Orange Class Curriculum Information for Parents

Orange Class
              Curriculum Information for Parents
                         Spring 2020
Key Theme for this term:
Welcome to Spring Term in Blue Class. The following is a sample of what we will
be studying this term. The main topic will be ‘Amazing Animals’ in Science with a
focus on pets and the zoo. This will have many links across several subjects.

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English
   We will begin with writing explanation texts for looking after animals and
     create leaflets.
   We will then move on to exploring poems and write our own animal poems.
   As we continue into Spring 2 we’ll learn how to write adventure stories and
     create animal fact files
   The Letters and Sounds programme will continue and children will develop
     their phonic and grammar knowledge
   Daily Guided Reading will also continue.

Maths
   The children will learn about money, including recognising and counting
    coins. Year 2 children will look at finding the total, the difference and change.
   All children will be learning about multiplication and division.
   They will learn the 2, 5 and 10 times tables, and work out the related division
    facts.
   They will learn to use arrays and they will learn to make and count equal
    groups of objects.
   We will also be learning about fractions, length, height and the properties of
    2D and 3D shapes.
   There will also be daily mental maths practice and games.
   It is important that children can show their workings and explain their
    answers; we will continue to focus on reasoning and explanations within all
    Maths lessons.

Science
   This term we will be studying living things and their habitats and this will link
     to our English, Art and DT topic.
   We will discuss the needs of animals and how their habitats address these
     needs.
   Children will learn about food chains and what different animals eat.
   We will learn the importance for humans to exercise, eat the right amounts
     of different types of food and hygiene.
   The children will also learn about the four seasons and how each season
     affects the life of animals.

Geography
   We will be learning about the weather.
   We will identify seasonal and daily weather patterns within the United
    Kingdom.

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Art
    Children will be learning about sculpture this term.
    We will learn about a famous artist and use their work to influence our own.

Computing
   This term we will continue to learn about e-safety.
   We will be using computers and laptops to learn about coding, presenting
    ideas and creating pictures.

DT
   In DT the children will be learning about textiles.
   Children will follow a design process and use new techniques and skills to
    sew their own animal puppet.

French
    This term in French we will be building on our learning numbers to 20 as well
     as the alphabet and asking and answering ‘How are you?’.

Music
         Mrs Bartlett will continue taking the class on Friday mornings for
          weekly music lessons.
         The children will be learning a variety of new songs from different
          musicals.
         The children will also be exploring a range of instruments.

PE
   In Dance the children will create animal themed routines. They will use
    simple movement patterns by travelling in different pathways, turning,
    spinning and twisting.
   Sports Focus will be continuing their activities on a Monday.

Personal. Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHE)
   This term we will be learning all about ourselves. We will learn about our
     own feelings and what we can do with different feelings.
   We will be learning how to stay fit and healthy as well as how to build on our
     friendships.

RE
   We will be learning will learn about Judaism. The children will be learning
    about the celebration of Shabbat and why Jewish families celebrate.
   We will be learning about Easter and why this time of the year is important to
    Christians.

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SATS (Year 2 children only)- Assessment Information

   Children will experience practise SATs papers as part of their everyday
    learning following half term. This will prepare them for the format of formal
    assessment papers.
   Sample SATs questions will continue to be weaved into children’s lessons.
   There will be no pressures of a ‘test’ put onto children and all SATs related
    activities will be completed in a supportive environment.
   National SATs will be completed across the month of May 2020.
   Please refer to the Key Stage 1 Framework document distributed at parents
    evenings for key objectives for Reading, Writing and Maths.

Phonics Screening (Year 1 children only)- Assessment Information

   In the summer term of Year 1 (June), the children will complete a statutory
    phonics screening check. This is a short, light-touch assessment introduced
    by the Government for the first time in 2012 to confirm whether individual
    pupils have learnt phonic decoding to an appropriate standard.
   The screening comprises a list of 40 real and nonsense-words (pseudo
    words), which your child read one-to-one with a teacher. Pseudo words
    allow the assessment to focus purely on decoding phonic knowledge. As
    pseudo-words are new to all children, they do not favour those with a good
    vocab knowledge or large sight word memory.
   The words in the screening incorporate phonics skills acquired by the
    children in both Year One and Reception.
   It is conducted one to one in a quiet room without distractions.

Home Learning

   Children should continue with daily reading practise at home
   Phonics home learning weekly
   Larger home learning projects will continue to be provided during longer
    school holidays

Weblinks which support home learning
   BBC Bitesize
   Purple Mash
   RSPB
   Scratch
   Science Museum
   Spelling Shed
   Super Brainy Beans
   Timestables Rockstars
   Beauclerc and Chennestone website ‘Reading Top Tips’
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Word bank (Year 1)
By the end of Year 1 the children will need to be able to read and spell the
following words, they should also be able to use them in a meaningful context.
Encourage and support your child to spell these words correctly at home and then
possibly challenge them to write sentences accurately incorporating the words.

the, a, do, to, today, of, said, says, are, were, was, is, his, has, I, you they, be, he,
me, she, we, no, go, so, by, my, here, there, where, love, come, one, once, ask
friend, school, put, push, pull, full, house, our

Word bank (Year 2)
By the end of Year 2 the children will need to be able to read and spell the
following words, they should also be able to use them in a meaningful context.
Encourage and support your child to spell these words correctly at home and then
possibly challenge them to write sentences accurately incorporating the words.

Door, floor, poor, because, find, kind, mind, behind, child, children, wild, climb,
most, only, both, old, cold, gold, hold, told, every, great, break, steak, pretty,
beautiful, after, fast, last, past, father, class, grass, pass, plant, path, bath, hour,
move, prove, improve, sure, sugar, eye, could, should, would, who, whole, any,
many, clothes, busy, people, water, again, half, money, Mr, Mrs, parents,
Christmas, everybody, even.

Leo the Lion will be sent home with a child once a week. When your child has
Cheeky please support them with writing about their adventures in his diary as we
love to hear what they have been up to! They will present their adventures to the
class when they return to school.

PE Days – Monday and Wednesday
Thank you for remembering to remove earrings for PE.

Library Day – Thursday
Please return library book on Thursday if your child would like to change it.

Please remember to:
    Remember to check the school website for the weekly newsletter. In this you
     will find information about what Orange Class have been learning about that
     week.
    Website - www.beauclerc.surrey.sch.uk

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