Year Group Information
Autumn Term Learning
Foundation - Mrs Cole, Mrs Whitley, Mrs Sanders, Mr Page and Mr Norman
This half term as part of our ‘Let’s Celebrate!’ topic, we will learn about different celebrations and traditions such as bonfire night, Diwali and of course Christmas! We will be practising for our Nativity and learning lots of festive songs.
In Maths we are representing and comparing numbers to 5 and thinking about the composition of numbers. We are learning how to find 1 more and 1 less than a given number. We are also thinking about 2D shapes with 4 sides. We will be using positional language to describe where things are, such as: under, on top, next to. Within our topic we will be thinking about the changing months and seasons.
In Literacy we continue to learn the last of our Set 1 sounds and will be challenged to write words and short phrases during our own learning time. This writing will be based around our own interests. For example, writing lists during our play, labelling things in our drawings and revisiting how to form certain letter sounds correctly.
Top Tips and Resources
Phonics Bloom (Literacy) – Access free Phase 2 phonics games (1-3 if it gives you an option to select levels) such as Fishy Phonics, Odd Sound Out and Match Cards. Encourage your child to say the sounds out loud, m-a-t before saying the word, mat!
White Rose Education (Maths) – Access free home learning videos that the children are currently learning. If your child shows misconceptions, you can play one of the home learning videos which will give you various examples and questions to answer.
Autumn Term Learning
Year One - Miss Varney, Mrs Ridley, Miss Boothroyd, Mrs Goble, Mrs Oram and Mrs Turp
In English we will be learning to write a narrative based on Old Bear by Jane Hissey. During this unit we will continue to develop independent writing using the knowledge learnt from our phonics lessons. We will be writing effective sentences using capital letters, full stops and finger spaces. We will also be focusing on the story of Rapunzel by Bethan Woolvin.
In Maths, we will focus on addition and subtraction within 10 where we will develop our abilities to add and subtract in a variety of ways. We will explore the parts-whole model, fact families, number bonds and the use of a number line. We will conclude the term with a focus on identifying and naming a range of different 2D and 3D shapes.
In Science, we will continue to recap our knowledge, from last term, of mammals, fish, birds, reptiles and amphibians; as well as recapping our knowledge of what carnivores, omnivores and herbivores are. This term, we will be focusing on the human body, where we will look to identify, draw and name basic parts of the human body and explore the 5 different senses. As the weather continues to turn colder, we will also observe the changes from Autumn to Winter, including the associated weather conditions and day length.
In Geography, the children will expand both their locational knowledge and place knowledge by learning about the UK. We will learn about the capital city, climate and cultural traditions of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. We will be using atlases to find the United Kingdom and a variety of other countries. We will then expand our knowledge further and learn about the seven continents and five oceans on planet Earth!
In DT, we will be learning about sliders and levers, which will support us to make creative cards. The children will generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through talking, drawing, templates and mock-ups to reach an final design.
In RE we will be continuing our learning of Christianity by reading some of the different parables from the Bible. We will be starting with the parable of The Good Samaritan and have this links to our school values and being a valuable member of our school community. We will then move onto learning about Christmas.
In RSHE, we will be learning about our own health and well-being. We will be focusing on friendships, bedtime routines, hygiene, our emotions and relaxation.
Autumn Term Learning
Year Two – Miss Kavanagh, Mr Ainscow, Miss Archer & Miss Couzens
In maths, we recap our prior learning and understanding of shape from Year 1. We will learn more about the properties of shapes and will name both 2-D and 3-D shapes, differentiating between them. We will learn to recognise both standard and nonstandard representations of 2-D and 3-D shapes. For example, noticing that there is no such thing as an 'upside down triangle'; instead, it is just a triangle in a different orientation.
In English, we will continue to focus on key grammar skills needed for Year 2 such as capital letters, full stops and adjectives. We will also focus on letter formation and presentation in their writing.
In our topic "Celebrations", we will learn about special celebrations in our local community and in the wider world. We will take part in lots of exciting learning and activities, discovering the different ways we celebrate. - and the many different things those celebrations can be about!
We look forward to welcoming as many parents/ carers as possible to our Christmas craft afternoon on Thursday 14th December (2pm). To raise funds to improve our garden area, we will be selling hot drinks and mince pies.
Autumn Term Learning
Year Three - Mrs Smith, Mrs Williams, Mrs Jones & Miss Dennis
Maths: During Autumn 2, year 3 are continuing to build upon their addition and subtraction skills. The children will be moving onto adding and subtracting 3-digit numbers using both exchanging and carrying techniques.
English: During Autumn 2, we will be writing a fable about two animals and thinking about the morals of our stories. We will also be learning about different grammar needed in year 3 writing, such as commas in a list, apostrophes for possession and contractions.
Topic: Our topic continues as 'Scrapheap Challenge'. During this unit, the children will be busy learning cross stitching in Art to design and create their own robot inspired bookmark. We will be exploring the four countries that make up the United Kingdom, the seas surrounding the United Kingdom and climate zone. In Science, we will investigate what shadows are and how they change size.
Autumn Term Learning
Year Four - Miss Rutherford, Mrs Parry, Miss Thomson & Mrs Sheikh
This half term year 4 are continuing their study of the Romans through the topic "Epic Empires".
In English we are focussing our writing on chocolate with a narrative based on "The Great Chocoplot" followed by a non-chronological report about growing a secret chocolate tree. Our reading lessons will link first to this by analysing "The Great Chocoplot" then ending the half term focussing again on the Romans and Pompeii.
In Maths we are working on area, multiplication and division and finally revisiting our learning on addition and subtraction.
Our science topic is "Animals Including Humans" where we will be exploring the digestive system and human teeth. We will deepen our learning through creating our own digestive system and bringing in our toothbrushes to clean away our plaque! Our topic will finalise with an epic end of a Roman day where everyone is invited to dress up as Romans and take part in a Roman "battle".
Autumn Term Learning
Year Five - Miss Pickup, Miss Marshall & Mrs Rayner
During the Autumn 2 term, the Year 5 children will be exploring Space! This will heighten their scientific curiosity and begin to understand some of the Universe's big questions. To capture the children’s excitement, we will be spending the day at the STEM centre!
In Maths, they will be developing their fractions knowledge and implementing higher level mathematical language. Afterwards we will be learning about multiplication and division.
In Reading, the children are delving into the book Holes! This text is not only exciting but also gives the children a chance to use their VIPERS knowledge to enhance their comprehension. Afterwards, we will be exploring the features of poetry when reading Cloudbusting.
In English, the children will be exploring the Year 5 features of writing to enhance their own understanding and become amazing authors!
Autumn Term Learning
Year Six - Miss Chandler, Mrs Bull, Mrs Downs & Mrs Borah
As mathematicians, we will be finishing off our four operations unit. This unit will inspire children to focus on how they are calculating their answers be it using mental strategies or written methods. We will move on to our fractions unit to end the term.
In English this half term we are practising our sentence structures and ensuring our editing skills are excellent. In reading we will be covering a range of fiction and non-fiction texts and finding out how to tackle different question types. In history we are learning about the Victorians and linking this to our writing skills.
As part of the RE curriculum we are covering the subject of religious attitudes to death in an age appropriate way - please do let us know if your child is struggling at all with this as we realise it may be difficult.
As scientists, we will be focussing on evolution and adaptation. In geography, we will be exploring locational knowledge and different climate zones.