Maple (Y1/2) 2024 - 2025
Mr Sainsbury
Welcome to Maple Team
The Team around your child:
Class Teacher: Mr.Sainsbury
Higher Learning Teaching Assistant: Miss. Whyte
Teacher Contact Email: maple@malpasalportpri.cheshire.sch.uk
Our class has 21 amzing children who are eager to learn new skills and utilise their existing knowledge to discover and engage through a variety of learning approaches. Our aim in Year 1 and 2 is to challenge ourselves during our learning journey as we work towards being the best that we can be as individuals and a team.
We are currently working on Cycle A of our Y1/2 curriculum.
English
In English, we will be reading 'Troll Swap' and 'The Owl Who Was Afraid of The Dark' as our key texts to link to our topic. We will be learning and developing a range of skills to expand our literacy knowledge further through story writing, non-chronological reports and descriptive writing.
Mathematics
The children will be revisiting their learning about number, place value, written and mental methods for all four operations moving from 1 digit numbers onto 2 digit numbers and introducing them to hundreds. They will also be looking at measurement, money, time and statistics. We will look at developing their reasoning strategies by exploring a range of problem solving questions. This helps deepen their understanding further and think of various approaches to their mathematical work.
|
Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
|
Subjects: Literacy – Troll Swap Maths – Place Value History – Family History Science - Living things and their habitats Art- Spirals RE – Christianity: Belonging Music – Hands, Feet Heart ICT – Internet Safety PE – Multi-Skills PSHE – Me and my relationships
|
Subjects: Literacy - The Owl Who Was Afraid of The Dark Maths – The 4 Operations Geography – Journeys: Food Science - Living things and their habitats RE – Christianity – Celebrating Christmas Art- Explore and Draw Music – Christmas Nativity ICT – Exploring Purple Mash PE – Cricket PSHE – Valuing Difference DT – Create a Great British Picnic |
|
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
|
Subjects: Literacy – The Dragon Machine Maths - Measurements Geography – People & Their Communities Science - Animals including Humans Art- Simple print making RE – Christianity – How the world was made. Music – Rhythm in The Way We Walk and Banana Rap ICT – Maze Explorers PE - Gymnastics PSHE – Keeping Safe |
Subjects: Literacy – Major Glad, Major Dizzy Maths – Mass and Volume History- Bonfire Night/Great Fire of London Science - Animals including Humans DT- Crete a Toy Soldier with outfit. RE - Islam: Allah & Muhammed Music – I Wanna Play in a Band ICT - Pictograms PE - Dance PSHE – Rights and Respects |
|
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
|
Subjects: Literacy – The Last Wolf Maths – Fractions and Money Geography- Our Wonderful World Science – Plants Art- Sculpture making RE - Islam: New Beginnings Music – Round and Round ICT – Making Music PE - Football PSHE – Being My Best |
Subjects: Literacy – Grandad’s Secret Giant Maths - Time History – Great Inventions: Transport Science- Plants DT – Design & make a tower with a lever RE – Humanism Music – Reflect, Rewind & Replay ICT – Presenting Ideas PE – Sports Day Skills PSHE – Growing & Changing |
Extra things to remember:
- P.E. will be on Tuesday and Friday and the children must come to school in their PE kit.
- Children need to bring their homework books and all resources into school everyday in their school bags.
- Our children strive for 5 reads every week - Thank you to parents for engaging with this.
- The children need their water bottles in school each day and to also bring an afternoon snack.