Autumn Term

English

In English this term we will be studying Riddles based on well known traditional tales characters, stories based on a familiar setting as well as our non fiction unit on instructions. 

**See English overview for more details. 

Reading

This term we will be focussing on traditional tales. The children will also take part in guided reading sessions each day were they can practise their phonics skills and apply them when reading aloud to improve their fluency. Children will also be looking at comprehension skills and learning all about the different types of questions they can be asked such as retrieval, vocabulary, prediction, sequencing and inference.

Maths

In maths the children will be learning all about number and place value – making sure they look at the tens and ones and whether numbers are odd or even. We will also be focusing on number bonds to 10, 20 and 100 – making sure children are confident when recalling these facts. Children will then start to look at numbers up to 100 and begin to use them in addition and subtraction sums. They will represent numbers using base ten and start to see the first links towards column addition. 

**See maths overview for more details. 

Science

This term we will be teaching the children all about ‘How humans grow’. Children will learn all about the human life cycle and will also be looking at medicines and how they can make sure they keep their body healthy.

History

In history the children will be learning all about castles and how they were used as well as learning all about William the Conqueror and the Battle of Hastings. Then they will move on to learn about famous Kings and Queens throughout history.

Art

In art the children will be working on their painting, layering, printing and collage skills all linked to Autumn! The artist they will be studying is George Seurat who created pointillism! Later in the term the children will test out their digital art skills and create digital art work on ipads focusing on a range of artists such as Van Gough, George Seurat and Piet Mondrian. They will then finish by creating a digital Christmas card in the style of Romero Britto!                             

PE

In PE the children will be working on improving their Fundamental movement skills (FMS) which are basic patterns of movement, such as running, jumping, throwing, and balancing, that form the foundation for more complex physical activities and sports. They are categorized into locomotor skills (moving from place to place), object control skills (manipulating objects), and stability skills (controlling balance and body position). Developing FMS is crucial for a child's overall health, confidence, and ability to participate in lifelong physical activity. 

Music

In Music we will be learning about songs from around the British Isles via a Kapow topic called ‘On this Island’. This will incorporate learning about beat and rhythm and accompanying the songs with percussion instruments. We will be learning informal notation and playing simple tunes.

RE

In RE we will be learning all about the creation story and begin understand what a Psalm is and begin writing our own Psalms. We will then learn about Jesus’ Baptism and begin to recognise signs and symbols linked to Baptism in the Catholic Church. Finally, we will begin to prepare for Advent and learn about why this is a special time and learn about what we do to prepare for advent in Church and in school. During the Autumn term we will also learn about another religion – the first one will be Judaism where we learn all about Shabbat!

Computing

In school we use the purple mash scheme for our computing lessons and our online safety lessons. In Autumn term we will be exploring the following online safety topics: self-image & identity, online reputation, online relationships and online bullying. We will also be working on our computer science skills including the following topics: effective searching, route explorers and the internet. 

PSHE

This term our focus for PSHE is getting to know how to follow our school rules linked to the themes of ‘Be Safe’, ‘Be Ready’ and ‘Be Respectful’.