Topic outline:

Literacy: We will be focusing on creating fact sheets about

where vegetables and fruits come from. We are also going to
innovate the story of Olivers Vegetables. We will then make
bread and write our own set of instructions after reading the
story of The Little Red Hen. After reading Farmer Duck, we will
be writing a letter of apology from the farmer to the animals.
Mathematics: We will be consolidating our addition and
subtraction skills, using money. We will be focusing on the
childrens individual targets. We will be working on number
recognition and basic number skills through measuring. We will
continue to use the resources to build numbers. We will also be
recording and telling the time (hourly and oclock).
Science: This half term we will be learning about how plants
grow, healthy eating and balanced diets. We are also learning
about the season Spring.
Class Trips and events: This half term we are lucky to be going
on two trips. They are to Farm to Fork in Goole and Hesketh
farm. Although school will provide transportation, there will still
be a contribution needed for both of these trips.

Suggested books:
We are looking at: Olivers Vegetables, Farmer Duck and the Little
Red Hen. Here are some other books linked to farming and healthy
eating:
Old MacDonald Had a Farm.
Farmer John books.
Grow Your Own Vegetables non fiction texts.
Check the school library and Bolling Hall library for books.

Suggested visits:

Bradford City Farm a local farm located in Girlington.

Local countryside Ilkley, Bingley, Heaton, Haworth,

Ogden, Thornton.

St Leonards Farm, Cannon Hall Farm, Thornton Hall Farm

Hesketh Farm working farms in the countryside.

Trip to the local supermarket, looking at foods and where

they came from.

Topic challenges:
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Can you grow your own tomatoes?

Can you create a healthy balanced meal at
home (with adult supervision)?
Can you create a 3D farms using
different materials?

Learning links:
Oxford owl: www.oxfordowl.co.uk
Top marks: www.topmarks.co.uk
Learning Games: www.learninggamesforkids.com
Numberjacks and Alphablocks TV shows on Youtube.

Family Learning
Letter

Phonics and Reading:

Your child will be sent a reading book, when reading you can practise looking for
letter sounds, reading tricky words and answering questions about the book.
Each week your child will have an adult led guided reading session and will have
the chance to read with an adult. They will also have daily phonics lessons to
develop their phonics skills.
Can we remind parents that the phonics screening tests are coming up in June.
Please support your child by practicing alien words every day.
Useful phonics websites:
Mr Thorne www.mrthorne.com
Oxford Owl www.oxfordowl.co.uk
For phonics screening test:
http://www.oxfordphonicschecksupport.co.uk/login

Find more on our School Blog:

www.bowlingparkprimary.net
There is a parents page too, take a look.

YEAR 1 From Farm

to Fork.