| Subject | Profiles | Ideas for Home |
| Maths | This half term we will continue to explore money, we will be looking at recognising both coins and notes as well as counting money. We will role play shops where we will practise using money. We will also begin to explore time looking at different days, months and telling the time to the hour. | At home you could practise recognising coins and notes at home or begin getting the children to pay in shops or role playing shops. You can also begin to explore time, practise the days and months as well as practise what hour of the day it is. |
| English | In English we will be looking non fiction persuasive texts, we will use holidays as a topic. We will spend time creating a holiday destination and then create adverts and poster to persuade you to visit. We will think about what we need on holiday and create persuasive texts to get you to pack all of the essentials. | At home you could look at different holiday destinations, both in the UK and abroad, discuss the good and bad qualities. You can begin to think of holidays you have been on and talk about these or even begin to get the children to tell you why you should go somewhere. |
| Science
(Understanding the World)
| Throughout our science lessons we will be looking at the human body, we will be naming different body parts as well as trying to identify who’s leg, arm, hair etc the photo is of. We will be comparing the similarities and differences between different people as well as looking at our finger prints, and seeing how they are all different. | At home you could begin to discuss the similarities between different family members. You could also begin to name different body parts such as arms, legs, toes etc and play a simple game such as ‘Simon Says’ to help the children remember the body parts. |
| PSHE and
Citizenship
| PSHE will be looking at keeping safe while out and about. We will be looking at how we keep safe when out and about, who keeps us safe and all of the different aspects that may affect our safety. We will discuss the role of people such as the police and lifeboats. We will practise staying safe out and about on our trip to Bewilderwood. | You could practise keeping safe when out on walks, trips to the shops or on a day out. You can discuss and work out who the safe people are to talk to when out as well as any dangers that you may spot on your travels. |
| Art and DT
(Creative)
| Art provides opportunities to explore line, shape colour and pattern and refine the skills we have learnt throughout the year.
In DT we will be exploring healthy eating and crating food for a purpose as well as the packaging and transportation of the food.
| At home you could discuss the different colours and patterns that you see, everyone could give their opinion on this.
For DT you could different healthy snacks or create a picnic lunch that you could take on a trip out.
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| PE
(Led by Jason)
| PE is an opportunity to develop our athletic skills including running, jumping and throwing. We will take part in a wide range of athletic activities. | You could develop different games or situations where you have to run, jump or throw different objects, this could be at home in the garden or an a trip out to the local park. |
| Humanities
Geography
(Understanding the world)
(Led by Jason
| Geography this half term is looking at a contrasting location that is non-European, we will be looking at India and exploring India looking at the country itself including key features such as the Himalayan mountains and the river Ganges. We will also take a look into the different cultural aspects. | You could look at India on a map, where is it? What key features can you pick out, where are the mountains or the river. Can you taste some different Indian Cuisine or practise some Bollywood dancing using videos online. |
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Music
(Creative)
| Music is all about different styles of music. We will be listening to, appraising and learning to sing and appraise different songs from a wide range of music genres. | At home you can play and listen to a wide range of music from all different genres. What do you think of the different styles? Which do you like and which do you not like? Can you say why? |
| RE
(Understanding the world)
| RE is looking at teachings and authority using Islam as a religion to assist. We will look at different religious stories as well as discoving the different features of religious life. We will also explore the 5 pillars of Islam. | At home you being to explore different religious stories and different teachings that they have. You could begin to explore the 5 pillars of Islam and research pilgrimages to Mecca |
| MFL
(Understanding the world)
| Greece is the country and language we will be looking at for our MFL days across the Summer term. We will explore the language, culture and food alongside learning basic phrases such as hello, how are you and goodbye. We will also briefly discuss the history that has happened in Greece. | At home you could look at different Greek foods and explore the tastes, smells and flavours. You might want to look at the country, where it is located and what the flag looks like or practise saying hello in Greek. |
| Computing | Computing will start with a look at online safety and what we can do to stay safe online before beging a project around the childrens’ own interest. This may be a presentation, fact file or the children may wish to use another programme. | You can encourage your child to tell you all about their interests and use technology to present their interest to you. |
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