
Chawla Class
Class teachers: Mr Gardner
Learning Assistants: Miss Day
Obama Class
Class teacher: Miss Birchall
Learning Assistants: Miss Dawson
This term:
STEAM
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This term, our STEAM focus is Technology, and we will be answering the question ‘Can I design and build a structure using my knowledge of historical periods?’ As part of our final project, we will be adding to a wattle and daub structure on the school grounds. We will also be designing and creating a cave painting which represents life in the Stone Age. Throughout the learning journey we will:
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Explore the properties of different rocks and soils
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Classify rocks according to their properties
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Describe how fossils are formed
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Order periods of time chronologically
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Compare and contrast time periods in prehistoric Britain
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Compare and contrast structures in prehistoric Britain
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Investigate the effects of water on daub
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Explore the features of prehistoric art
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Explore different printing techniques
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Mathematics
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This term we will be thinking about composition and calculation of numbers up to and across the 100 boundary. We will learn:
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To understand a three-digit number is composed of hundreds, tens and ones.
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To understand each number from 0 to 1000 has a unique position on the number line.
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To identify that 100 is the smallest three-digit number and 999 is the largest three-digit number
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To understand how known number facts can support adding and subtracting multiples of 100
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To write a three-digit multiple of ten as a multiplication equation
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To add and subtract hundreds and tens
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Writing
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We will be writing the chapter of a story based around the book ‘Stone Age Boy’. Throughout this learning journey we will:
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Write using subordination (when, if, that, because) and co-ordination (or, and, but). (Securing a Year 2 objective)
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Use adverbs to express time and place exploring their use a sentence opener and within a sentence
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Experiment with adjectives to create impact
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Group ideas into basic paragraphs
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Reading
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This term, we will be exploring the text: ‘The Pebble in my Pocket.’
We will be able to:
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Retrieve key details by reading closely
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Respond to the core themes in a text
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Find evidence to support a given inference
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Identify an appropriate theme for a text
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Use clues to interpret the intended meaning
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Computing
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During this unit, learners develop their understanding of digital devices further. The children will look at media animation including planning and creating their own story boards.
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HRE (Health and Relationships Education)
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This term, we will be focussing on health and wellbeing.
In the first half of the term, we will focus on ‘Ourselves, Growing and Changing.’ We will learn:
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about personal identity; what contributes to who we are.
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To recognise our individuality and personal qualities
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How to manage setbacks/ perceived failures and how to reframe negative thinking.
In the second half of the term, we will focus on 'Safeguarding Ourselves’. We will learn:
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Reasons for following and complying with regulations and rules (including age restrictions)
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Consider how rules help promote personal safety and well-being with reference to social media, television, games and online gaming
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About the importance of keeping personal information private
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About hazards (including fire risks) that may cause harm or injury
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About how to identify which household products are harmful, the importance of asking adults before using household products
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How to predict, assess and manage risks in certain situations
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Strategies for keeping safe in familiar and unfamiliar environments as well as firework safety
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How to dial 999 and what to say
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Music
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This term, we will continue to receive weekly Ukulele lessons from the Oxfordshire Music Service. We will also be attending weekly singing assemblies.
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PE
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This term, our indoor PE will be badminton. We will learn to:
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Control the racket and shuttlecock effectively
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Perform an under arm serve
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Perform an over arm hit with the racket
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Perform an under arm hit with the racket
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Move around the court – lunge
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Play a singles game
This term, our outdoor PE will be hockey. We will learn to:
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Dribble the ball
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Pass the pall from a short and long distance
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Pass the ball when moving
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Receive the ball
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Shoot the ball into a goal/target
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MFL: French
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Our unit this term is called “All about me”. This term we will learn more of the French language. The children will learn to:
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Follow some classroom instructions
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Name parts of the body
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Name different colours
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Name clothes and ask and answer questions about what is in a wardrobe
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Say what they are wearing
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RE
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This term, we will explore the big question, “Who experiences true freedom?’ Over the course of the unit we will learn to:
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Explain key features of the Jewish festival of Rosh Hashanah
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Explain key features of the Jewish celebration of Hannukah
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Explain key features of some non-religious celebrations
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