Literacy - POETRY- various
Links and Speaking & Listening
Poem:’The Owl and the Pussy Cat’
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Read the poem
Illustrate and sequence the poem
Dramatise the poem
Learn the poem
Cat and Owl stories
Description of Bong-tree
Pea-green – naming of colours
BSL performance
We will be enjoying other poems like ‘Spaghetti’ and
other stories linked to this theme. All our grammar work
will be linked to this.
Maths –
RE Chritianity &
In addition to our
regular maths
curriculum we will be
using money and
finding out about the
£5 note from the
poem.
Judaism
Why are some
stories special?
We will hear some
stories and think
about what they
mean for the way
people live -
Book Corner - Role Play Area
We will create a boat for ‘The Owl
and the Pussycat’ and have fun
pretending to sail & row to
different places and making up
stories.
Homework / Independent
Learning
Reading,enjoying, learning some
poems.
Spellings and reading.
Art & Sketchbook
We will enjoy using different techniques and
developing our skills doing many of the following:
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Cat art work
Explore mark making
Draw a cat/owl
Develop cat/owl drawing
Observational drawings
Painting the Bong-tree
Term 3
Where do the bong trees grow?
Music, Art, Dance and Drama.
Core Learning Skill Focus:
Improving Own Learning and Performance
Physical Development
Mondays – Dance with Imogen – continuing physical
development, this term music is from ‘Mary Poppins’
……………we might try and ‘dance by the light of the moon’!
Tuesday-Gym
Wednesday-Swimming
Thursday- Shine- hockey
Music
 Samba Drumming – Wednesdays with Matthew
 Comparison – Moonlight Sonata and music from
‘Cats’ the musical
 Composition – making our own music
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Core Values
Links to Core Values
Science
We will be looking into the ‘honey’ from
our poem and investigating:
o Honey tasting
o Bee life cycle
o Pollination
o Making honey biscuits
SCIENCE WEEK
1st – 5th FEB
We will have a week of
science based discovery &
investigation.
HIPpO Group
We will be
linking our
activities to
learning about
the moon and
stars.
Personal. Social and Emotional (CLS)
Recognising feelings and understanding emotions
Developing a positive sense of one’s self
Stress Management
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Respect – our different strengths
Hope – for good results
Courage – when things go wrong, bouncing back
Wisdom – to try things, have a go!
Responsibility – to try our best
Visit – we plan to go to Bristol harbour
and take a ride on a ferry ‘taxi’ around
the harbour.