Our learning has a very Royal theme this term as we explore the theme 'Kings and Queens'.

We will start our Literacy focus this term by using two texts, ‘Peppa Pig Goes to London’ and ‘The Queen’s Hat’ to support our exploration of information writing.  We will be focusing on using vocabulary and facts to describe the landmarks of London.  The children will also learn about the features of letter writing as they compose a letter to Queen Camilla.

The children will then move on to exploring the traditional tale ‘Cinderella’. They will develop their understanding of the features of a traditional tale, including different types of characters, problems and solutions.  The children will use the structure of the story to retell the familiar version as well as using it to create an alternative version.

This term we will be learning two royal related rhymes ‘Humpty Dumpty’ and ‘The Grand Old Duke of York’. A copy of these rhymes  are available to download from the boxes on the right.

In our Phonics sessions we will be continuing our focus on the initial code to help develop our reading and writing skills further. The children will be learning to identify and recognise sounds and learning the correct formation of the corresponding letters. We will start the term with segmenting and blending CVC words before moving on to learning how to use our sound knowledge to tackle VCC and CVCC words. The children will focus on the follow units and sounds: introducing to new sounds in the unit over the term. 

Unit 5 - k,l,r,u

Unit 6 - j,w,z

Unit 7 - x,y,ff,ll,ss,zz

Unit 8 - VCC (eg ant) and CVCC (eg want) words

Our Maths focus this term is ‘Building 9 and 10’. We will start by exploring different ways of representing 9 and 10, using everyday resources and a ten frame.  Next, the children will be encouraged to compare amounts directly by lining the items up with one-to-one correspondence. Through exploring comparison, they will learn that when making comparisons, a set can have more items, fewer items, or the same number of items as another set. We will start by comparing two quantities before progressing to ordering three or more quantities. 

The children will then move on to using conceptual subitising to identify a whole quantity within 10 by subitising the smaller groups that make up that number. They will then build on their skills of finding ‘1 more’ and ‘1 less’ with numbers to 8 by now recognising this pattern with the numbers to 10. The children will then use this knowledge to start their understanding of composition of number through the use of the whole and part model.  The unit will end with introducing the children to number bonds to 10 and doubles, both of which are essential foundational maths knowledge.

Throughout the unit we will be practising our counting on skills and number formation.

In our Primary Knowledge Curriculum theme ‘Kings and Queens’, the children will start by learning about our monarch, King Charles III. They will become familiar with some key features of our monarchy including people in the Royal Family, special places and traditions. The children will begin to understand that the title of King or Queen is passed down through the Royal Family. 

They will recognise the Union Jack and will understand that on special occasions the King wears a crown and sits on a throne. We will then learn about royal buildings such as Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle and the significance of the Royal Standard flag.  Next the children will learn about coronations and will learn vocabulary such as orb and sceptre, recognising these important parts of the coronation ceremony. They will listen to Zadok the Priest by Handel, a famous piece of music composed for the coronation of King George II. 

Children will then learn about King John and the Magna Carta. They will discover that King John could not do whatever he wanted as King and that he made a promise by sealing the Magna Carta, that he would follow some rules. 

Finally, the children will learn about our government. They will learn that we have a Prime Minister who makes choices for our country. We will be putting the concept of voting into practice as the children consider making changes in class and around school.

The Knowledge Organiser on the right shows you some of the key vocabulary and knowledge that the children will be learning this term. You will also find a list of books that link to our ‘Kings and Queens’ focus that you might have at home or could borrow from the local library to enjoy with your children.

In RE, our question for this term is ‘What places are special to different people?’. We will start by discussing what places are special to us, both at home and at school and what makes them special. The children will then visit St Mary’s Church in Weeting to explore why churches are special places to Christians. They will learn about the special features of the building, the special events that take place in a church and who are the special people who work in this building.  The children will then move on to learning about mandirs, special buildings to Hindus and synagogues, special buildings to Jewish buildings.  As we explore this question we will be looking for similarities and differences in these buildings through questions from the human/social sciences to help the children understand what they are seeing with our RE friend Libby.

In Art this term we will use Henri Rousseau's painting 'Tiger in a Tropical Storm' to explore line, paint and mixed media.  Each of these skills will be used by the children to create an underwater seascape.

Home Learning 

Each Thursday, the children will be visiting the library. The children will be choosing a new library book to borrow for a week. You will find ideas on how to support your child’s storytelling and comprehension skills in your child’s reading packets. 

Our reading challenge this term is for every child to achieve at least their bronze and silver Reading Rockets certificates. In order for children to develop their reading fluency, they should be reading at home at least 3 times a week.  Please make sure that you record this in your child's reading record so that we can keep an upto date log of their rocket progress.

To help support children’s maths learning at home, you can borrow a Maths Challenge bag. There are lots on different bags with activities to support a range of mathematical skills including counting, sorting and matching.  Please use the list in the box on the right to make your selection and let us know which one you would like to borrow. Bags can be borrowed for a week and then returned to school. 

Your child has a homework book, which includes a range of challenges linked to our class learning. You can complete these challenges in any order you wish and can add photos and comments in to here. 

Please upload any photos and comments from learning at home onto your child’s Tapestry learning journal.