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We will be following '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 and digital copies of books will be added to Oxford Owl every week.

Those children who have completed the RWI scheme will move onto RWI Comprehension daily lessons and bring home reading books that match their reading level.

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We will be visiting Pizza Express to learn about food safety, taste new foods and make their own margarita pizza. Towards the end of term we will be holding transition visits to Sandy Lane water park for Year 1 and Bewilderwood for Year 2. This will be a brilliant opportunity for the children to spend time with the the staff and children they will be working with next year. We will also be offering exciting opportunities within the local community including walks to Caldy Valley nature reserve.

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Homework

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 night. Children should also remain in the Green.
Doodle access is checked 3x a week by class teachers.

Reading
Children are expected to read daily for 10-15 minutes, children can use the Oxford Owl online reading platform, RWI bookbag books or virtual classroom links sent via seesaw. Please can reading records be updated by an adult after every read.

Writing
Children in Grey/Comprehension reading group will have weekly spellings which will be sent out on Friday and tested on the following Friday.

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English

Our books for the term are:

Katie in London by James Mayhew

Outcome: Information – non-chronological report about London

Writing outcome: To write a non-chronological report about London using information gathered from the texts

Greater depth writing outcome: To write a non-chronological report about London using information gathered from the texts including fun facts about some of the sights.

Jack and the Baked Beanstalk

Outcome: Fiction – Traditional story

Writing outcome: To write a new version of the story with a new character or new setting

Greater depth writing outcome: To write a new version of the story with a new character and a new setting

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Magnificent Monarchs

This project teaches children about the English and British monarchy from AD 871 to the present day. Using timelines, information about royal palaces, portraits and other historical sources, they build up an understanding of the monarchs and then research six of the most significant sovereigns.

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Significant places – royal residences

Local area study of Chester

Geographical similarities or differences through studying human and physical geography of a small area of the UK and a contrasting non European country(Japan).

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Portraits and poses

Portraiture; Royal portraits; Sketching; Digital artwork

Analyse the portraits of Tudor monarchs and compare Tudor portraits and selfies today. They use Digital Media-photo editing software to create royal portraits.

Reference artist Holbein

Flowerheads (Science link)

Drawing/Painting- still life of flowers in jugs- reference artist Cezanne.

Painting- Mix and match colours to artefacts and objects.

Yayoi Kusama- significant artist- Analysing artwork; Exploring visual elements – colour, shape, form, texture and pattern.

Exploring drawing, printmaking and 3D skills and techniques.

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This term we are focusing on 'Being My Best' and 'Growing and Changing'.

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Our P.E focus this term is invasion games; Sending and receiving alongside Athletics.

PE Day- Tuesday

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In the Summer Term, we will be looking at plants. We will be looking at how plants grow from the seed/bulb using water, air and light. We will be looking at what plants need to survive. We will also be developing skills in data analysis and scientific enquiry.

Through forest school we will be observing seasonal changes from Spring to Summer.

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This term,Year 1 will be focusing on:

-Place Value

-Fractions

-Time

-Money
Year 2 will be:
-Time

-Volume

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

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In R.E, we will be teaching children all about Sikhism. We will be exploring questions about belonging, meaning and truth so that pupils can express ideas and opinions in response.

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All of our learning areas are tied together under one topic theme.  This term our topic theme is 'Consequence' and our big question is 'How do our actions affect others?'
All subject areas are covered through our topic to ensure children are immersed in their learning, making links between the subjects.
We will be learning about significant individuals who have contributed to our understanding of changes to our world throughout history. We will also be developing our skills in using historical models to make judgements. We will be exploring the concepts of Equality, Class, tolerance, Forgiveness, morals.

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The children will be listening to music. They will also learn how to compose and play music with musical instruments.

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Cut, stitch and Join – Textiles/Art

Everyday fabric products.

Significant designer – Cath Kidston

Leaning about different sewing patterns, including running stitch and adding embellishments.

Designing and making a bag tag.

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To learn the functions of the 2Paint a Picture tool.

To learn about and recreate the Impressionist style of art (Monet, Degas, Renoir).

To recreate Pointillist art and look at the work of pointillist artists such as Seurat.

To learn about the work of Piet Mondrian and recreate the style using the lines template.

To learn about the work of William Morris and recreate the style using the patterns template.

To explore surrealism and eCollage