Reception/Year 1 Puffins

This half term our learning theme is “Superheroes”  

The children will be immersed in the story ‘A Superhero Like You’. They will learn, retell and rewrite the story. Year 1 children will be innovating the story using their own ideas. We will learn about different real life superheroes and describe them. The children will enjoy a range of stories linked to Superheroes and careers.  

History will be in focus, the children will investigate our enquiry question: 

“Why are Heroes Important?”  

Reception learn about ‘people who help us’ and some famous real life heroes from the past. Year one will be learning about Florence Nightingale and other famous nurses from the past They will find out about how her work has impacted on healthcare today. The children will write non-chronological reports about Florence Nightingale. 

During our art lessons, the children will learn about Andy Goldsworthy. They will look at different styles of transient art and create their own transient art using a range of natural resources.  

 In computing lessons, the children will be learning how to program robots to make them move. They will look at directing a robot around a map following instructions. Reception will be looking at a range of spring time computing activities.  

In maths Reception will beginning to learn numbers to 20 and beyond, focusing on the counting and reciting numbers accurately. Year 1, will be learning multiplication, counting in twos, fives and tens. They will also be looking at fractions or numbers and shapes.  

In PE the children will focus on Striking and Field, learning techniques to support with bat and ball games, including rounders and cricket. 

In R.E Reception will explore the question:  

‘What can we learn from stories?’ 

Whilst Year one will explore Judaism as they look at the question: 

‘Is Shabbat important to Jewish children?’ 

In music Reception will explore music through patterns and machines. They will learn to keep a steady beat and explore tempo. Year one will be learning to play musical instruments, in preparation for a Summer term performance. 

Mrs Sanders and Mrs Hart