Welcome to Berlin 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 picture book Troll Swap by Leigh Hodgkinson. This is a funny and endearing story about learning who you are and where you belong
Children will be given the opportunity to develop their writing across a range of genres this autumn term, including character descriptions, story retelling and innovation, diaries, letters and information texts. Year 1 will focus on basic sentence structure, spelling words using their phonics knowledge and punctuating accurately with full stops, capital letters and finger spaces. Year 2 will begin to add a wider range of punctuation to their writing, as well as extending and adding detail by using rich vocabulary, conjunctions, and applying their knowledge of spelling rules.
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 2
- Numbers to 100
- Calculations within 20
- Addition and subtraction within 10
- Addition and subtraction of 2 digit numbers
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 Questful RE scheme of work and linked to Understanding Christianity is:
- My World, Jesus World
- Harvest and Sukkot
- Why do we give and receive gifts at Christmas?
Science
Seasonal Change
- There are four seasons in one year.
- Winter is usually the coldest season.
- Some trees start to lose their leaves in autumn.
- Some trees lose all their leaves in winter.
Animals, Including Humans
- The body has lots of parts, including head, neck, arms, elbows, hands, legs, knees, feet, face, ears, eyes, nose, hair, mouth and teeth.
- Humans use their eyes to see, the ears to hear sounds, the tongue to taste, the skin to touch, the nose to smell
- Exercise improves physical and mental health.
- A healthy diet includes fruit, vegetables and other healthy food.
- An unhealthy diet is a diet that is high in fat, sugar or salt.
- Germs can make you unwell so you should wash your hands, sneeze into a tissue and have regular baths or showers
- You should brush your teeth twice a day with a toothbrush, toothpaste and water.
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
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:
Get Heartsmart
An introduction to our Heartsmart principles
Don't forget to let love in
Can I talk about the choices I make that can help or hurt my own or other’s hearts?
In our wider PSHE curriculum, we will explore 'Snacktember'; how we can make healthier choices in our diets and increase the amount of fruit and vegetables we eat each day.
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 Berlin, Tuesday for Rome and each Thursday for Paris.
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
Drawing; make your mark
- To know how to create different types of lines.
- To explore line and mark making to draw water.
- To draw with different media.
- To develop an understanding of mark making.
- To apply an understanding of drawing materials and mark making to draw from observation.
DT
Making puppets
- What are pivots, leavers and linkages?
- How do I make a linkage?
- Which design will I choose?
- How will I make my moving monster?
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 Teachers - Mrs Marsden and Mrs Rowland
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 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.