2024-2025

Welcome back everyone! We are so excited to get back into our learning. 

English: 

Our first learning journey this half term is called ‘Astro-Girl’. This is an exciting book about Astrid who is a little girl dreaming of being an astronaut. We will be using pictures from the book to make predictions and inferences about the story. We will then focus our learning on new English features such as conjunctions for year 1 and contractions for year 2. Our final outcome for this unit will be a fact file where we will be asking the readers questions and writing facts. We are looking forward to using the laptops to research facts about space and a range of books to explore ideas. 

The next learning journey will be an author study of Emily Gravett who is the author of popular stories such as ‘Tidy’. We will read the story and ask questions to Pete the badger. We will become a character from the book and be writing persuasive letters to Pete explain why his tidying has gone too far.

Maths:

Year 1s will continue their education of place value and number work before moving onto a unit on time. We will be learning to tell the time on an analog clock to the nearest hour and half hour. 

Year 2s will be focusing on addition and subtraction with 2 digit numbers, including how to use an empty number line. We will also be learning to the time to the nearest quarter of the hour.

Science:

The topic for this half term is ‘How Do Plants Grow’. We will be learning about different type of plants and comparing how they grow differently. Otters will also have a go at growing their own plants to monitor over the weeks. 

History: 

In History, we will examine the remarkable contributions of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole. This exploration will not only celebrate their legacy but also provide a thought-provoking platform for discussing the theme of fairness. The insights the children will gain from studying these pioneering figures will be invaluable as we reflect on their impact on healthcare and society.

Computing: 

We will be learning how to: 

- Decompose a game to predict the algorithms.

- Give a definition for ‘decomposition’.

- Write clear and precise algorithms.

- Create algorithms to solve problems. 

RE & SCARF:

Within this topic we will be learning what food is special to Christians and Hindus. We will begin by thinking about what food is special to us and why. Our PSHE learning this half term we will be thinking about why we are kind to others and how to deal with bullying.

Music:

In our unit ‘Animals’ the children will listen to the noises different animals make and then have a go at making these with their mouths or bodies. 

DT: 

Our unit this half term will focus on the artist ‘Ella Bailey’ and her instructions of animals. We will then make 3D animal faces and heads using a papier-mâché technique of paper laminate. We are very excited!