Topic 2    Our new topic is ‘The Great Fire of London'

Our  English work will include:

• Reading extracts from Samuel Pepys’ diary and exploring eyewitness accounts.
• Writing our own diary entries from the perspective of a character.
• Read 'The Great Fire of London' and create information texts of our own.
• Read, explore and analyse the features of a story linked to our topic
• Plan, write and edit a story of our own.

Our Maths work will include:

• Problem solving and reasoning.
• Number and Place Value including counting, reading and ordering two and three digit numbers.
• Counting in 2s, 5s and 3s from 0 and in 10s from any number.
• Multiplication using arrays.
• Multiplication facts for 2, 5 and 10 x tables
• Division by sharing and grouping.
• Measuring using standard units to measure weight, temperature and time to the quarter hour.
• Addition and subtraction of all single digit numbers up to and including 20.

Our Topic  work will include:

• A Tudor House visit.
• Research about The Great Fire of London in 1666.
• Creating a timeline to include key historical events in British and world history.
• Sequencing the events of the fire.
• Drama in the role of a child in the bakery; creating and performing a scene from the night the fire started
• Studying famous paintings of The Great Fire of London and recreating one.
• Making a Tudor building to create a large model of London.
• Finding out how fire safety has changed since 1666.
• Links to Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service.
• Taking part in a ‘London’s burning’ event after dark.

 

PE
Indoor PE –Gym, balance and shape
Outdoor games – Multi skills- pass and receive (Hand)

RE

Learn about The Nativity Story and the concept of Journeys.

Music
Hampshire music service- Tuned percussion