Welcome to Seahorses

Teacher Sarah Denton
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Welcome to Seahorses Class!

We are a lovely class of 11 busy and active children learning alongside 5 adults.
We like to use a variety of multi-sensory approaches and incorporate a variety of learning
approaches to help us learn and meet our individual needs.
In Seahorses we are working on our communication skills alongside developing our
number, reading and writing.
We love achieving our goals and sharing these throughout the day and in the
afternoon we celebrate our achievements with Golden Time.

Seahorse timetable – Spring Term 2 – 23/24

 

 

 

Curriculum Information for parents: Spring Term 2 23/24Topic: Castles, Kings and Queens
SubjectProfiles & Ideas for Home Learning
English Our topic this half term is Castles, Kings and Queens. Narrative – story as a theme/Traditional Tales/Fantasy/Traditional Tales with a twist (Jack and the Beanstalk, Princess and the Pea, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the Beast etc.) explore alternative versions of these texts and compare Non-fiction – recounts/letters and other non-fiction texts such as labels, lists, captions, invitations or wanted posters. We will be focussing on stories as a theme, traditional tales, fantasy and traditional tales with a twist this half term. We will continue to have daily phonics sessions to support the children with their reading and writing using the Twinkl Phonics scheme. On Thursday we will be visiting the library to develop our reading skills. It would be fantastic if you could have discussions around the theme of Castles, Kings and Queens to help the children to develop their vocabulary so this can be incorporated into their writing.
Maths In Maths we will be focussing on numbers up to 10. We will be finding different ways to subitise and represent numbers up to 10. We will be exploring length and time. At home the children could start looking at different things that happen at different times of the day. We will also be exploring 3D shapes. At home the children could try and find different things that are 3D e.g. a tin can is a cylinder.
ScienceIn Science we will identify and compare the suitability of a variety of materials, including wood, metal, plastic, glass, rock, paper, cardboard to use when building castles. At home the children could try to find pictures of different castles and the shapes/materials they might use to make them. We will also be exploring plants and design our own gardens.
PSHE In PSHE we will be learning about what makes us unique and who we are. We will be looking at our similarities and differences and also learning about what positive behaviour looks like e.g. being polite, respecting each other, being kind, playing nicely and belonging.
Computing In computing we will be learning about moving images around a screen, and creating scenes. We will also be looking at the similarities and differences between screen and real life.
Humanities History In History we will be looking at the lives of significant individuals in the past e.g. Elizabeth 1st, Queen Victoria. We will also be learning about significant historical events, people and places. At home the children could find out about significant events that have happened in their local environment.
PE In PE we will be focusing on Gymnastics. We will be learning about different movements such as travelling and linking different movements together.
DTIn DT we will be focussing on designing fabrics, colours and textures. We will be using this to see what would be suitable to use for outfits for Kings, Queens and Knights. At home the children could find different examples of Queens and Kings from the past to see what types of outfits they wore.
Music In Music we will be learning about improvisation and composition. We will be looking at different types of music and how they are made up.
RE In RE we will be learning about Christianity. We will be learning about Easter. We will also be looking at Inspirational people within the Christian religion.