Welcome back to your second term in the Owls!

As the days get shorter, the weather colder and Christmas approaches there is much to look forward to! A museum workshop, a Christmas play to perform, a special Christmas lunch and party as well as lots of other learning to do! What a busy and exciting term it promises to be!

Our theme for this term is: Terrific Toys!

The question, How have toys changed since our Grandparents were young? will be the focus for our learning in History this term. We will take on the role of historical detectives and learn how we can use a variety of sources to find out how toys have changed over the last 80 years. Expect your Owl to come home full of questions about the toys you and their grandparents played with! We will talk about how to recognise if a toy is old or new, look for similarities between the toys played with today and in the past and introduce the idea of continuity and change. We will sort toys and learn how a timeline can help us order toys from oldest to newest. To start this unit, the children will be taking part in an exciting workshop led by The Rutland County Museum during which they will have the opportunity to handle, play with and discuss toys from the past!

In English, we will continue to inspire our budding authors through listening to a variety of high-quality texts that will provide opportunities for diary writing, character descriptions and scene settings to name but a few! Alongside this, we will continue to practise our letter formation and expand our knowledge of the spelling of the Year 1 common exception words. The children will also continue their reading journey using the Read Write Inc scheme (Fred Time).

Our Science this term will link to one our reading books, The Three Little Pigs. We will be thinking about everyday materials and investigating the question Why do materials matter? We will identify common everyday materials and learn to distinguish between an object and the material it is made from. Through our work we will begin to recognise and describe the properties of common everyday materials. To finish off our unit of learning, we will carry out a simple investigation to find the most suitable material for a particular job.

Our work on seasonal change will continue and we will observe and record the changes we see around us as we move from Autumn into Winter.

In Maths, we will be learning about addition and subtraction within 10. We will learn how to write number sentences and, using our understanding of part-whole models, solve problems by adding parts to find the whole as well as finding missing parts. Throughout this learning, we will be using a variety of practical apparatus to support our understanding. In addition, we will, also be learning about how we measure length and height and mass and volume.

In RE, our enquiry question is, Why does Christmas matter to Christians? This unit focuses on the Christmas story told in Luke’s Gospel where it is the shepherds who visit Jesus in the stable.

Our PSHE work this term will focus on valuing differences linking to our British Values of Respect and Tolerance.

In Term 2, our PE days will remain on a Wednesday and a Thursday. One PE session will focus on dance with a toys theme! The other PE lesson will focus on learning playground games that can be used during playtimes. Please come to school wearing your PE kit on these days and remember to make sure that you have warm clothing as whenever possible, lessons will take place outside.

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