Spring 1

English

This half term we are reading adventure stories by Mini Grey including Traction Man. In English, this half term, our learning will follow a theme of “Superheroes”. We will be writing to entertain by writing a fantasy story.

Reading & Phonics

We shall be working through a range of fiction and non-fiction texts in our shared reading lessons and our decodable reader groups to develop our comprehension skills.

In phonics, some of us will be consolidating Phase 5 sounds and applying these to help    with improving our spellings. Others shall be developing our reading comprehension skills further to answer a range of questions; retrieval, inference, sequencing and vocabulary.

Maths

This term, we will conclude addition and subtraction and begin to learn multiplication and division. We will do this using a range of methods, including using equal groups, repeated addition and multiplication equations. We will be learning the 2, 5 and 10 times tables. We will also learn about money.

Science

By the end of this half term, we will be able to tell you what we need to stay healthy by exploring basic human needs and the importance of diet and exercise. We will also be able to understand that animals, including humans have offspring who grow.

Art

We will be creating collages using precise and accuracy. We will be learning to thread a needle and make a felt pouch.

Music

Throughout this half term in Music we will be working towards making a melody of our own that uses dynamics and timbre to reflect an emotion.

History

We will be researching the changes in the last 100 years of travel and transport. We will learn about the Wright brothers first flight and who the first person to land on the moon.

Computing

We will continue to explore coding and what algorithms are.

PSHE

Through our PSHE curriculum we will be identifying the different communities we belong to and the importance of internet safety.