Dear Parents,
Our topics for Autumn 1st half term are ….
Science:
Animals
including
humans.
Growing Up
Skills
(GUS):
New
beginnings
Music:
Stories Listening,
rhythm and
pitch.
Geography
/History:
Study of our
local area and
Black History
week.
Art:
Line Tone
and Pattern.
Work of L.S.
Lowry
R.E:
Making good
choices.
Important dates
16th September: Eid
celebrations in school.
Week of 3rd October:
Black History week
12th and 13th October:
Parent’s Evenings
21st October school closes
Trip to the Lowry Salford Keys TBC
Activities:
Week
Knowledge an Understanding of the World
(KUW)
The areas we will be covering are:
Mathematics
Induction and Geography – our school and locality
Week 1
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Where do you live?
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Postcode /address
Explore the local area around school
Counting:
Count to 100 in steps of 1,2, 3 and 5 from
0
Number and Place Value
(Including money) Count in steps of 2, 3, and 5
History – changes over time
Week 2
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How the local area was different in the past
Explore mill life
History – changes over time
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How the local area was different in the past
Explore mill life
Counting:
Count to 100 in steps of 1,2, 3 and 5 from
0
Number and Place Value
(Including money) Count in steps of 2, 3, and 5
from 0, and in 10s from any number, forward and
backward
Recognise the place value of each digit in a 2 digit
number ( tens, ones)
Identify, represent and estimate numbers using
different representations, including the number
line
Compare and order numbers from 0 up to 100; use <
and > and =
signs
Read and write numbers to at least 100 in numerals
and words
Use place value and number facts to solve problems
Week 3
Week 4
from 0, and in 10s from any number, forward and
backward
Recognise the place value of each digit in a 2 digit
number ( tens, ones)
Identify, represent and estimate numbers using
different representations, including the number
line
Compare and order numbers from 0 up to 100; use <
and > and =
signs
Read and write numbers to at least 100 in numerals
and words
Use place value and number facts to solve problems
R.E. –
How to make good choices
Solve problems with + and - using concrete
objects and pictorial representations,
including those involving numbers, quantities
and measures
Use mental and written methods
Recall and use + and – facts to 20 fluently, and
derive and use related facts up to 100
Add and subtract numbers using concrete
objects, pictorial representations, and
mentally including
A two digit number and ones
A two digit number and tens
Two two-digit numbers
Three one digit numbers
Show that addition of two numbers can be
done in any order(commutati ve) and
subtraction of one number from another
cannot.
Recognise and use the inverse relationship
between addition and subtraction and use this
to check calculations and solve missing number
problems.
History – Black History Week
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To talk about the role that these famous Black
people have played
To understand that Black people haven’t always
been treated fairly
To show what a positive contribution black
people have had to society e. g . Rosa Parks
Week 5
Science –animals including
humans
Week 6
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Offspring
Basic needs of animals and humans
Importance of exercise, eating healthily
Hygiene
Solve problems with + and - using concrete
objects and pictorial representations,
including those involving numbers, quantities
and measures
Use mental and written methods
Recall and use + and – facts to 20 fluently, and
derive and use related facts up to 100
Add and subtract numbers using concrete
objects, pictorial representations, and
mentally including
A two digit number and ones
A two digit number and tens
Two two-digit numbers
Three one digit numbers
Show that addition of two numbers can be
done in any order(commutati ve) and
subtraction of one number from another
cannot.
Recognise and use the inverse relationship
between addition and subtraction and use this
to check calculations and solve missing number
problems.
Compare and sequence intervals of time
Tell and write the time to 5 minutes, including
quarter past/to the hour and draw the hands
on a clock face to show these times
Know the number of minutes in an hour and
the number of hours in a day
Science –animals including
humans
Week 7
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Offspring
Basic needs of animals and humans
Importance of exercise, eating healthily
Hygiene
Literacy
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Please help your child with the phonics, high
frequency /tricky words and spellings that
they bring home each week.
Please read regularly with your child from a
whole range of reading materials. Please ask
your child questions about what they have
read to check their understanding. Reading
books will continue to come home on a
weekly basis.
Identify and describe the properties of 2D
shapes, including the number of sides and line
symmetry in a vertical line
Identify and describe the properties of 3D
shapes, including the number of edges,
vertices and faces
Identify 2D shapes on the surfaces of 3D
shapes ( for example, a circle on a cylinder and
a triangle on a pyramid)
Compare and sort common 2D and 3D shapes
and everyday objects
Mathematics
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Talk about the weekly topics that are detailed
for each week
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Ask simple problem questions about using number
in real life e.g. shopping with money using
measuring during cooking e.g. grams, milliliters
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Encourage the children to tell the time
using an analogue and digital clock and to be
aware of the passing of time e.g. seasons.
Other homework will be sent for you to share with your child in their ‘Learning Log’. Please encourage and help them
with this then return it to school.
If you are unsure what to do with the ‘Learning Log’ on any particular week – PLEASE ASK.
Some
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Key Questions:
Can you name the different body parts?
Can you name any bones?
What are the 4 different types of teeth + what are their jobs?
What do you need to keep healthy?
What different foods help to make a healthy meal?
How do we get our food?
Where does an … (apple) come from?
What do you enjoy doing e.g. swimming, cycling etc?
Why is Black History Month Celebrated around the world?
Why is Harvest celebrated?
How was life different in the past?