Summer Term Curriculum

Maths

We will continue to begin every morning with our ‘Early Bird Maths’ which focuses on retrieving key skills and times tables. This term, our main Maths lessons will begin with fractions before moving on to working with money and telling the time. Later on, we will be looking at shape and statistics. Your child can support their learning by completing a short session on Times Table Rockstars 3-5 times a week. Log in details can be found in each child's reading record.

English

In English this term we will be writing for a specific purpose and will be developing stamina and independence in the children’s writing while focussing on vocabulary and sentence structure. We will be writing narratives, persuasive leaflets and incident reports. We continue to use a range of excellent books as the inspiration for our writing. These include: Weasels, Tin Forest, Tuesday and The Day I swapped my Dad for two Goldfish.

Science

As scientists we will be continuing our plants unit by finding out how different plants grow and the life cycle of flowering plants. Then we will move on to studying light and shadows.

History

Our topic this term is Ancient Greece. We will find out where Greece is, what democracy is and Greece’s importance as an ancient civilisation. By the end of the unit, we will be able to answer the question: “What impact have the Greeks had on our lives today?”

Geography

We will be linking our learning to our History topic on Ancient Greece by studying modern day Greece and comparing it to our local area.

Art/DT

Our art unit is working with shape- we will be looking at printmaking and collages including studying the work of the artists Henri Matisse and Claire Willberg. In DT we will be focusing on food and cooking, 

PSHE

Our value this term is Ambitious. We will also be checking in with the children regularly and having discussions on how to support our mental health. Our main PSHE lessons are about citizenship and economic well-being

RE

This term we start by focussing on Christianity answering the question What kind of world did Jesus want?” before linking all our work on Christianity, Judaism and Islam when we think about “How and why do people try to make the world a better place?”

French

We will continue our learning by learning about types of transport and the circus.

PE

Our PE will be changing about this term.

We will continue to have PE on a Tuesday, but the other session will change about a bit this term. We start with 3 weeks of Tag Rugby on a Thursday,

After Half term our PE days will be Tuesday and Friday

Homework

Reading

Reading books will be checked daily. We ask that your child’s schoolbook is read at home every night with a written comment made in the Reading Record. Please ensure this is a meaningful comment to show that they have understood what they have read.

Reading is part of their weekly homework and should be a focused 10-15 mins each day if possible.

Maths

Maths homework will be set weekly and aim to support and embed key skills taught throughout the year. This will be set on a Friday and should be completed and returned by the following Thursday.

History/ Geography

Children will be given a list of different learning activities to complete. These are linked to our history and geography topics. These last for the whole term and the expectation is that the children complete as many as they possibly can. 

Curriculum

Maths

We will continue to begin every morning with our ‘Early Bird Maths’ which focuses on retrieving key skills and times tables. This term, our main Maths focus will begin with multiplication and division before moving on to length, perimeter and then fractions. The term will end with work on mass and capacity. Your child can support their learning by completing a short session on Times Table Rockstars 3-5 times a week. Log in details can be found in each child's reading record.

English

In English this term we will be writing for a specific purpose and will be developing stamina and independence in the children’s writing while focussing on vocabulary and sentence structure. We will be writing narratives, persuasive letters, fact booklets, descriptive menus and list poems. We have a range of excellent books as the inspiration for our writing. These include: Hermelin, The Detective Mouse; Leon And The Place Between And It Might Be An Apple.

Science

As scientists we will be studying Animals Including Humans with our topic: Health and Movement. By the end of the topic the children will be able to answer the questions: “Why do we have bones and how do they help us move?” and  “Why is it important to eat different food types from all the food groups every day?”

History

Our topic this term is Soot, Smoke and Stem and we will learn about the industrial revolution and how many incredible inventions in the Victorians are still used today. We will also find out about the importance of coal to help us to understand what life was like back then. By the end of the topic, children will be able to explain "How did Britain change during the industrial revolution?”

