The key concept we will consider this half term is:

What does it mean to be a CITIZEN?

English

We will be reading stories around the theme ‘explorers’. We will be using Talk for Writing to learn the story 'The Great Explorer' so we can write our own version. We will identify our favourite words and phrases from the story and identify time adverbial openers including first, then and next which help us sequence events in order.

Mathematics

In Maths, we will be learning to solve multiplication and division calculations.

We will learn to measure length in metres and centimetres and understand that mass is measured in kilograms and grams by using weighing scales.

Words we will use include meters, centimeters, kilometers, grams and kilograms. Please ask your child to look at food labels for weights of packages.

History

In History, we will be learning about the key events in the life of Sir Robert Falcon Scott and comparing them to events in the life of Tim Peake.

We will make comparisons between our own lives and those of others in the past by asking and answering questions.

Geography 

In Geography we will be looking for the Equator, North and South Poles on a map.

We will also identify the location of hot/cold areas of the world in relation to Equator and North and South Poles.

We have used Sketches to produce an image of polar regions to link our learning with Art.

Computing
In Computing, we will link our work with PSHCE when we learn about protecting ourselves from harm and learning how to get out of situations that make us feel uncomfortable, including when we are online.

As a Rights Respecting School, we will be looking at Article 19: Every child has the right to be protected from harm.

We will use technology to organise digital content.

We are also going to be writing a simple program and testing it, we will predict what the outcome of a simple program will be.

R.E.

We will be answering the questions 'How and why do we use light?' and 'How is light used as a symbol?'

We will be discussing the Christian belief that Jesus is the Light of the World, providing comfort, hope and guidance and investigating the tradition of Christingle. Words we will use include awe and wonder, symbol and tradition. We will learn about Children's Rights: Article 14- Every child has the right think and believe what they want.

Music

In Music, we will be listening to different types of music to appreciate similarities and differences between patterns and rhythms.

Art
In Art we will learn about the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to our own work.

We will be creating collage using different media, arranging and gluing materials to produce an image thinking about shapes, scale and textures.

We have been using colour washing to produce the background for our next collage.

P.E. Gymnastics & Dance 

In Gymnastics, we will develop skills of travelling on hands and feet, explore balancing on different body parts and perform rolling actions. We will link these actions together to create a simple sequence and adapt a sequence of moves to apparatus.

In Dance, we will explore, remember, repeat and link a range of actions with control and co-ordination. We will show relationships between two characters and, recognise and describe how different activities make us feel. We will link sequences together to retell a story.    

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PSHCE

We will learn ways to manage big feelings and the importance of sharing feelings with someone they trust.

To understand how to recognise when they might need help with feelings and how to ask for help when they need it.

British Values and Rights Respecting School

We will continue to develop our understanding of British Values linking them through our learning and in our assembly times. This half term we will focus on Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect and the Rule of Law.

We will focus on article 29: Education must develop every child's personality, talents and abilities to the full. It must encourage the child's respect for human rights, as well as respect for their parents, their own and other cultures, and the environment.

We will also focus on article 12: Every child has the right to share their opinions on things that matter to them and have their views taken seriously.