Welcome to Berlin Class!
Here is what we are going to be learning about during the Autumn Term
Our Full Curriculum can be found under: school information / curriculum overview.
cinnamonbrow-warrington.secure-dbprimary.com/ourcurriculum/curriculum/#LongTerm
In Autumn 1, the children will be reading the picture book Meesha Makes Friends by Tom Percival. This is a heartwarming story looking at the joys and challenges of relating to others and finding your place in the world.
In Autumn 2 we will be reading a slightly abridged version of the beloved children’s book ‘The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark’. We will also read a non-fiction text about The Great Fire of London.
In addition to daily reading, spellings and phonics (Year 1), English sessions incorporates the following:
- KS1 Grammar: see the overview on the school website
- Small group and whole class guided reading tasks
- Reading Eggs in class and at home
- Creative writing challenge opportunities e.g. innovated narratives and descriptions
- Non-fiction writing opportunities e.g. information texts and instructions
Mathematics
At Cinnamon Brow we use the Power Maths scheme, aligned with White Rose Maths, as the main part of our teaching and learning plan.
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 2
- Numbers to 100
- Addition and Subtraction
- Shape
- Money
- Multiplication and Division
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.
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 Diocese scheme of work and linked to Understanding Christianity is:
- Why is the bible such a special book?
- Do all world faiths have holy books?
- Harvest festival
- Why was the birth of Jesus such good news?
Science
Seasonal Change
- Observe changes across the four seasons
- Observe and describe the weather associated with each season, and how the length of the day changes
Plants A
- identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees
- identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees
History
Why do we remember the Great Fire of London?
- Chronology and timelines
- Using a range of sources to find historical evidence and answer questions
- Use simple, historical vocabulary relating to past and present
- Explain why an event was significant and how the world changed afterwards
Geography
What is special about our local area?
- Using maps and atlases
- Use fieldwork and observational skills
- Devise simple maps and begin to include a key
- Use basic geographical vocabulary with accuracy
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:
Get Heartsmart
We are learning what it means to be smart with our heart
Don't forget to let love in
We are learning how to love ourselves and others
In our wider PSHE curriculum, we will explore the following topics during the autumn term:
- Our family and other families: how are they the same and different?
- Why is sleep important?
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. This term our music unit is focussed on the song Hands, Feet, Heart. We will continue to practise finding the rhythm of a song, learning how to listen and appraise, as well as using our voice and simple instruments to produce a short performance.
PE
At Cinnamon Brow we use Real PE to support the development of fundamental movement skills. This aims to bring physical activity to ALL children.
During Autumn Term we will practice static and dynamic balances, jumping and landing and coordination. We will also complete our gymnastics unit on balance and our dance unit on shapes.
Berlin has PE on Mondays.
Children must come to school dressed in school PE kit on their PE day. Please ensure this adheres to school policy and is plain black and unbranded. Your child can also wear their school jumper or cardigan.
Art
- Painting and mixed media
- Creating different textures
- Colour mixing
DT
- Making and evaluating baby bear’s chair
- Exploring properties of different materials
- Designing and building
- Strengthening and improving a design
- Evaluation
How you can support us
Reading
Reading with your child is the most important thing you can do to support their learning at home.
Please listen to your child read at least three times a week, and record this in their yellow reading diary.
We now have access to Collins ebooks which is an excellent way for your child to get additional practice with their decodable phonics books. If you need support logging into this system, please contact your child's class teacher.
Along with three reads from their decodable phonics book, children can also access reading eggs for further reading practice.
Your child's Reading Eggs password is on the first page of their reading diary. If you have any trouble signing in online, please ask your class teacher for support.
Class Team
Class Teachers - Mrs Marsden and Miss Nicholson
Teaching Assistants - Mrs Cain
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 can be ordered via parent pay. This will be ready for morning playtimes. Fruit is also available to the children at morning break.