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This term we will be focussing on exploring the continents and oceans of the world. Children wil learn to locate the 7 continents and 5 oceans using world maps, atlases and globes. They will also learn to find the equator, North and South poles and explain where hot and cold continents are located.

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In Art we will be exploring the skills and techniques used in collage, our inspiration will be the author and illustrator Eric Carle. Children will experience using different textures to create different effects.

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The skills of negotiating space safely, following instructions involving several actions, persevering when trying new challenges and taking turns with others will be encouraged as the class develop their ball competance and accuracy skills in our PE lessons...with a wintery theme!

Through our handwriting scheme and classroom provision, we will be supporting children to form recognisable and correctly formed letter shapes as well as holding a pencil effectively, using a tripod grip.

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During this half term, we will primarily concentrate on recognising and applying the principles of money. The children will learn the values of different coins, understanding how to combine them to create various sums of money, and ultimately, they will acquire the skills necessary to give change accurately.

In addition, we will continue our exploration of place value. Specifically, in Year 1, we will focus on place value concepts up to 20. The children will delve into number bonds to 20, employing a variety of manipulatives, including part-part-whole models, base 10 blocks, counters, and Numicon, to enhance their understanding and facilitate their learning.

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This half term children will be exploring different emotions in themselves and other people, through stories, discussions and games. They will gain a greater understanding of the ways in which people express and show emotions and how this can be different for different people.

We will begin to develop an understanding of how our feelings affect the way we behave. Our children will explore simple ways of making themselves feel better when they experience an uncomfortable feeling which will include identifying trusted people within their Safety Circle. They will also find ways of helping other people feel better when they experience uncomfortable feelings.

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In music we will be lstening to 'Finlandia' which was written by Jean Sibelius in 1899. We will explore loud and quiet sounds, move to a pulse, play instruments and compose our own weather music.

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In this term, we will address a significant question: How do some Muslims show Allah is compassionate and merciful?

Our focus will centre on the Islamic faith and its foundational beliefs.

The children will examine various Islamic narratives that illustrate the attributes of Allah, particularly in relation to compassion, and explore how these qualities manifest throughout these stories.

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In this unit, we will be using computers to create music. They will listen to a variety of pieces of music and consider how it makes them think and feel. Children will compare creating music digitally and non-digitally as well as looking at patterns and purposefully create music,  describing how music makes me feel, e.g. happy or sad.

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Children will be deepening their understanding of a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.  They will learn about differents animal's characteristics, inclusding what they eat, whether they are carnivores, herbivores or omnivores.

We will be taking part in the Big Garden Birdwatch and also learning about what animals need to survive and how we can help look after them.

We are hoping to have some special visitors in school so we can learn more about different animals from first hand experiences.

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This term we will be focusing on writing in three different styles, letter writing, poetry and story writing.

Our debut book is titled Leila and the Secret of Rain.

Leila, consumed by her anxiety, takes to heart the secret her grandfather has shared about the rain. Determined to resolve her concerns, she embarks on a journey to communicate with the sky itself.

In our initial writing exercise, we will focus on composing letters. We will incorporate essential features of letter writing and even explore the use of persuasive language in our attempts.

Children will be encouraged to ask questions to extend their understanding and knowledge as well as write a series of explanation sentences.

Children will continue to be supported to join words with joining clauses using ‘and’; sequence sentences to form short narratives; use capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks as well as using capital letters for names and for the personal pronoun I.

In Year 2, we will also be trying to use expanded noun phrases, subordinating conjunctions and also ensure we are applying our spelling rules that we are learning this term.