In English, we explored the text ‘Look Up!’ in which a child called Rocket dreams of becoming an astronaut inspired by Mae Jemison, the first African American woman to travel into space. We used this text as a stimulus for our writing where we wrote a diary entry about a day in space.
In reading, we have looked at another space themed text called ‘Lights on Cotton Rock,’ where Heather’s wish of meeting an alien and flying into space in a spaceship finally comes true after many years of patiently waiting.
In Maths, we have investigated numbers to 100 looking at patterns and relationships between numbers using fact families. We have looked at place value in detail and how to recognise tens and ones. We continue to use the practical resources to support our knowledge and understanding of number and place value. We have also been counting in 2s, 5s, 10s and 3s. We have developed our knowledge and understanding of addition and subtraction using the concrete, pictorial, abstract approach.
In Art, we have developed our sketching skills and established the use of sketchbooks through our unit titled ‘Explore and Draw.’ We have viewed artists as explorers and collectors and studied the work of Andy Goldsworthy and Alice Fox. We created our very own piece of land art inspired by these artists and went on to create an autumn floor drawing, again inspired by nature, where we tested a range of mediums for drawing.
We have explored hot and cold places within our Geography unit, locating these on a world map and thinking about the features of these places. We even packed suitcases that were suitable for either a desert or an artic holiday.
In Science, we have learnt about animals and their habitats, exploring the world’s biomes in detail, and looking at how animals have adapted to live within these places. We looked at microhabitats and explored our school grounds to find out which animals are best suited to these habitats.
We have explore the Creation story in detail and retold this in many ways during our RE lessons. We have talked about our wonderful world and created posters to encourage others to take care of our beautiful world.
