Sycamore
Welcome to Sycamore Class!
Welcome to Sycamore's class page! I'm Mrs Plummer the class teacher in Sycamore Class.
What are we learning?
Autumn 1
The Place Where I live
English & Grammar
This half term the children will be focusing on basic sentence structure, grammatical features and including adjectives within their writing. Our key text will be 'The Way Home for Wolf' by Rachel Bright. Using this key text, the children will produce both fiction and non-fiction pieces of writing.
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Maths
The children will build upon their previous learning of place value consolidating their knowledge of numbers to 20 and the number bonds within. They will use their understanding of tens and ones to partition and compare numbers. They will then use resources, pictures, and mental arithmetic to solve a range of addition and subtraction problems.
Science
The children will begin their topic on ‘Animals Needs for Survival’ by investigating a wide range of animals and their needs. We will then compare similarities and differences with humans.
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Geography
The children will explore their local area and the key landmarks around them. They will use atlases and globes to discover continents and oceans, understand how the equator and poles affect climate and compare the local area with Tromso, Norway.
Music
The children will be encouraged to sing with good diction to emphasise word
play. They will learn to play the melody of a song on tuned percussion and they
will explore call-and-response techniques by making up call-and-response
patterns with actions.
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ART
This half term the children will develop their understanding of pattern. They will create a variety of monochromatic patterns and look at animals, mosaic flooring, wallpaper and mehndi designs. They will learn how to describe patterns considering line, shape and they will develop their mastery of pencil control to draw their own detailed and precise patterns.
Computing
The children will use 2Go to become route explorers. They will
build simple algorithms to move a screen turtle along routes and
they will use units of distance along with the direction keys to
move along a route.
PE
In PE the children will work on the fundamental skills of balancing, running and jumping. These skills will be applied during small game activities during lessons.
R.E
The children will follow the Questful R.E curriculum and continue their learning about Jesus and Christianity. They will begin to explore the Bible and learn why it is a significant book for Christians. The children will also identify the two parts, the Old and the New Testament, and make links between texts from different religions around the world.
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P.S.H.E
The children will explore their role within the wider world with a focus on themselves and their relationships with others. They will discuss what their ideal classroom would be, explore a range of different emotions and recognise how to be a good friend.
Homework will continue to be given on Friday afternoon. This will cover topics and questions we have been doing in class that week to further consolidate the children's knowledge.
Homework books are to be returned no later than the following Thursday.
Sycamore Class have PE on Wednesday morning.
Please ensure your child has a PE kit in school.
Please note, earrings must be removed before PE.
Children are expected to read at home each night and reading books will be changed on Tuesday and Friday.
Please note that the children's reading records must be signed three times before their book is changed.
Children will also have a library book that they can read for pleasure.
We will endeavour to change these every week during our guided reading time.
**Thank you for your ongoing support**