Fox Talbot

Spring Term 4

Our topic question for Spring term 4 is ‘Where am I?’ Following on from last term our topic takes us back in time to look at how houses from the past compare to our own homes. We will also be exploring what geographical features we find immediately outside the school grounds and then into Corsham. After that we will look at schools from the past and compare them to our school now, asking the question, how have they changed?  

Our PE days this term will be on a Tuesday and Thursday. Please ensure your child wears their PE kit to school on these day.  We have still got an awful lot of school clothing that is not named – we cannot take responsibility for unnamed clothing, so it is essential that all school uniform is labelled clearly with your child’s name.

You can support your child’s learning at home by:

  • Asking them about what they have learned about in school that day.
  • Discussing the topics that are being covered together.
  • Reading about the topics at home.
  • Visiting the library to find out more about the topics for the term.
  • Practise counting carefully and in multiples of 2s, 5s and 10s (Year 1).
  • Practise blending and reading pseudo (nonsense words) in preparation for the Year 1 phonics check.
  • Practise reading and spelling the Year 1 common exception words.

Spring Term 3

Our question for Spring term 3 is ‘What were The Arts like in the 80s?’ We are going to be learning a lot about this era, looking at different creations, spotting patterns and then creating some of our own.

Our PE days this term will be on a Tuesday and Thursday. Please ensure your child wears their PE kit to school on these day.  We have still got an awful lot of school clothing that is not named – we cannot take responsibility for unnamed clothing, so it is essential that all school uniform is labelled clearly with your child’s name.

You can support your child’s learning at home by:

  • Asking them about what they have learned about in school that day.
  • Discussing the topics that are being covered together.
  • Reading about the topics at home.
  • Visiting the library to find out more about the topics for the term.
  • Practise counting carefully and in multiples of 2s, 5s and 10s (Year 1).
  • Practise blending and reading pseudo (nonsense words) in preparation for the Year 1 phonics check.
  • Practise reading and spelling the Year 1 common exception words.

Useful Links

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zcwyhcw

Autumn Term 2

What superpower is needed to change a material?

Our question for Autumn term 2 is ‘What superpower is needed to change a material?’ We are going to be learning a lot about different materials, spotting them in and around the school and looking at their properties and how we can change them.

Our PE days this term will be on a Tuesday and Thursday. Please ensure your child wears their PE kit to school on these day.  We have still got an awful lot of school clothing that is not named – we cannot take responsibility for unnamed clothing, so it is essential that all school uniform is labelled clearly with your child’s name.

You can support your child’s learning at home by:

  • Asking them about what they have learned about in school that day.
  • Discussing the topics that are being covered together.
  • Reading about the topics at home.
  • Visiting the library to find out more about the topics for the term.
  • Practise counting carefully and in multiples of 2s, 5s and 10s (Year 1).
  • Practise blending and reading pseudo (nonsense words) in preparation for the Year 1 phonics check.
  • Practise reading and spelling the Year 1 common exception words.

Useful Links

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/topics

https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/whackAMole/index.html

https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/spookySounds/index.html

Autumn Term 1

Who am I and where do I come from?

Our big question this term is ‘Who am I and where do I come from?’ We will spend the first few weeks really getting to know your child and how they learn. We will then concentrate on getting the children to find similarities and differences between themselves and their friends and we look at who is in their families and why they are special.

Our PE days this term will be on a Tuesday and Thursday. Please ensure your child wears their PE kit to school on these day.  We have still got an awful lot of school clothing that is not named – we cannot take responsibility for unnamed clothing, so it is essential that all school uniform is labelled clearly with your child’s name.

You can support your child’s learning at home by:

  • Asking them about what they have learned about in school that day.
  • Discussing the topics that are being covered together.
  • Reading about the topics at home.
  • Visiting the library to find out more about the topics for the term.
  • Practise counting carefully and in multiples of 2s, 5s and 10s (Year 1).
  • Practise blending and reading pseudo (nonsense words) in preparation for the Year 1 phonics check.
  • Practise reading and spelling the Year 1 common exception words.

Useful Links

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/topics

https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/whackAMole/index.html

https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/spookySounds/index.html