English

This term we will be reading the book: Lizzy and the Cloud by The Fan Brothers.

Children begin the sequence with the arrival of a mysterious package in the classroom with a label reading, “Please look after me. Caution: take care when opening to avoid me floating away”. After discussing and predicting what might be inside, children explore the front cover and generate questions about the story. As they work through the Writing Root, children will go on to practise the use of expanded noun phrases to give directions to and describe the Cloud Seller, as well as create and perform Cloud Seller market stall pitches / adverts. They will explore and experiment with new vocabulary, use command sentences to write instructions and write letters and postcards in role. There will be the opportunity to discuss and explore the links between weather and emotions before they finally go on to apply their skills to write a guidebook for how to care for a cloud.

Maths

In Maths we will be learning about 2 units this term: Fractions and Time

Fractions

• Parts and a whole
• Unequal parts
• Halves, quarters and thirds
• Find the whole
• Unit and non-unit fractions
• Recognise equivalence of a half and 2 quarters
• Recognise and find 3 quarters
• Count in fractions up to a whole

Time

• O’clock and half past
• Quarter past and quarter to
• Past and to the hour
• Tell the time every 5 minutes
• Minutes in an hour
• Hours in a day

Science

Our topic in Science is: Living things and their habitats, microhabitats. Building on their knowledge of habitats, the children explore how microhabitats meet the needs of minibeasts, learn to describe microhabitats and their conditions and learn about the role of a botanist.

RE

In RE we are learning about Islam. We will explore the question: Who is a Muslim and what do they believe?

Foundation Subjects

Our topic in History is: What is a monarch? The children will be comparing the monarchy today with the monarchy in the past.

Our topic in Art explores painting and mixed media: Life in colour. This unit focuses on teaching primary and secondary colours, colour mixing, and creating textures using different tools. It also covers collage techniques, encouraging pupils to experiment with materials and evaluate their artistic choices and aims to develop children's understanding of colour, texture, and composition in art. Use this unit hub to inform your medium-term plan and to navigate to related resources.

In Computing, the children will focus on key skills using a laptop including logging in, finding and opening an application and word processing.

PE will be on Thursdays this term and the children will be learning athletics.

In PSHE the children will focus on economic well-being. The children will develop an

understanding of money and different ways in which adults and children receive it.