Our topic books this half term are We're going on a bear hunt, Dear Zoo and A very happy Easter.

On Wednesdays in PE in Spring 1 we will have our PE coach Mr Thomas.

Overall for Music we will be learning about Big Band and in RE we will look at special stories and the Easter story.

We now do handwriting every single day in the hall (so every child is sat at a table to write) before lunch as this is a new recommendation in the writing framework - please ensure that you are correcting your child if they are forming any of their letters incorrectly.

We have also started doing weekly reading groups with the children on the ipads - we can access all of our phonics books on there and we are seeing great benefits to the children's comprehension and confidence reading aloud to peers as well as us teachers. 

Week 1 & Week 2 We're going on a Bear Hunt: 

In the first two weeks we will focus our learning on the We're going on a Bear Hunt in Drawing Club (we focus on the character Mondays, setting Tuesday and go on adventures Wednesday and Thursdays). Our code (aim) in the first week will be to write tricky word we and in the second week order the story.

In phonics we will recap all the phase 3 sounds we have learned so far and move onto /oo/ar/or/ur/ow/oi and reading tricky word you.

In rainbow grammar we will be writing I can see sentences in the first week and sentences about the subject "The bear...".

In maths we will have a recap number bonds to 5 (as the children need to be able to automatically recall these by the end of the year), ordering to 10 and using a ten frame to count on. In shape space and measure we will look at naming and properties of 3D shapes and money.

In Understanding the world we will look at different weathers and the past and present of Pleasley Vale. 
In PSED we will follow instructions to make pancakes and then complete a no outsiders lesson.

Week 3 & 4 Dear Zoo: 

In Drawing Club we are focusing on Dear Zoo- our code's will be finger spaces and writing tricky word was.

In phonics we will continue with phase 3 sounds  learning trigraphs /ear/air/ and digraph /er/ and reading tricky words they and they begin revising all of phase 3.

In rainbow grammar we will write about the zoo in the first week and then in second week we will write he and she sentences.

In Maths we will be looking at adding using a number line and fingers and then move onto number bonds to 10. Then in shape space and measure we will be looking at positional language and weight comparison.

In Understanding the World we will be focusing on Mothers Day and other countries in the world.

We will also have lessons on personal, social and emotional (PSED) and we will look at sharing resources and a resilience challenge.

During week 4 we will have our trip to Twycross Zoo - this can be paid for on parent pay and this is also where you click to say that you allow your child to go on the trip.

Week 5 A very happy easter: 

In Drawing Club we are focusing on A very happy easter focusing on writing full names. 

In phonics we will continue with revision.

In rainbow grammar we will be writing sentences about the chick using our phase 3 sounds.

In Maths we will be looking at bar models and comparison to 10; and in shape space and measure we will be using comparative language. 

In Understanding the World we will be looking at the life cycle of a chick.

In PSED we will look at colours and how they link to feelings.