Literacy

We will be reading texts around the theme ‘birds’. We will be using Talk for Writing to learn a non-chronological report, so we can write our own version. We will identify technical words and phrases about birds and explore how authors use paragraphs to inform readers.

We will also be reading Jill Tomlinson's The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark. We will explore the language used and identify similarities and differences between different chapters. We will then use this information to help us write a chapter of our own. 

Maths

We will be learning to read pictographs with confidence. We will start with pictures with value of 1 then move on to pictographs with a value greater than 1.

We will also be learning about UK money so we understand the value of coins and notes and can use our understanding and previous skills to solve problems.

Please show your child the different coins and notes you use when going to the shops.

Science

We will be using simple equipment to observe and describe how plants grow from seeds and bulbs. We will learn what plants need in order to grow and stay healthy.

We will also be using simple equipment to make observations and gathering and recording data to answer questions as part of the Crest Awards.

Computing

In Computing, we are learn how not everything on the internet is true. We will use technology to retrieve, organise and manipulate digital content.

Geography

We will use atlases, globes and aerial photographs to explore a non-European place, then use what we have learned to state similarities and differences with what we already learned about Burnley in Year 1. We will use Geographical language including ocean, valley, mountain, vegetation, port, harbour, beach, cliff and coast. 

History

In History, we will compare the life of Robert Falcon Scott with another significant explorer, Tim Peake. We will explore their national and international achievements and compare different aspects of their lives.

R.E

We will answer the questions 'How do we respond to things that really matter?' and 'How and why do symbols show us what is important in religion?'

We will be investigating what Buddhists use to create a shrine, how and why they meditate and consider ways we can keep ourselves calm.

We will use words including warmth, wisdom, knowledge sharing, caring and valuing. 

Art

We will arrange collect, sort, name and arrange shapes appropriately to create an image. We will fold, tear, crumple and overlap papers at different scales.

We will also name, match and draw lines and marks from our observations. We will then investigate inventing our own lines and marks. We will observe and draw shapes investigating tone by drawing light and dark lines, patterns and shapes.

Music

This half term, we will be improvising on xylophones to compose our own music which we hope to perform.

PSHCE

We will continue to develop our understanding of being safe online, learning what to do if we feel unsafe, who to talk to and what vocabulary to use.

We will also be learning about being healthy including how medicine can be used safely to help people stay healthy. We will learn the basics of First Aid, who to call for help and what to say.

P.E.

Dance

We will explore a range of actions related to Explorers. We will show movements related to Explorers and select movements and body shapes to communicate ideas in relation to the use of explorer tools. We will also explore body shapes and movements which communicate different animals you find in the jungle.

Gymnastics

We will develop skills of travelling on hands and feet, explore balancing on different body parts and perform rolling actions. We will link these actions together to create a simple sequence and adapt a sequence of moves to apparatus. 

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British Values and Rights Respecting School

We will continue to develop our understanding of British Values linking them through our learning and in our assembly times.

We will focus on two articles:

Article 13- Every child has the right to find things out and share what they think with others.

Article 29- Education must develop every child’s personality, talents and abilities to the full. It must encourage the child’s respect for human rights, as well as respect for their parents, their own and other cultures, and the environment.