The topic in Foxes Class this half-term will be Once Upon a Playground! We will be travelling back in time to explore what life was like for children in the past. We will explore how toys have changed within living memory and also what school was like for Victorian children. We will be finding out about Dr. Thomas Barnardo and how he made life better for poor Victorian children. We will finish this unit with a trip to Ancient House for a Victorian Toy workshop!
In English, we will be starting out on our Curious Quest, completing lots of writing missions and inventuring challenges for Professor Klunk. We will be writing character descriptions and letters, as well as exploring the descriptive language in poetry. We will be reading lots of books linked to our topic including Paddington, Inside the Villains and The Owl and the Pussy Cat.
Our maths this half-term will focus on securing our place value knowledge of numbers up to 100.
In R.E we will be answering Why is belonging to God and the church family important to Christians? We will be exploring Baptism, the Church, the school and our families, whilst discussing different places we feel that we will belong and why.
In Science we are looking everyday materials, grouping them by their object, properties and materials. We will be doing a number of experiments looking at the suitability and purpose of the materials - which is the best material for a raincoat? And which will stretch for elastigirl?
Finally In Art we are looking at Victorian artist William Morris and exploring printing patterns and design. We will be creating our own prints using a variety of new and exciting techniques. We cannot wait to share our work with you all!