Curriculum Impact Tag: KS1

Year 2 have been learning how to be kind online.  They considered ways in which they could themselves safe online. Children explored a range of different scenarios and responded to them using the motto "Stop, close and tell".

Knowledge: Recognise information technology beyond school: identify…

Year 2 visited Safety Central in Lymm to learn all about safety around the home, around their community and also staying safe online.

Brookside had a fantastic day celebrating the 80th anniversary of VE Day with nostalgic music and by enjoying our lunches outside!  We have learnt about the Second World War and paused to reflect on the sacrifice made by so many in the cause of freedom and justice.

This week, pupils have been observing their plants' growth and recording  their data as well as take photographs of each prepared bag.  Pupils can accurately assign the data to the condition in which the plants are placed. 

Knowledge: to investigate the best conditions for germinating cress…

In Music, pupils have been reading and playing 1/2, 1 and paired beats.

Knowledge: 

To use a rhythm in different ways to demonstrate structure.

Skills:

• I can read, clap and play rhythms using one beat and paired half beats.
• I can read and play rhythms that use a one beat rest.
• I…

Year 2 are exploring non standard measures by using their own hand spans

Knowledge: to use non standard measures

Skills: to use my hand span to measure objects around the classroom

Vocab: non standard measures, hand span

Year 2 are learning how to use noun phrases to describe a dragon's bird's eye view of the world below from the story "The Dragon Machine".

Knowledge: to know that an adjective is a describing word and a noun is the name of a person, place or object

Skills: to use noun phrases in our…

Behaviour focus - each week, all classes consider what their rights and responsibilities are.  In Y2, we have discussed as a whole class our Class Behaviour Agreement and how rules can help them learn, stay safe and respect others.

Knowledge: I know that some rules are made to be followed by…

Well done Key Stage 1 and Early Years on a fantastic nativity!  Happy Christmas one and all.

Year 2 are investigating how the shapes of solid objects can be stretched, twisted, bent or squashed.  They explored 3 materials - air dried clay, plasticine and Playdoh.

Knowledge: to find out how the shapes of solid objects can be squashed, twisted, stretched and bent

Skills: to use…

Year 2 had a lovely day at Bickley Farm, learning all about animal skeletons and bird habitats.