Brookburn Primary School

Staff

Mrs Kay	Assistant Head – Key Stage 1 Teacher – Class 1SK
Mrs Smith	Teacher – Class 1AS
Ms Allen	Key Stage 1 Teaching Assistant Lead
Ms E Carroll	Teaching Assistant
Ms J Summerfield	Teaching Assistant

History

In history we are going to be looking at discoveries made by individuals that lived in the UK. The children will be learning about historical, medical and geological discoveries and how they have impacted life today. At the end of the topic we will be asking the children to research a discovery and make a presentation that they can share with the class. We will send more information on this half term.

English

During the first week back the children will be completing a poetry week based on the A. A. Milne poem If I were King. They will be looking at rhyming couplets and seeing how poems are composed and structured. They will also have a go at writing another rhyming couplet to add to the poem. They will finish with the chance to perform the poem out loud. The children will then explore the book Wanted: The Perfect Pet. We will be looking at the language used in book and focusing on the characters, problems and how they are resolved. The children will be looking at adjectives and creating adverts for a most wanted pet. They will also be retelling the story in their own words. We will also be looking at Commotion in the Ocean to continue our rhyming skills and write a non-fiction piece of writing about a sea creature.

Maths

The children will start the new half term building on their knowledge of addition and subtraction. They will then be looking at measures starting with length and height. They will then continue this learning looking at mass and weight, and capacity and volume. The children will then explore coins and their value. To end the term the children will build on their knowledge of multiplication, division and fractions.

Science

We will continue to build upon this half terms learning and continue to explore animals including humans. The first week back the children will be looking at signs of spring and changes in the weather. The children will then be exploring carnivores, herbivores and omnivores. We will be carrying out an investigation into the diets of different animals too. We will also be looking at food chains in nature. Continuing this topic next half term will allow the children to embed their knowledge and deepen their understanding. We will be finishing the topic with an assessment activity and a chance to address any misconceptions that the children have.

Other Curriculum Areas

RE – The children will be discussing why Jesus is important to Christians, Who is a Christian and also exploring miracle stories that Jesus told and how these are important to Christians.

Art- We will be looking and exploring watercolour. We will discuss primary colours and looking at the artists Paul Klee & Emma Burleigh.

Music – The children will listen and appraise the song ‘Round and Round’. The children will then learn to sing the song and use the glockenspiel and recorder to accompany the music.

PE – We will be looking at target games in PE this term.

PSHCE – Living in the wider world. The children will be focusing on the class rules on return and looking at good choices that should be made. They will then focus on recognising money and the environment.

Computing – Our focus next half term will be grouping data. This unit introduces learners to data and information. Labelling, grouping, and searching are important aspects of data and information.

Behaviour and Attitudes

UN Convention of the Rights of the Child

Each week we have a focus ‘Article of the Week’. We focus on this in a weekly assembly and in follow up classroom activities. We are taking part in Outright 24-25 – ‘Change making’.

In response to collecting the views of the children, our Rights Respecting council have a lot planned over the Spring term including:

– Our councillors have led a school assembly about kindness and conflict resolution.

– Eco re-fill shop project – this has started and will be a monthly event

– Great British Spring Clean

– Contact local MP – our children think there should be more bins/dog waste bins in Chorlton

– Set up a school book swap

Important Dates

Progress Evenings: 18^th March (face to face)/ 20^th March (virtual)

World Book Day: Thursday 6^th March (come dressed as a book character or in your pyjamas/ something comfy)

6th March- Design a rosette, sash or banner to promote gender equality (linked to International Women’s Day)

Easter Experience visit to St Clements

Year 1 AS – Thursday 13^th March at 1.30pm

Year 1 SK – Thursday 20^th March at 1.30pm

Please email the office if you can offer to help on either of the trips ( 1pm- 3pm)

Term ends: 4^th April at 2pm

Summer term begins: Tuesday 22^nd April

Brookburn
Primary
School

Year 1