Year 1

RE:  We will learn and understand thank we can ask Jesus to help us when we are afraid.   Topic: We will be using locational language and start to look at instructions. We are targeting our focus on the use of punctuation, especially the use of capital letters and full stops correctly!   Science: We will be labelling the […]

RE: We are learning to know that Jesus showed his great love when he calmed the wind and the waves. Topic: We will be learning about the United Kingdom. We will be naming and locating the countries and capital cities of the UK. We will be using maps and compasses.   ​Handwriting: We will continue to form our lower […]

After half term our new topic will be ‘Bright Lights, Big City’. As part of our topic, your child will take part in a royal tea party and learn about Queen Elizabeth II. They will learn about the countries that make up the United Kingdom, including their location, capital cities and some of their physical […]

RE: We will have the opportunity to know that when Thomas heard that Jesus was alive he did not believe it. We will continue to prepare for our Prayer Service. Topic: We will be focusing on letter writing.   ​Handwriting: We will continue to form our lower case letters correctly in print. Phonics: We will be revising for our Phonics Screening check. Sounds […]

RE: We will have the opportunity to know that when Thomas heard that Jesus was alive he did not believe it. (We will also be preparing for our Prayer Service. Today, your child will have taken home a line to practice). Topic: We will be preparing to plan and then write our own Fantasy Stories.   ​Handwriting: We will continue to […]

RE: We will have the opportunity to know that Jesus helped the disciples to understand that he was alive again and that this made them very happy. Topic: We will be using drawings and writing to make a mini book about our favourite woodland animal.   ​Handwriting: We will continue to form our lower case letters correctly in print. Phonics: We will be […]

RE: We will have the opportunity to know that Jesus appeared to the disciples in the Upper Room and think about times when they have experienced big surprises Topic (Geography): We will be looking at maps and aerial images. We will draw our own simple picture map of an imaginary woodland, including features such as evergreen and deciduous […]

RE: After Easter, our new unit will be ‘The Resurrection’. We will have the opportunity to know that we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus at Easter and reflect on how we do this.  The children will get to talk about their experiences of Easter as well as recognise and describe some signs and symbols of Easter. […]

RE: We are going to learn that Jesus died on Good Friday and know that God raised Jesus from the dead three days later and we celebrate this at Easter.   English: We will be listening to a science-fiction story and creating our own story maps to write our own middle and ending to the story. We will […]