English

Our text for the term continues with 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 a recount, and a letter. 

Maths

We will be covering topics money and position and direction. We will be working towards the small steps: 

• Write money using decimals

• Convert between pounds ad pence

• Compare amounts of money

• Estimate with money

• Calculate with money

• Solve problems with money

• Roman Numerals

• Describe position using co-ordinates

• Plot co-ordinates

• Draw 2D shapes on a grid

• Translate on a grid

• Describe translation

History

Crime and Punishment

In this unit we will make comparisons between different periods of History and the ways in which they detected, deterred and punished crime. We will make links with how historical periods have impacted our current justice system today. This includes:

• Our current Crown Court system 

• Roman Crime and Punishment

• Anglo-Saxon Crime and Punishment

• Tudor Crime and Punishment

• Victorian Crime and Punishment

Science

Living things and their Habitats

In this biology unit we will be learning all about different living things. We will cover the objectives: 

• What are the seven life processes?

• What are vertebrates and invertebrates? 

• What living things can I find? 

• Can I use and create classification keys? 

• What causes environmental dangers? 

French

Countries and Transport

This term we will be learning to say different types of transport and how we get to different places. We will identify some of the main methods of transport used in French culture. 

PE

This term we will improve our accuracy of our golf skills, learning different techniques and swings to apply to mini-games. We will also be playing tennis, teaching different racquet skills and playing 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.

Computing

This term we will be using Purple Mash to develop our coding skills. We will be inputting simple algorithms and using debugging skills to identify errors in codes.

PSHE

We always try to provide our pupils with skills to set them up for life. This unit covers our topic 'Growing Up', and delivers statutory RSE content. Please see our PSHE page for our policies regarding this content.