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 Robino, Mrs Egan Miss Burgess 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!
Online Home Learning Links
Click on the images to access the websites.
Maths Seed is a fantastic website/app for you to use at home. Children have login details in their reading record.
We set online spellings and maths games for all children on EdShed. Children have login details in their reading record.
Oxford Owl is a wonderful website with lots of free online books to share at home.
Reading Eggs is an amazing website/app that you can use from home. You can have great fun playing games and reading.
Children have login details in their reading record.
Google Classroom
In the event of home learning we will be providing continued learning via Google Classroom.
Google Classroom can be found via this link.
https://sts.platform.rmunify.com/Account/SignIn/stedmunds
Parent Information
Click here for our Briefing Power Point.
Autumn 1 2024
R.E.
Liturgical Prayer: Harvest
In whole school assembly we listened to the story of 'Feeding the 500'. We reflected on why so many people follow Jesus and why he performed this miracle. The children discussed why it is important to support the 'Harvest Festival.'
Bible Studies
The story of Moses.
We enjoyed listening to the Story of Moses. We were very sad to hear about the treatment of people in Egypt. We focused on God speaking to Moses and sharing that he’ll be with him. We worked hard on creating a class image to represent God speaking to Moses.
Computing
During this unit, the children have been learning about online information and what information is safe to be shared online. Children created their own safe passwords and recognised what makes a strong password. We discussed the need for permission before sharing content and why. Also how they have a right to deny their permission. The children are fully aware of who they can ask for help with online worries.
All Year 1 & 2 have made a great start to the year! We are already so very proud of them.
Science
Materials
In science we identified and compared the suitability of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper and cardboard for particular uses.
Investigation
We planned and prepared a fair test to see which material is best suited to fix an umbrella for Miss Moran. We investigated different materials to see which was the most waterproof.
SUMO
Fruity Thinking
This element of SUMO shows us how to replace our Faulty Thinking with ‘Fruity Thinking’ which is more positive. Like fruit is good for our physical health, Fruity Thinking is good for our mental health. It shows us that, when we think differently, we feel differently, behave differently and ultimately achieve different results.
Art
Map it Out
This half term the children have been exploring and creating maps through various art forms, including drawing, felt making, printmaking, and designing stained glass.
Geography
Our Local Area
We have been looking at our local area using aerial photographs. The children created simple maps of our school and its grounds. We have also been learning about physical and human features.
British Values
Democracy
We have been discussing how everyone is equal and should be treated the same. The children have been learning about how democracy allows people to respectfully share their opinions.
Autumn 2 2024
Anti Bullying Week
Our theme for anti-bullying week this year is ‘respect.’ The children were able to think of different ways to show respect when they are in different situations.
Computing
Scratch Jr
We have had lots of fun exploring Scratch Jr today. We worked with our partners to tinker with different blocks and characters to see what they could do. We moved on to how to successfully use programming.
History
Toys
We have been looking at toys from the past and present. The children have been learning about how Victorian toys were made compared to today and which toys their grandparents would have played with.
DT - Structures
Baby Bear's Chair
The children have been exploring different shapes stability in order to help us to build a new chair for Baby Bear. We tested different kinds of structures and worked out which would be the most suitable to use.
Spring 1 2025
Mindfulness Day 2025
The pupils had a fun day exploring different ways to help themselves feel calm. They made worry monsters, took part in guided mediation and yoga activities as well as drawing a plant to remind themselves we need to take care of our whole selves.
Art
Make Your Mark
We found out about different types of lines, which we made using string before drawing them. We then found out about Bridget Riley's artwork. The pupils created artwork using 2d shapes before moving onto creating observational artwork using leaves.
Science
Y1 - Seasonal Change
Y2 - Living Things and Their Habitats
The Year 1 pupils continued to study the different seasons and found out about what changes we can see between the seasons. The pupils got to make snow, which they all loved doing.
In Year 2 pupils investigated food chains, finding out which animal is the predator and which animal is its prey. They also investigated microhabitats in our school environment. The pupils used a range of tools to look at the habitat and which animal might live there.
