Hawk Class

Hawk Class

Useful information:

Forest learning is each Thursday.

PE is each Friday.

Books are changed on Friday.

Our topic this term will be ‘Joys of Spring’ and will focus on two books and explore the characters within them. The first half of the term we will be focusing on the book ‘Mad About Minibeasts’ and after that we will be looking at the wonderful story called ‘The Extraordinary Gardener’.

Communication, Language and Literacy

This term we will continue to work on our speaking and listening skills, both independently and as part of a group. In Phonics we will be working on reviewing all the phonics sounds we have learnt. This will include letter formation, using the sounds to form words as well as working on writing our red words from memory.

In Literacy we will continue to practice writing simple words by sounding out as well as practicing writing those red words. We will enhance our writing and focus on extending sentences. We will be emphasising the use of capital letters, full stops and finger spaces between words.

We will be completing lots of work using the books ‘Mad About Minibeasts’ and ‘The Extraordinary Gardener’, learning parts of the story off by heart, creating story maps as well as researching and writing about our own minibeast!

Maths                              

In Maths as well as continuing to practice our addition and counting on, as well as subtraction and counting back. We will also begin to have a go at solving word problems involving simple addition and subtraction. Children will also have lots of opportunities to explore time, money, weight, distance and capacity through a range of hands on activities. Number bonds to 10 and Subitising will still be a priority for our learning this term.

Expressive Arts and Design

In art the children will be continuing to develop their drawing and painting skills as well as exploring colour mixing. Children will have the opportunity to create their own minibeast puppet as well as a nature scene using a range of colours, textures and materials.

In Music the children will be exploring the sounds of a range of instruments and continuing to practice keeping the beat of a song and tapping out simple rhythms. As always the children will learn and perform a range of songs to do with our topic.

Understanding the World

We will continue to visit the forest each week and look closely at the changes that happen to the outdoors during summertime. As we come into the warmer months, please provide lightweight clothes and remember that all children must have their arms and legs covered. In forest, children will have the opportunity to plant seeds, thinking about the fact that plants are living things, and watching them change over time. We will also be going on minibeast hunts and observing them closely. We will also have some caterpillars in our classroom to watch them develop into butterflies!

Personal Social and Emotional Development

This term our PSED will be focused upon relationships and citizenship. We will talk about the people that help us, the emergency services, how they help us and how we can get help.  In the second part of the term we will talk about transitions into Year one and how that may make us feel.

PE

As was the case last term, children will take part in regular PE lessons. This term the children will be focusing on games. In particular, they will be focusing on developing their confidence and skills when kicking. We will also be practicing athletics ready for sports day.

Homework

All children will now begin to have regular simple homework to consolidate their learning. This will be a maths based homework which will be completed on Mathletics. Mathletics will be used a lot in KS1 so this is a great opportunity for you to use the platform. Homework will be set home every Monday afternoon to be completed throughout the week and by the following Monday. Mathletics logins have been stuck in reading records.

Please continue to read with your child as often as possible. Reading books and sharing books are changed every Friday. Please remember to record every time you read with your child in their Reading Record.