Welcome to Butterflies' Class Page! 

I am so excited to welcome you back to school! I hope you have all had a wonderful summer and are excited about returning to school!

Below you will find lots of information about all the exciting things and the different topics we are learning this half term.

Our topic focus this term is 'Once Upon a Time'

English

In our English lessons this term we will be focusing on fairy tales that some of the children may already know. We will look closely at the stories 'The Three Little Pigs,' 'Little Red Riding Hood' and 'A Squash and a Squeeze.' The children learn how to retell the stories, improve them and add their own twists!

Maths

In Maths this term we will be focusing on Place Value. The aim of this small step is for children to be able to fluently count to 10 when counting objects, which is a skill both year groups should be familiar with. We will be aiming for the children to have knowledge of the 5 principles.  The one-to-one principle: One number name is assigned to each object that is being counted. The stable-order principle: When counting, the numbers have to be said in a certain order. The cardinal principle: The final object in a group is the total number of objects in that group. The abstraction principle: Anything can be counted, including things that cannot be touched, such as sounds and movements. The order-irrelevance principle: The order in which a group of objects is counted is irrelevant. Children will also explore counting a specific number of objects from a larger group, which requires them to be more organised and careful when counting.

Please continue to use Numbots and TT Rockstars as this really helps. 

Science

Our Topic in Science is Materials. Children will be exploring and identifying a range of materials, including wood, metal, plastic, brick, rock, paper and carboard. the children will have a go at suggesting why a material would be the best fit for a particular purpose. They will also explore how material shapes can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching. 

RE

Within RE we will be asking the question: What do Christians believe about God? In this enquiry, the children focus on what Christians may believe about God as the ‘Father’ . They focus on the Christian story of Creation from the Old Testament and the responsibility a Christian might feel for caring for the world, and the commandment to ‘Love your neighbour as yourself’ from the New Testament to understand how a Christian might feel about caring for other people.

Computing

In Computing we will be looking at :

PSHE

PSHE lessons will cover the theme - Being me in my world. In this Puzzle (unit) the children discuss their hopes and fears for the year ahead – they talk about feeling worried and recognising when they should ask for help and who to ask. They talk about rights and responsibilities; how to work collaboratively, how to listen to each other and how to make their classroom a safe and fair place. The children talk about choices and the consequences of making different choices, set up their Jigsaw Journals and make the Jigsaw Charter.

DT

Within DT we will be looking at 'Homes'. The children will explore how to cut and join materials together. 

Music 

The children will look at 'Questions and Answers.' In this unit the children will explore what timbre means and identify percussion instruments by their sound. they will also improvise using Question and Answer phrases on untuned instruments.

PE

PE will be on Tuesday and Wednesday, so please ensure they bring in their PE kit. PE kit consists of plain white t-shirt, plain black shorts and trainers. 

Homework

Spellings will be handed out on a Friday to practice for the following Thursday. Please continue to use Spelling Shed and Numbots to support at home. Reading books will be changed every Friday but please ensure you bring your reading book and record every day. 

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask Miss Harston