Our first topic of the year in Peacock Class is Kings & Queens!

We will be thinking about where Kings and Queen’s live, looking at castles and palaces and using junk modelling to make some. We will think about what Kings and Queens wear and then be making crowns, looking at royal portraits on stamps looking at coins and doing some stamp rubbings.

During our off-site visits we will be making the most of the parks in our local area especially whilst our new school playground is still under construction!

Our off-site physical activity this half term will be horse riding on a Thursday. Please ensure the children have jogging bottoms and wellies with them. In school PE will be on a Friday, please ensure PE kits are in school and named.

In English we will be having regular phonics sessions to recap our sounds. We will be choosing  individual books, which use our phonics, to read with an adult each week. We will be looking at books including: ‘The Cat and The King’, ‘The Queen’s Hat’, and ‘Zog and the fly Doctors’. We will be using these to help us understand some key vocabulary for our topic.

In Maths we will be following the White Rose Scheme still. Some of us will focusing on building the numbers 9 and 10 and understanding the different ways to make these numbers. Some of us will be continuing our learning about place value and understanding the 10s and 1s in a number, thinking about which numbers are greater, and which are less.

During cooking our theme will be a Royal Garden Party. We will be making and tasting finger sandwiches, Royal Fruit Crowns, scones, and Coronation Cupcakes.

For Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education our focus will be ‘Being Me in My World’. We will be thinking about the classroom rules, and how we can all stay happy and safe around school. We will be having our personal care session throughout the week so please send in children personal care pouches with a toothbrush, toothpaste and a flannel. In ICT we will be starting to learn about the internet.

We are looking forward to a fun-filled half term!

Natalie & the Peacock Class Team