The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School

In English lessons, we will be exploring two quality texts, ‘Wolves’ by Emily Gravett and ‘Jim and the Beanstalk’ by Raymond Briggs. Using these books, we will be creating non-chronological reports, character descriptions, narrative retellings and some informal letter writing. Throughout the Autumn Term we will also be sharing books by our focus author Roald Dahl at story times. Our maths topic for this half term will be all about number and place value to 100 and addition and subtraction.

In science, we will be focussing on the life cycle and basic needs of animals including humans.  This will lead into topic work about a healthy lifestyle and our work on fruits and vegetables will prepare us nicely for learning about Harvest.

In art we will be focussing on drawing and understanding tone and texture. We will explore how artists use tone and texture and begin applying these techniques in observational drawings.

In geography as the children use maps and to locate the equator, continents and oceans. Computing will focus on coding by creating algorithms as well as understanding how the Internet works and how to a computer safely. .

Our music topic for this half term is ‘Hands, Feet and Heart’, where we learn about South African styles of music and we will also be practising for our Harvest Assembly. In P.E, we will practise our fundamental skills and developing our fitness. Linking with our science topic, in PSHE, we will meet our brain and the special parts that help us learn. In R.E we will learn about what Christian’s believe about God and the world around us.