CURRICULUM NEWSLETTER AUTUMN 2

QUIZ ME QUESTIONS AUTUMN 2

CURRICULUM NEWSLETTER AUTUMN 1

QUIZ ME QUESTIONS AUTUMN 1

 

HISTORY – Why do we celebrate Bonfire Night?

We started or History unit by talking about Bonfire Night and what we remember about fireworks. The children looked at lots of photos and videos of fireworks. The children then learned about King James I and that he was a Protestant. This meant that Catholics were not allowed to worship. They had to go to Protestant churches and were not allowed to worship as Catholics. The class talked about how this might make them feel. In the next activity, the children were then split in half. One half of the class had the task of persuading Guy Fawkes that he should blow up Parliament. The other half had to persuade him against it. The children formed conscience alley. Guy Fawkes walked down the centre of the two rows and the children took it in turns to say one statement or sentence to persuade Guy Fawkes they are right. At the end of conscience alley Guy Fawkes had to decide whether he would go ahead with his plan to blow up Parliament. Finally, the children talked about how Guy Fawkes might have felt when he went to Parliament with the barrels of gunpowder and they discussed what happened to him next.

  

  

 

CONTINUOUS PROVISION

The children have had lots of fun playing in the different areas of the classroom this half term (Autumn 1). These are just a few examples of the children playing together to build models and also discovering what creatures can be found in our outside area.

  

 

MUSIC – Fairytales: Sound Patterns

The children have looked at a range of fairytales and then focused on The Three Little Pigs. They have identified key moments in the story and clapped along to the repeated words and phrases. Through this they have created rhythmic patterns. The children have performed their work to the rest of the class.