What are we learning this half term?
Welcome back to an exciting year in the Tigers class.
Spring 1
This half term, we will be learning...
English
The text we are studying is The Hound of the Baskervilles by the author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Our writing outcomes will include a narrative cliff hanger with lots of description and a non-fiction formal event report.
Maths
Our maths focus this half term will be calculations around fractions and decimals. We will also be learning how to measure angles in shapes. We will also use reasoning and problem solving skills to answer questions about these topics.
Science
Pupils will model and explain how the solar system works. They will create and share a scaled version of the solar system. Pupils will use shadow investigations to demonstrate the movement of the Earth on its axis. They will model and demonstrate how and why the moon appears to change shape across a lunar month and show in a diagram how the moon appears in its various phases. |
A non-chronological report will enable the children to demonstrate their understanding of this unit.
History
Our big question this half term is ‘Were the Vikings raiders, traders or something else?’ We will answer this through research of primary, secondary and tertiary sources. | |
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PSHE
Living in the Wider World is our focus this half term. This includes what it means to belong to a community and how we can care for our local community and the world.
Religious Education
Our focus this half term is to recognise that Jesus is recognised by all faiths and world views as being a great teacher. This will include focusing on the values he teaches through stories that we read.
Autumn 2
This half term, we will be learning...
English
This half term we will be studying the text 'When We Walked on the Moon' allowing us to analyse the conventions of different types of writing. We will also be learning to use punctuation to determine intonation and expression when reading aloud to a range of audiences. Our writing outcomes will be to write an exploration narrative and a recount
Maths
This half term we will have a number focus through the following areas in our Maths lessons:
'Place value' and 'addition & subtraction using numbers up to a million.
Science
In Science our research will be based around the properties of everyday materials through investigations and experiments.
Geography
This half term we will be studying, ‘A Region in a European Country:’ where the focus will be Athens and Central Greece
Art
We will be studying the artist Lui Bolin and his famous works of 'The Invisible Man' through drawing and painting into digital art.
PSHE
Our focus this half term is relationships, we will consider how we manage friendships and peer influence. We will also be looking at physical contact and feelings of safety. Responding respectfully to a wide range of people including recognising prejudice and discrimination which will also be studied.