Summer 2
English | Reading
We will be using these three different texts to drive our end of day reading sessions next half term:
We will become very familiar with these books, read them regularly, ask many questions about the stories and retell them.
Writing For our fiction text, we will be using The Three Billy Goats Gruff, the children will be learning this story to support our understanding of story creation. For our non-fiction text, we will be writing instructions. |
Maths | Number – Place value to 100
Measurement – Money
Measurement – Time |
Science | This half term we will be investigating plants in Science. We will identify leaves, name the parts of plants, such as stem, flower, petal and root, and we will name some flowers and trees. We also have a very exciting trip to Holton Lee to discover the plant life there! |
RE | This term, we will continue learning about the Jewish faith. Our big question will be, ‘Does celebrating Chanukah make Jewish children feel closer to God?’ They will be learning to empathise with Jewish children by understanding how it feels for them to take part in Chanukah activities. |
PE | Indoor – Net and Wall
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Geography | This half term the children will be looking at comparisons between Bournemouth and Rio de Janeiro. They will be looking at geographical similarities and differences using aerial photographs. The children will learn about landmarks and human and physical features of each country. |
DT | This term, the children will be learning to make a fruit kebab for a lunchbox snack. They will learn different cutting and preparation skills; grating, peeling, slicing, squeezing and how to prepare food hygienically. |
PSHE | Our new unit of work is called ‘Growing and Changing’. Children will learn that families are important when growing up because they provide love, safety and security. They will also learn about relationships and the importance of respecting others, even when they are very different from them. |
Computing | This half term the children are going to explore the topics of Water and Weather. They will play percussion instruments individually and as a group, focussing on the pitch of the music and the accuracy of the rhythm. |
Music | This half term the children are going to explore the topics of Water and Weather. They will play percussion instruments individually and as a group, focussing on the pitch of the music and the accuracy of the rhythm. |