1. Here are the main elements of our topic:
Beech Class News
Our topic this half term is:
Let’s Celebrate!
Here are the main elements of our topic:
History focus: The children will learn about the gun powder
plot – when it happened historically and a little bit about what
life was like at that time. Children will explore the main
events of the plot and create their own story board. There will
be an opportunity to discuss why people involved in the plot
acted as they did and what the consequences of their actions were.
Art: Artwork will support our topic work. The children will make detailed
drawings of the Houses of Parliament in response to the Gunpowder
Plot. They will also use a variety of art materials to make firework and
Diwali pictures, as well as Christmas cards and decorations.
D&T: The children will design then sew a Christmas pattern which will
form the basis of a Christmas card.
ICT: Children will use software packages to create some art work
linked to the festivals of light we will be celebrating. They will listen to the
story of Smartie the Penguin which will help them investigate e-safety.
RE: Children will have the opportunity to explore creative
activities relating to Advent and Diwali. The children will
also explore different versions of the Christmas story.
Science: The children will look at the structure of bulbs and seeds, then
they will plant some and find out about the conditions needed for them to
grow. They will find out about which bulbs and seeds are safe to eat.
Music: “Magical Christmas Journey” - we will be learning the songs and
rehearsing for this Christmas performance.
PHSE Firework safety and anti-bullying

2. Literacy News Numeracy News We will be grateful for donations of:………
The children will:
Read a range of traditional stories.
Act out, re-tell and invent their own versions of the stories.
Look at the distinctive characters from stories.
Use a variety of conjunctions or joining words eg but, so, because.
Learn to use full stops, capital letters, question marks and exclamation marks accurately.
Use the suffixes ‘ing’ and ‘ed’
Learn to recognise nouns and verbs.
Numeracy News
The children will learn:
To add a single digit to double digit numbers.
To add three single digits.
To solve addition problems.
To subtract a single digit from a double digit.
To solve subtraction problems.
The 10, 5 and 2 times tables.
To understand what ‘symmetry’ means.
To name and know the properties of 3-D shapes.
To estimate and measure accurately using centimetres and metres.
PE – Tuesdays and Wednesdays – Gymnastics with Mrs Young (indoor PE kit needed) – travelling in different ways on the floor and across the apparatus.
PLEASE HAVE WELLIES IN SCHOOL AT ALL TIMES FOR PLAYTIMES AND OUTDOOR EDUCATION WORK.
You can help your child by:
Ensuring they practise reading, spellings and times tables.
Playing literacy and numeracy based games on
We will be grateful for donations of:………
Boxes Yogurt pots
kitchen roll tubes (not toilet rolls please)
Mrs S Young,