at ordering key events of their lives on a timeline using the terms ‘before’ and ‘after’. The children will be discussing their key memories and putting them on a timeline. They will discuss with their peers why these memories are special and how they celebrate special events throughout the year. They will be thinking about similarities and differences between childhood now and in the past; using key vocabulary to compare the present, the past and possible changes in the future.
Science	This term in Science, the children will be learning about Materials and their everyday uses. The children will be exploring the different properties of materials that make them suitable or unsuitable for particular purposes. The children will use a range of equipment to make observations and conduct different tests. In these tests, the children will be investigating how some materials are stronger than others and how the shapes of solid objects made from some materials can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting, and stretching.
D&T	This term in D&T, the children will be designing and constructing their own moving monsters! Using a range of creative materials to represent fur, scales and claws, the pupils will bring their imaginative creatures to life. As part of the project, the children will explore the mechanisms like linkages and pivots, learning how different parts work together to create movement in design. The children will decide the design criteria and sketch their ideas, drawing diagrams to show the linkage systems they plan to use for the parts they want to animate. The children will then create their monsters, applying their understanding of mechanisms and showcasing their creativity.

Photos 2024 - 2025

Geography- field work.

Within Geography, the children have enjoyed completed sone field work within our school environment. The children went outside and explored the school grounds looking for different signs of spring.

Geography - Wind streamers

Within Geography, the children have been investigating weather, including wind direction. To observe wind direction the children created wind streamers. They then used these everyday for a week, to observe which direction the wind was blowing - recording this in their weather diary..

Art -Colour Splash

Exploring using primary colours to make different shades of a secondary colour.

ART- Recreating art.

The children explored the work of Jasper Johns Colour by Number - and recreated this piece of art- using his technique of starting with the primary colours then mixing and adding secondary colours.

ART- Colour mixing

In art this term, the children have enjoyed exploring colour mixing using the 3 primary colours to make secondary colours.

Panther entries for the World Book Day puppet Competition.

The children enjoyed spending time at home making fabulous entries our book character puppet competition.

KS1 Fire Safety Visit

The children enjoyed a visit from the Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, where they learnt some important safety messages to keep themselves and others safe..

Term

Zebra -R.E., Prophecy and Promise

The Annunciation

Zebra Geography

using an atlas

Panther class - Kindness workshop - Term 2

The children enjoyed taking part in the workshop delivered by 52 Lives - School of Kindness. The children then went away and individually chose and created something for someone else to show Kindness.

Panther & Zebra Class - Looking after God's Creation

Within their Creation and Covenant learning, children thought about how to care for God's creation, creating posters to show others how they too can help. The children then shared their posters with children from other classes to share their ideas.

Term 1

Zebra Class Celebration of the Word, Term 1

Panther Class Term 1 - Making and Praying the Rosary

Panther - Making and Praying the Rosary - Term 1 - October.2024

The children created their own Rosary so they could then use them to pray the Rosary together. The children also joined in with ‘One Million Children Praying The Rosary’ for unity and peace , on Friday 18th October.

Zebra Class Year 1 Maths, Term 1

Zebra Class R.E. Wonder Walk

Panther Class - RE - Creation and Covenant

The children continued their learning of the Our Father, by completing some Drama and acting out the Prayer.

Zebra Class R.E. Creation Painting

Zebra Class P.E. Term 1

Panther Class - PE Term 1

Panther Class - History

The children used a special object from home to create their own time line of events from their memories.

Zebra Class EDOL -Germany

Panther class - European Day Of Languages

The children took part in making a Bavarian Hat, after learning these are a type of headwear traditionally worn in some areas of Germany. They are usually decorated with a spray of flowers or feathers at the side of the crown.

Panther - European Day Of Languages - Food Tasting

The children enjoyed tasting some different German foods. The children thought about what they liked/disliked and how each of the different foods tasted.

Zebra Class D.T. Term 1--Creating and testing a chair for baby bear

Panther Class - DT - Baby Bear's Chair

The children used their skills of paper rolling to make cylinders and construct a chair for baby bear. The children then looked at their chairs to see if they were sturdy or if they could improve them.

Year 2023-2024 Archive

Photos

Infant Voice Festival 2024

Panther - RE - Holy Week

To complete our learning around Holy Week, the children worked in groups to create a Holy Week Stained Glass Window timeline. Each child in the group selected an event and created a picture, which they then put together to create the timeline of events.

Panther - RE - Washing the Disciples feet

Children explored each of the events in Holy Week, they then completed some Drama, role-playing Jesus washing the Disciples feet. They thought then about the message Jesus was trying to teach the disciples.

Panther - RE - Holy Week - Palm Sunday

Children explored each of the events in Holy Week, they then made palms and worked as a class to act out Palm Sunday, taking turns to be Jesus.

Panther - Science Boffins

Panther - Hot seating - questions relating to the story of Zacchaeus

Panther - RE - Drama, Role playing the story of Zacchaeus

Panther Class - World Book Day

Children completed a number of activities around world book day, which included creating personal Book Marks linked to their favourite books. They also wrote book reviews for their favourite books, which we have put altogether to make a class recommendation book..

Panther - Experience Days for English - Seasons

Panther - Computing - programming Bee-bots

Panther - Art - Sculpture 3D Art

Panther class DT - Making a Puppet

Zebra Reading for Pleasure

Zebra English--Little Red Reading Hood

Going on a woodland wander

Zebra Science

looking at the sense--taste

Panther - Science - Senses - Taste investigation

The children tasted different foods, focusing on whether they tasted: salty, sweet, sour, pleasant, unpleasant and so on. They then rated how they felt each tasted to them, whether they liked the taste or disliked it.

Zebra D.T.--Puppets

KS1 Library Trip

Panther - RE - Christmas - sequencing the Christmas story

Children worked in groups to sequence the Christmas story and then think about and discuss what they felt the most important part of the story was to them.