Summer 1 - Transport and Journeys

This term we will be learning all about different types of transport and how they have changed through time. We will also be going on our own special journey on a very exciting school trip!

Spring 2 - Animal Homes and Habitats

We have had a busy term learning all about different animals and the places that they live. We spent lots of time in the woodlands, surveying and drawing the different animals, bugs and insects that we find there. We have been learning about non-fiction books, using them to find out about animals that we are interested in. We have also had a go at writing our own animal facts about penguins and minibeasts. At the end of term we learned about why we celebrate Easter, listened to the Easter story and learned about the significance of things that we see at Easter like hot cross buns and Easter eggs!

Spring 1 - People Who Help Us

This term we learned all about the different jobs that people do and the different ways that people help us in our community. We had a visit from a paramedic, asked lots of questions and got to try some of their equipment! In our role-play area we had a go at looking after each other and being doctors. We have done lots of writing in our play this term; writing prescriptions, evidence lists and even parking tickets for the teacher's cars in the carpark! We have started our new drawing club sessions this term where we draw a picture based on a story or video and write a secret code word to change something in the picture!

Autumn 2 - Once Upon a Time

We have had a super term learning all about traditional tales in our topic, 'Once Upon a Time'! We learned to join in, role-play and retell different stories including The Little Red Hen, The Three Bears, The Three Little Pigs and The Billy Goats Gruff. To develop our making skills we built bridges for the Three Billy Goats Gruff and tested them to see if they were strong enough to carry their weight. We also tested different materials to see which was the best to make a house for the Three Little Pigs. We did lots of cooking this term, following recipes to make porridge for the Three Bears and bread for the Little Red Hen! We finished the term by learning about why Christians celebrate Christmas and also put on our own amazing Nativity play to our friends and family!

Autumn 1: All About Me!

We had a great first term in school, learning our new routines and making lots of new friends! We talked about ourselves and what makes us special and have learned to listen to other people's ideas as well. We read the book 'The Dot' by Peter H. Reynolds. Through this story we learned that it important to keep practising and never give up! It also gave us the opportunity to develop our art and mark making skills through lots of dotty art.

We have also been practising our painting and colour mixing skills, creating our own self-portraits. See if you can spot them in the corridor outside Year R! We are ending the term by observing changes in our season, learning about the creation story in RE and making our own delicious pumpkin soup!

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