Curriculum

Autumn Term

Autumn 1

English - We are learning about how to use correct punctuation and grammar. We are revising how to correctly form our letters. We are studying the book A River by Marc Martin. Our writing outcomes include a circular narrative and writing a letter. 

Home reading books will be changed on Mondays. Please make sure that reading books are in school daily as we will be reading with small groups throughout the week.  

Our library day is Monday. 

Phonics - We are completing Twinkl phonics level 5 and will be starting Twinkl phonics level 6. 

Maths - We will be ensuring we know our numbers upto 100 including writing the number words, finding 1 more and 1 less, counting forwards and backwards. We will be looking at place value and ensuring we know how many tens and how many ones are in numbers upto 100.  We will be adding and subtracting using numbers to 20 including missing number calculations e.g. 5 + ? = 9. We will be learning our number bonds to 10 and then 20.

Science - We are looking at Living things and their habitats. 

PE - We are practicing bouncing a ball and playing 20th centuary playground games.  Our PE days are Mondays and Thursdays. 

Geography - We are looking at whether it would be good to live in a hot or cold place.

DT We are investigating lever mechanisms looking at how they work and where we find them in real life. 

RE - We are looking at the Church and why is the church a special place to Christians? 

ICT - The children will be learning about staying safe online and creating pictures using digital tools. 

Music - We are looking at rythm and pulse through animal call and response sound patterns. 

RSE and PSHE - We are learning about how to keep our bodies healthy.