Our learning for next half term

Our topic for the second half of the Autumn Term will be Fire and Ice.  Here are the elements of each subject we will be covering:

English We will be: Writing fireworks poems with alliteration and onomatopoeia.   Creating fact files about the Great Fire of London.   Exploring icy vocabulary and descriptive vocabulary.   Planning, creating and writing 'Snowball Stories' ready to perform to others. Continuing our weekly one hour Letters and Sounds group work as well as shorter sessions in class. Continuing regular handwriting practice. Taking part in guided reading activities.

Maths We will be: Practising our 2, 5 and 10 times tables. Finding out about simple fractions and how to write them. Beginning to learn that division is 'sharing'. Measuring accurately with a centimetre ruler. Finding out about coin values and how to use money. Discovering co-ordinates. Continuing to practice addition and subtraction.

Science We will be: Exploring how materials can change with heat and cold. Finding out about different states.

Art & DT We will be: Making fireworks pictures. Designing our own tea light holders. Exploring clay. Making Christmas crafts!

Music We will be: Listening to and responding to music. Composing and preparing our own icy soundscapes. Practising singing together for our festive performance.

History We will be: Finding out all about the Great Fire of London, why it was significant and what impact it has had on our lives today. Finding out about famous polar explorer from the past

Geography We will be finding out about what it is like in polar regions.

PE We will be: Having basketball coaching from a professional coach every Tuesday afternoon - please bring warm outdoor PE clothes. Devising and performing our own dances

RE We will be: ·         Thinking about why God gave Jesus to the world. ·         Looking at Bible stories about love. ·         Telling the Christmas story.

Computing We will be practising our keyboard skills with a wide range of activities as well as reinforcing our work about keeping safe online.

PSHE We will be: ·       Learning about fire safety with a visit from the fire service. ·       Thinking about how our behaviour can affect others.