St Thomas' Church of England Aided Primary

For terms 1 & 2 our topic title is Let's Celebrate...

In Rookery the start of our topic theme will be Let's Celebrate Me!

In English we will be using the Oliver Jeffers book 'Here We Are'.  For our new Rooks (Reception) we will be focusing on starting school, ways to travel to school, where we live and becoming curious learners.  We will start our writing by writing names, labels, lists & captions.

In Maths we will be learning Place Value 1 - 10 moving on to 11 - 20.  Our big Rooks (Year 1) will count, read & write numbers to 10 then 20 in numerals & words; find 1 more/less, use the language of - equal to, less than & greater than. New Rooks will explore umbers to 10, recognising & representing numbers in a variety of forms and finding 1 more/less in practical tasks. Addition & Subtraction 1 - 10, big Rooks using the symbols to make number sentences and learn number bonds to 10 as well as solve one-step problems.  Little Rooks will be adding & subtracting with practical activities and learning how to use symbols to begin to make number sentences.  They will also apply the skills they learn to their outdoor play.

For the foundation subjects our learning will be based on;

Art & Design - Colours of the rainbow - exploring colour & texture.  Christmas craft.

Computing - Using laptops independently, e.g. using the mouse pad, learning to 'click & drag' and printing work using 2-Simple software.

Geography - Looking at our local environment and where we live; this will be taught using the Oliver Jeffer's book, 'Here We Are' and our creative curriculum.

History - Ourselves & others.  Events beyond living memory e.g. Bonfire Night.

PE - Invasion games

RE - Finding out about different Harvest Festivals across cultures & nations.  Learning about the Hindu Festival of Diwali.  Understanding why God is important to Christians and finding out; 'Why do Christians perform nativity plays at Christmas?'

RSHE - 'What is the same and different about us?' Core themes-– Ourselves & others; similarities & differences; individuality; our bodies 'Who is special to us?' Core themes-– Ourselves & others; people who care for us; groups we belong to; families

Science - Exploring the environment and understanding seasonal change