Autumn 2

English

In English we will be looking at a range of exciting stories to inspire our writing. These include: How to Catch a Star, The Emperor's Egg and Twas' the Night Before Christmas. We will be focusing on the following skills:

To use Fred sounds to help read and write words.
To form letters clearly.
To write on the lines.
To use finger spaces between words.
To learn to use capital letters at the start of a sentence.
To learn to use full stops at the end of a sentence.
To learn to use imperative verbs in my writing.
To distinguish between fiction and non-fiction texts.
To start to identify rhyme and rhythm in texts.

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Maths

In Maths, we will be focussing on:

Place value within 10
Addition and subtraction within 10
Geometry - Shape
Place value within 20

Within each strand, children will also focus on reasoning and applying taught concepts - this will help us to be better mathematical thinkers.

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PSHE

In PSHE, we are learning about Celebrating Differences.

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Music

In Music, we are practising Christmas songs.