Holly Class Year 1/2

Geography

Where in the World is India? In our new topic we will continue with a Geography focus and learn all the continents. We will look at what continent India is on and how India is a contrasting country from the UK; comparing Manchester as a city with Mumbai. We will look at Indian culture and different festivals celebrated in India. 

English - We will be looking at a new text called 'The Fox and the Star' by Coralie Bickford - Smith. It is a lovely tale of friendship, loss and self discovery. The children will be writing some poetry and re telling the story from a different perspective.

Maths Y1

Fractions
• Numbers to 100
• Time
• Money 
Maths Y2 

Fractions
• Time
• Consolidation of learning
Science Y1 - Plants

This unit will introduce children to the idea of plants as living things which grow and change over time. The unit will encourage children to recognise the common features, similarities and differences between plants. Children will learn about the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees. They will identify, name and describe the main parts of plants, including trees. They will learn that trees are plants and will learn the meaning of ‘evergreen’ and ‘deciduous’ when describing and comparing trees. Children will describe and compare common plants and trees in their local environment and will learn specific vocabulary relating to trees, e.g. trunk, bark etc. They will have the opportunity to plant, grow and observe their own plants throughout the unit.

Science Y2 - Growing Plants

In this unit children will explore how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants. They will investigate what plants need to grow and will find out and describe how plants need water, light and a suitable temperature to grow and stay healthy. Children will discover where seeds come from by investigating fruits and seeds in their local environment. They will carefully observe and sort seeds and will also recognise how some plants are able to grow from bulbs. They will plant a variety of seeds, describing how they grow. Children will have the opportunity to plant seeds and to observe growth.

R.E  - Why is the Church a special place for Christians and we will also be exploring Hinduism

PSHE - Being My Best

P.E - Introduction to Sports and Ball Games

Design and Technology - Cooking and Nutrition

Music - Pitch and Tempo

Spellings

Children will be bringing home their new half-termly spelling letters. Please ensure you continue to help your child learn their spellings and apply them in their writing; this is often the part children struggle with once they have learnt them for a test.

Homework

Our Summer Term Home Learning Challenges will be sent home before May half term as they link to our next topic. Thank you for all the effort and support with the polar ones. Meanwhile, please ensure your child is accessing Numbots (Y1 and Y2) and TT Rockstars (Y2) weekly. These are fantastic apps to support children’s maths fluency. 

Reading

Don’t forget you have access to the library on Mondays after school at the start of each month as well as the two weekly books your child brings home on Fridays. Listening to your child read regularly will really support them with their fluency and decoding. Children will now also be able to visit the School Library each fortnight to choose a book to read in class. This will be every other Thursday for both classes.