Fire Fire!

Our new topic for Autumn Term 2 is Fire Fire!  Get your detective hats on and your magnifying glasses at the ready to explore and investigate this fascinating topic!

As Mathematicians we will be:

• Practising our addition and subtraction bonds to 10, 20 and 100
• Adding and subtracting ones 
• Adding and subtracting tens
• Adding and subtracting 1 and 2 digit numbers
• Adding and subtracting two 2-digit numbers crossing ten
• Add three 1-digit numbers
• Recognising coins and notes
• Counting money in notes and coins
• Comparing money, finding totals and finding the difference
• Finding change and solving money problems

As Readers we will be:

• Using our phonics to segment and blend sounds until reading becomes fluent
• Reading words of 2 or more syllables
• Reading common exception words
• Reading books aloud

As Writers we will be:

• Practising the correct formation of upper and lower case letters
• Spelling by sounding out using our phonics
• Starting our sentences with a capital letter and ending with a punctuation mark
• Using finger spaces
• Creating our own sentences using say it, count it, write it, read it
• Using conjunctions (and, because) to add extra information in our sentences
• Planning, composing and writing recounts of real events using time words to sequence events
• Using adjectives to describe our own feelings during our recount
• Reading our writing aloud to check it makes sense

As Scientists we will be:

• Identifying the suitability of materials for a specific use
• Observing closely using simple equipment
• Using observations to suggest answers to questions
• Finding out how the shape of some solid objects can be changed by squashing, twisting, bending and stretching
• Performing simple tests

As Geographers we will be:

• Locating and naming the 4 countries of Great Britain and their capital cities
• Locating and naming the surrounding seas
• Locating London on a map and identifying a few landmarks

As Historians we will be:

• Asking and answering questions about the past using sources
• Using role play to understand the past
• Finding out about the past in different ways
• Comparing sources of evidence
• Recognising that our lives today are different from the lives of people in the past

As Computer Technicians we will be:

• Practising typing skills
• Searching for images using the internet
• Altering images using the paint programme
• Inserting our chosen image into a document

As learners of Religious Education we will be exploring these questions:

• Who is a Christian and what do they believe?
• What do Christians learn about God from the Bible?

As Artists we will be:

• Looking at a variety of textiles and patchwork quilts
• Exploring methods of joining materials, including stitching
• Designing and making our own house themed textile for a class patchwork quilt