Maple
Welcome to Maple Class!
I am Mrs Thomas and I am your class teacher.
We are also very lucky to have Mrs Egan and Mrs Ahmed working with us this year.
Sping 1 Topic
Kings, Queens and Castles!
What are we learning?
English & Grammar
This half term we will begin exploring the story of Rapunzel by Bethan Woollvin.
The children will continue to focus on grammatical features that will enhance their writing and apply these within English lessons. They will consolidate their knowledge of nouns, verbs and adverbs throughout the term. Using our focus text of ‘Rapunzel’, the children will begin the term by exploring the key features of the book and write their own, innovated version of the story.
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Maths
The children will consolidate their place value knowledge to support their mental Maths and apply this further when working on problems involving addition and subtraction. They will then apply this learning within the context of money. The children will also explore 2D and 3D shapes, symmetry and patterns.
Science
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History
In History, the children will learn about the lives of significant Kings and Queens of the past. They will explore the places that they lived and also why monarchs built castles. They will compare and contrast past rulers to those of the present day and explore the life of the first Queen Elizabeth. |
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ART
To link with our topic, the children will explore how castles have inspired Staffordshire pottery and sculptures. They will explore different sculpting techniques and how colour can enhance a sculpture. The children will then create and evaluate their own clay castle sculpture.
Computing
The children will continue to discuss and explore e-safety during lesson starters and assessments. The children will create a portfolio of digital art including a pointillism themed art piece in the style of Piet Mondrian.
PE
In PE the children will continue to discuss and explore e-safety during lesson starters and assessments. The children will create a portfolio of digital art including a pointillism themed art piece in the style of Piet Mondrian.
R.E
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P.S.H.E
The children will explore their role within the wider world. They will learn about trust, their individual rights and emotions within friendship groups. The children will discuss how they feel, how they can help others, and who their trusted adults are.
P.E.
Maple 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. Kits will be kept in school until the end of term.
Reading
Children will be given new reading books on Tuesdays and Fridays once a book has been read twice. Please ensure you read with your child every night and leave a comment in their reading records to enable us to see how they have got on :).
Homework
Homework will be sent out each Friday, to be returned by the following Thursday. If you require any support with this, please let me know.
Please do not hesitate to contact me with any worries/queries you may have.
Thank you for your support.
Mrs Thomas