Year 1

Mrs Beirne & Mrs Smart

Art – As artists we will:

• Use a range of 3D sculpting and print making techniques.
• Study the work of a famous artists and respond to their work.

Computing – We will:

• Use technology safely and respectfully
• Look at algorithms and instructions.
• Create and follow a set of instructions.
• Design a simple programme and make a character move.
• Successfully navigate a spreadsheet.
• Create, save and open a spreadsheet.
• Add clipart to a spreadsheet and move images around.

Design Technology – As designers we will:

• Know different types of fruit and vegetables.
• Be able to evaluate using sensory.
• Investigative work and give our own opinions.
• Carefully select different fruit based on produce harvest, growth and viability.
• Know nutritional value, health and safety when creating our fruit kebab.
• Be able to use junk modeling materials.

English – As writers and communicators we will:

• Be able to include full stops, capital letters and finger spaces within our writing.
• Use phonics to help with spellings.
• Spell Yr 1 common exception words correctly.
• Be able to use a range of conjunctions and punctuation; including exclamation marks, question marks and commas.
• Use the prefix-
• Add suffixes to words (e.g. -ing, -ed, -est, -er, and s/es)

Geography – As geographers we will:

• Identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom.
• Research UK coasts and compare to Dewsbury town.
• Be able to find Yorkshire on a map of the UK.
• Look at human and physical features of UK coasts.

History – As historians we will:

• Learn about how the changes in land and sea transport.
• Find out about significant people born in Dewsbury.

Maths – As mathematicians we will:

• Be able to count, read and write numbers up to 100.
• Count in multiples of 2, 5 and 10 to 100.
• Be able to add and subtract one and two digit numbers beyond 50.
• Solve one step addition and subtraction problems.
• Solve one step multiplication and division problems.
• Be able to compare, describe and solve practical problems for weight and capacity.
• Recognise and know the value of different denominations of coins and notes.

Music – As musicians we will:

• Look at a variety of instruments.
• Compare tempo and beats.
• Listening to music related to the underwater world.

P.E. – As athletes we will:

• Be able to follow instructions.
• Be aware of health and safety.
• Understand why we need to warm up and cool down.
• Use our balance and stamina for athletic events.
• Safely use a variety of apparatus.
• To participate in individual and team races using an enhanced positivity of mental attitude to participation.

R.E. - As theologians we will:

• Know that we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.
• Reflect on what Easter means for us.
• Think about the times when we have experienced surprise.
• Know that Jesus appeared to the disciple's and helped them to understand that he was truly risen.
• Know that Jesus showed great power, love for sick people and great love for all who are sick today.

RPSHE - We will:

• Be looking at who keeps us safe.
• Discuss how to get help if there is an accident and someone is hurt.
• Know who can help us in different situations and how to attract people’s attention to help us.
• Discuss how to respond safely to adults I don’t know.

Science – As scientists we will:

• Identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees.
• Identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees.