Curriculum Overview

Autumn Term 1

F1:

FS2:

This half term, Team F2 will start their very own ‘Drawing Club’. Drawing club opens up the magic world of tales and stories to children whilst at the same time enriching their language and fine motor skills. Children immerse into a world full of imagination through books, tales and animations allowing creativity to grow.  We will also be reading ‘Peace at Last’ and focusing our learning around the topic ‘Home’. Pupils will explore the different aspects of the story and develop key skills to support their future reading and writing knowledge. Pupils will engage in fun, interactive activities that will allow the children to use their phonics knowledge as well as build their imagination and love of reading. In mathematics, children will explore a number of topics including sorting and comparing objects, numbers 1-3, measure and pattern. We will also be looking at the world around us, specifically investigating light and dark with torches, noises we hear and making comparisons between the bear's family from our story and our own. 

During this half-term we will largely be focusing on supporting pupils to settle into Team F2 and become familiar with new routines. We will be using MyHappyMind and Jigsaw PSHE to provide children with strategies and tools to look after ourselves and to make our school a safe and happy place for everyone.

Team 1:

This half term we will be studying Lost and Found, a fictional story written by Oliver Jeffers. Pupils will be developing their previous skills, taught in F2 in order to write an adventure story based on the structure of the story. Children will be able to write recognisable letters, most of which are correctly formed and spell words by identifying sounds in them and representing the sounds with a letter or phrase.

Our class will be developing the skill of retelling stories and consider their particular characteristics whilst also discussing the meanings of words, lining new meanings to those already known. Pupils will be able to name some of the characters and predict what may happen next in the storyline, using methods such as: discussions, presentations, performances, role-play, improvisations and debates.

Team 2:

This half term in Team 2 we will be studying Troll Swap, a fictional story written by the author Leigh Hodgkinson. The story is about characters who are not being accepted for who they are so they decide to swap places until they realise that they are missed and greatly valued. Pupils will learn about a very important message whilst immersing themselves within this text. Pupils will be taught to master skills such as the use of capital letters and full stops to correctly form sentences, use expanded noun phrases to describe and begin to use the conjunction ‘because’. Pupils' use of new and rich vocabulary will be developed and they will have many opportunities to practise using taught skills to support them with their final write of a story with a focus on characters. 

In Maths we will be exploring place value and the children will be exploring the place value of numbers up to 100. Pupils will then apply newly learnt skills to support their learning of the addition and subtraction of 2 digit numbers. Pupils will be taught these new concepts using concrete, pictorial and abstract methods and they will be encouraged to deepen their learning through the application of skills to reason and problem solve.

In Science, Team 2 will be learning all about animals including humans and will learn about the life cycle of a human and the importance of nutrition, exercise and hygiene to keep you healthy. 

Our driver project this half term is called ‘Movers and Shakers’ and it focuses on significant people and in particular significant explorers and activists, what they did and how what they did impacts life today. 

In Computing we will be learning about ‘IT around us’ and how IT should be used correctly and safely and in our Jigsaw lessons we will be focusing on ‘Me in my world’ and the importance of roles and responsibilities and rewards and consequences. 

In RE, we will be learning about what is important to Christians in stories about Jesus.

Team 3: 

This half term we will be studying Seal Surfer, a fictional story written by Michael Foreman.  Pupils will immerse themselves in new, rich vocabulary, develop their sentence structure as well as working on their editing skills.  The unit will conclude with them writing a letter in paragraphs from the point of view of a character.

In maths we will be exploring place value, addition and subtraction, using concrete, pictorial and abstract methods.  We will apply our learning to solve problems.

In Science we will be learning all about the human body, including muscles, our skeleton and what it takes to stay fit and healthy.  In computing we will be learning about networks and how to stay safe online.  

Our big project this half term will be studying life through the ages, finding out what life was like in the Stone, Bronze and Iron Age.

In our Jigsaw sessions we will be learning about ourselves and the world around us, we will develop a greater understanding of the roles and responsibilities we have and how to treat each other with respect and kindness.

Team 4:

This half term, Team 4 will be studying the fictional text Gorilla by Anthony Browne. Pupils will be introduced to a rich and varied vocabulary in order to support expanding their sentences with modifying adjectives as well as creating a more extended narrative structure. The unit will conclude with them writing a fictional fantasy narrative based on the story of ‘Gorilla’.

In maths, we will be exploring place value and addition and subtraction by following the school’s concrete, abstract and pictorial approach. We will use reasoning and problem solving to apply our learning. 

In Science, we will be learning about animals including humans. Specifically, the children will focus on food chains and food webs, the human digestive system and the types and functions of teeth. In Computing, we will learn about networks and the internet, including how to stay safe online. 

Our main project this half term will be a history based topic called ‘Invasion’, this project teaches children about life in Britain after the Roman withdrawal. Children will learn about Anglo-Saxon and Viking invasions up to the Norman conquest.

In our Jigsaw lessons, we will be learning about “being me in my world”, looking at citizenship in our school as well as rights, responsibility and democracy in our world. This term, we will also take part in 2 weeks of swimming lessons.

Team 5: 

In our first half term, we will be studying Queen of the Falls. It is about Annie Edison Taylor, a lady who travelled over Niagara Falls in a barrel. The outcome of the writing we will produce will be a recount diary. During this topic, children will be immersed in rich vocabulary.

In maths, we are learning about place value and how to add and subtract large numbers with up to 5 places.

In Science, we are learning about forces. We will learn about gravity, air and water resistance, and gears, levers and pulleys.

Our main topic this half term is Dynamic Dynasties - it’s a history topic based on the Shang Dynasty.

In Jigsaw, we are looking at “Being me in my world”, looking at citizenship and our roles and responsibilities. 

In computing, we will be looking at E-safety and systems and programmes.

In RE, we are studying the religion of Judaism.

Team 6:

This half term, we will be studying Star of Fear, Star of Hope by Jo Hoestandlt. Pupils will study the context of the text which is set during ww2. The outcome of our writing will be to produce a flashback narrative. During this topic, pupils will be immersed in a range of rich and varied vocabulary which they will also apply to their writing. 

In maths, we will be learning place value and the 4 operations. We will use a CPA approach to learning, using models and manipulatives to underpin key abstract methods to develop our understanding. 

Our driver project is linked to history this term, this is called Maafa - a topic about the slave trade. 

In science this term, we are learning about circuits and electrical components. We will identify how to draw components as symbols and investigate voltage in a range of different circuits. 

In computing, we will learn about commuting systems and networks where we will learn to work collaboratively in online communications. 

In Jigsaw, we will learn about “Being me in my world” looking at citizenships and our roles and responsibilities. 

In R.E we are studying the religion of Judaism.