Geography: In geography we will be learning all about weather in the UK and around the world.   We will begin by looking at hot and cold areas around the world and locate the equator and the North and South Poles on a globe. Then we will focus on the UK’s climate.  We will explore how and why the weather changes daily and compare different parts of the UK. During our lessons we will also look at the different seasons.  Finally, we will create a weather diary over the course of a week and compare to other parts of the UK.

DT: DT lessons will focus on food around the world.  We will start by tasting real dishes from each continent in the world. We will then learn about a range of classic pizzas and taste test them. We will explore how choosing pizza toppings carefully can help towards a healthy, balanced diet.  Finally we will get the chance to each design and make  our own pizza thinking about shape, toppings and how to make it innovative.

Jigsaw:  In Jigsaw we will be celebrating our healthy bodies and minds!  We will remind ourselves of how to keep our bodies healthy.  We will also talk about how to relax and how important it is to stay calm.  We will sort food into the correct food groups and talk about a healthy diet.  We will also explore how medicines work in our bodies and how important it is to use them safely.  

Writing- In our writing units, we will be using our whole class reading book ‘Kitty and the tiger treasure’ to learn new skills in our own writing.  We will be learning how to use apostrophes for possession and in contractions.  We will focus on using adjectives to describe characters and settings.  We will explore the different parts of a story and use this to create our own narratives about our own super hero! 

 Handwriting- We will continue to use practise using our joined handwriting within whole words daily.  Many children are now joining their letters and this will be a focus for the half term in handwriting sessions and all other lessons where writing is involved.

 Spelling/phonics- In phonics we will continue to work in ability groups to close gaps in phonic knowledge or move onto spelling more complex Year Two words.

 Reading: All children will read three times a week in a small group session according to their ability.  They will also have daily whole class reading sessions which will develop their comprehension of the text.  We will begin by reading ‘Kitty and the tiger treasure’ and use skills from the author in our own writing.