WRITING:

This term the children will be learning to put words together in order to write sentences. They will be learning about capital letters, full stops and finger spaces.

We will be working on labelling and writing descriptions of animals, plants and places as part of our planet Earth topic.

SPELLING & PHONICS:

P1 Jolly Phonics

Children will continue to learn diagraph blends (where two sounds join together to make one new sound). They will use these sounds when making CVCC words.

READING:

The children will continue to learn sight words through flashcards and their wordwalls. They will begin to use punctuation to help them use expression when they are reading. They will learn a range of skills to help them with contextual understanding.

LISTENING & TALKING:

This term the children will be learning to create verbal stories and will work on putting their ideas into a logical sequence. They will use role play to act out different characters.

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NUMERACY:

This term we will continue to build on number patterns and understanding of grouping objects to count, for example in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s.  The children will also be developing strategies for addition and subtracting within 20 and beyond. Children will be encouraged to use their number knowledge to answer words problems and show their thinking.

The children will be learning about chance and uncertainty and will be encouraged to use a range of mathematical language when assessing likelihood within scenarios.

MATHEMATICS:

Money

Children will be learning the value of all coins and notes. They will be encouraged to use role play situations to understand how money is used in the real world. Children will begin to give change within 20p or £1.

Children will be encouraged to use a range of coins to make different amounts.

Data handling

Children will be encouraged to a range of data to show basic information. They will be encouraged to show their preference in surveys and reading information gathered from their friends.

Children will be able to talk about popularity of opinions reading different data.

For all numeracy and mathematical activities, the topmarks website has a range of games for the children to practise their skills learned in class.

Learn to Count with fun Counting Games for KS1 Children (topmarks.co.uk)

P.E

Outdoor gym with Miss Donaldson

Miss Donaldson will be working on athletics and hockey every alternative Monday afternoon.

Health:

We will be exploring RHSP (Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood) where children will learn about their bodies and how to look after them.

We will be getting ready for sports day by learning different potted spots. We will be working on team games and learning about being good sports people.

Term 4 topic:

Our Planet Earth

We will be investigating all the different aspects of our planet ranging from living things, lifecycles, creatures that live on the land and the sea as well as how we can contribute to looking after our planet.  We plan to investigate by being outside in our local environment, including visits to the local woods.  We will also be being scientists by planting and investigating how different plants grow.

Outdoor Learning:

Weekly lessons to explore all curricular areas outdoors.