Curriculum News
Please find below details of what your child will be studying this term in Year 1 based upon the topic of ‘Fire and Ice’.
We appreciate your continued support throughout this Spring term.
If you can help your child with any of the topics we will be covering, it will be much appreciated.
Year 1 Staff – Teacher- Mr Barnes/ Mrs Williamson
Nursery Nurse- Miss Murdoch. Teaching assistant- Mrs Whincup
Year 1 information:
Your child has been provided with a PE kit which is kept in school and will be washed regularly. If you prefer to provide
your own PE kit please ensure that this is in school on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Reading books will be changed and sent home on a regular basis, please return to the book to school every day.
Parkland
Parkland Primary
School
Old Park
Old Park Road BRADFORD BD10 9
Headteacher: Mrs. L M Palmer B.Ed
Telephone: 01274 611512 Fax: 012
Bradford
BD10 9B
Science and Topic- ‘‘Fire and Ice’
This terms cross curricular theme is a geography based topic studying the hot and cold places in the world. Children will learn about the
landscape and the way of life of people in Africa and Antarctica. They will study the animals found in these environments and will compare
the external parts of their bodies. Children will begin to recognise that all living things need food and water to stay alive and will discuss
the different needs of animals, including humans. Children will develop basic map skills by examining plans and globes; they will design and
build maps and models of their own safari park and will develop new skills when designing and making moving animal pictures. They will
investigate traditional African arts and crafts and will experiment with a range of these including weaving and sculpture. In PSHCE children
will learn about healthy eating and discuss why it is ‘good to be me’. They will think about their goals for the coming term.
Literacy:
Maths:
ICT
Music
Children will be looking at a range of texts
Extending our knowledge of number
Developing mouse
Using our bodies and
based around our theme. These include; a
and the number system, including;
and keyboard skills
percussion instruments to
recount of Barnaby bears trip to Kenya,
counting, developing place value and
using word
make simple music.
information texts and poetry about African
estimating.
processing and
Learning about volume and
and Antarctic animals. They will explore a
Solving problems using simple addition
modelling
pitch.
range of story books about the different
and subtraction.
programmes.
PE- simple gymnastics and
cultures studied.
Recognising and naming common 2D and Using ICT to create developing ball control
Children will continue to develop and use their 3D shapes. Measuring using non
video, images and
skills.
knowledge of phonics and high frequency
standard units. Beginning to learn
sounds to record
words for reading and writing.
about time using analogue clocks.
our learning.
Ways you can help at home:
Year1: By reading and talking about books with children and talking about the sounds in words. By helping them to learn the spellings that are
sent home regularly.
By talking to children about what they are learning and helping them to research topics, perhaps on the internet or in a trip to the local library.