This half term we will be focusing on retrieval skills in reading sessions. The children will learn to locate and use a piece of information for a text. We will be looking at the following books this half term.

We will begin this term with a focus on the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction before moving on to study measurements of money and multiplication.

By the end of this unit, the children will learn to:

• Recognise and use the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction and use this to check calculations and solve missing number problems. 
• Measurement – Money 
• Recognise and use symbols for pounds (£) and pence (p)
• Combine amounts to make a particular value. 
• Find different combinations of coins that equal the same amounts of money. 
• Solve simple problems in a practical context involving addition and subtraction of money of the same unit, including giving change. 
• Count in multiples of twos, fives and tens. 
• Solve one step problems involving multiplication and division
• Calculate the answer using concrete objects
• Represent multiplication using pictorial representations and arrays with the support of the teacher. 

• Sort into living, dead and never lived
• Give key features that mean the animal or plant is suited to its micro-habitat
• Use a food chain to explain what animals eat
• Explain in simple terms why an animal or plant is suited to a habitat e.g. the caterpillar cannot live under the soil like a worm as it needs fresh leaves to eat; the seaweed we found on the beach cannot live in our pond because it is not salty

• Recognise that Incarnation is part of the ‘Big Story’ of the Bible.
• Retell the story of the birth of Jesus and recognise the link with Incarnation.
• Give at least two examples of ways in which Christians use the nativity story in Churches and at home. 
• Think, talk and ask questions about the Christmas story and the lessons you can learn from it. 

Indoor – Yoga

Pupils learn about body awareness. They begin to learn yoga poses and techniques that will help them to connect their breath and body. The unit builds strength, flexibility and balance. The learning includes breathing and fundamental skills taught through fun and engaging activities. Pupils will work independently and with others, sharing ideas and creating their own poses in response to a theme.

Outdoor – Sending and Receiving

Pupils will develop their sending and receiving skills including throwing and catching, rolling, kicking, tracking and stopping a ball. They will also use equipment to send and receive a ball. Pupils will be given opportunities to work with a range of different sized balls. They will apply their skills individually, in pairs and in small groups and begin to organise and self-manage their own activities. They will understand the importance of abiding by rules to keep themselves and others safe

• Describe what happened on the night of the 2/9/1666.
• Explain why there are different viewpoints about what caused the fire.
• Explain why people acted in the way that they did.
• Describe how London was rebuilt and explain why it needed to be rebuilt.
• Describe what Stuart London was like.
• Describe what was left of London.

This half term, the children will be exploring mark making with pencils and how shadow and light falls on objects.

By the end of this unit, the children will learn to:

• Create different effects using pencil
• Create quick sketches of objects
• Understand how shadows are created and fall
• Use shading to create light and shadow in their drawings
• Study and draw from still life over a sustained period of time