In English, we will be...

• Exploring our core text ‘Paddington’

• Identifying features of Instructions and a Newspaper

• Identifying and using coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.  

• Writing in first person.  

• Including suffixes and .Imperative Verbs along with Possessive Apostrophes and Speech in our writing. 

In Geography, we will be...

• Exploring the life and work of John Barnardo

• Exploring the impact of poverty and disease within the Victorian Era.

• Reflecting on our impact as citizens of change

Our Maths, we will be split into two parts...

Year 2

• Exploring length and measure. 

• Exploring mass and capacity. 

• Exploring temperature.  

Year 3

• Exploring multiplication and division of 2 digit by 1 digit numbers. . 

• Exploring length and measure. 

• Exploring mass and capacity. 

In Science, we will be exploring Materials through ... 

• Classifying materials in a variety of ways. 

• Creating a comparative test.  

• Investigating the suitability of materials for a task. 

• Carry out an investigation. 

In DT, we will be...

• Considering how things are made and how wheels move.

• Designing a train. 

• Creating and building a train using our designs. 

In Music, we will be...

• Recognising different sounds using songs such as Music Man, Helping Others and Lets Sing Together

The Year 3's will also be learning how to play the Recorder on a Wednesday as this is part of the Year 3 curriculum. 

In Reading, we will be exploring the children's reading fluency. In Spring 1, the children were assessed for their reading ages which has supported us in putting them into their fluency groups. These will be assessed later in Spring 2. These fluency lessons allow the children to access books and unpick them with discussions and written questions. 

We be looking at the texts...

• Poetry is not for me. 

• Talk to the tail. 

• Cycling in Summer 

• It could be worse.

In RE, we will be...

• Focusing on the Story of Easter

• Recognising religious symbols and identifying the importance of these.

• Exploring key features in the Easter story. 

• Exploring the symbolism of a Paschal candle. 

• Exploring the Last Supper and its purpose?

In R.H.E, we will be...

• Looking at Citizenship.  

Home Learning

At Delce Academy we encourage our children to:

• Read every evening and record this in their reading record

• Learn their spellings for the week

• Practice their Times Tables daily using TTRS or the worksheet provided

There will also be 6 home learning activities set for the term. These activity ideas are optional but we advise your encouragement as it will further support your child in continuing their love of learning outside of the classroom. Your child can complete as many of the activities as they would like and bring their work in to share with their class. 

Timetable Rockstars and Number Bots

• This is available for the children to play on to practise their timetables and number bots using Number bots

P.E:

• Children will change at school so please ensure children have an appropriate sports kit for the weather. PE days for individual classes will be sent home via Arbor.