Polar Bears
Mrs Milburn
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Mrs Vikmanis
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Mrs Butlin
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Miss Magdij
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View our year in Year 1
Please click on the link below to view information for parents and carers on the end of year expectations for children in
our school. The National Curriculum outlines these expectations as being the minimum requirements your child must meet in order to ensure continued progress.
Year 1 Parents National Curriculum Leaflet
Subject Mapping
Memories of Year 1, have a look at how much we have changed over the year
We enjoyed our visit to Paddox Church at Christmas
Learning Challenge 5
Who was famous when mum and dad were little?
KS1 History: the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements.
LC1 |
What does famous mean and can you find out who your parents would say that they admire? |
LC2 |
Why do we still remember Princess Diana? |
LC3 |
Why was Princess Diana known as the people’s princess? |
LC4 |
Who is Nelson Mandela and what would you ask him if you met him? |
LC5 |
How are Nelson Mandela and Princess Diana similar? |
LC6 |
How have famous photographers and artists captured Diana? |
LC7 |
Reflection: Lifetime achievement award. Pupils have to explain what they are famous for? |
Learning Challenge 4
Where do, and did, the wheels on the bus go?
KS1 Geography: use world maps, atlases and globes to identify the United Kingdom and its countries
KS1 History: Developing an awareness of the past and the ways in which it is similar to and different from the present
WOW: .Visit the Coventry transport museum |
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LC1 |
Where do we live and what’s so special about it? |
LC2 |
How far have you travelled around the United Kingdom? |
LC3 |
How many different ways could you travel around our country? |
LC4 |
Has it always been easy to travel around our country? |
LC5 |
How have cars, buses, trains and bicycles changed since your grandparents were little? |
LC6 |
Can you design and make a vehicle that can move? |
Spring Term 2016 - Learning Challenge 3
What has changed since my grandparents were young?
KS1 History Changes within living memory
LC1 |
What was Grandma and Granddad's day at like at school? |
LC2 |
What sort of phone did our Grandparents use? |
LC3 |
Were the Beatles really better that 'One Direction'? |
LC4 |
What sort of television programmes would Grandparents have watched? |
LC5 |
Would my Grandparents have gone to MacDonalds for their birthday parties? |
LC6 |
What would have been on my Grandparents' Christmas list? |
LC7 |
What style of clothes would your Grandparents have worn when they were your age? |
LC8 |
Reflection: Have all the changes been for the better? |
Autumn 2 Learning Challenge 2
Where do the leaves go to in the winter?
KS1 Geography: identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom
LC1: Why are there so many leaves on the ground?
LC2: What changes do we see in our country with each season?
LC3: What would you need to do to become the next weather presenter?
LC4: How can you create patterns using leaves in the style of William Morris?
LC5: After listening to music entitled the 'Four Seasons', can you create your own music which captures different weather patterns?
LC6: Why are so many of the things you enjoy doing dependent on the time of year and the weather?
Reflection: Pupils presenting the weather.
Suggested texts:
'Leaf Man' by Lois Ehlert.
'We're going on a leaf hunt' by Steve Metzger.
Autumn 1 Learning Challenge 1
Why can’t a Rhino live in the North Pole?
KS1 Geography: identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom and the location of hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator and the North and South Poles
LC1: Why does Lankeu live in Kenya the desert?
LC2: Which animals live in cold places like the North and South Pole?
LC3: How do Polar Bears keep warm?
LC4: What do we mean by hot and cold colours?
LC5: Why do people usually like going to hot places for their holidays?
LC6: Why do we wear different clothes in summer and winter?
Reflection: Would you rather be a Rhino or a Polar Bear?
Suggestive texts:
‘Meerkat Mail’
Suggestive Websites:
http://www.fauna-flora.org/appeals/rhinoappeal/?gclid=CO_909eV98cCFUFmGwodblIHgA
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/rhinoceros.html
Please click on the picture below to view the PowerPoint that was shared at the Learning Parents Meeting on 17/09/15