Year 1 and 2 Spring Term 2025

 Before we inform you of activities and events that will be happening in Year 1 and 2 during the current term, we would first of all like to welcome you- we hope that we will all be able to work together in the spirit of our school motto...

'Together with Christ Everyone Achieves More’

Spring Term Curriculum

We hope that you have had an enjoyable and restful holiday. Our new topics are called 'Let’s Explore China' and 'Journeys.' 

 We will continue to follow our Read, Write, Inc programme and Literacy and Language programme on a daily basis with the children. The children will also be working to improve their grammar, handwriting and spelling. 

 

Religious Education

The children will participate in weekly Holy times and assemblies as well as weekly lessons based around the life of Jesus. We will also be sending our prayer bag home with the children. This is an opportunity for you to share a special Holy time with your child at home which they can then share with us in school. 

This term we will be learning about... 

• The birth of Jesus/ the Wise Men
• The life of Jesus
• The Prodigal Son
• Forgiveness/ Sin
• Prayer of St Francis

 

 English

• Read, Write, Inc
• Literacy and Language
• Read, Write, Inc comprehension
• Story time
• Stories connected to our theme 
• Looking at the use of Capital letters, full stops, nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs
• Writing letters, instruction texts and newspaper reports
• Sentence structure and use of punctuation

 

​Throughout all of these units the children will be taught about the writing process and how to:

• Plan their writing
• Compose and rehearse their sentences orally (hold/ build a sentence)
• Organise their writing
• Revise their writing (Does it sound right?)
• Evaluate and edit their work (Does it look right?)
• Publish their work to a high standard

            

Mathematics

• Number and place value
• Addition and Subtraction
• Multiplication and division
• Properties of shape
• Measures: Mass
• Money
• Statistics

We will also be introducing some new 'fluency' lessons. This will help in supporting the children in remembering known number facts.

 

Science

The focus in science this term will be 'Animals including Humans'.

 This half term we will be learning about:

 

• Observing animals
• Comparing animals
• Animal Diets
• Sorting animals
• Animals native to China

 

 

 Geography and History

This half term we will be covering objectives from the Geography KS1 Programmes of Study.

We will be exploring a contrasting location, ‘China.’

Our key enquiry questions will be:

· Where is China

· What is life like in China?

· Can I name any cities and rivers in China?

· How is China different to where we live?

· What and when is Chinese New Year?

 

PE

Mrs Collins' class= Monday 

Miss Doherty's class= Monday

Mr Leybourne's class= Tuesday

We have a Chinese Dance Workshop visiting us on Tuesday 27^th January!

 

 Music

We will be following the Charanga Music scheme.  As well as learning to sing, play, improvise and compose music, the children will listen and appraise other songs by other artists linked to a theme. Throughout the lessons the children will learn about pulse, rhythm and pace. They will also develop their skills of appraising music. We will also be taking part in our KS1 ‘Morning of Music.’

 

Computing

In computing we will be ensuring that all children are familiar with using our school online platforms, logging in, online safety and the correct use of computing equipment. We also use our computing equipment regularly to support our learning in other subjects e.g. This half term the children will be using ipads to research different continents and countries.

 

Art and Design Technology

 We will be making ‘Chinese Dragons’ and ‘Chinese Lanterns.’

We will be exploring, tasting and making different food from the Chinese culture.

 

Please ensure that your child attends school every day and arrives on time. Classroom doors open at 8.30 am and the register will be taken at 8.45 am, anyone arriving after this time will be late.

Please read with your child daily and write a comment in their reading diary every night to show

that they have been reading at home. 

All children will take part in PE lessons.

Mrs Collins' class: MONDAY

Miss Doherty's class: MONDAY

Mr Leybourne's class: TUESDAY

Please ensure your child wears their PE kit to school on the day they have PE.

PLEASE ENSURE THAT CHILDREN ARE ABLE TO REMOVE THEIR OWN EARRINGS FOR P.E. STUDS ONLY PLEASE.

 

 

 

We love reading! 

Click on the image to go to Oxford Owl. Follow the instructions sent by your class teacher to access the amazing library of eBooks.

Please check your DB Primary account every day for new tasks and messages from your teacher. 

Please look at the Religious Education page to find your RE lessons. 

 We very much welcome the contribution of carers and parents so please let us know if you have any comments, queries or ideas. Remember to access the useful links below which offer some great online activities for your child.