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Spring 1 IPC PROJECT : The Circus

What's the big idea?

Have you heard the saying ‘laughter is the best medicine’? Laughing and having fun are such an important part of our lives. We all love being entertained and enjoying ourselves. For a very long time, the circus has been a special place where people, from many parts of the world, go to be entertained, laugh and have fun.

TECHNOLOGY
We will know:
- How to plan what we are going to make.
We will be developing our understanding of:
- Using appropriate materials and tools for a job.
- How to evaluate our work.
HISTORY
We will know:
- How the circus began.
- How circuses have changed over the years.
We will be developing our understanding of:
- Some of the acts that have evolved in the circus.
- The use of animals in the circus, past and present.
PE
We will know:
- About some of the acts involved in circuses.
- How to use our bodies to balance.
- How to use different equipment to perform an act.
We will be developing our understanding of:
- The skills required for different circus acts.
COMPUTING
We will know:
- How to create and save a document.
- How to use a program to create a beat and rhythm.
We will be developing our understanding of:
- The use of ICT to present and further our learning.
Maths
We will be working on….
- Vertical addition and subtraction.
- Time: we will be learning how to draw hands on a clock to show half past.
- Identify the 2D shapes that makeup the faces on 3D shapes.
English

We will be developing our knowledge and understanding of oral storytelling.

We will be developing the skill of reading through our work to check that it makes sense and editing our work if needed. We will be writing words with prefixes and suffixes.

We will continue to improve our SPaG knowledge, skills and understanding, in particular: capital letters and full stops.
statutory SPELLING LISTS
important dates
- Monday 24^thDecember – Friday 4^thJanuary : Christmas Holidays
- Monday 7^thJanuary: INSET day School closed for children
- Tuesday 8^thJanuary: Start of the Spring term 8.45am
- Tuesday 8th January : Year 5 (Phoenix 2) Swimming starts
- Monday 14^thJanuary: Clubs start
- Tuesday 15^th January : Closing date for Reception Applications
- Tuesday 15^th January : Education Governors Meeting
- Thursday 17^th January : Year 6 Trip to The National History Museum
- Monday 21^stJanuary : Height and weight checks – Reception and Year 6
- Thursday 31^st January : Prospective Parent Tour
- Tuesday 5^thFebruary : Year 4 trip to The Science Museum
- Tuesday 12^thFebruary : Strategic Development Governors Meeting
- Friday 15^th February :Chinese New Year
- Monday 18^th - Friday 22^nd February : Half Term Holiday
- Monday 25^th February : School reopens for staff and children
- Tuesday 5^thMarch : Full Governing Body meeting
- Wednesday 6^thMarch : School closing @2.00pm today
- Wednesday 6^thMarch : Parents’ Evening 2.30 – 5.00pm
- Thursday 7^th March : Parents’ Evening 3.40 – 6.00pm
- Thursday 7^thMarch : World Book Day
- Wednesday 13^thMarch : Year 2 (Sphinx 1) trip to The National Portrait Gallery
- Thursday 14^thMarch : Year 2 (Sphinx 2) trip to The National Portrait Gallery
- Thursday 14^thMarch : Prospective Parent Tour
- Monday 25^thMarch : Last week of swimming
- Monday 25^thMarch : Last week of clubs
- Monday 1^stApril : E-Safety Workshop for children
- Monday 1^stApril : Club registration – open online via Parentpay from 10am
- Monday 8^th- Friday 22^ndApril : Easter Holidays
- Tuesday 23^rd April : INSET day – school closed for children
- Wednesday 24^thApril : School reopens for children

Home Learning

2 home learning tasks are set every week :

Task	Given out	Due Back
Mathletics	Thursday	Tuesday
Phonics / Spelling	Thursday	Tuesday

Remember:

to read to a grown-up every day
practice your phonics

We expect children to read with an adult for ten minutes each day. Please record this time in their reading diaries. We will also provide each child with a Mathletics login which will allow your child to complete maths activities on a computer, tablet or phone at home.

Things to remember

P.E is on:

Mondays for Hydra 1
Tuesdays for Hydra 2
Wednesdays for both classes

Remember to have your P.E kits in for both these days (including plimsoles).
Make sure you have leggings or tracksuit bottoms as we will be outside for P.E unless it is raining.
PE kits should be in school at all times.

Can You Help?

Do you have knowledge or resources about our project?

Could you give some time to come in to class to help with reading?

Messages from the Staff

You can speak to any member of the Year 1 Team at the end of the school day once all the childrens are dismissed.

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