1. National Phonic Screening Test
Maths
Throughout this term we will be continuing to improve our understanding of number and place value, as well as developing confidence to complete problem solving and reasoning challenges. We will be introducing early multiplication and division and using these to solve problems. We will also look at simple fractions – identifying halves and quarters.
Growing
Exciting News!
We will be working towards creating a Birchfield Garden Centre! The garden centre will be open for parents and friends to come and shop in on the morning of
Thursday 23th May 9.30 –
We look forward to seeing you all then and will give you more details closer to the time.
Science
Throughout the half term we will be identifying and naming the different parts of a plant. We will also be learning the names of different wild & garden plants and deciduous & evergreen trees.
We have planted lots of different seeds, most of which we hope will grow ready to sell in our Garden Centre. The broad bean seeds we have planted will be used to observe the growth of a plant and the children will be able to take them home in a few weeks time.
Class Trips
We are very much looking forward to a trip to Gore Farm on Tuesday 7th Wednesday 8th May.
This will support us in learning about a variety of plants and trees, and we will be taking part in a range of exciting outdoor activities linked to our topic!
More information will be provided soon!
English
In English we will be starting the topic with non-fiction writing about plants and growing, and then moving onto creative writing about Jack and the Beanstalk.
When your child is practising writing at home please encourage them to use their sounds and to remember capital letters and full stops.
National Phonic Screening Test
In the week beginning 10th June your child will be participating in the National Phonic Screening Test that all Year 1 pupils are required to do. This will involve reading 40 words, 20 of which are real and 20 of which are made up ‘alien words’. They will all be based on the phonics we have been learning throughout the year.
Summer Term 1
Year 1
Topic
This half term we will be growing a range of different plants and investigating the different conditions plants need to stay alive.
Art
We will be looking at Vincent Van Gogh’s Sunflowers’ painting. Then we will be creating our own versions.

2. Growing – Summer Term 1 Objectives
English
To use spacing between words.
To form lower-case letters in the correct direction, starting and finishing in the right place*
To form capital letters*
To form lower-case letters of the correct size relative to one another in some writing
To understand which letters belong to which handwriting ‘families’ and to practise these*
To compose simple sentences accurately
To join words and clauses using ‘and’*
To write in a way that can usually be understood by an outside audience
To have some use of past and present tense
To use some simple noun phrases
To use some simple expanded noun phrases
To make some use of capital letters and full stops
To demarcate some sentences with capital letters and full stops*
To use capital letters for names of people, places and days of the week*
To use capital letters for the personal pronoun I*
To spell most CVC words correctly
To segment spoken words into phonemes and representing these by graphemes, spelling some correctly*
To spell some common exception words*
Maths
To identify equal groupings as the first step in multiplying.
To organise objects into equal rows in order to begin counting equal numbers efficiently.
To understand that doubling is creating an identical number to the one you started with.
To understand that doubling is the same as saying two groups of the same amount.
To solve word problems using equal groupings as the basis for multiplication.
To be able to apply knowledge of division to solve problems.
To determine half of a number and a quarter of a number.
To be able to apply knowledge of fractions to solve problems.
To be able to apply knowledge of numbers to solve problems.
Science
To ask simple questions
To observe closely, using simple equipment
To perform simple tests with assistance
To sort based on simple criteria
To record results in simple diagrams and charts
To identify and name a variety of wild and garden plants including deciduous and evergreen trees
To identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common plants and trees (leaves, flower, stem etc.)
To sort plants based upon characteristics I have observed
To use the local environment throughout the year to study plants growing in its habitat
To observe the growth of plants that I have planted
To know that some of the food we eat comes from plants
Design and Technology
To cut, peel or grate ingredients
To assemble or cook ingredients with assistance
To know some healthy and unhealthy foods
I know some foods that are grown or reared locally and some that are not
SMSC
To tell you how I am the same and how I am different from my friends
To make friends with people who are different from me
To know that I belong to a community
To talk to my friends nicely
To explain feelings in uncomfortable situations
To use multicultural and diverse resources in my class environment
Art and Design
To study the life and work of a famous artist
To explore some simple techniques including colour and shape
To think about what I want to create before I start
To say what I think about other’s work
To say what I think about my own work
To show pride in my work