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.