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Rowan Class

Year Group: 1/2

Teacher: Mr Moran

Teaching Assistant: Mrs Boulton

PPA Cover: Miss Linda & Mrs Liddington

PE Days: Wednesday & Friday

Other Useful Information: 

Please ensure that reading books are brought in every day

Books are changed on a Monday (surnames A - G) & Friday (surnames H - Z)

Spellings are given out on a Friday, and we will have a spelling check the following Friday


Useful Resources

 

Term 1

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Term 2

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Term 3

The Great Fire of London

This term we will learn about the Great Fire of London.  The children will discover why we know so much about the Great Fire, investigating artwork from the time as well as a number of historical sources. In English we'll be talking about the legend of St George and the Dragon and we'll have a go at creating a new version of the story ourselves. 

Term 4

All Creatures Great and Small

This term we will be looking at Antarctica in our Geography unit 'Why don't penguins need to fly?'. We'll look at the ways penguins adapt to survive in Earth's harshest environment and finding out what makes Antarctica unique. We'll also look at how a variety of animals adapt to different habitats around the world and find out about these environments. In English we will be reading 'Superworm' by Julia Donaldson and creating our own animal narrative. 

 

Term 5

History Makers

The children will learn about the importance of key figures throughout History and think about what made them ‘History Makers’.  In English we'll be writing a simple report about famous historical people and in Music we'll be learning about Charlie Chaplin.

Term 6

What a Wonderful World

The children will learn about the world we live in, including recapping the continents and seas, as well as touching upon global warming and thinking about how we can help our world . In Art we will be looking at ‘Nature’s Artist’ Andy Goldsworthy and having a go at creating Art in a similar style.