Spring 1
This half term we will be introducing a new book, 'Tom's Sausage Lion.' Written by Michael Morpurgo.
This book tells the story of a young boy who spots a strange mountain lion in his garden over the Christmas holidays. Unfortunately no one believes him, so he hatches a plan to prove everyone wrong and find the lion.
This term the children will write diary entries, recounts and persuasive letters in the character of Tom, whilst reading sections of the book.
Maths
We will be focusing on the following areas this term:
A big push on learning times tables for rapid recall – x8, x4, x3, multiplication tables and related division facts. We will take this times tables knowledge and begin to multiply and divide two-digit numbers by one-digit numbers using more complex written methods.
We will also be recapping time before working more in depth on telling the time to the minute and looking at durations of time across a.m and p.m.
Some websites to use to help:
Geography
This term we will be learning about locational knowledge, focusing on human and physical geography across the UK. We will compare the local area of the West Midlands to the region of Campagnia in Italy. We will learn about the different land use, foods, money and settlements.
Design Technology
DT this is term is linked to pneumatic systems. We will be investigating how pneumatic systems work and where they are found in everyday life. Creating our own simple pneumatic systems, designing and making a moving monster.
Science
Our science is based on forces and magnets this half term. We will learn about what a force is, with a focus on push and pull forces. The children will complete a number of experiments to test how forces can impact our lives, before beginning to learn about magnets. We will explore how magnets work, their strength and what materials they attract or repel.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/znmmn39
MFL – French
We will be learning the correct pronunciation and order of the French alphabet.
RE
This term in RE will be focusing on ‘What Can We Learn From Islam’, we will be looking their holy book, special place of worship and understanding the importance of the Five Pillars of Islam to Muslims.
Music
In music this term, children will be using Charanga. Their unit is called 'Three Little Birds'. The children will be learning the song, breaking down the instruments and lyrics and will then learn to play it using glockenspiels.
PE
During our P.E lessons this term, we will be practising our gymnastics skills with Mr Parker.
Computing
In our computing sessions we will complete our touch typing unit in which children will learn the correct hand positions for fast typing. The children will then move onto coding, where we will learn how to create accurate code and make a system perform a desired action.
PSHE
This terms unit is called 'Diverse Britain'. The children will learn about the diversity of Britain whilst also learning about the importance of democracy, liberty and the rules of law.