Topic outline: Literacy: We will be learning about rhymes and poems and will be

having a go at writing our own. After our visit to the deep we will

be looking at fiction and non-fiction texts. We will then create

our own non-fiction texts about different habitats and animals

that live in that habitat. – Billy’s Bucket.

Mathematics: This half term we will recap place value and link

this to money. We will be linking the maths to our topic and be

looking at weight, measure and capacity. We will also be

categorising and looking at block chart, venn and carroll

diagrams.

Science: This half term we will be learning about different sea

creatures and their habitats. We will look at why different

creatures survive in different climates and what it is like in each

ocean.

Class Trips and events: This half term we are hoping to be lucky

enough to take part in a workshop at the Deep. Although school

will provide transportation, there will still be a contribution

needed for this trip.

Suggested books:

We are looking at: Billy’s bucket, Sharing a Shell, The Snail and the

Whale and Under the sea (non-fiction).

Recommended texts: Barry the fish with the fingers, Dougal’s Deep

Sea Diary, Can you hear the sea? The Wish Fish.

Check the school library and Bolling Hall library for books.

Suggested visits:

Sea life centre – located at Manchester Trafford

centre.

Pets at home – various locations, look at the different

fish and habitats.

Go to the East coast, Robin Hoods Bay (rock pools).

Flamborough head (Seals) and Scarborough (sea life

centre).

Check the Media museum for new releases.

Topic challenges:

1. Can you create your own version of Billy’s

Bucket?

2. Can you research a sea creature and

write as many facts as you can find?

3. Can you create a 3D Sea environment?

Family Learning

Letter

YEAR 1 –Under the

sea.

Learning links:

Oxford owl: www.oxfordowl.co.uk

Top marks: www.topmarks.co.uk

Learning Games: www.learninggamesforkids.com

Numberjacks and Alphablocks – TV shows on Youtube.

Phonics and Reading:

Your child will be sent a reading book, when reading you can practise looking for

letter sounds, reading tricky words and answering questions about the book.

Each week your child will have an adult led guided reading session and will have

the chance to read with an adult. They will also have daily phonics lessons to

develop their phonics skills.

Can we remind parents that the phonics screening tests are coming up in June.

Please support your child by practicing alien words every day.

Useful phonics websites:

Mr Thorne – www.mrthorne.com

Oxford Owl – www.oxfordowl.co.uk

For phonics screening test:

http://www.oxfordphonicschecksupport.co.uk/login

Find more on our School Blog:

www.bowlingparkprimary.net

There is a parent’s page too, take a look.