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Our book this term is:

Grandpa was an Astronaut by Johnathan Meres

Focus: Fiction Story

Making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done.

Discuss the sequence of events in books and how items of information are related.

Focus on fluency.

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English

Our books for the term are:

Look Up by Nathan Bryon

Focus: To write a diary entry about a space flight.

Dragon Machine

Focus: Fiction – Story with adventure focus

Mastery Skills that we will be focusing on in Year 2 are:

Use punctuation correctly - full stops, capital letters

Use expanded noun phrases to describe and specify

Use subordination (because) and co-ordination (and)

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Doodle
All of our homework is now on one central learning platform, Doodle.
Year 1 pupils should access DoodleMaths.
Year 2 pupils should access DoodleMaths and DoodleTimes.

Children should aim to complete 5-10 mins of each Doodle program every day. Children should also remain in the Green.
Doodle access is checked weekly by class teachers.

Reading
Children are expected to read 5 times a week for 10-15 minutes, children can use the RWI bookbag books/accelerated reader books and reading for pleasure library books. We may also send Read Write Inc videos to support your child's phonics. Please can reading records be updated by an adult after every reading activity taken place at home. Reading records will be checked weekly.

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This term, Year 1 will be focussing on:

Number

Place Value

Addition

Subtraction

Geometry-Position and Direction

Year 2 will be focussing on:

Number

Place Value

Addition

Subtraction

Multiplication

Measurement- Length, Mass and Temperature

In daily Mastering Number sessions, all pupils will look at developing fluency skills.

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We follow 'Read, Write Inc.' to teach phonics daily.
Read, Write Inc focuses on developing pupils reading skills (blending and segmenting) through 'Fred Talk' alongside fluency skills.
RWI books will be sent home every Friday to be read at home.

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Everyday Materials

This term the children will be learning about everyday materials, including;

-What are objects and materials?

-What are physical properties of materials?

-How do materials affect light?

-Investigation: What is the best material for an umbrella?

-Can I identify materials?

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In this topic, children will learn:

How our ideas about space have changed over time.

What Aristotle and Galileo believed the universe was made of.

What our solar system looks like.

Why constellations were important and how they helped people navigate and travel.

The contributions of Mae Jemison and Dorothy Vaughan to space exploration.

How Neil Armstrong and Tim Peake travelled to space in different ways.

How to use maps and aerial photographs to locate Houston and Jodrell Bank.

How to design, make and evaluate a rocket.

Key events in the history of space travel.

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The children will be learning:

Every piece of music has a heartbeat - a musical heartbeat. In music, we call it the 'pulse' or the 'beat' of the music.

How to sing and listen to music.

How to improvise and compose music using a selection of these notes: C, D, E, F, G.

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Me and My Relationships

The children will be learning about:

The ideal classroom, including how to be ready, respectful and safe.

Their feelings.

How to be a good friend.

Types of bullying.

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In Art, children will:

Learn about Vincent van Gogh, his artwork, style and techniques.

Experiment with different materials and techniques inspired by Van Gogh.

Explore primary colours and learn how to mix colours to create new ones.

Create their own interpretation of Van Gogh’s Starry Night.

Learn about Aboriginal art and the importance of Dreamtime stories.

Explore dot painting and create their own Aboriginal Dreamtime-inspired artwork.

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The children will be learning about:

Place Knowledge: Compare Houston to Jodrell Bank

Geographical skills and fieldwork: Use an atlas/map and ariel photographs to identify and locate Houston and Jodrell Bank

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Wonderdome will be visiting school in September.

We hope to plan a visit to Jodrell Bank this term linked to our space topic.

The Year 2s will be visiting Boughton Hall to sing Christmas songs in December

Whole school visit to the Storyhouse to see the Christmas show - Sleeping Beauty.

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The children will be learning about:

Significant people and events: linked to space and black history month – Mae Jemison. Neil Armstrong, Catherine Johnson, Aristotle, Galileo,

Events beyond living memory – The first flight.

Changes within living memory - Now and then nationally, reflecting changes within Britain and Europe.

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This term we will be learning about the importance of online safety.

sharing images

playing online games

They will also learn about what algorithms are; how they are implemented as programs on digital devices; and that programs execute by following precise and unambiguous instructions.

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Design, make, evaluate, technical knowledge: Designing and making a rocket bottle to launch.

Design: start to generate ideas by drawing on their own and other peoples’ experiences.

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This term we will be teaching invasion skills and games. Pupils will be taught to: master basic movements including throwing and catching, as well as developing balance, agility and co-ordination, and begin to apply these in a range of activities. Pupils will continue to develop control over movements and objects, whilst being provided with the opportunity to early introduction of invasion games. Pupils will also be introduced into basic techniques developing on fundamental movement skills to enhance understanding of a range of skills associated to different sports.

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This term the children will be learning about Christianity.

-What does it mean to belong?

-Why Christmas is celebrated by Christians.