Literacy - Text 1: Welcome Home Bear by Il Sung Na

Text 2: Habitats by Hannah Pang

In Communication, Language and Literacy our text is currently ‘Welcome Home Bear’ by Il Sung Na.  We have been asking each other questions about the text and answering them using a core board to support this. We have been making our own sentences using the board and then writing this sentence, working hard on our tripod grip. We have used Clicker to build sentences about our text. We will continue this next half term, using our second text ’Habitats’ by Hannah Pang. 

We will use all the knowledge we have learned to write our own books about animals and their habitats using Clicker.

In Maths - We are learning and developing our skills linked to number, length, height and time. In number we have been learning to use a range of different number principles to count from 0-10. This leads to working on addition and subtraction of numbers from 0-100. We will be completing missing number problems, using 10 frames, real objects and abacus’ to help us. In Length and height we will be learning to group objects based on their size, comparing and sorting objects based on size and measuring objects. We will use rulers and measuring tapes in measure in centimetres and metres, recording and comparing our results.

In PSED/PSHE we are learning about The World I Live In, respecting differences between people, belonging to a community and rules and laws. This half term we are using the text ‘A World For Me and You’ by Uju Asika  & Jennie Poh, linking this text to our own communities including who special people are in them and what special things our pupils do with their families. We will be having a culture day after half term to showcase the range of cultures we have at Delius, and how we can show respect when learning about them. After term we will move to the text ‘Let's Explore Our Rights’ by the Children and Young People's Commissioner for Scotland, where we will be looking into what our rights are, why they are important and need to be respected and who we can go to if we think our rights are not being respected.

In Understanding the World (Science)  We are learning about living things and their habitats. We have learned about the differences in things that are alive, used to alive and have never been alive. We have begun using this to sort items into their classification and will learn more about why in the coming weeks. We will also be looking at different habitats and the animals that live their, including microhabitats. We will be exploring school to find microhabitats and investigate the animals that live there.

In Understanding the world (Geography)  - We are learning about different habitats from around the world. We will be learning about what animals live in each habitats and will then match the animals to the correct habitat. We will also learn about why some animals only live in certain habitats, including the weather. To finish the term we will design and make a hedgehog or bird house and place it in the best sport in our outdoor area.

In Expressive Art and Design (Drama) We are learning how to develop drama skills exploring James and the giant peach. We have identified the main characters and have been making props for our performance. We will be working hard on rehearsing our script. We will be recording our class performance.  

In Expressive Art and Design (Art) We are learning about print making with natural resources. We will be looking at local outdoor spaces around Bradford and deciding what elements we like. We will learn about identifying natural materials and use their knowledge to create prints of our favorite outdoor locations.

In Physical Development (PE) in the first half term we are learning about Ballroom dancing. We will learning some of the different dance moves used in ballroom dancing, before composing our own ballroom dance in a 3 or 4 step pattern with a partner. In the second half term we will be learning some of the moves of Bhangra dancing, practicing these and linking them together. We will perform our dance as a group in assembly.

In Understanding the World (RE) We are learning about how different people express their spirituality. We will look at Christianity and Islam, learning about how pictures are used in Christianity but not in Islam. We will also look at how calligraphy and geometric shapes are used to express beliefs in Islam instead of pictures. After half term we will focus on how geometric shapes and images are used to express beliefs in Christianity, looking at stained glass windows and the importance of these.