Geography

We will be learning about our amazing and dangerous earth, through our topic Extreme Earth: Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Tsunami. This topic builds on our science knowledge of rocks and will involving looking at the layers of the earth, the location of volcanoes and earthquakes and why we get tsunamis.  By the end of the topic the children will be able to answer the question, “What impact have Volcanoes, Tsunami and Earthquakes had on Earth?”

Art/DT

Our art unit is 3D art, ending by creating our own clay birds for display. In DT we will be studying packaging before creating our own boxes for Easter.

PSHE

Our values this term are Curiosity and determination. We will also be checking in with the children regularly and having discussions on how to support our mental health. Main PSHE lessons are  about Safety and the Changing Body.

RE

This term we will be focussing on 2 world religions. First, we will find out about Islam before studying Judaism.

French

We will continue our learning by naming animals that live in the jungle and under the ocean.

Homework

Reading

Reading books will be checked daily. We ask that your child’s schoolbook is read at home every night with a written comment made in the Reading Record. Please ensure this is a meaningful comment to show that they have understood what they have read.

Reading is part of their weekly homework and should be a focused 10-15 mins each day if possible.

Maths

Maths homework will be set weekly and aim to support and embed key skills taught throughout the year. This will be set on a Friday and should be completed and returned by the following Thursday.

History/ Geography

Children will be given a list of different learning activities to complete. These are linked to our history and geography topics. These last for the whole term and the expectation is that the children complete as many as they possibly can. 

Autumn Term

Maths

We begin every morning with our ‘Early Bird Maths’ which focuses on retrieving key skills. This term, our main Maths focus will begin with place value and number, learning to use the formal method of column addition and subtraction. Later in the term we shall move onto multiplication and division, focusing on the 3, 4 and 8 times tables. Your child can support their learning by completing a short session on Times Table Rockstars 3-5 times a week. Log in details can be found in each child's reading record.

English

Following the Talk for Write structure we begin by reading, learning and innovating Little Red Riding Hood. The children will practice this fairy tale with actions, hot seating characters and thinking of ways to adapt the story to make their version unique. Later in the term we focus on "writing to inform"  by exploring instructions using "How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth" to develop our writing skills.  

The children will also get chance to become poets and deconstruct Haiku poems with a focus on how to write their own based around school and British values.

Science

As scientists we begin this year looking at Forces and Magnets and then explore Rocks and Soils, including the formation of fossils. We will be doing a range of scientific enquiry and practical investigations to support our learning.

Our topic this term is The Stone Age and we will learn how early humans lived, how their houses were built, the tools they used and look at some of the archaeological sites that help us to understand what life was like back then. By the end of the topic, children will be able to explain "How life changed in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age".

Art/DT

Time will be spent on enhancing our Stone Age project. We will be looking at different techniques to create projects including making a woolly mammoth, cave paintings and learning to sew.

PSHE

Our values this term are Generosity and Support. We will also be checking in with the children regularly and having discussions on how to support our mental health. Main PSHE lessons are all about Family and Friendship.  

PE

For the first half term, we will be developing our fundamental skills and cricket skills. Later on in the term, we will move onto ball skills and dance.

PE days for the first half term are Tuesday and Friday. PE kits can remain in school during the week.

 Additional Information

PE KIT

Autumn 1 - P.E lessons are on a Tuesday and Friday.

Please make sure your child brings in their full P.E kit. This should include:  White T- shirt, bottle green/black shorts, suitable trainers/pumps, warm green/black jogging bottoms. An optional plain black school hoodie can be worn on cooler days.  

Remember

A named water bottle, reading record and a healthy snack every day.

Please name ALL uniform so that we can return it to your child if necessary.

Homework

Reading

Reading books will be checked daily. We ask that your child’s schoolbook is read at home every night with a written comment made in the Reading Record. Please ensure this is a meaningful comment to show that they have understood what they have read.

Reading is part of their weekly homework and should be a focused 10-15 mins each day if possible.

Spellings

Spelling lists will be set and tested on a Friday. Please support your child in learning the words that they bring home.

Maths

Maths homework will be set weekly and aim to support and embed key skills taught throughout the year. This will be set on a Friday and should be completed and returned by the following Thursday.