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Autumn 2

Our Autumn 2 topics are 'Amazing Autumn' & 'Christmas'

RE 

We follow the official RE curriculum for Catholic Primary Schools - Discerning disciples. This half term our topic is 'Prophecy and Promise'.
 

The Prophecy and Promise branch introduces young children to foundational concepts of God's care, love, and special messages through age-appropriate, relational themes:

  • Being Known and Loved: Children explore how God makes and knows people personally, linking the idea of being called or chosen with their own lived experience of family and affection.
  • Simple Bible Stories & Expectation: Rather than complex theological prophecy, Nursery lessons focus on simple narratives of promise—such as God choosing Mary (the Annunciation)—emphasising that God keeps promises and brings good things like the birth of Jesus.
  • Ways of Knowing: Guided by the RED (To Know You More Clearly) framework, children engage through the three pillars:
    • Understand: Hearing simple stories about God's special message and figures like Mary.
    • Discern: Reflecting gently on how it feels to be promised something special or cared for.
    • Respond: Expressing wonder, thankfulness, or calm reflection through play, art, and simple prayer.

 

Literacy 

In Literacy we will look at the following texts:

    

Maths

Number

  • Recognising numbers past 5 
  •  Say one number for each item in order: 1,2,3,4,5.

Number Patterns

  • Notice Patterns and arrange things in a pattern 
  • Subitise, recognise the number 1, 2 and 3 without needing to count

Shape, Space and Measure

  • Make comparisons about objects related to their length and capacity 
  • Talk about and identifies the patterns around them

 

Understanding of the World 

The Natural World 

  • Show care for living things
  • Talk about observations of nature – plants, animals, natural found objects
  • Understand growth and decay over time
  • Notice changes in the seasons

 

Expressive Arts & Design 

Creating with Materials

  • Acorn Pictures

  • Leaf Printing

  • Painting Leaves 

  • Leaf person 

  • Acorn Wreath

Being Imaginative and Expressive

  • Role Play Area - Home corner/Santa's Workshop
  • Actions to our story texts 

Nursery Rhymes & Songs 

  • I’m a little teapot
  • Humpty Dumpty
  • Three blind mice
  • Tommy thumb
  • Hey Diddle, Diddle
  • Little Jack Horner
  • Pat a cake, pat a cake
  • Twinkle, twinkle
  • 1,2,3,4,5 one I caught a fish alive

 

PSHE

We will be following the Ten Ten Programme of Study.

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