The Enchanted Forest and Magic

Year One

Knowledge and Understanding of the World

We will investigate the rainforest and what types of animals and plants you can find there.

Children will create their own rainforest and continue to learn outdoors every Friday at Forest School, so please bring in wellington boots!

We will also be investigating sources of light and sound.

Mathematical Development

Teen numbers, pairs of numbers that make 10 (bonds to 10) and doubles/halves to 10 will be taught.

Counting up to 100, forwards and backwards.

Practical and enhanced activities will develop children's understanding.

Children will cover work on measuring, shape, money and time. This will be developed through problem solving activities to ensure children’s using and applying of their number skills.

Language, Literacy and Communication Skills

We will consolidate work covered in Reception. Children will look at one sound a week as well as continuing to learn how to blend the sounds already covered. The sound of the week will also be reinforced in their weekly spellings.

Children will be learning about full stops, capital letters, commas and exclamation marks. We will discuss nouns, vowels, plurals and alphabetical order.

As part of our topic we will look at story structure, poetry and lists.

Reading groups will take place on a daily basis.

Creative Development

Children will be encouraged to discuss their ideas and compositions and think of ways to improve their music. Names of instruments and how they are held will be reinforced. Children will be looking at colours and mixing; using different mediums to achieve an effect. Personal, Social Development Wellbeing and

Cultural Diversity

The school promises and rules will be reinforced and the traffic light system continued. Children will also work through a theme called ‘New Beginnings’ which will look at communities the children belong to, solving problems peacefully and different feelings the children have to deal with.

We will celebrate Harvest in school and at Lodge Farm Church. We will talk about and celebrate other religious festivals as they occur throughout the term

Physical Development

P.E and Play to Learn resources will develop children’s physical development both inside and outside the classroom through books, music and skills cards. The children will focus mainly on gymnastics this term. Fine motor skills will continue to be developed throughout the curriculum inside and outside the classroom.

Welsh Language Development

Incidental Welsh is used throughout the school day. Children are encouraged to respond in Welsh and ask their own questions. We will be learning how to discuss colours and weather. These skills will be reinforced daily with our Helpwr Heddiw wall.

Curriculum News – Autumn 2015

The Enchanted Forest and Magic

Year One

How you can help

Knowledge and Understanding of the World

• Talk about the five senses and when you use them.

• Discuss materials and their properties.

• Look at reference books and discuss where we can find information out.

Mathematical Development

• Encourage your child to use mental maths at every opportunity.

• Sing number songs.

• Let your children use money in real life situations.

• Talk to your child about the time and the passing of time.

Language, Literacy and Communication Skills• Talk about the topic with your child.

• Practise spellings on a weekly basis.

• Change home reader books on a weekly basis.

• Talk about the sound of the week . What words can they think of that includes it?

• Sing and say songs and poems

Creative Development

• Encourage the children to experiment with colour, textures and different ways of creating art.• Sing songs, rhymes at any opportunity. Clap, tap rhythms.

Personal, Social Development Wellbeing and Cultural Diversity

• Talk about the different communities you and your child belong to (football club / church / dancing).

• Talk about what you do when you have a problem.

• Talk about the different feelings you have and how you deal with them.

Physical Development• Encourage children to play with balls of different sizes.• Talk about the movements they can make when out and about.• Encourage children to run, jump, skip, hop with increasing control.

Welsh Language Development• Highlight the Welsh language when out and about.

• Share any songs with your child.

• If you want any phrases ask your class teacher.

Curriculum News – Autumn 2015