Thursday, 16 September 2010

Curriculum Overview for Autumn 1

Dear Parents,


Here is an overview of the work we will be covering during the first half of the Autumn Term. Our topic for the half term is “weather."

Numeracy
• Place Value
• Multiplication/ Division
• Number Facts/ Pairs
• 2D shape and polygons

Literacy
• Performance Poetry linked to weather
• Non-Fiction Newspapers

Science
• Keeping Warm
Enquiry skills, temperature, insulators and conductors

Geography
• Weather around the world
• Weather in Wales and comparisons
• Recording and measuring weather
• Extreme weather conditions

Games
• Small sided competitive activities – focussing on throwing and catching

Gym
• Body shapes – performing sequences and movements

Welsh
• Weather – likes and dislikes.
• Discussing what we can and can’t do in certain types of weather
• Clothes appropriate to weather
• Expressing likes/ dislikes about weather with reasons

RE
• Introduction to Islam, Muhammed, the mosque and daily life.

Art
• Colour mixing
• Weather art

P.E days for both classes are Mondays (outside) and Thursdays (inside).


Your child has been given a reading day.


Mrs Marlow (J3) and Miss Davies (J4)