This half term, Peacock Class are learning about wild animals, both in the UK and around the world. We will be using fiction and non-fiction books in English lessons, hearing about a very hungry tiger who came for tea and extending the invitation to come for tea in our class. We will be using this text to help us write invitations and recipes, further developing our experiences with foods. We will also be reading 'Percy the Park Keeper' and 'Slime! It's not Mine', where we will be bug hunting in parks in the local area.

In maths, we will be learning about position and direction, using robots; telling the time and using money. Our curriculum visits will involve some shopping, along with trips to the library and visits to some unusual creatures living in our local area. We will visit meerkats in Brockham and Reptiles in Tattenham Corner! For our upcoming full day trip, Peacock Class are heading to Tilgate Zoo and Park to discover the animals they keep. We will be looking at the places the animals originate from and the food they eat. We may even get a hard-shelled visitor come in for the day and learn how they live wild in Cyprus.

In science, Peacock Class will continue looking in our grounds at the variety of trees and plants we have. Our sunflowers are growing well, which will hopefully provide us with some food for the bird feeders we will be making in our topic lessons. 

As always, we will be very arty and use different resources to make some beautiful pictures with camouflage and collage. These will show different habitats for wild animals from around the world and how the animals skin, fur and feathers let them hide away from predators or conceal them from their prey. We will be creating British wildlife with clay and may even make ourselves into some wild animals by mask decorating! 

In music, we will be using different instruments to make quiet and LOUD noises, taking turns and sharing what we play. Our PE will be all about sports day, practising and preparing for the events. We will be throwing, rolling, running and jumping. We have a mixture between swimming and horse riding sessions continuing this half term, building on the experiences the children have gained over this academic year.

Our food tech lessons are all about healthy eating. We will learn about balanced diets and experience lots of new foods. We will be planning and making food for our tea party for ‘The Tiger’, hopefully he won't eat all the sandwiches and buns again! Our PSHE lessons will be ‘Changing Me’ and we will learn about life cycles and how animals and humans change over time.

In World Views, we will continue our learning about leaders and find out about different religious leaders and the stories we remember them by.

With all the exciting school events planned this half term, I'm sure we are going to make some fantastic memories!

Linda and the Peacock Class Team