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What we are Learning Autumn 2
Bonfire Night
During the first week of this term will be learning about Bonfire Night. We will be reading lots of Bonfire poetry as well as creating our own poem. We will also be using our artistic talents to produce a range of Bonfire and firework art using a variety of different resources, techniques and materials.
PSHE
Selects and uses activities and resources, with help when needed. This helps him/her to achieve a goal he/she has chosen, or one which is suggested to him/her.
Communication and Language
Engage in story times
Learns rhymes, poems and songs.
Listen carefully to rhymes and songs, paying attention to how they sound.
Understanding the world: The Natural World
Describes what he/she can see, hear and feel when outside
Expressive Arts and Design
Explore, use and refine a variety of artistic effects to express their ideas and feelings.
Safely uses and explores a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function.
Shares his/her creations, explaining the process he/she has used.
People who Help us
Our second topic of the term is People Who Help Us. During this topic we will be discussing the importance of different roles in our community and how important they are. The children will be reading a selection of Fiction and Non-Fiction books associated with the topic.
PSHE
See themselves as a valuable individual.
Communication and Language
Learn new vocabulary.
Ask questions to find out more and to check they understand what has been said to them.
Develop social phrases
Understanding the world: People Culture and Communities
Talks about the lives of the people around him/her and their roles in society.
Shows interests in different occupations.
Talks about members of his/her immediate family and community.
Christmas/Winter
Our final topic of the term will be Christmas and Winter. We will be linking our learning to The Christmas Story, discussing the birth of Jesus and why this is so important to Christians. We will also be linking Science to our topic looking at the different seasons and the differences between Autumn and Winter.
Understanding the World: Past and Present
Comments on images of familiar situations from the past.
Understanding the world: The natural World
Explore the natural world around him/her
Describes what he/she can feel when outside.
Understands the effect of the changing seasons on the natural world around him/her.
Understanding the world: People and communities
Recognise some similarities and differences between life in this country and life in other countries.
Recognise that people have different beliefs and celebrate special times in different ways
Understand that some places are special to members of their community.
Expressive Arts and Design
Explore, use and refine a variety of artistic effects to express their ideas and feelings.
Safely uses and explores a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function.
Shares his/her creations, explaining the process he/she has used.
Maths
Time
Composition of Number up to 5
2D Shapes
Positional Language
Literacy
Our Literacy and Phonics lessons will be based around Read Write Inc.
This term the children will be a login for their Oxford Owl account. Here they will be able to complete the blending books/quizzes each week that are issued by myself.
We will be reviewing our speed sounds and playing Fred talk games throughout each day.
Books will be sent home with a reading record each Friday, please could you ensure that your child returns the book the following Friday as to exchange for a new one.
Fabulous Five
This term our Fabulous Five books which we will sharing are:
Religious Education
Our unit of work this term will be: ‘Christmas’. We will ask how do Christians celebrate Jesus’ birthday. Our link to world faith will be Hinduism.
PSHE
In PSHE this half term we will be learning how we keep and stay safe. .
We will be looking at the importance of healthy eating, brushing our teeth, washing our hands and medicine.
We will also be learning how to be responsible by helping someone in need and why we should not steal.
Feelings and Emotions Express their feelings and the feelings of others.
P.E
We will have one P.E lessons each week. Our lesson will take place on a Thursday morning. This term we will be Superheroes using different equipment to show our super skills in rolling, crawling, walking, jumping, running, hopping, skipping, and climbing.
Music/Spanish
Our music unit this half term will be exploring sound and how we can create sound with our bodies and also different instruments. and we will be learning simple Spanish songs connected to greetings.
Computing
This half term we will be focussing on ‘My Online Life’. Digital Literacy We will learn the basic skills of using a camera and also improve children’s knowledge of the risks of their online lives and to develop skills when using online services.
Key Vocabulary
Online, Tablet/iPad, Online Bullying, Information, Digital, Online Game, Keyboard, Personal Information, Emotions, Device, Trust, Copyright, App (Application), Risks, Password, Content, Internet, Private, Camera, Technology, Video, Google, Share, Search Engine.
Science
We will be linking our topics to Science and learning about the changing seasons. We will explore what we see, hear and feel when outside.
History
We will be linking History to our Christmas topic looking at photographs and discussing how Christmas used to be celebrated in the past compared to present day.
DT
This term the DT unit is Cooking and Nutrition were we will be cooking a nutritious soup. The children will explore the differences between fruits and vegetables using their senses (taste, texture, smell etc.). They will listen to the story ‘The best pumpkin soup’ and discuss the key ingredients the characters used before developing a class-based vegetable soup recipe.
What we are Learning Autumn 1
School Values
The start of the autumn term will involve teaching of our school values and what they mean to us. Our school values are love, hope, kindness, respect and trust.
PSHE
Selects and uses activities and resources, with help when needed. This helps him/her to achieve a goal he/she has chosen, or one which is suggested to him/her.
Communication and Language
Enjoys listening to longer stories and can remember much of what happens.
Understanding the world
Uses all his/her senses in hands-on exploration of natural materials.
All About Me
PSHE
See themselves as a valuable individual.
Communication and Language
Learn new vocabulary.
Use new vocabulary through the day.
Physical Development
Develop the overall body strength, co-ordination, balance and agility needed to engage successfully with future physical education sessions and other physical disciplines including dance, gymnastics, sport and swimming.
Autumn/Harvest
Understanding the World
Recognise that people have different beliefs and celebrate special times in different ways.
Understand that some places are special to members of their community.
Expressive Arts and Design
Explore, use and refine a variety of artistic effects to express their ideas and feelings.
Maths
This half term in Reception we will explore Numerical Patterns and begin comparing quantities up to 10 in different contexts. The children will then be learning how to represent patterns within numbers up to 10. By the end of the half term, the children will have a deep understanding of numbers up to 10.
English
Our Literacy and Phonics lessons will be based around Read Write Inc. We will be reviewing our speed sounds and playing Fred talk games throughout each day.
Fabulous Five
This term our Fabulous Five books which we will sharing are:
Religious Education
Our first unit of work this year will be: ‘Harvest’. We will ask why do people say thank you to God at Harvest Time.
Key Vocabulary: God, Food, Creation, Harvest, Thank you and prayer
Our second unit of work will be: I am Special. We will discuss why we are all different and special.
Key Vocabulary: God, Love, father and unique
PSHE
In PSHE this half term we will be learning how we keep and stay healthy. We will be looking at the importance of healthy eating, brushing our teeth, washing our hands and medicine.
We will also be learning how to be responsible by helping someone in need and why we should not steal.
P.E
We will have one P.E lessons each week. Our lesson will take place on a Thursday morning and will focus on gymnastic skills.
Music/Spanish
Our music unit this half term will be based on the Charanga scheme and we will be learning simple Spanish songs connected to greetings.
Computing
This half term we will be focussing on ‘My Online Life’. Digital Literacy We will learn the basic skills of using a camera and also improve children’s knowledge of the risks of their online lives and to develop skills when using online services.
Key Vocabulary
Online, Tablet/iPad, Online Bullying, Information, Digital, Online Game, Keyboard, Personal Information, Emotions, Device, Trust, Copyright, App (Application), Risks, Password, Content, Internet, Private, Camera, Technology, Video, Google, Share, Search Engine.