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From a historical perspective, we will learn about a significant person – Mary Anning; Pompeii.  

From a geographical perspective, we will learn about the layers of the earth; rocks; plate tectonics; ring of fire; features of volcanoes; lines of latitude and longitude; volcanic eruptions; earthquakes and tsunamis; compass points and maps.

In this topic we will explore the different layers of the Earth, right down to the core, including plate tectonics and their potential effects on the Earth’s surface. Once we’ve journeyed to the centre of the Earth, we will explore how these layers and shifts can create environmental disasters such as volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis

We are delighted to continue our French lessons with Mrs Cackett, our resident native French speaker. Over the course of the spring term, our theme will be ‘All about me.’ Term 1 : Greetings Throughout this topic, we will practice introducing ourselves, greeting others, our family, numbers 0-12 and how to tell people or age.

Following the Sing up scheme of work, we will be studying “I’ve been to Harlem.” “I’ve been to Harlem” is a traditional pentatonic song about travelling around the world, full of creative possibilities. We shall use it to invent cup rhythm games, explore pentatonic melodies from around the world, sing as a round, and compose

Following the GetSet4PE scheme of learning, our Physical Education (PE) lessons for term 1 and 2 will focus on fitness and invasion games. Our PE lessons will be on Thursdays and Forest school will be on a Wednesday for outdoor and adventurous activities; children can wear their PE into school on Thursdays. Invasion games Netball

Over the course of term 1 and 2, we will continue to follow our Jigsaw PSHE scheme of learning. Jigsaw, the mindful approach to PSHE is a progressive and spiral scheme of learning. In planning the lessons, Jigsaw PSHE ensures that learning from previous years is revisited and extended, adding new concepts, knowledge and skills,

Our Religious Education lessons will continue to be based upon our “Love to Celebrate” projects. Basing the “Love to Celebrate” projects around festivals, gives a real-life context to the children’s learning and a structure to the projects. However, the celebration itself is only a small part of each “Love to Celebrate” project. Each set of

Following the Purple Mash scheme of learning, our two main computing topics for term 1, will be Coding and Online safety, for Term 2 we will be looking at Spreadsheets and Touch Typing. Coding In term 1, we will be focussing upon coding. We will learn about: Using flow charts Using timers Using repeat Using