Bumblebee and Dragonfly Classes

Subject

Content

RWI (Phonics and Reading) and English (Writing and SPaG)

Children will continue to work within their RWI groups to start to read fluently, sight read common exception words and other key words. We will learn 5 sentence stories orally and the children will develop the skill of writing multiple sentences and punctuating them correctly. The children will be undertaking handwriting lessons weekly as well as SPaG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar) where the focus will be using ‘and’ in a sentence and learning the prefix ‘-un’ as well as consolidating prior learning.

Maths

In Maths, we continue to follow white rose and we will be looking at place value within 20 and then addition and subtraction within 20. The children will build on prior knowledge of numbers within 10 and learn how to count, write and recognise the teen numbers.

Science

In science we are looking at the weather and seasons. We will begin the topic by exploring the four seasons and things which relate to those. Once we have looked in to this we will be moving on to looking at different types of clouds, before exploring rain gages and other types of equipment which records weather. Finally we will begin to understand weather symbols and extreme weather.

History

In history our topic is Kings and Queens. We will start by looking at our current monarch King Charles III and the coronation of our previous monarch Queen Elizabeth II. We will look at selection of Kings and Queens from history and the time when Oliver Cromwell ruled as Lord Protector. We will revisit the Magna Carta and explore how the amount of power monarchs have has changed over time.

Art

This half-term we move on to exploring architecture. Covered in this unit are observing and analysing architecture, drawing using observation, using the imagination to create their own work, evaluating their own work. The children will understand  that architecture is the art of designing buildings; design is planning and drawing how something is going to look; buildings are built for a purpose and have features which serve a particular purpose; architects consider the purpose of building when they are designing it; artists evaluate their own work.

PE

This half term the children will be taking part in dance lessons in the studio on Mondays and sending and receiving lessons on Tuesdays outside.

RE

In RE this half term we will be learning about churches and their importance to Christians. We will explore the inside and outside of traditional church buildings but also look at how church doesn’t have to mean a special building but is a term used for Christians being together. We hope to visit St Marys Church in Ely as part of this unit.

PSHE

We move onto our next Jigsaw piece ‘Dreams and goals.’ The children will cover themes such as setting goals, achieving, celebrating, resilience and helping and supporting others.

Music

In this unit the children learn about ‘Animals in music’ and will we listen to the Carnival of the Animals by the French composer Saint-Saëns.  It is a suite of pieces, in fourteen movements which describe different animals. The composer thought of the piece as a bit of fun, and not a serious composition. By listening to different parts of the Carnival of the Animals the children learn about the concept of pitch and how contrasting low and high pitch (in combination with using different speeds) can be used to evoke/represent different animals. They learn that different instruments create sounds of contrasting pitch, such as the double bass which is very low, and the flute which is high. They experiment creating their own music using their own voices and tuned percussion using contrasting pitch and speed (tempo) to represent different animals. They are also introduced to the idea that we can use symbols to represent music and create pictures to represent Saint-Saën’s piece, ‘Aquarium’.

Computing

This unit introduces learners to early programming concepts. Learners will explore using individual commands, both with other learners and as part of a computer program. They will identify what each floor robot command does and use that knowledge to start predicting the outcome of programs. The unit is paced to ensure time is spent on all aspects of programming and builds knowledge in a structured manner. Learners are also introduced to the early stages of program design through the introduction of algorithms.

Science

Geography

Art

Music