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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

    Accordion content

    Term 2

    Accordion content

    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.