Great Malvern Primary School

Maths

Place value (focus on numbers to 10 million), addition and subtraction (mental and written methods) multiplication and division, fractions and measurement.

English

This term we will be using various texts and short videos to facilitate our learning where we will be covering a range of genres including: Beowulf, The Land of Neverbelieve, non-fiction (biography), newspaper reports, Charles Dickens and Charles Darwin.

Science

This term we are going to be covering the topics: Evolution and inheritance.

Topic – Geography focus

The Victorians: Including the British Empire in Victorian Britain, the Industrial revolution, factory conditions, life in the town and countryside, the main changes in transport, a study of Victorian schools and how the Victorians changed the way we care for the poor.

Art and D&T

In Art we will be studying a unit called Make My Voice Heard which involves lots of different techniques including Graffiti art. In the second half term, we will be focussing on D&T and looking at textiles combining different fabric shapes.  

Computing

We will be focussing on key computing skills and computer systems and networks – Looking at Bletchley Park Python coding.

French

In French we will be practising our French phonics to support our pronunciation throughout the year.

R.E

In RE we will be learning about Christianity and Christian values for example how does faith support people when life gets hard and the discussion between creation and science.

P.S.H.E.

In PSHE we will focusing on our school values of ‘generosity’ and ‘support’. We will also be celebrating our own special features in ’being me’ and celebrating our differences.

P.E .

During the first half term, our indoor focus will be fitness and in our outdoor lessons we will be working with a Cricket Coach from WCC. Swimming lessons will take place on Thursday afternoons during the second half of the Autumn term (5 weeks) alongside Outdoor and Adventurous Activities (OAA) in outdoor PE.

Outdoor learning

We are also planning on visiting forest school throughout the term to our topics in science and our Victorians work.

   Additional Information

P.E. kit

Both classes will continue to have their PE sessions on a Wednesday and Friday, so they need to make sure they have their P.E. Kits in school for these days.

We will let you know when we are swimming.

Homework

Reading

Children should take their reading books home daily and read each day. It is really important to ensure that either you or your child is writing in their reading diary each night to discuss what they have read.

Spelling

Words will be set once a week on a Tuesday and will be tested the following Monday. Please support your child in learning the spellings they bring home.

Additional homework

In readiness for high school, we will be setting the children homework tasks and challenges on teams, TT rockstars and Education City.  Your child will receive a password for TT rockstars and Education City.  We expect the children to check their Teams notifications regularly for updates or assignments.  We will alternate between a Maths and English focus.  We also provide Homework Club time within school where children can access the laptops.