Class 4 = India     Class 5 = Ireland

Mrs Warner

Teacher

Mrs Garrett

Teacher

Mrs Martin

Teaching Assistant

Miss Thomas

Teaching Assistant

Mrs Marlow

Reading Ranger

Mrs Wakefield

SEN Teaching Assistant

Mrs Salisbury

SEN Teaching Assistant

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  Our PE days are a Tuesday and Thursday.

A Better Start to Reading | edX

Our book change day is a Tuesday.

Key texts for this term are:

The Something by Rebecca Cobb

The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson

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Term 4 Summary

This term our topic is ‘Bradley Stoke and Beyond’ and it will focus on Geography learning. We are starting our topic by exploring Google Maps to find where we live and key locations in our area. Later on in the term we will be creating a map of the school, labeling the key areas. With the final lesson creating a new playground and what we would like it to include. 

Where in the world are we? 

How do we feel about our playground and can we make it even better?

What can we find in our school grounds? 

Where are the different places in our school?

 

This term we will be doing an artist study of Banksy and even recreating a one off piece of work. 

As part of our PE learning we will be developing our skipping skills and learning new ones. 

 

Term 3 Summary

Our topic this term is ‘Toys Through Time’ and it will focus on History and Science learning. We are starting our topic with all children bringing in, discussing and writing about their favourite toys. Later in the topic, we will then be using this as a comparison to what a child’s favourite toy may have been in past times. We will be answering questions, such as:

  • What is your favourite toy?
  • Did your parents and grandparents play with the same toys as you?
  • What were toys like in the past? What is similar and different about toys now and in the past?
  • How have teddy bears changed over time? How have toys changed?


In Science, we will also be discussing a range of materials and their properties. As part of this, we will be thinking about our own homes and the materials that are used to keep our homes safe and strong. We will be testing materials to see which ones would be most suitable for a house’s roof. 

Also this term, we will be doing an artist study of Jackson Pollock and even creating our own artwork in his style!

As part of our PE learning, we will be learning some Flamenco dancing moves and practicing these to traditional Flamenco music!

Term 2 Summary

Our topic this term is ‘Seasons and Weather’ and will focus on Science and Geography learning. We will be starting our topic with an Autumn hunt around the school grounds, looking out for signs of Autumn. We will be answering questions, such as:

  • How do the seasons vary?
  • Why do some days have more daylight than others?
  • What is the weather like in the United Kingdom?
  • How can weather be measured?

 

As part of this topic, in Art we will be using a range of materials and techniques to show how deciduous trees change throughout the seasons. Then, as Christmas draws nearer, in DT we will be researching, designing and sewing our own Christmas decorations ready to put up on our Christmas trees at home!

Term 1 Summary

Our Y1 topic for this term is: ‘Oh I do like to be beside the seaside’. As part of this, the children have decided to explore the following questions:

How is sand made?

Why are there waves in the sea?

How does a boat float?

What type of animals live at the seaside?

How have seaside holidays changed over the years?

What does a beach look like in different seasons?

As part of this topic, we will be learning new art skills to create a range of seaside-themed art. 

 

Alongside this, some of the other things we will be doing are learning about the Hindu festival of Diwali, learning Cheerdance routines and singing some new songs using our online ‘Sing Up’ scheme for Music