Welcome to Rome Class!
Here is what we are going to be learning about during the Spring Term
Our Full Curriculum can be found under: school information / curriculum overview.
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English
This half term, the children will be reading the story The Dragon Machine -a magical tale about a lonely little boy who notices something nobody else does – dragons hiding in plain sight!
In Spring 2 we will be reading Beegu – a story about an alien who is stranded on planet Earth. It is a wonderful story of acceptance and friendship.
This term, our focus will be on narrative writing, with children being encouraged to develop their story telling language and use a well-known text as a starting point for their own innovated narratives. We will look at developing grammar and spelling for writing by focusing on the use of prefixes and suffixes and how these change the meaning of words, including conjunctions for co-ordination and subordination, and using a wider range of punctuation accurately. Y2 will also look at using past and present progressive tense, and writing sentences with different forms.
To enhance and support our English lessons, we will also be working on the following:
Little Wandle phonics lessons (Y1) and spelling lessons (Y2) four times a week
Weekly spellings, grammar, comprehension and guided reading tasks
Mathematics
In KS1 we are deepening our mathematical knowledge with a mastery approach, using concrete resources, pictorial representations and building up to understanding more abstract written methods of recording our understanding.
This term we will be working on:
Year 1
- 2D and 3D shapes
- Composition of numbers 6-10
- Addition and subtraction
- Facts within 10
- Composition of numbers 11-19
Maths Homework: In KS1 we ask that you continue to support us with your child's rapid recall of number and multiplication facts by using Numbots and TTRockstars on a daily basis. We recommend 10 minutes each day.
Year 2
- Introduction to multiplication
- Introduction to divison
- Addition and subtraction of 2 digit numbers
- Time
Religious Education
As a Church of England School, Religious Education is a core subject and. alongside collective worship, is a very important part of school life. RE is taught weekly but the children have daily opportunities to explore and embrace spirituality and the big questions of life. They have opportunities throughout the school day to pray, reflect and they participate in class daily prayers, whole school and class worship and the sharing of our Christian values.
This term the focus taken from the Questful RE scheme of work and linked to Understanding Christianity is:
- What made Jesus special?
- Easter: How do symbols help us understand the Easter story?
Science
Are all animals the same?
What the children must know and remember by the end of the unit or work:
- Mammals have fur or hair on their bodies.
- Birds have beaks, wings and feathers. Some can fly and some can swim
- Fish live in water.
- Some fish have scales on their bodies, fins to help them swim and gills that help them breathe underwater.
- Amphibians live on land and in water and have webbed feet.
- Reptiles have dry scales on their bodies and need heat to survive.
- Humans are mammals and give birth to live young.
- Animals are carnivores (eat other animals), herbivores (eat plants) or omnivores (eat animals and plants).
- Animals need air, water, food and shelter to survive.
History
Why were castles built?
- Children can say what a castle is and describe some of its key parts.
- Children know that castles were built a long time ago and can use time words
- Children can name and describe two types of castles: Motte and Bailey and Stone Keep.
- Children can explain that castles were built to keep people safe from enemies.
- Children can describe where castles were built and why those places were chosen.
- Children can use simple sources talk about how castles were used to protect people.
Geography
What is special about our local area?
- How aerial photographs help us identify the main features of a school
- Routes can be plotted on maps and aerial photographs of familiar places
- There are different types of homes
- Geographers use maps in fieldwork to find and locate specific features.
- Map-makers use symbols and colours to show information and sometimes maps need a key.
- Many different means of transport are used to travel to school.
PSHE
Our behaviour curriculum is centred around our Heartsmart values, and we explicitly teach the children a new Heartsmart value, alongside linked behaviours, each half term. Heartsmart means being smart with our hearts. The life of our heart affects the whole of our life. Loving yourself and others is the most powerful way to live and it’s the best way to create true friendship. We become powerful when we love ourselves and when we love others.
Our Heartsmart values, and linked behaviours, this half term are:
- Too much selfie isn’t healthy
- Don’t hold on to what’s wrong
PSHE
- Exploring friendship and bullying
- Relationships with friends and family
- Mental and emotional wellbeing
In our wider curriculum, we will be taking part in Racial Equality Week, Mental Health Week and Interfaith Week.
Music
In KS1 we use the Charanga music scheme. The curriculum aims to create a love of music through listening, appraising, performing and composing within different musical genres. We teach our music curriculum in blocks of time over a two-year rolling cycle, allowing for the progression and development of each individual child's musicality and skills.
PE
PE will take place each Tuesday for Rome.
We are requesting that on their PE day children come to school dressed for PE with appropriate outdoor PE kit: black jogging bottoms, plain black t-shirt and outdoor trainers.
Please ensure these items are plain black, without logos (excepting school logo) and NAMED.
During colder periods your child can wear their school jumper or cardigan to take part in outdoor activities.
Art
Painting: Colour Splash
- Name the primary colours.
- Explore coloured materials to mix secondary colours.
- Mix primary colours to make secondary colours.
- Apply paint consistently to their printing materials to achieve a print.
- Use a range of colours when printing.
- Mix five different shades of a secondary colour.
- Decorate their hands using a variety of patterns.
- Mix secondary colours with confidence to paint a plate.
- Describe their finished plates.
DT
Making smoothies
- I can name fruits and vegetables.
- I can name places where fruit and vegetables grow.
- I can get a juicer to get juice from fruits.
- I can suggest fruits to put together based on taste.
- I can cut and juice fruits as part of a recipe.
How you can support us
Reading
In line with school policy, please listen to your child read at home three times per week. These three reads should be from the Little Wandle phonic or fluency book that comes home every Friday.
Please reread this book as often as possible – do not be concerned if you feel the text level sounds too ‘easy’; we want it to sound like they are talking! Evidence shows that regular rereading of a known text increases fluency, pace and ultimately comprehension.
We will check your child’s reading diary each Friday. Reading at home is so important, and really is the best thing you can do to support your child’s learning development across the whole curriculum.
If you have any questions or would like further advice on how to support your child with their reading, please speak with your child’s class teacher in the first instance.
Class Team
Class Teacher - Miss Bliss & Mrs Tilley
Teaching Assistants:
- Mrs Minshull
- Mrs Webb
- Miss Berry
Key Information
Please make sure that children arrive in school on time, wearing the correct school uniform and black school shoes. We also ask that small, drawstring bags are the only bags brought into school. These can be purchased from the school office for £3 if needed. We do not have space in our cloakrooms to store large backpacks.
To keep our pupils hydrated, please make sure your child has a fresh water bottle containing still, clear water. No juice please. Unfortunately, we do not have many spare drinking bottles or cups in school.
Bagels will be provided by school at the start of each day. In addition to this, toast and milk can be ordered via parent pay. This will be ready for morning playtimes. Fruit is also available to the children at morning break.