Computing
Word Processing
The pupils learnt about the keys on a keyboard and how to type quickly. They then found about how to select all, copy and paste using shortcuts. They used these skills as well as insert image to create a newspaper report and copy and paste a poem.
History
Moon Landing
We learnt about the first moon landing as well as who Neil Armstrong was and why he is significant. We also found out about the other astronauts on the mission - Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. The pupils had an amazing experience inside a planetarium that visited us at school.
Music
Call and Response
Pupils learnt about and created call and response patterns using instruments. They had to use loud and quiet voices to match the animal that they were creating the pattern for.
Spring 2 2025
World Book Day 2025
We loved taking part in World Book Day and dressing up as our favourite characters.
Geography
Africa
We started our unit about Africa by locating the continent of Africa and describing where it is in relation to the equator. We learnt the names of all the continents and oceans as well as the seas that surround the United Kingdom. We had a fun session where we had a chance to play a djembe drum, it was amazing!
Science
Plants
In Science, we named the different parts of plants, including trees and flowers. We learnt and described the lifecycle of a plant. Pupils learnt the difference between deciduous and evergreen trees. We all enjoyed looking around our school grounds for different plants.
Bible Studies
The Prodigal Son
This half term we learnt the story of The Prodigal Son. We thought about how each person would feel at different parts of the story. We were able to select key words in the scripture to create an image. At the end of the unit we thought about the the gospel value of forgiveness and what we have learnt from this scripture.
Religion
Lent & Easter
In Religion, pupils looked at Jesus' journey through Lent to Good Friday. They discussed what it means for us as Christians and how it will impact our lives. Pupils all thought about how their hope for Lent and how they we might ask God for help in our mission.
DT
Puppets
In Design Technology, the pupils learnt different techniques for joining materials together. They then moved onto designing their own puppets, deciding what it would look like and how they would attach the material together. Once the pupils had made their puppets, they evaluated them against their original designs.
Summer 1 2025
Religion
We talked about the life and work of Pope Francis and wrote a prayer to thank him for all the things he has done for us.
Maths
Fractions
Year 1 enjoyed exploring half of a shape. We found different ways to show half by splitting the shape into two equal parts.
RHS Bridgewater
We really enjoyed our school trip to RHS Bridgewater.
We took part in a workshop called 'Who Lives in Our Garden' and studied insects through a magnifying glass. We also learnt all about hedgehog habitats and how to make a suitable habitat to help them to survive. We were able to use our scientific skills, knowledge and vocabulary in our workshop to talk about and investigate food chains and habitats.
Having lots of fun exploring and investigating during our trip to RHS Bridgewater!
English
Poetry
We explored the poem ‘Nod, Shake, Shrug’ by Julia Donaldson. We looked at the structure of the poem, rhyming words and repeated phrases. We also worked with our partner to act out our favourite verse.
We planned our own version of the poem ‘Nod, Shake, Shrug’ and orally rehearsed it so that we are ready to write it tomorrow.
Alessia used her plan to perform her own version of the poem to the class.
Bible Studies
Jesus Walks on Water
Thoughts and Feelings
We role played Jesus walking on water and showed how the disciples were feeling.
We talked about different parts of the story and used the scripture to help us think about what Jesus, Peter and the disciples were thinking.
Food Technology
A Balanced Diet
We are going to be making a healthy wrap as part of a balanced diet.
Today we tasted ingredients and explored taste combinations for our healthy wrap. We recorded our taste combinations and whether we enjoyed them or not. Some ingredients we thought we wouldn’t like but, when we tasted them, we found that we loved them! Some we didn’t like so much!
After our taste session we designed our healthy wraps ready for making next week. We made sure we had protein, fruit or vegetables, dairy and carbohydrate. We can’t wait to make them!
Geography
Africa
Becoming Meteorologists!
We pretended that we were on the television presenting the weather in the U.K and Africa. We worked together to choose appropriate weather symbols and take turns presenting. Some of also presented our weather report to the class.
