Fountains

Welcome to Fountains Class

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Here is an overview of the topics and themes we will cover this half term.

To read about them in more detail, please see the newsletter below.

Class Notice

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Miss Liptrot is contactable on s.liptrot@wistow.n-yorks.sch.uk

Thursday and Friday, Miss Banks is available on e.banks@wistow.n-yorks.sch.uk

Autumn 1 Newsletter - Fountains.pdf

Where would you like to explore?

In Fountains Class this term, our main History and Geography theme is Where would you like to explore? We will start off with a recap of oceans and continents and then we will investigate weather patterns in different parts of the world. Then we will investigate what makes a person significant. We will find out about Katherine Johnson, who was a brilliant mathematician who helped NASA send rockets to the moon. Then the children will find out about the amazing journeys that the explorers Neil Armstrong and Ernest Shackleton made.

Key Vocabulary

resilient, dangerous, significant, explore

Religious Education this half term starts with the theme “Who is a Christian and what do they believe?” We will be finding out what Christians believe about God and about Jesus as the Son of God. This unit looks at stories about Jesus and stories that Jesus told.

Key Vocabulary

Father, son, Old Testament, New Testament

In Design and Technology we will be inspired by the song, ‘Mouse in a windmill’, the children will design and construct a windmill for a client (mouse) to live in. The children will explore various types of windmill, how they work and their key features.

Key Vocabulary

axle, structure, design criteria

Science involves work on Living things and their habitats and we will be investigating living things and what they need to survive. We will also be looking at our own environment and what lives and grows there.

Key Vocabulary

food chain, habitat, micro habitat

In Computing we will be focusing on Technology all around us. Children will develop their understanding of technology and how it can help them in their everyday lives. We will start to become familiar with the different components of a computer by developing our keyboard and mouse skills. We will also continue to develop our use of Seesaw to

independently record our work.

Key Vocabulary

Computer, mouse, trackpad

Maths

We will be starting work on finding objects that are more and less. We will then go on to order and compare numbers.

Key Vocabulary

represent, object, place value, less, more

English

We will continue to focus on phonics and spellings. Sound and RWI sessions will happen each morning, alongside our English learning.

This term our main focus will be the adventure story Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers.

We will also be reading other stories by Oliver Jeffers and books about penguins!

Key Vocabulary

disappointment, wonderful, penguin

What a wonderful 2 weeks we have had in Fountains class preparing for our nativity, enjoying the Christmas Fayre and joining in with the Christmas crafting!

Below are some images to show you what a great couple of weeks we've had!

We finished our mark making art unit today with some observational drawing. We used a range of colours, mark making and techniques to draw what we could see.

In Fountains class, we have made Christingles. We started the celebration of advent by learning about Christingle. We know that the orange represents the world, the red ribbon represents God's love for the world, the fruit shows God's creations and the candle represents Jesus as the light of the world.

This week in Fountain's class we have played a game in maths using the Dice. We rolled to find two numbers to use them in an addition and a take away sentence. We talk about using the part whole method to add and take away! Great maths learning Fountains!

In computing, we have worked to develop our careful mouse control. We learned how to change colour of our pen, fill shapes and use the eraser. Paintz was great fun!

Fountains Class have had a great day! They've taken part in robot making with 2D shapes, explored 'I am a robot' by the Philharmonic orchestra and spent time getting used to Numbots so that they can improve their maths learning when at home. Great Job Fountains!

End of Academic Year 2023 - 2024. Well done to all our Wistow pupils for an amazing year!

Summer Term 2 2024

What A Wonderful World!

Fountains Class are going to be explorers this half term, in their Geography topic about our wonderful world. The children will find out about the location of countries, continents and oceans of the world in relation to the position of the United Kingdom. They will reinforce their understanding that the world is spherical and then create their own journeys across the world. The children will use the compass directions of North, South, East and West.

They will also celebrate World Ocean Day on the 8^th June and have an introduction to France, in preparation and linked to the Paris Olympics .

Key Vocabulary

compass, North, South, East, West

Design and Technology this half term is a focus on making a puppet. The children will explore methods of joining fabric. They will then design and make a character-based hand puppet using a preferred joining technique, before decorating.

Key Vocabulary

Template, stencil, join,

In Computing, the children will be learners will be using a computer to create music. They will listen to a variety of pieces of music and consider how music can make them think and feel. Learners will compare creating music digitally and non-digitally. Learners will look at patterns and purposefully create music using Chrome Music Lab.

Key Vocabulary

Chrome Music lab, Chrome book, pattern

We have already completed most of our Science work this year, but we will be reinforcing our knowledge of Plants with a few investigations using seeds and plants.

Key Vocabulary

Investigate, predict and method

Religious Education this half term is focusing on the Christian and Jewish story of Creation. In this unit, Who made the World? We will look at the view of some Christians and Jews about Creation and how and why we should care for our World.

Key Vocabulary

Creation, Creator, Bible

PSHE this half term involves a focus on Economic Wellbeing. The children will learn what money is and the different ways that children and adults get it. Then they will learn to recognise the difference between needs and wants; consider why different people make different choices about spending and saving money; explore banks and building societies; understanding that skills and interests influence career choices. As always, our PSHE follows the age appropriate North Yorkshire Council PSHE Guidance.

Key Vocabulary

cash, coins, notes

Maths

The children will first be completing work on fractions and quarters. Then we will begin work on Position and Direction.

Key Vocabulary

left, right, quarter

English

All children will be having a 15 minute Read Write Inc reading and phonics session daily.

This term we will also be continuing with the new writing programme, to help us with our writing and Spelling and Grammar knowledge.

The book for our next unit of work is Tidy by Emily Gravett.