Autumn 2024
Children’s studies
Activities will be adapted for remote learning.
In science children will be learning All About Me, including our bodies, healthy eating and oral hygiene. Children’s studies will be complemented by a science workshop provided by STEMPOINT Hertfordshire. They will also be studying seasonal change, incorporating a walk through our woods. In design and technology children will be developing their cutting skills and using a wide variety of construction materials to make their own wooden spoon puppet, based on characters from traditional tales such as The little red Hen and The Gingerbread Man. In history children will be focusing on their growing up memories, and stories that develop their understanding of change. In religious education the children will be examining the events in their lives that they celebrate and why. In art they will be learning the skills involved in painting, including colour mixing, and will be painting self-portraits. In music they will be learning new songs and exploring sound patterns, as well as singing familiar songs. They will also be learning a range of nursery rhymes. In computing children will become familiar with Beebots and iPads. In Personal and Social Education (PSED) children will learn about relationships and rules to support getting on with one another, turn taking and sharing.
Summer 2024
Children’s studies
Activities will be adapted for remote learning.
Children will be studying the topics of Growing and Animals and their habitats. In science they will be finding out about the growth/life cycle of plants and animals including how to care for them. They will be investigating the world in geography; describing the features they see and the locations of the different habitats available for plants /animals to live in. In history, children will be learning about the extinction of animals. In PSED, they will be exploring how to look after and care for our environment. They will also explore how to look after themselves; healthy eating and oral health. In English, children will be studying traditional tales, including The Ugly Duckling and Rumpelstiltskin, as well as stories by Eric Carle, in particular, The Tiny Seed and non-fiction texts. In religious education, they will be exploring special books important to religions, in particular The Bible. In art, children will be studying the paintings of Van Gogh, particularly his depiction of sunflowers, and in design and technology they will be making 3D pop up animals. In computing, they will be developing their directional skills using programmable toys. A trip has been organised to Epping Ongar Heritage Railway on the 14th May, to enrich their previous travel studies.
Spring 2024
Children’s studies
Activities will be adapted for remote learning.
Children will be studying the topic of Fantasy in the first half term. As part of this topic children’s scientific studies will focus on day and night. This will include a visit from WonderDome on Tuesday 6th February. In history children will develop an understanding of the timeline for space exploration. In computing children will be using iPads to navigate software and will safely explore the internet with age appropriate search engines. They will use software to create imaginative pictures.
In the second half term, children will be studying the topic of Travel. Their scientific studies will focus on forces. In design and technology, children will be making model trains from reclaimed materials. In geography, the children will be developing their ability to create simple routes using symbols. Children will also be introduced to a range of poetry on the theme of transport, for example You Can’t Take an Elephant on the Bus by Patricia Cleveland-Peck.
Over the term in RE children will be identifying special people in their family and community; in history, children will study selected famous people from the past. In personal, social and emotional development, children will be learning how to help and care for friends, taught the rules on how to keep safe, and be identifying and dealing with feelings positively. In music they will sing familiar songs and be introduced to new ones, as well as playing percussion instruments and exploring sound patterns. In art they will they will be focusing on the artist Vincent van Gogh and his painting of The Starry Night.
