Beech
BEECH CLASS
Hello and welcome to Beech Class!
I’m Miss Mawdsley and I am the class teacher. We are very lucky to have Mrs Ormerod working with us this year!
Autumn 2 Topic:
FIRE! FIRE!
We will be focusing on the story ‘The King who Banned the Dark' by Emily Haworth-Booth
English / Phonics
The children are learning how to write simple sentences linked to the class story using capital letters, full stops and finger spaces. They will write a recount using time words to structure a sentence and write in the past tense. Children will also study Winter Poems, responding to them and identifying rhyming words.
Maths
The children will learn the place value of numbers up to 20 through objects and pictorial representations. They will add and subtract one and two digit numbers to 20 including 0. The children will also identify common 2D and 3D shapes.
Science
The children will continue their longitudinal study of the four seasons and they will be observing changes to the environment and weatheras we move from Autumn to Winter. The children will also focus on science specific vocabulary and build upon their oracy skills.
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DT
The children will begin their DT project by learning about the wonderful world of mechanisms and where we can spot them in everyday life. They will then go on to discover how levers, pulleys, gears and linkages work and use this knowledge to make a picture with moving parts to illustrate a burning building during the Great Fire of London.
History
The children’s historical enquiry into ‘The Great Fire of London’ will explore artefacts from the 17th century to build a picture of the past. They will compare life in the 17th century to the present day and consider how some problems, such as the lack of an organised fire brigade and the type of buildings, caused the fire to spread. The children will then focus on how and why some things changed as a result of the fire, in order to be safer.
Computing
The children will learn that an algorithm is a precise, step-by-step set of instructions to solve a problem. They will complete this using the Lego Builders programme online. Using Purple Mash, the children will also sort items into three clearly defined groups using given criteria.
P.S.H.E
The children will identify the differences and similarities between people, empathise with those who are different from them and begin to appreciate the positive aspects of these differences. The children will also explore bullying and they will be able to explain the difference between unkindness, teasing and bullying.
R.E
The children will learn, through creation stories, that Christians, Muslims, and Hindus believe that God created the world. They will then deepen their understanding of the true meaning of Christmas through emphasising that Jesus was a gift from God.
PE
The children will begin the half term by exploring gymnastics and how they can move and support bodies. They will also develop throwing and catching skills whilst developing their ability to clearly follow instructions.
Other Information...
· Beech Class have P.E on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please ensure your child has a full P.E kit in school fully labelled with their name. Kits will be kept in school until the end of term.
· Reading book bags need to come into school every day and children will be given new reading books on Tuesdays and Thursdays once a book has been read twice. Please ensure you read with your child every night and leave a comment in their reading records.
· 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.
If you have any queries or worries please let me know.
Thank you for your support!
Miss Mawdsley
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