English

Our text for the term is an abridged version of the original story of the 'Wind in the Willows' by Kenneth Grahame. The story follows the lives of four unlikely friends; Mole, Ratty, Toad and Badger. One spring day, Mole peers out from his underground home to find a marvellous world awaits him. As the seasons pass, he picnics on the riverbank with Ratty, accompanies Toad on a chaotic caravan adventure, and even braves the snowy depths of the fearsome Wild Wood in search of Badger. But when Toad's mischievous ways finally land him in trouble,  his friends must come to his rescue and recapture Toad Hall from a gang of sneaky stoats and wheedling weasels.

We will be writing a variety of texts based on this novel, including poetry, a non-chronological report and a character descriptions.

Maths

This term we will be covering Statistics, Time, Shape and Measure. We will also be recapping our times tables knowledge up to 12 x 12 ready for the Multiplication Tables Check in June. We will be covering the small steps: 

• Interpret Charts
• Comparison, sum and difference
• Interpret line graphs
• Draw line graphs
• Minutes past the hour
• Minutes to the hour
• Convert from analogue to digital
• Convert to the 24 Hour clock
• Convert from the 24 hour clock
• Years, weeks, months, days
• Hours, minutes and seconds
• Triangles
• Quadrilaterals
• Polygons
• Lines of symmetry

• Complete a symmetric figure
• Recap – mm, cm
• Recap – cm, m
• Measure in Km and m
• Equivalent lengths (m and km)

Science

Animals including Humans

In this biology unit we will be learning all about our bodies. We will focus on:

• What are the parts of the digestive system?
• What are the functions of the digestive system? 
• What teeth do we have?
• Why do animals have different teeth?
• Investigating tooth decay
• What are food chains?

Geography

Rainforests

In this geography unit we will be studying and learning about features of the rainforests, with a focus on the Amazon.

We will be covering the objectives:

• Where are the rainforest of the world located?
• What is the climate like in the rainforest?
• How is the rainforest made up?
• What is found in the rainforest biome?
• What is life like in the rainforest?
• Why are the rainforests under threat?

PSHE

We always try to provide our pupils with skills to set them up for life. We will be looking at money this term, understanding and discussing: 

• Where money comes from 
• Different ways to pay
• Lending and borrowing
• How adverts try to influence our spending
• Prioritising and choosing to spend money wisely
• Keeping track of spending

Computing

This term we will be using Purple Mash to use the programme 2Logo, to practise our coding skills. We will be inputting simple algorithms and using debugging skills to identify errors in codes.

PE

This term we are looking at Striking and Fielding Games (Cricket and Rounders). We will practise our throwing and catching skills and look at a range of techniques to support fielding techniques. We will apply these skills in a number of games.

Music

Recorders

In this unit we will become more familiar with how to correctly hold, position and blow into our recorders. We will practise and learn simple tunes using the notes B, A and G using standard musical notation, and include notes of different lengths and rests.