The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School

In English, we will be exploring the books ‘The Dragon Machine’ by Helen Ward and ‘Toys in Space’ by Mini Grey. We will be creating our own dragon stories, instructions, diary entries and setting descriptions.

In maths, we will be learning about weight, volume, temperature, position and direction and statistics. We will also be consolidating our arithmetic and problem-solving skills.

In science, we will be exploring plants, what they need to survive and how they grow into mature plants.

Our art topic will be sculpture and will be creating African Jewellery. In computing, we will be learning about effective searching using the Internet and creating digital pictures.

In geography, we will be using map skills to compare the features of Warrington and Kenya. We will be having a parent visitor coming to talk to us about her experiences of living and working in Kenya. Our music topic will be about pop music and learning the friendship song. Class 9 will be learning the recorders this term.

We will be having a Nellie’s Netball coach in for our outdoor PE. For indoor PE we will be continuing gymnastics. In PSHE, our My Happy Minds unit is ‘Engage’ and we will be learning about money such as saving and spending and our needs and wants. Our RE topic for the half-term will be about Christian churches.

Our English books for the half term will be ‘The Great Fire of London’ by Emma Adams and ‘A Walk in London’ by Salvatore Rubbino. We will be creating information booklets, persuasive posters and leaflets.

In maths we will be consolidating our learning from the year and developing our problem-solving skills.

In science, we will be exploring uses of everyday materials. The history focus will be learning about seaside places in the past and how they have changed over time. We are having a visit from Warrington Museum who will bring a vast selection of artefacts and exhibits for the children to explore and experience.

Our computing topic will be about creating music using an online program. We will learn how to upload and create our own compositions. In music, we will be learning about western classical music and performing our end of Year 2 production. Our outdoor PE learning will focus on athletics and preparing for Sports Day. In Indoor PE we will be developing our dance skills.

Our PSHE unit will be focussing on growing and changing. This will include moving to the junior school, our bodies and harmful substances. In RE, we will be learning about Judaism and what aspects of our lives are most important.

In Design Technology we will explore mechanisms (wheels and axles). We will design and create an ice cream vehicle linked to our seaside history topic.