Moss Park Infants Curriculum Meeting Year 1 Topic work

Topic work

• We teach Science, Design and Technology, Geography, History, Art and Design, Music, PE, Computing, PSHE, RE.

• These subjects are mainly taught through topic work. However, they can also be covered within literacy and numeracy lessons.

• PE and RE are taught in a planned sequence of lessons.

Topic work

The topics covered over the school year are;

• Ourselves

• Light and Dark

• Toys

• Dinosaurs

• Growing

• Holidays

Topic work

• We encourage children to be interested and involved in the topics we cover.

• We appreciate parents support with topic work.

• We send out information about the topics covered in each half term.

• We sometimes ask for things to be brought into school for topic work. E.g. for Ourselves, we ask if children can bring in a photograph of themselves as a baby.

• Books bags should be brought in every day.

• Home reading books are changed every Monday and Thursday if children have practised at home and can read the book.

• PE is taught weekly. Please have PE kit in school, no jewellery to be worn and hair must be tied back.

• PE will be outdoors (depending on weather) so children will need shorts, t-shirt and trainers/pumps in school.

• Please make sure your child can dress themselves for PE.

• Please make sure your child’s clothes are clearly labelled.

General Information

Homework

• As mentioned home reading is a very effective way of supporting your child.

• Homework is given on a Friday.

• The homework will reflect work done during week and will give further practice and consolidation of concepts covered.

• Homework is best to be done with adult support.

• Please support your child with this work as it makes a real difference to their achievements in school.