This term we will be diving into the history of London: right back from the Roman creation of London, to the historic changes that impacted our capital city. We will be learning a brief history of who the Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and Normans were, how they invaded England and their influence on change and innovation. We will also be exploring some key events that changed London, including the Great Fire of London and The Blitz. This learning will be an introduction to the milestones in English history, which the children will develop and expand upon further, as they develop their historical knowledge. 

We will be learning the following key vocabulary:

• Londinium
• Capital city
• Chronology
• Invade
• Empire
• Conquer

In English, we are exploring traditional stories. First, using the story Jack and the Beanstalk the children are writing descriptions of a character from the book.  The children are learning to use the conjunction 'and' to join two ideas together, as well as using adjectives to describe.  Later on in the term we will be exploring the story 'The Three Billy Goat's Gruff'. We will be learning it, using actions which will then help us to write the story. We are consolidating our learning of nouns, adjectives and verbs as well as focusing on handwriting and using capital letters and full stops correctly. 

In phonics we will be revisiting previous spellings as well as learning new spellings. 

Weeks: 1 & 2 - 'ie' sound with  spellings i, ie, y, i-e, igh

Week 3 :'oo' sound as in book. Spellings oo, u, oul

Week 4 & 5: 'u' sound with spellings u, o, ou 

Week 6: 's' sound with spellings s,ss,c 

Please read with your child at home every night, this will have an impact on their learning in reading as well as other areas of the curriculum. 

In Maths, we will be finishing our subtraction unit subtraction within ten. We will also be learning about geometry - recapping shape and looking at properties of 2D and 3D shapes. We will then begin to explore place value, introducing the concept of tens and ones.

Science will involve an exploration of materials and their properties. Children will have the opportunity to explore a range of everyday materials before classifying them.

In RE, we will be focusing on ‘Sacred Places’ and why they are important to religion.

The children will have two PE lessons each week. One lesson the children will be learning the fundamentals of balancing, running, skipping, hopping, jumping and changing direction. They will have the opportunity to identify their strengths and areas of improvement. The second PE lesson will be dance, where they will be exploring different ways to move and travel to music. They will learn ways to link their movements individually and with a partner. 

In PSHE, we will be exploring healthy eating and lifestyles. The children will learn about what keeps us healthy, who can help us stay healthy and changes we can make to promote a healthy lifestyle. We will also discuss the importance of personal hygiene and the effect of medicines on our health.

We will be reading a class text every week, where the children will practise listening, echo and choral reading. Please continue to read your child’s school book with them for at least 10 minutes every day. Please record all reading in their Learning Journals and tally up the reads for your child’s teacher to see.