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Poldark

Mrs Siân Palmer

Class Teacher

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

Mrs Stephanie Teasdale

Class Teacher

Thursday and Friday

Miss Clare Knight

Teaching Assistant

Miss Sharon Jones

Teaching Assistant

 

Welcome to Poldark! 

 

Throughout the Spring  we will be learning through the overall topic of :

'Victorian Life in Britain and Seasonal Changes'   

In History we will find out about toys from today and the past, comparing similar toys from different times. We will compare Victorian toys with modern toys and use sources to helps us understand how toys have changed over time. We will continue to encourage the use of vocabulary relating to the passing of time.  We will also study the reign of Queen Victoria. The children will experience how learning in Victorian schools was different to now . We will use role play to show an understanding of aspects of life in a Victorian household.

 

In Science we will be learning how to observe changes across the four seasons and describe the weather associated with the seasons. They children will also explore how the day length varies throughout the year, organise the months of the year into seasons and explain the changes which take place in Autumn, Spring, Summer and Winter. Each lesson will include quizzes to assess what the children have learnt in a fun, interactive way. Intertwined within each lesson, there will be links to the careers and vocations connected with Seasonal Changes.

 

 In Art this term the children will develop ideas for drawing book covers.  Alongside this, they will increase their knowledge of primary colours and their understanding of the colour wheel.  The children will develop their knowledge of opposite colours and use a range of media and paper types to record observations.

 

In RE we will begin by learning more about the World Religion Judaism.  The children will explore how Jewish people celebrate special times (e.g. Shabbat, Sukkot, Chanukah).  We will retell some simple Jewish stories found in the Torah and use these to make links with Jewish values and how these impact a Jewish persons daily life. The children will also have the opportunity to reflect on how Jewish people give thanks, praise and remember.   

 

PE will be taught by Mrs Teasdale on either a Thursday or Friday, however, please ensure that children have their PE kit in school at all times as PE may also take place on additional days. This term we will be taking part in Dance activities based on 'The Starry Skies'.

Building Learning Power

Our new learning power for this half term is 'Collaboration'.

Homework

 At St Uny Church of England Academy, we believe homework is anything children do outside of the normal school day that contributes to their learning, in response to guidance from the school. Homework encompasses a whole variety of activities instigated by teachers and parents/carers to support the children's learning.

Homework will be based on the current topic ‘Victorian Britain and Seasonal Changes’. Attached to this page is the Chilli Challenge Homework grid based on the topic. Please encourage your children to take part in this creative homework. The children will receive certificates for their contribution and their work will be displayed on our celebration wall in key stage 1. Please ensure your child does a minimum of 10 points on the homework grid.

Reading

This term we will be reading the story 'Grandad's Island' by Benji Davies. 

 

Reading is a lifelong skill that we try to develop as your child continues their journey through our school. We are keen to develop a love of books and escapism as early as possible and we use ‘Reading Karate’ to help us to do this. This is a reward based system for reading at home, which results in the children moving through coloured ‘belts’ (wristbands) depending on how many ‘reads’ they have completed. We would greatly appreciate your support with this initiative.

Daily reading is very important and the children’s reading records will be checked daily to make sure that they are reading regularly. We endeavour to hear all children read at some point during each week, but this often takes place during Read Write Inc. lessons and wont always be recorded in their reading records. 

Times Tables
During year 1 the children will be working hard to learn their 2, 5 and 10 times tables.
 
Below are a few web links, which may help you to support your child with remembering these multiplication facts. 
If you have any questions, please send a message to the office and we will get straight back to you. 

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