Autumn Term 1 2021 : Bright Lights, Big City
Our Cornerstones project this term is called Bright Lights, Big City.
In the Bright Lights, Big City project, your child will take part in a royal garden party and learn about Queen Elizabeth II. They will learn about the countries that make up the United Kingdom, including their location, capital cities and some of their physical and human features. They will have the opportunity to do map work, using compasses and positional and directional language to plan routes. They will research the cause and impact of the Great Fire of London and look at some famous London landmarks. They will learn about other capital cities around the world, including Kuala Lumpur, and compare how they are similar and different to London.
All of these wonderful learning experiences will help us to answer this projects Big Question: What do you know about the United Kingdom?
Week 6
In D+T this week the children have been learning all about how to make moving vehicles. The children have investigated axles and wheels and then used this knowledge to design their own moving vehicle.
Week 5
This week in geography the children have been working together to investigate Ariel photographs. The children looked closely to see what human and physical features they could spot on the Ariel photograph.
Week 4
In literacy this week we are learning about discussion texts. Today the children worked in groups to make a list of all Pro's and Con's of living in an Urban settlement.
Week 3
This week in literacy we have been re-telling the story if The Tower Bridge Cat. The children worked hard to sequence the key events of the story ready to re-write it later in the week.
In Geography this week class 1 enjoyed a lovely sunny walk around the village spotting Human features along the way.
Week 2
In Literacy we have been busy creating information leaflets all about London Landmarks. In geography, the children used their knowledge of London Landmarks to begin creating the drawings for their booklets.
This week in geography we have been learning about what a settlement is. We spent lots of time discussing London as a settlement and describing a city using all of our senses.
Week 1
In Geography we have been learning all about the Physical Features of the United Kingdom.
