This term, we will continue to collate a body of evidence for our Writing Assessment.  We will use the tense and thrilling ghost story 'The Giant's Necklace' by Michael Morpurgo on which to base various genres of writing to show off our capabilities.

"It all began with a necklace, made of glistening pink cowrie shells. A long, long necklace that had taken Cherry days - weeks - of careful, painstaking work. It was nearly complete, and Cherry was determined it would be the longest necklace she had ever made; that it would be fit for a giant!"

Maths

We will continue to apply our Maths skills to various projects, puzzles and games.

Theme

We will continue our Theme this term ‘The First Railways'. This unit of work is History based and we will cover the following objectives:

• to develop a chronologically secure understanding of British, local and world history
• to note connections, contrasts and trends over time
• to address historically valid questions about change, cause and significance
• to organise relevant historical information
• to understand how our knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources.

Science

We will continue our Science Topic  ‘Animals including Humans’.  We will be learning to identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system, and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood; to recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function and to describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans.
 

Art and Design/Design Technology

We will continue our  'Landscape Art'; where we will be learning:

• to develop a painting from a drawing
• to try out different media
• to mix appropriate colours to create atmosphere and light
• to identify primary, secondary, complementary and contrasting colours
• to make marks and lines with a range of drawing implements

French

In our French lessons this term we will continue to concentrate on the numbers 1-100.  We will apply our knowledge of phrases and verbs and apply the grammatical rules of different verb forms.  We will recognise the patterns of language in numbers beyond 60 and write sentences.

R.E

Our RE this term is 'How do people express their spiritual ideas through the arts?'. We will be:

• explaining what spiritual means
• exploring ways people express their feelings
• identifying and explaining the colours used in the church year
• identifying and explaining religious objects
• performing a Bible story
• identifying different styles of art in different religions
• looking at a variety of artists' artwork of Christianity.

Music

Our Music this term is focused around 'You've got a friend', a song about friendship by Carole King.  

We will listen and appraise this and other songs by Carole King and build on our knowledge and understanding of the interrelated dimensions of music; including improvising and composing.  Finally, we will perform the song using instruments and our voices.

P.E

In our PE lessons with Mr Banks, we will be practising and refining our athletic skills; and in our lessons with Mrs Barker, will be learning how to play net/wall games such as tennis and badminton.

Computing

In our computing sessions this term, we will be continuing our learning about how to use blog. 

• Children will understand how a blog can be used as an informative text.
• Children will understand the key features of a blog.
• Children can work collaboratively to plan a blog.
• Children can create a blog or blog post with a specific purpose.
• Children understand that the way in which information is presented has an impact upon the audience.

PSHE

This term, our topic is 'Money Matters'.

This unit aims to encourage children to think about how money is used in the wider world. They will discuss the possible consequences of taking financial risks and identify ways to avoid these. Children will also learn about influences advertisers try to use to encourage us to spend our money and how to see the real value of products by being critical consumers. They will also explore what ethical spending means and consider how to identify the impact of our spending choices on the environment around us. Having learnt about ways we can spend money, children will also learn about budgeting and discuss how to prioritise our spending. Through this unit of learning, children will also have the opportunity to discuss how our earning and spending can contribute to society through the payment of tax and by making ethical choices.