Literacy -
Text 1: Snail Trail By Ruth Brown
This half term our story is all about a Snail who goes on a trail through the forest and experiences lots of adventures. We have explored leaves, flowers and sticks and have had the opportunity to go outdoors to enjoy story sessions. 

Literacy writing - During Literacy writing we have been persisting in taking hold of a range of tools using a palmer grasp. Pupils have been able to explore the tools in their hands and use them with a purpose. Pupils have experienced a range of textures and media to create marks related to our topic. 

Text 2: Mad About Minibeasts - Giles Andeae

Next half term, we will be learning about lots of different minibeasts, how they move and the sounds they make.

Maths - We are learning and developing our skills linked to number, length, height and time. In maths we have been introduced to measuring using non-conventional tools, ropes, string, pipe-cleaners. We have been measuring our different body parts and comparing the lengths with our friends. 

In Rebound during Maths pupils have been seeing how high they can jump and how long they can stretch when on the trampoline. 

We have been learning about time through days of the week and copying actions; clapping hands, stamping feet. 

During Maths Number we have been singing number songs linked to our mini beast topic adding one insect at a time using objects and numerals. We have been adding the numbers and objects in a range of wet and dry textures allowing the pupils to find the hidden numbers within the media. Pupils have been able to demonstrate their preference of the textures and show realisation of the number songs.

PSED (PSHE) - We are learning about relationships and people who are special to us. We have been using the mirrors to look at our own faces and recognise our features. We have been making choices of friends and adults we want to interact with during massage.

Term 1: Understanding the world (Science) - We are learning about living things and their habitats. We have been visiting the immersive suite to explore where our living things live and exploring different stimuli linked to the habitats. 

Term 2: Understanding the world (Geography)  - We are learning about minibeasts, with a focus of the creatures that we may find in Bradford. We are looking forward to exploring the outdoors searching for minibeasts that are around our school.

Term 1: Expressive Arts and Design (drama) -  We are developing our drama skills by creating a performance using the music of the ‘Ugly Bug Ball’ and ‘Flight of the bumblebee’

We have used gloves to dress up with and move our hands like different minibeasts, we marched around our BIG leaf like ‘Bugs life’, we pretended to be bumblebees by flying around the room and smelling the flowers. 

Term 2: Expressive Arts and Design (D&T) -   We are developing our skills with drawing with a focus on drawing the landscapes of Bradford. We will make a choice between the city or rural landscape and use different materials.

Physical Development (PE) - We are learning new skills linked to scarf and ribbon dancing and also parachute dances! We are really enjoying moving our bodies around like minibeasts and watching as the scarfs fly through the air like butterflies, slither on the ground like worms.

Understanding the World (RE) - We are learning about new life and how we celebrate when babies are born. 

This term we have been learning different rituals of how Humanists celebrate welcoming a new arrival into the world. We did this through the use of a poem, experiencing this using all our senses. We have also experienced a light ceremony, sand mixing ritual and we created our own promise tree. 

Next term we will be learning the rituals and celebrations in Islam and Christianity when welcoming a new arrival into the world.