Autumn Term

We will be continuing our learning with ‘place value for grammar’ lessons to develop our grammar and knowledge to write sentences. We will be writing sentences using capital letters, finger spaces and full stops.  We will be paying particular attention to our handwriting, presentation and spellings.  Please continue to practise your child's spellings with them.  

In poetry we will be developing our vocabulary choices and our understanding of rhythm and rhyme.

In Maths we will be working on number, place value, addition and subtraction.  We will be working with numbers to 100.  We will be identifying tens and ones in 2 digit numbers.  Please practise reading and writing numbers in numerals and words up to 100. 

Our topic in Science is 'Uses of everyday materials.  We will be;

Identifying, sorting and grouping materials.

Understanding natural and man-made materials.

Understanding some factors of materials will change shape.

Identifying suitability of different materials.

Identifying material inventions and discoveries.

In computing this term we will be learning what coding is and how it is used.  We will learn what an algorithm is and use this to create a simple computer program.

In History we will be finding out all about 'The Great Fire of London'.  We will be completing a range of fun activities around this topic and finding out some fantastic facts.  Please ask your child to talk to you about this topic and let them teach you!

We will also be learning about the heritage of our local area.

In Geography we will be learning about the UK and our local area.  We will be comparing this with Tulum in Mexico.

The artist we will be looking at is Jean Michel Basquiat.

Within this, we are focussing on our drawing skills including shading, showing textures, pencil control and then applying these skills to our own artwork.

D&T

This half term in DT we are learning about structures linked to the Great Fire of London.  We will be exploring structures, looking at their purpose, who might use them and what materials they are made from.  We will create structures exploring strength and stability using a range of materials.  The children will design, make and evaluate their own structures. 

PSHE/RSE

We will be discussing and completing activities on relationships and the important people in our lives.  We will also be learning about our health and wellbeing with our topic entitled ‘safety first’.

RE

We will be learning about how and why different festivals/celebrations are celebrated.

Online Safety

Health, wellbeing and Lifestyle - I can explain simple guidance for using technology in different environments and settings e.g. accessing online technologies in public places and the home environment. I can say how those rules / guides can help anyone accessing online technologies. 

Music

We will be listening to a range of different music and learning to sing songs as well as performing to an audience.  We will learn how to play the glockenspiel to a piece of music. Our topic is called Tony Chesnut and the carnival of animals. 

Spelling

The children will continue to be sent spellings home each week. They will be assessed on a Monday and be issued with new ones.  Thank you for your support.

PE

Autumn 1 - core strength & balance

Fundamental Skills  -

rolling, running, jumping, dribbling, dodging & aiming

Autumn 2 - locomotion, travelling & agility, strength & balance

Fundamental skills  -

skipping, stability, throwing & catching