Friday 23rd Oct - Last day of term 1
Monday 2nd Nov - First day of Term 2
Tuesday 3rd Nov - We have a visit from the Explorer Dome
Tuesday 10th and Thursday 12th Nov - Parents evenings
16th-20th Nov - anti bullying week
Monday 30th Nov - INSET
Wednesday 16th Dec - Wear Xmas jumpers/party clothes, Xmas dinner and Xmas parties
Friday 18th Dec - Last day of Term 2

English

​Phonics

ch (in school)
ch (in chef)
c (in cell)
g (gent)
ey (in they)

Writing

This week we are writing our character descriptions of Grandad from Grandad’s Island.
We will write about his:
-appearance
-actions
thoughts and feelings.

We will use the features we have learnt including expanded noun phrases and adverbs.

We will also explore poetry.

Reading
Class text: Mrs Noah's Pockets

Maths

Addition and subtraction. 

• To show my understanding how to subtract across ten using ten frames and number lines and hundred squares.

• 10 more/10 less within 100, using a 100 square to support.

• To use base 10 to subtract a 1 digit number from a 2 digit number across a ten by exchanging

Wider Curriculum

Science: What are food chains? How are they connected?
Shine PE and Class PE: To develop combination jumping and skipping in an individual rope.
PSHE: How can I make healthy choices every day?
R+WV: Why is harvest an important time for giving thanks?
Geography: Where i the country of Kenya?
DT: Survey the design and add the pods to our ferris wheels.

Friday 16th Oct - Phonics learn along - Year 1 and Year 2. CANCELLED due to internet issues.
Friday 23rd Oct - Last day of term 1
Monday 2nd Nov - First day of Term 2
Monday 30th Nov - INSET
Friday 18th Dec - Last day of Term 2

English

​Phonics

Writing

We are starting a block on writing character descriptions.
We will be learning about and writing expanded noun phrases to describe our character.

We will be identifying adverbs within a text.

Reading
Class text:

Maths

We have started our new topic looking at addition and subtraction. 

Fact families

Addition bridging 10 by adding to the next multiple of ten. Starting within 20 and then extending to 100.

Wider Curriculum

History: Great Fire of London: How did the fire start? Why did the fire spread so quickly?
Science: What plants and animals live in our local environment?
Shine PE and Class PE: To develop co-ordination and combine jumps.
PSHE: What can I do to keep my teeth clean and healthy?
Music: Reading graphic scores
DT: Design a fairground wheel: Make the frame and the wheel

Friday 9th Oct - INSET
Friday 16th Oct - Phonics learn along - Year 1 and Year 2. Parents welcome into school at 9am to see what a phonics lesson looks like in KS1.
Friday 23rd Oct - Last day of term 1
Monday 2nd Nov - First day of Term 2
Monday 30th Nov - INSET
Friday 18th Dec - Last day of Term 2

English

​Phonics

Writing

To use the conjunction ‘and’ in a sentence.
To use the conjunction ‘but’ in a sentence.
To use select the best conjunction ‘and’ or ‘but’ for a sentence.

Reading
We are starting a new class text ‘The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg’ from this Aesop’s Fables collection.

Maths

Order objects and numbers from smallest to largest and largest to smallest.

Count in 2s, 5s and 10s - there are lots of fun songs and videos on YouTube to help practice. 

2s - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvTcpfSnOMQ&list=RDGvTcpfSnOMQ&start_radio=1

5s - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EemjeA2Djjw&list=RDEemjeA2Djjw&start_radio=1

10s - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ftati8iGQcs&list=RDFtati8iGQcs&start_radio=1 

Wider Curriculum

Geography: What are physical features?
Science: What do all living things have in common?
Shine PE and Class PE: To develop balance, stability and landing safely.
PSHE: What foods can help me stay healthy?
Music: Choosing appropriate percussive timbres to represent an animal
DT: Design a fairground wheel: Plan the build

Friday 9th Oct - INSET
Friday 16th Oct - Phonics learn along - Year 1 and Year 2. Parents welcome into school at 9am to see what a phonics lesson looks like in KS1.
Friday 23rd Oct - Last day of term 1
Monday 2nd Nov - First day of Term 2
Monday 30th Nov - INSET
Friday 18th Dec - Last day of Term 2

English

​Phonics

Writing

To know that the subject is the main focus of a sentence (it is a noun).

To compose sentences containing a subject and verb.

To know what a noun is.

To know that a proper noun needs a capital letter.

Continuing to remember to use capital letters and full stops.

Reading
Our class text is Grandad’s Island.

Maths

• Count in 10s on the number line to 100 and find the missing numbers.

• 10s and 1s on the number line to 100

• Estimate numbers on a number line

• Compare objects 

• Compare numbers

Wider Curriculum

Music: Describing the timbre of different musical instruments.
Science: What is alive and what is not? Learning about the 7 processes that all living things do.

Religion and Worldviews: What are big questions?
Shine PE and Class PE: To explore how the body moves at different speeds.
PSHE: Why is sleep important?
Computing: Making digital music