Puller Beech class page

Welcome to Beech Class

Class Teacher: Mrs Anna Marler (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday)

Class Teacher: Mrs Nicky Costin (Wednesday)

Class Teaching Assistants: Mrs Wilmot, Mrs Grage and Mrs Dionisie.

Autumn Term Curriculum

• English
  English

  Our Year 1/2 children begin each day with either Read, Write, Inc., our chosen phonics program or a Precision Reading session. They learn the English alphabetic code: first they learn one way to read the 40+ sounds and blend these sounds into words, then learn to read the same sounds with alternative graphemes. Lively phonic books are closely matched to their increasing knowledge of phonics and 'tricky' words and, as they re-read the stories, their fluency increases.

  
  This is followed by an English lesson which covers a number of key genres and has been designed to inspire children through rich and diverse texts which are current and relevant to the world around them. In order to ensure the curriculum fully matches the needs of all our children we draw upon teaching aspects from a number of core partners: The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE), Hamilton Trust (HT), Herts for Learning (HfL) and The Literacy Shed.

  This term our writing is based on lists, labels, captions, stories and instructions to develop sentence structure, retelling and use of imperative verbs.

• Maths
  Maths

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  In year 1 the children will focus on: numbers to ten, addition, subtraction and place value. Also on 2d and 3d shape.

  In year 2 the children will focus on: numbers to a hundred, addition, subtraction and place value. Also on the properties of shape.

• Science
  Science

  For the first term, we are going to study animals including humans through a topic called ‘Animal Safari'. The children will learn about a variety of common animals. They will learn to categorize animals by their features such as insects, mammals and reptiles. They will learn about carnivores, herbivores and omnivores and explore life cycles. They will also focus on food chains. The children will learn about the categories: alive, dead, never alive. They will explore different plants habitats.

• History
  History

  During the second half of this term, the children will be studying Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot. They will learn about who Guy Fawkes and King James 1 were. They will find out why we have bonfire night.

• Geography
  Geography

  In the first part of this term, the class will be studying the unit called 'Around the world'.

  They will be learning about the globe and looking at maps.

  They will learn to locate the continents and learn about each one.

• RE
  RE

  We will be learning about the story of creation and who Christians believe created the world. We will be learning about the portrayals in art.

• PSHE
  PSHE

  This term we will be learning about road safety, feelings and emotions and being healthy by washing our hands.

• Music
  Music

  The children will be following the Charanga Musical School Units of Work which enables them to understand musical concepts through a repetition-based approach to learning. They will be covering two units. In the first half term we will be following 'My Musical Heartbeat', exploring the beat/pulse of music and in the second half we will explore high and low sounds, and long and short sounds through the unit 'Dance, Sing and Play'.

• Computing
  Computing

• Art & Design
  Art & Design

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  This term the children will explore and discuss a variety of different vehicles, their features and what they are used for. They will choose their favourite vehicle to compare, draw and label. Children to understand how different parts of a vehicles help to make them work. Children to design their own vehicle using a range of materials and the techniques previously explored, as well as following the success criteria. They will then evaluate their vehicle.

• PE
  PE

  The children will cover four areas: ball skills, dance, fundamentals and

  In 'Ball Skills' they will explore and develop their fundamental ball skills such as throwing and catching, rolling and dribbling with both hands and feet. They will look to perform these skills with increasing control and accuracy using co-ordination and balance.

  In ‘Dance’ pupils will explore travelling actions, movement skills and balancing. They will understand why it is important to count to music and use this in their dances. Pupils will copy and repeat actions linking them together to make short dance phrases. Pupils will work individually and with a partner to create ideas in relation to the theme. Pupils will be given the opportunity to perform and also to provide feedback, beginning to use dance terminology to do so.

  In ‘Fundamentals’ pupils will explore the fundamental skills of balancing, running, changing direction, jumping, hopping and skipping. They will explore these skills in isolation as well as in combination. Pupils will be given opportunities to identify areas of strength and areas for improvement. Pupils will work collaboratively with others, taking turns and sharing ideas.

  In ‘Team Building’ pupils will develop their teamwork skills. They will work individually, in pairs and in small groups, learning to take turns, work collaboratively and lead each other. They will develop key skills of communication and problem solving, They will be given the opportunity to discuss and plan their ideas and reflect on their success.

Timetable

timetable.pdf

Home learning expectations

Reading

Each week, every pupil is expected to read at least 10 minutes every day and this should be recorded in their reading record.