Rabbits (Yr1) 2025 - 2026
Miss Selwyn
Welcome to our Remarkable Rabbits' Class
What makes us remarkable Rabbits?
We, of course, are cute but we like to go much deeper into how to be a group of children who rigorously choose to be kind:
Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Colossians 3:12
In Year 1 we choose to be remarkable in our enjoyment of learning, in being kind and respectful as we love our light to shine brightly.
Our teacher is Miss Selwyn with our wonderful teaching assistant, Mrs Line.
Our school day starts at 8:40am and home time is at 3:20pm.
PE days are Wednesday and Friday- please come to school dressed in your PE kit on these days.
Our School Christian Values
Tarporley's Christian Values are:
- Love
- Hope
- Friendship
- Trust
- Forgiveness
- Joy and Celebration
This term our Christian Value is Hope
Our Curriculum
At Tarporley we follow the BOOKS approach to our curriculum.
We want to be/have:
Bravery
Outward-facing
Opportunities
Knowledge and skills
Spirituality
Through our curriculum we aim to inspire children with these attributes and always look for moments in our day where we can be BRAVE and OUTWARD-FACING, look for new OPPORTUNITIES, build on our KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, and take time to focus on our SPIRTUALITY.
Our Curriculum -
English
Core text for Spring 1 Year 1: Grandpa’s Gift by Fiona Lumbers which we’ll use to inspire writing a journey story.
Core text for Spring 2 Year 1: The Curious Case of the Missing Mammoth by Ellie Hattie and Karl James Mountford which we’ll use to write an adventure story.
With a focus on consolidating basic skills such as composing a sentence orally before writing, join words using 'and', use plural noun suffixes -s and -es, punctuate sentences using a capital letter and full stop, use capital letters for names of people and places, leave spaces between words.
Key skills that will be taught
- Punctuate sentences using a capital letter and a full stop, some question marks and exclamation marks
• Join words and clauses using 'and'
• Some accurate use of the prefix un-
• Add suffixes where no change is needed to the root of the word e.g. -ed, -ing, -er, -est
Maths
Place Value to 20
Addition and Subtraction within 20
Shape
Religious Education – World Faiths
Answering the questions How do people with different and similar worldviews believe the world began and how should we look after it? will be the focus of our learning this term.
Spring 1 Science – Animals, including humans – comparing animals
We'll learn to identify and compare animals into different groups such as carnivores, herbivores and omnivores.
Spring 2 Science – Animals, including humans – sensitive bodies
In this unit of work, we will be identifying and naming body parts and learning about our senses.
Spring 1 Geography - What is it like to live in Shanghai?
In this unit, we’ll focus on using a world map to start recognising continents, oceans and countries outside of the UK with a focus on China. We will be able to give examples of human and physical features and identify, sort and compare these features in Shanghai to our locality.
Spring 2 Geography – What is the weather like in the UK?
Our learning will focus on looking at the countries and cities that make up the UK. We will recognise our own country and describe locations using basic compass directions. We will also measure different types of weather, using symbols used in weather forecasts, describe seasonal changes and suggest appropriate clothing and activities for each season.
Art and Design – Flora and Fauna
Our artwork will focus on artists that have been inspired by flora and fauna. Children will spend time looking at artwork that focuses on capturing the way plants and insects look and thinking about how to use their imagination to create their own versions of flora and fauna. Children will practise drawing, cutting and collage skills and will explore shape and colour to create their own minibeast artwork.
Design and Technology – Templates and Joining
Our D&T learning will focus on designing and making a glove puppet to represent a character in a story.
Spring 1 Music – Call and Response
In this unit, children will use different instruments to represent animals (linked to Science), copying rhythms and creating call and response rhythms.
Spring 2 Music – Musical Symbols
The children will combine different musical concepts for an underwater-themed performance incorporating instrumental, vocal and body sounds.
Computing
Pupils will learn how to create a spreadsheet as well as creating pictures on PurpleMash.
PE
On your child’s PE day (Wednesday and Friday), they should come to school in their kit and remain in it for the whole day. Our PE kit is red school logo PE shirt/plain red t-shirt, black shorts/joggers and pumps/trainers. Football kit should not be worn. This term pupils will have the opportunity to develop their balance and agility in gymanastics, dance through different celebrations, play tennis (net and wall) and further consolidate our throwing and catching skills in dodgeball.
