Owls Class 2025-2026

Owls will have PE on a Monday - the children will need to be wearing their PE kit into school every Monday ready for their PE session!

Literacy

This half term we will be focussing on the children being able to create short phrases and sentences using cvc words by segmenting the sounds that they can hear. We will also continue to develop their mark making skills, focussing on their fine motor skills to support their pencil grip as well as letter formations. The children will also continue to have lots of opportunities to listen to stories as well as sharing their thoughts on the stories as well as carrying out activities based around these books. 

There will be opportunities within the provision for children to develop all of the above skills as well as their communication and language through play based opportunities.  

We are continuing Drawing Club, which is the way in which we deliver our English curriculum to the EYFS children. For more information on how Drawing Club works follow this link. Early Years at Keinton Mandeville Primary (Curriculum menu tab)

Maths

In Summer Term 1 children will:

• Counting – larger sets and things that cannot be seen
• Subitising – to 6, including in structured arrangements
• Composition – ‘5 and a bit’ addition
• Composition – Number facts to 10
• Comparison – linked to ordinality
• Sorting numbers according to attributes - odd and even numbers

Understanding the World

In our Understanding the World this half term our focus is the theme - The History of Toys

Our enquiry questions for this half term are; 

• What toys did children play with a long time ago? 
• How are old toys the same as or different from our toys today? 
• What materials were toys made from in the past? 
• Why do you think toys have changed over time? 

 Expressive Arts and Design

We will be exploring a variety of different art techniques and creating pieces to reflect the changing time of year. The children always have access to a variety of art materials which they can use to create their own artwork throughout the day as well as enhancements we have provided which link to celebrations, seasons or the books we are using. 

In addition to our in provision opportunities the children will be exploring a variety of different activities based around our Toys theme;

- Making a puppet using a template and a simple running stitch.

- Making a clay animal 

- Making a peg doll

- Junk Modelling Toys: Using recycled materials to design "old-fashioned" toys like cars, boats, or dolls.

 Physical Development

This half term the children will be building their growth motor strength and fine motor skills through both practical activities as well as targeted work on their letter formation and development of their strength and stamina. 

In PE the children will be exploring - Athletics

 Communication and Language

We will be developing the children`s ability to listen and respond to a variety of stories which are either our literacy focus texts as well as the books we read at various points within the day. We will encourage the children to share their thoughts and ideas throughout the day during group activities as well as during their individual explorations. 

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Our PSHE focus this half term is Managing Self - My Wellbeing

EYFS:  In this unit children will learn how to look after their wellbeing through exercise, meditation, a balanced diet and care for themselves. 

Computing

 

English

This term we will be using the Year 1 version of Drawing Club - The Curious Quests. It takes the process of Drawing Club and adds in additional elements of Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar which the children are exposed to through the same idea as Drawing Club. The Curious Quests wants to build on the liberation of Drawing Club that shows children that writing is for them and that the pen is a magic wand. They write for their own joy, not to meet the demands of the adults.

Each week we will explore different books, stories, animations, poetry and non-fiction in order to learn a different SPAG learning intention. This half term our focus texts are;

Week 1 - Toys in Space

Week 2 - Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Week 3 - Toy Story – Woody and Buzz using Sid`s rocket to get back to Andy (animation clip)

Week 4 - The Lost Property Office

Week 5 - That Rabbit belongs to Emily Brown

Maths

Mastering Number -

Pupils will;

• Focus on the composition of 11 to 15 as ’10 and a bit’ See this represented on a rekenrek, a doubledecker bus, and in partpart-whole diagrams
• Focus on the position of the numbers 11 to 15 on the number line Recap midpoint on a 0 to 10 number line and see that 10 is the midpoint on a 0 to 20 number line.
• Read, write and interpret expressions and equations with the + and = symbols to represent combining two sets (the aggregation structure of addition) Practise using knowledge of composition to identify the total/ sum
• Read, write and interpret expressions and equations with the + and = symbols to represent an increase in a set (the augmentation structure of addition) Continue to use knowledge of composition to identify the total/ sum
• Practise recalling the composition of the numbers 6, 7, 8 and 9

White Rose Maths - 

Our first focus this half term will be - Multiplication and division;

• Count in 2s
• Count in 5s
• Count in 10s
• Recognise equal groups
• Add equal groups
• Make arrays
• Make doubles
• Make equal groups - grouping
• Make equal groups – sharing

Finally we will explore - Fractions

• Recognise a half of an object or a shape
• Find a half of an object or a shape
• Recognise a half of a quantity
• Find a half of a quantity
• Recognise a quarter of an object or a shape
• Find a quarter of an object or a shape
• Recognise a quarter of a quantity

History

The History of Toys

By the end of the unit, children will know… 

• Toys have been played with by children for hundreds of years.
• Toys from the past were often handmade and made from materials like wood, metal, and fabric.
• Modern toys are often made from plastic and can include electronic parts.
• Some toys, like dolls and balls, have existed for a long time but have changed in appearance and materials.

By the end of the unit, children will be able to...

• place toys in the correct order of when they were popular
• name toys from the past.
• ask and answer historical questions about toys

PSHE 

Year 1 - Economic Wellbeing

After this unit children will be able to;

• Explain how children might get money.
• Explain some different ways to keep money safe.
• Discuss the role of banks and building societies.
• Recognise that people may make different choices about spending or saving.
• Explain that a range of jobs exist in and out of school and that different skills are needed for jobs.

 Design and Technology

• Textiles have different properties that make them suitable for different products.  
• Templates help create identical shapes for sewing.  
• A seam joins two pieces of fabric. 
• Fabrics can be joined in different ways: sewing, stapling, gluing, lacing.  
• Finishing techniques can decorate or improve a textile product.