Maths

Throughout this term we will be mainly focussing on place value. This is extremely important to help us have a secure understanding of numbers before we move onto using them! 

Unit 1: Place Value- learning our numbers by writing the numerals, creating the numbers with objects and pictures, partitioning into tens and ones and being able to say one more, one less, ten more and ten less. 

Unit 2: Addition and Subtraction- In this learning journey we will become more familiar with the symbols for these two operations, learn to add and subtract with mental strategies and practise using object and pictures to solve questions. We will also start to become familiar with our number bonds to 10 and 20.  

Unit 3: Money- Once we are secure in our number knowledge, we will learn the value of the different coins and put this into context to pay for items. 

Unit 4: Measure- This half term will finish by learning about length. We will measure objects using standard and non standard methods and start to compare lengths. 

English 

We start this year off with two exciting learning journeys. The first is a classic tale of 'Little Red Riding Hood' where we will be enjoying reading as a class and learning how to use adjectives. The children will be practising their writing and our non-negotiables to create a wanted poster. 

Our second learning journey is 'How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth' where we will learn what instructions are and how to write them. The children will be creating their own set of instructions of how to wash a woolly mammoth  and might even test these out on our cuddly toys!

History 

The children will be very excited for this topic as we will be learning about 'The History of Toys'. We will start by learning about the purpose of having toys and how they have changed over the years. The children will get the chance of bringing in their favourite toy to share with the rest of the class. 

Science

This term our unit is called Animal Survival. We will start by thinking about how we might survive in the Rainforest and what we would need to have to stay the night We will then move onto grouping animals into the 5 groups, learning about predators and prey and finding out about the terms ' carnivore', 'herbivore' and 'omnivore'. 

Finally we will learn about how animals survive in the wild by using senses and camouflage. 

Art

‘Superheroes’ is the focus for this topic. The children will explore different artists and the media they use. They will then have a go at creating their own superhero.  

Music

Our unit this half term is all about space. The children will listen to a range of music that has a  space theme, learn about rhythm and create their own versions of the music. They will also take part in lots of singing games. 

ICT

This term we will start by learning about Online Safety. The children will think about online emotions and what they should be sharing online. They will also become confident in logging onto a computer. 

R.E

This term we will be learning about 'Ideas about God' where the children will think about when people think about god and why community is special. We will be understanding why rules are important and how to follow them. The children will also be linking this to our class charter. 

P.S.H.E and Rights

This term we will start off by learning about our classroom environment and why we have rules. We will also be thinking about the children's responsibilities and the adults. Before moving onto revising our drivers that we have in our class (sunshine spreading, in the driving seat, thinking outside the box, have a go hero/heroine)