Pentecost 2 Term- What will we learn?
Family Album
Welcome to our Pentecost 2 learning journey. We have an exciting half term ahead, filled with rich learning experiences across all subjects. Here’s an overview of what the children will be exploring.
🔤 Phonics
This half term, children will revisit all Phase 2, 3, 4 and 5 sounds taught throughout EYFS and Year 1. We will also learn the final Phase 5 sounds to ensure everyone is confident and ready for Year 2. This continued practice supports the Little Wandle phonics scheme, which children will build on next year.
✍️ English
Our English focus is recount writing. After our exciting trip to the farm, children will write their own recounts, learning how to sequence events, use time connectives, and describe their experiences clearly.
➗ Maths
We will begin by completing our Fractions unit before moving on to:
- Geometry – exploring position and direction
- Place Value within 100
- Money – recognising coins and notes
- Time – telling the time to o’clock and half past
These topics help build strong foundations for Year 2.
✝️ RE
In Branch 6: Dialogue and Encounter, children will learn that God loves and values every person. Through stories and discussion, they will explore how Christians show kindness, respect and compassion. We will also learn about people from different faiths and backgrounds, celebrating diversity and understanding how we can live peacefully together.
👨👩👧 Family Album
Our topic this term is Family Album, where we explore history within living memory. Through History, Art & Design, and Music, children will learn about:
- Changes from babyhood to childhood
- Toys past and present
- Birthday celebrations then and now
- Significant events from their own lifetime
This helps children understand their personal history and place in the world.
🌦️ Science
We will be keeping weather diaries and looking for patterns in daily weather. Each day, we will check the BBC weather forecast and compare it to real observations.
Children will also take turns bringing home Marty the Weather Monkey, our class VIP, to record weather at different times of day. This hands-on experience helps develop observation and data skills.
🕰️ History
In History, we will explore:
- How we grow and change
- The human lifecycle
- Toys and celebrations from past and present
- Key events from the children’s own lives, placed in chronological order
This supports children’s understanding of time and change.
🎨 Art & Design
We will study self-portraits by Käthe Kollwitz and Amedeo Modigliani, exploring how artists represent themselves. Children will experiment with different materials to create their own self-portraits and choose their favourite for a final piece.
🎵 Music
This term, we will explore the four families of the orchestra:
- Strings
- Brass
- Woodwind
- Percussion
Children will then work together to create their own class orchestra piece, which will be performed at our end-of-year celebration.
🗓️ Timetable & Knowledge Organisers
You will find our timetable and knowledge organisers for this half term below. These provide a clear outline of what we are learning in each subject.
📣 Stay Updated
Please keep an eye on Class Dojo for messages, updates and homework throughout the term.
Thank you for your continued support,
Miss Buttarazzi
Timetable
Knowledge Organisers
Year One Curriculum- Yearly overview
Little Wandle Graphemes Chart
Little Wandle Tricky Words by Phase and Term
