BEACH CLASS

Hello and welcome to Beech Class!

Mrs Sopel and Miss Mawdsley are the class teachers and Mrs Talbot also works within our class.

Our Core Text for this half term to support all of our learning within English is titled

‘Man on the Moon’ by Simon Bartram.

Our Summer 2 Term Topic is:

Explorers

We will be covering many subjects through this topic:

English / Phonics

  The children will begin the term exploring the story ‘Man on the Moon’ by Simon Bartram. They will describe the characters and settings within the story and they will begin to use a variety of sentence types. They will then compare stories from the same author and write an innovated story in the author’s style.

Maths

The children will develop their understanding of place value for numbers up to 100 using practical resources and pictorial representations. They will apply this knowledge to the four main operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. The children will also learn to recognise coins and understand the value of money. In addition, they will begin to tell the time to the hour and half hour.

Science

The children will identify, name and label the main parts of the human body and learn about the function of each part. They will also explore the five senses through simple investigations, identifying which body parts are linked to sight, touch, sound, taste and smell.

Art

The children will use painting to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination. They will explore colour mixing and paint layering before designing and painting their own abstract art. They will then share, discuss and evaluate their final art piece.

History

The children will explore how we find out about the past by becoming history detectives and using pictures and clues to find information about different explorers. They will then focus on a selection of significant explorers including Neil Armstrong and Charles Darwin.

Computing

The children will explore digital music by using the tools 2Explore and 2Beat to create their own compositions. They will compare music made on computers with music played using real instruments, experiment with mixing different sounds and create tunes and beats to match different scenes and images.

R.E

The children will explore one of the best-known stories from the Old Testament by learning about the story of Joseph. They will retell key events through drama, art and the use of objects to deepen their understanding.

P.S.H.E

The children will explore how they have changed and grown from babies to toddlers and to the present day. They will discuss the difference between teasing and bullying and learn to recognise and understand similarities and differences between boys and girls.

PE

The children will develop their athletic skills through sprinting, hurdling, jumping and throwing. They will apply these skills to field events. They will also be introduced to tri golf.

Other Information

· Beech Class have P.E. on Tuesday and Wednesday. Please ensure your child has a full P.E. kit in school fully labelled with their name. PE Kits will be kept in school until the end of a half term. 

· Reading book bags need to come into school every day and children will be given new reading books once a book has been read twice. Please ensure you read with your child every night and leave a comment in their reading records stating when you have read and how many pages you have completed.

 · Homework will be given out on a Friday with a task for children to complete at home. Homework Books will need to be returned to school and completed by the following Thursday.

· Alongside Reading, to further support your child at home you can allow them time to work on free games to support their Phonics Learning. They can access these using the link and log in details below for the website Phonics Play. Click the image to take you straight to the website!

If you have any queries or worries please get in touch.

Thank you for your support!

Mrs Sopel and Miss Mawdsley

J