Sacred Heart Curriculum Newsletter - Year 1 - Summer

English
In Summer 1, we will be writing the following genres: a narrative (Jack and the Beanstalk), and an explanation on how to grow magic beans. For grammar, we will be combining sentences together to create a narrative, using capital letters and full stops consistently and looking at plurals and how the prefix un– changes the meaning of verbs and adjectives. We will continue to practise our handwriting skills and start joining our individual lower-case letters. New spelling rules will be taught every week and the children will continue to have a spelling test every Monday.	In Summer 2, we will be writing the following genres: narrative (Traction Man) where we will be focusing on dialogue, a non-chronological report about bugs and calligrams/shape poems. We will continue to revisit nouns, adjectives and verbs. We will continue to use capital letters and full stops as well as question marks and exclamation marks to demarcate sentences. We will start joining words and clauses using ‘and’ and ‘but’. New spelling rules will be taught every week and the children will continue to have a spelling test every Monday.
Maths
In Summer 1, we will be focussing on multiplication and division. We will also be introducing fractions as a concept, with children understanding what a half and quarter is. We will also be learning to count in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s.	In Summer 2, we are going to be looking at geometry: position and direction; place value to 100; money and understanding time. We will continue to count in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s.
RE
Holidays and Holy days Pentecost; the feast of the Holy Spirit.	Being Sorry God helps us to choose well and to be sorry.	Islam Understanding how Muslims pray and their Holy book, The Qur’an.	Neighbours Neighbours that share God’s word.
Science
Plants In Summer 1, we will be identifying different species of plants. We will be planting and watching the growth of our beans. We will discuss the different parts of a plant and their function. Sorting flowering and non-flowering plants and talking about plants that we eat.	Seasonal Changes In Summer 2, we will learn about the four seasons, weather and how different types of weather can be measured. Children will use a class weather station to observe, measure and record the weather. They will also observe changes across the seasons.
Topic
Our Motspur Park - History In Summer 1, we will identify and recall all the places we have visited in Motspur park (past events). We will focus on the ‘then’ and ‘now’ of Motspur Park, identifying the changes that have taken place over the decades. We will be looking at local landmarks e.g. Joseph Hood park and the railway station.	Changing Weather - Geography In Summer 2, we will learn about different types of weather in their immediate environment along with the four seasons. The children will then have the opportunity to build on this knowledge and be introduced to hot and cold areas of the world.
Computing
During Summer 1, we will be exploring programming. The children will be learning how to make clear algorithms. We will also have a focus on E-Safety and how to create healthy digital habits.	Summer 2 will see us focus on the hardware of a computer and how it can be used in different ways to complete tasks. We shall also continue to focus on E-Safety, looking to understand what to do if we feel in danger online.