Our topic for the second part of the Autumn Term will be “What is it like here?”. The topic will cover many areas of National Curriculum and will give the children a cross curricular approach to their learning. This will include:

English – Throughout this year we will be continuing with our drawing club looking at texts linked to our topic for this half term. We will also be looking at the basics of writing for example going back to correct letter formation and sentence writing focusing on what the purpose is of a sentence and what is needed. Then we will do sequences of learning based of texts that we will be focusing on.  

Phonics - we will be using our Floppy Phonics scheme to teach phonics to the children. We will be continuing to introduce the alternative spellings from level 4 and learning the rules for when different alternative spellings are used. We will also be embedding phonics already taught and getting ready for the phonics screening check in June.

Maths - During this half of the term, we are focusing our learning on place value within 10 where we will be counting and sorting objects and looking at fewer, greater than and less than. We will be doing this through whole class learning, continuous provision and practical maths using maths resources. 

Science – Our science focus we will be learning about "Weather- Autumn and Winter and seasonal changes". We will investigate how the world around us transforms and changes in autumn and winter by observing changes to the weather, plants, and animals.

Art- Our topic will be "Making your mark" we will be looking at different types of mark making, using different lines and using different materials to create pictures.

Geography  – We will be focusing on "What is it like here" and looking at the world around us in our local area and doing map work of our school and the village that we live in. 

Computing - We will be looking at "digital painting", but first we will be getting used to logging on to the computers and understanding how to use the laptops safely. 

PE - This half term we will be looking at "fundamental skills" and "ball skills", we will also be working on team building through playing team based games. 

Music - 

During this half term we will be doing listen & respond games, warm up games and also lots of singing to some classic songs that I am sure you will know. We will also be learning the differences between pulse, rhythm and pitch and learn how to rap and enjoy rap in its original form. 

We will also learn and perform our Harvest Service song. 

RE- 

What do Christians believe about God? 

During this we will be looking at what Christians believe, and how they believe God wants them to behave. 

PSHE -

Being me in my world

This half term we are learning about being me in my world, we will be focusing for this for the first half of the half term on rules and expectations in our classroom and discussing emotions and how we manage our emotions. We will also be looking at how to look after our friends, feel safe and supporting the people around us.