English
In English, we will complete the Oliver and the Seawigs unit. Oliver Crisp's parents are explorers and for 10 years they have travelled the world, taking Oliver with them. Now they have decided that all the great unknowns have been seen and they are ready to return home. To their surprise they discover a dozen mysterious islands in the bay near their house. They pull out the dinghy and immediately set off to explore whilst Oliver begins to unpack. When he goes out to check on them, the islands are gone and so are his parents. That is why a boy who dreams of staying home and going to school winds up on yet another amazing adventure, in search of his missing parents.
Through the unit children will:
- explore, interpret and respond to illustrations in a book
- discuss meanings
- build an imaginative picture of a fantasy world, based on real life experience
- explore a story and its experiences through role play and through writing in role
- write stories from another character’s point of view
Maths
This half term, we will be focusing on the operations: multiplication and division. We will be learning how to calculate the area of simple shapes and compare the areas of different shapes.
Science – Electricity
Electricity is our new Science topic this term. The children will experiment with circuits, identify the reasons why they break, recognising symbols as well as discussing the potential dangers of electricity.
History – Romans
In this unit, the children will discover when and why the Romans invaded. They will find out who Boudicca was and what she felt about the Roman invasion. The children will also explore what life would have been like as a child in Roman Britain. They will learn about what happened at the Romans baths. At the end of the unit, the children will learn about the legacy of the Roman invasion.
Art – Mosaic Masters
The unit, Mosaic Masters, teaches children about the history of mosaics, before focusing on the colours, patterns and themes found in Roman mosaics. The children will learn techniques to help them design and make a mosaic tile.
Computing - Computing systems and networks
In Computing, the children will be looking at how to search for information online. We will look at how companies encourage people to buy from their websites. They will look at how opinions online are not always the truth and at how technology can impersonate a living thing online (a bot). They will look at how technology can be a distraction and how we might need to limit our time using it.
Children will be looking at collaborative learning and consider the tools that will help them to do this.
P.E.
This term, the children will be learning about gymnastics. They will develop their individual skills when learning about jumps, rolls and balances. The children will then create routines and understand the importance of body management when using equipment.
In their second PE lesson, the children will be developing their knowledge and understanding when taking part in orienteering. They will be need to use their co-operation, communication skills and be determined, whilst completing a variety of activities.
P.S.H.E Celebrating Differences
Over the term the children will explore these aspects of celebrating differences:
- Accept that everyone is different
- Include others when working and playing
- Know how to help if someone is being bullied
- Trying to solve problems
- Using kind words
- Know how to give and receive compliments
French – Portraits – describing in French
In this unit, the children will be learning adjectives to describe people’s physical appearance and their personality. We will use these to create simple sentences ensuring that the adjectives agree with the gender of the noun.
R.E. – What do different people do in difficult times?
During this unit, the children will explore how people from different worldviews manage in difficult times. We will cover these key questions:
- Why are difficult times challenging to people?
- How does worship help Christians in good and bad times?
- What rituals do Muslims practice during worship and how does this impact them?
- How does Yoga help Hindus in their daily lives?
- How and why are routines and rituals comforting to people in difficult times?
- What places are special to people during difficult times?