St John's C of E Primary - Nurturing Excellence

Duckling Class

Welcome to Our Duckling Class Page!

Maths

In year 1, we are exploring time, we will start with days of the week and months of the year. After this we will be learning to tell the time to o’clock and half past. In Summer 2, we will be recapping place value and looking into problem solving at a deeper level ready for year 2.

English

We are focussing on the story The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. We are learning to sequence a story and retell it using simple and compound sentences. We will be looking more into punctuation and adjectives to improve writing and make it more interesting to the reader. In Summer 2 we will continue reading The Jungle Book and take some time to explore The Tempest by William Shakespeare in the form of drama.

Guided Reading

In Guided Reading, we will be reading a selection of stories over the course of the Summer term as a class. We will be learning the terminology of the vocabulary in the text and answering questions based on what is being said or done, with some prediction work to.

R.E.

In R.E. we are focusing on Places of Worship; looking different places different religions worship in, and why these places are considered special. In Summer 2, we will be focussing on God and peoples idea of God and how we may perceive him too.

Science

We are beginning Summer 1 with the topic ‘Plants’, we will be looking at what a plant needs in order to grow through experimentation, the parts of a plant and what parts of a plant we can eat. In Summer 2, we will be learning about ‘Materials and Magnets’: using lots of experiments to explore different materials, their qualities and how they are used.

Geography

Our geography unit of ‘Continents’ will take place in Summer 1. We will be exploring the different continents across the world. Identifying climate on these continents and using maps to look at them in more detail.

History

Our history unit of ‘Parliaments and Prime Ministers’ will take place in Summer 2. We will be looking at prime ministers throughout History and the impact they had.

Art

In art, we are starting Summer 1 with the topic ‘children in paintings’, we will be looking at the how children are depicted in art and how we can create these to tell stories . We will then move onto the topic of sculpture and created our own sculptures to share.

P.E.

In P.E. we will be joined by Huntingdon County Council Sports Activity Officers, who will teach the children key aspects of P.E., focusing primarily on games and healthy lifestyles. Our P.E. day is Thursday, so please ensure long hair is tied up, no jewellery is worn. We will be getting outside as much as possible, so please remember trainers each week.

P.S.H.E.

We are looking at managing safety and our bodies, focusing on body parts and what to do if we feel uncomfortable in situations. In summer 2, we will be learning about healthy lifestyles.

Music

In music we will be creating music on what we can hear, as well as identifying instruments used, before looking at how music can tell a narrative.

D.T.

We will be creating moving vehicles, thinking about axles and how to get them to move.

Computing

This will link back to our PSHE, as we will be learning how to keep ourselves safe online. We will then be linking to creating programs.