Mathematics
We will be revising place value, the addition of pairs to 10 and 20,
investigating addition and subtraction strategies and counting on
and back in 50’s and 25’s to 1000. We will also do work
on length, 2D shape and time.
English
The children will be investigating settings, characters and narrative
order in a range of texts; these will include Traditional Fairy Tales,
playscripts and historical novels. In poetry we will be comparing
poems on a common theme, discussing personal response and writing
poems based on personal or imagined experience. We will be identifying
the use of powerful verbs and adverbs and their use in sentences,
and also learning to spell regular verb endings.
Science
This term, the children are learning about how the body moves and
grows. They will then learn about electrical circuits and conductors.
History
We will study the Ancient Greeks, looking in particular at the city
states of Athens and Sparta, buildings, Greek Gods and the Olympic
Games. This will continue until mid-year.
Geography
Initially, we will look at continents. We will be studying Kenya and
India. We will locate the two countries on a map and compare the size,
climate and landscape of the two countries to that of the UK.
French
The children will start learning French focusing initially on speaking
and listening and then starting to read and write. We will learn phrases
for “meeting and greeting”; numbers; the alphabet in French;
talking about transport and families.
Religious
Education
We will be looking at Hindu worship and Christmas journeys.
ICT
The children will consider the use of ICT in writing for different
audiences. This is based on the study of fonts and their effectiveness
in every day use. The children will also learn to produce images using
appropriate tools and select and copy areas to create different effects.
They will develop skills in touch typing throughout the year. They
will also be taught how to access the Internet safely. They will create
their own folder for their work and begin to recognise the importance
of document names.
Art
Concentrates on body adornment and masks in different cultures and
explores the use of materials to create ephemeral art.
Physical
Education
We will develop flight on floor and using apparatus, and learn dance
moves that link to produce short sequences.
Girls: Hockey/netball
Boys: Football/Rugby
We will continue to improve back-crawl, breast- stroke, front-crawl
and butterfly. We will also develop water skills
Design
Technology
We will be designing and building an electrical puzzle for a child
of 4 years old, incorporating lights and a buzzer.
