A very warm welcome to 

Apple Tree Class 2024 - 2025

Our topic for term 5 is 

Terrific tales (Julia Donaldson)

During this topic we will take a closer look at some of the brilliant and well-loved stories from the author Julia Donaldson.  We will be listening, retelling and thinking about story structure to remember some brilliant stories. We will put ourselves into the shoes of an illustrator, like Axel Scheffler, and try to draw some of our favourite characters.  The children will be able to really bring this topic to life near the end of term with a trip to The Children's play village.  Here they can really immerse themselves in the creative and imaginative world of stories and play!

Our topic for term 4 is 

Amazing animals (Our Wonderful World)

Throughout this topic we will be exploring and admiring our wonderful world we live in! We will begin by looking at pets we have in our homes and families, following onto animals that we see often around us.  We will look at reptiles and amphibians and have the opportunity to be brave and show courage through visiting Crocodiles of the World!  Later in the term we will be admiring the lovely world around us, noticing the signs of Spring and the changes taking place as we transition out of Winter.  We will (hopefully) enjoy some sunnier Forest Schools and will be planting some flowers and plants to grow. We will have to demonstrate patience as we wait for them grow and care for them well. We will be learning about the Easter story and understanding why and how we celebrate Easter, as well as, enjoying World Book day! 

Our topic for term 3 is

Brilliant bears 

Throughout this topic we will be thinking about our special teddies that are special to us, whether these be new or old. Some people may have had since birth and other may be special for another reason. We will compare new and old bears and also share any old and new toys together. This topic will give us the opportunity to explore and learn about real bears and their habitats and may even take us on a bear hunt at Forest School! We will each have our own ‘everywhere bear’ to share adventures with before all coming together, near the end of term, for a teddy bears picnic to celebrate and demonstrate our school value of friendship. 

Our topic for term 2 is

Marvellous me & Winter

During this topic we will be learning about at ourselves and what makes us unique! We will identify and celebrate any skills and qualities we hold and explore our family around us.  We will think about what makes a family and who is in our family.  We will be exploring how we change and grow over time, and how everyone was a baby once.  We will then move onto looking at maps and where we live.  We will place ourselves on that map and think about where we are in the world and where we are in our town or house.  This is a great opportunity to look at different places and be able to compare England with another country or to look at a village and a city.

We will then move into Winter and begin to recognise the seasonal changes.  We will think about animals and ourselves in Winter, and we take care of ourselves.  What winter looks like and what might happen during winter.  We will finish this term exploring the Christmas Story and why Christians believe it is special.  We will learn about this through visiting church and putting on our own performance to our family and friends.  We are also excited to go on the coach to the watch a performance, called a pantomime!

Our topic for term 1 is 

Colourful

This term we will be exploring colours, beginning with red, blue and yellow as the primary colours.  From there we will see how we can use these to mix new colours and looking at the colours in the rainbow.  Whilst looking at rainbows, we will learn about Norman Adams, an artist who used watercolours to paint nature and landscapes, with some brilliant rainbow art!  We look forward to inviting you in to share our rainbow craft afternoon and displaying the children's rainbow art.  We will end the term learning about Autumn and exploring all the changes that we can see around us.  Whilst exploring Autumn we will also have a look at some autumn poetry.