English

This term they will be looking at five different text drivers. The first book they will be using as a text driver is Flashlight and they will be writing to entertain. They will then be looking at Orion and the Dark and will be writing to advise. Next, they will look at Rapunzel to write to describe and entertain. They will be using Pattan’s Pumpkin to write to narrate and looking at On Sudden Hill to write to narrate and write to persuade. They are going to be using adverbs, questions, exclamations and writing in different tenses. They are also going to be evaluating and editing their own writing to improve.

 

Year 1 Math’s

This term in Math's the Year ones will be working on the following topics:

Place value within 20, Addition and subtraction within 20, Place value within 50, length and height and mass and volume.

 

Year 2 Math’s

This term in Math's, Year twos will be recapping their knowledge of 2D shapes and looking at 3D shapes. They will also be counting and calculating money, looking at multiplication and division by making equal groups and using arrays. Towards the end of the spring term, they will be focusing on length and height and mass, capacity and temperature.

 

Yr1 Phonics

This term, the children in Year 1 are going to be recapping their phonics that they learnt last term and will be expanding their knowledge. They will start by revisiting phase 4 tricky words and sounds before moving on to learning alternative digraphs in phase 5.  During these phonics sessions they will orally blend words that include the sound and also write the sound and words on a whiteboard and then include these words in sentences.

 

Yr2 Spellings

This term they will be recapping the spellings of tricky words and looking at the spelling rules. They will be using different techniques such as pyramid writing and rainbow writing to learn these spellings. These spellings will include: using k for the /k/ sound, compound words, the /n/ sound spelt kn and (less often) gn at the beginning of words, the /l/ or /əl/ sound spelt –le at the end of words, the /aɪ/ sound spelt –y at the end of words and adding –ed, –ing, –er and –est to a root word ending in –y with a consonant before it.

 

Science

This term in science the children will be looking at and conducting different investigations to explore which materials are suitable for buildings and clothing and how materials can change over time. They will also be looking at how plants grow, what plants need in order to grow, how plants survive and how they get what they need to get to survive.

 

Art

This term in Art to link in with our history topic this topic is also queens. The children are going to be exploring a variety of artists such as Edward Spencer Beesly, Hans Holbein, Gainsborough, Franz Xavar Winterhalter. They will also have the opportunity to make collages and do some drawings of queens using different techniques such as line and shape.

 

DT

In DT this term the topic is Freestanding structure. They will be building a bridge for the three Billy goats gruff. They will: Generate ideas based on simple design criteria and their own experiences, explaining what they could make.

• Develop, model and communicate their ideas through talking, mock-ups and drawings. 

• Plan by suggesting what to do next.

• Select and use tools, skills and techniques, explaining their choices.

• Use simple finishing techniques suitable for the structure they are creating.

• Explore a range of existing freestanding structures in the school and local environment e.g. everyday products and buildings.

 

Music

The first unit the children will be focusing on is Grandma Rap. This unit explores beat and rhythm work using crotchets and quavers. Beginning with on-the-spot actions, followed by stepping the durations, stick notation is introduced and pupils go on to create their own 4-beat patterns, which they will loop creating an accompaniment to perform the rap to. 

The second unit the children will be focusing on is Swing-a-long with Shostakovich. They will feel patterns of beats in their bodies, swinging in time with a partner and marking the beat using simple body percussion patterns. They will explore how beats are grouped and will devise their own body percussion patterns to demonstrate this.

 

 

History

This term in history the topic is Queens. The children will be learning specifically about Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II. This topic links into our trip to Windsor Castle where the children will be participating in a workshop that links to their history learning in school.

 

Geography

This term, the geography topic is What is the weather like in the UK? The children will be looking at the countries and cities that make up the UK, keeping a daily weather record and finding out more about hot and cold places in the UK.

 

RE

In RE this term Beech will be looking at these topics: Community - Rules in a community, what is the good news Jesus brings? Welcoming - Palm Sunday and why does Easter matter to Christians?

When looking at the community topic the children will be able to describe why rules are important to myself and to others, describe some Christian and Jewish rules and describe in simple terms the importance of rules in Christian and Jewish life.

When looking at the welcoming topic the children will be able to recognise and describe the meaning of welcoming, recognise that Jesus’ welcome into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday is remembered by Christians and recognise the value of remembering Jesus’ welcome to Christians.

PSHE

This term in PSHE the children will be exploring the theme Living in a wider world. They will be looking at 3 topics which are Belonging to community, belonging to a group; roles and responsibilities; being the same and different in the community, Media literacy and digital resilience; Using the internet and digital devices; communicating online and Money and work; What money is; needs and wants; looking after money.

PE

This term in PE the children are going to be focusing on three topics.

Games – Dribbling, Kicking and hitting and Net and court activities

Gymnastics – Rolling: Tuck, half and straddle roll

Dance - Weather