Year 1 and 2
Welcome to Year 1 and 2!
There are 3 classes in Key Stage One this year. The classes are:
Team Jade - Mrs Bradbury
Team Emerald - Mrs Williams
Team Lime - Miss Howard
All 3 teams are supported wonderfully by Mrs Mann, Mrs Barrington, Mrs MacManus, Mrs Egan, Mrs Robino, Miss Smith, Miss Tandy, and Miss Gray!
Key Stage One Reminders
PE is on a Thursday.
Fruit is available free of charge daily. Toast and milk are available for the half term via Parent Pay.
Remember you can change your reading book every day! Show your reading record to your teacher in a morning when you come in.
Your child will have a 'Reading Reward Card' in their reading record. Please read with your child at home each night. If you sign your child's record (they don't have to change their book) 5 times in one week they will receive one stamp. When they have achieved 4 stamps your child will be given a reward in school. If you are unsure please speak to a member of the team. Thank you for your continued support and happy reading!
Curriculum Overview 2025-26
Information Briefings
Thank you to those parents and carers who attended the Reading Briefing on 24th September. The slides can be found here.
Autumn One
We have loved seeing everyone back in school looking super smart in their uniforms after the summer break.
Click here for the Autumn One Curriculum Overview including the essential knowledge questions for this half term.
Geography
Our Country
We have been naming and locating the four different countries of the United Kingdom and the surrounding seas. The children had to name, locate and identify the capital city for each one.
Art
Sculpture
The children had to investigate how rolling paper can create 3D structures, then they designed a simple sculpture using paper cylinders. We moved onto manipulate paper to create a desired effect, such as folding, twisting, rolling, etc to create a 3D structure. We used these different techniques to replicate the 'Tree of Life' created by Marco Balich.
Computing
Online Safety
We learnt about what the internet is and how it can be used. We recognised the internet may affect your mood or emotions and how it can upset others. We then identified which information is appropriate to share and post online and which is not.
Science
Materials
We have been exploring different materials and learning about their properties. The children have taken part in a variety of experiments to gain a better understanding about why certain materials are chosen for certain things.
Music
Keeping the pulse
Children had to clap the rhythm of their names in time with the pulse, sway or tap along to the beat, and sing rhythms in sync with the pulse. The children copied rhythms based on word patterns using instruments, kept a steady pulse whilst playing, and followed instructions during their performances.
Religion
Creation and Covenant
The children have encountered Bible texts where God creates and calls people. They are exploring the belief that everything come from God through texts of the Book of Genesis and develop reflective thoughts of the Psalms. They have heard accounts of God's love for people expressed in the covenants (promises) found in the Old Testament.
Autumn Two
History
Nurturing Nurses
The children have been learning about nurses from the past and why the were significant. The children found out that Florence Nightingale was called the ‘Lady of the Lamp’ and Minnie Wood worked at Salford Royal Hospital and there is a building named after her, They also learnt about Edith Cavell and Mary Seacole. The children then added the nurses to our chronology box.
R.E.
Promise and Prophecy
We have been looking into ‘The Annunciation’ and how Mary felt. We learnt about Mary visiting her cousin Elizabeth who was also having a miracle baby. Finally, we focused on ‘The Christmas Story’ and how this is celebrated.
Computing
Digital Imagery
The children planned a pictorial story using photographic images in sequence. They learnt how to take clear photos using a device. Then edited the photos by cropping, filtering and resizing. Later on, they searched for and imported images from the internet.
Remembrance Day
Our first class mass of the year, was ‘Remembrance.’ The children were amazing in church and very respectful. We held our two minute silence in class and remembered those who fought for us.
Advent Stations
This year the Gift Team and Mrs Brookes held our usual Advent Stations in Church. The Gift Team lead prayer and reflection activities and the children were very respectful.
Science
Materials
We have been looking at the properties of materials to work out which would be the best to build a boat. They worked in groups to design their own boat and listed all the materials that this soul be made out of. The children then creating their boats in groups using different materials. We tested the boats to see if they were waterproof and successfully floated on the water.
Music
Keeping the pulse
The children explored keeping the pulse together through music and movement by exploring their favourite things. They clapped the rhythm of their name in time to the pulse. The children then copied rhythms based on word patterns using instruments.
