Meet the Team

Teacher: Mrs Utteridge

Supportive Teaching Team: Mrs Wall, Mrs Belton, Miss Cox

Term Four

Our value this term is Forgiveness

Term 4 Overview of Learning

This term we will be learning all about everyday materials and what they are used for.  We will be answering our mini-enquiry questions across the term;

• What is my toy made of?
• How have toys changed over time?
• Is this toy from the past or modern day?
• What can I do to keep my teddy warm?
• What is a designer?
• What do I need to make a toy?

Maths

This term we will be looking at additive relationships (exploring addition and subtraction). We move onto time, introducing clocks and telling time to the hour and half hour.  We will also continue our Mastery of Number journey securing strong foundations in numbers and relationships to 10.

English

This term our focus book is The Dragon Machine, where the children will have the opportunity to write both an innovated narrative and an information report.  This will build on their independent writing skills, re-visiting key objectives such as using the word 'and' and specific suffixes. We will continue to focus on the year 1 common exception words in our handwriting sessions to support our understanding and spellings of these words.

Science

This term our focus in science continues to explore everyday materials, their properties and why they are chosen over other materials. This includes an investigation looking at which materials are waterproof and which are not. 

History

This term we are continuing to look at the history of toys and how they have changed over the years. With strong links to science, we will explore how the materials of toys have changed and why certain materials are used to make toys over others. 

Geography

This term we will be looking at the weather, using and interpreting weather maps and symbols. We will also be drawing our own weather maps using the symbols we have learnt.  

Art

In Art, we will be exploring the artist Paul Klee and creating our own inspired artwork.

DT

We will be evaluating our own pull along , designed and made in term 5 - focusing on the mechanisms of wheels and axels.

PSHE

This term is all about Healthy Me.  We will be looking at how to keep healthy.

RE

This term we are looking at Salvation and diving deeper into the Easter Story, building on what we have learnt in reception.

Computing

This term we will be looking at programming, and using Bee-Bots.

Forest School

Forest school is every Monday, children need to bring in Wellington boots that they do not mind getting 'very' muddy. 

PE

PE is every Monday and Thursday.  Please can PE kits be bought into school in a bag.  PE kit needs to be named as children will get changed in class.  

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