This year Miss Eastham and Miss Hoare will be your class teachers,supported by Mrs Hoadley.
What Are We Learning?
Below you can find an overview of our learning for the whole year and also more detail for each term and the sequence which we will follow to help build our knowledge in each subject.
We use our Knowledge Organisers to help us identify key information that we need to know and remember.
In the first half of the Autumn term, most of our learning is driven by science and the theme, 'What's inside us?' - focusing on our brilliant bodies, including our skeletons, how our muscles work and the importance of healthy eating.
In the second half of the Autumn term, our main curriculum driver is history and we will be exploring the question 'How did life change from The Stone Age to Iron Age?'. With a main focus on chronology, we will go back in history to where it all began, and understand how much life has changed, and the impact this has had on the three periods, Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age.
This term, our learning is driven by Geography and the theme, 'What on earth is a climate zone?'. We will learn about the five different climate zones around the world and their relationship with the equator. We will finalise our amazing learning with a trip to the Eden Project to explore thel biomes.
In the second half of Spring term, most of our learning is driven by science and the theme, 'Rocks and Fossils'. We will be exploring the three main natural occurring rocks and how rocks can be grouped and classified by their properties. We will also be discussing the extraordinary work by Mary Anning, and her contribution to the discovery of fossils.
In the first part of our Summer term, our learning is driven by Geography where we will be focusing on the question 'What is life like in Rio and South East Brazil?'. We will be exploring where South America is in the world, what countries are in South America and how it is similar and different to our country. We will also be biologist in science unpicking the functions of a plant and what part plants play in the life cycle.
In the second part of our Summer term, our learning will be based on History. We will focus on the key question, How much did the Ancient Egyptians achieve? We will explore many inventions that Egyptians created that we still use today, such as toothpaste and ink. We will also discuss their social pyramid, understanding that Pharaohs ruled the land, and the importance of mummification for afterlife. We will also be scientists in physics this term, learning about the importance of light, and how this creates reflections and shadows.
In the second half of the Spring term, we will have PE on a Tuesday & Wednesday.
Tuesday with sports coach for Tennis and Wednesday with Miss Hoare for REAL P.E.
On both of these days, please come to school wearing your school PE kit with a school jumper.
Homework
Reading - Children should read at home for at least 20 minutes daily (building up to 30 minutes towards the end of the year) as part of their homework. Children on AR will be able to quiz and change their books at least 3 times per week.
Spelling - Spellings will be set on a Monday and quizzed the following Friday. Please access Spelling Shed for your child's weekly spellings.
Number fluency - Numbots and TTRS is our number fluency home learning and we ask that children log in at home and play for 10 minutes at least twice a week. Teachers will monitor each child's time played, current level and correct answers. Certificates will be printed weekly for achievements in these maths games.
Wider curriculum - each half term there are also a choice of additional home learning opportunities for children to engage with, as outlined in our 'Leap into Learning' document.
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