Class Updates

Autumn 1 update

We have had such a busy and exciting half term in Emperors class! The children have all worked so hard and we are very proud of every one of them.

In English, we started the year with a piece of writing about the children’s hopes and dreams for the year ahead. We then wrote some amazing stories based on the book, ‘The Frog and the Stranger’ by Max Velthuijs. We really enjoyed the text ‘How to Make Friends with a Ghost’ by Rebecca Green and wrote our own instructions on how to be a good friend to others. Over the last two weeks, we have been enjoying poems, such as ‘Sugarcake Bubble’ by Grace Nichols and ‘Cats’ by Eleanor Farjeon from ‘The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems’. We also wrote our own autumn poems, using some fantastic expanded noun phrases.

In maths, we have been working on place value, representing, ordering and comparing numbers to one hundred and addition and subtraction. We have enjoyed using concrete resources, such as base ten, place value cards and coins to represent different two digit numbers. We have been challenging ourselves by finding the position of different numbers on number lines with varied start and end points.  

In science this term, we are learning about living things and their habitats. We have been sorting different living things, recapping what all living things need to survive and studying different kinds of habitats and how animals are adapted to them. We really enjoyed our minibeast hunt in our forest schools area at school!

In history this term, we have been finding out about different history makers such as Guy Fawkes, Marie Curie, Malala Yousafzai and Emmeline Pankhurst. We discussed what it takes to be a history maker and attempted to compare and contrast the actions of these significant individuals. During black history month, we have also been discussing the achievements of different individuals in local communities. We found out about Betty Campbell, the first female black headteacher in Wales.

In RE lessons this term, we learnt about Humanism and explored humanist beliefs and symbols. We discussed how we could treat other people and our world with care and respect.

In PSHE this half term, we have been exploring class rules, discussing making positive choices and thinking about how our behaviour can affect other people. We concluded that we all need to follow certain rules and behave in a kind and positive way so that our whole class can feel safe, happy and able to learn effectively.

In computing this term, we have been learning about technology around us and how it can help us both in school and in the wider world. We have also considered how to use technology responsibly.

We hope you have a relaxing half term and return to school on Monday 2nd November refreshed and ready to learn!