Our music lessons this year will follow the Sing Up sequential scheme of learning and for Term 3 and 4 we will have a percussion unit called ‘Rosewood Gratitude’. Percussion Unit: Rosewood Gratitude: This unit is inspired by the balafon music of West Africa. The objective of the unit is for the children to be […]
Following the GetSet4PE scheme of learning, our Physical Education (PE) lessons for term 3 will focus on hockey and gymnastics. Our PE lessons for term 4 will focus on indoor tennis and gymnastics. Our PE lessons will be on Tuesdays and Friday; children can wear their PE into school on both of these days. Term
Over the course of term 3 and 4, we will 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, year on
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
Databases In term 3, we will be focussing upon databases. We will learn about: How to use different methods search for information in a database. How to design an avatar for a class database. How to enter information into a class database. How to create their own database on a chosen topic How to add
Art: Line, Light and Shadows Our first art topic is ‘Line, Light and Shadows’. This will teach the children about the visual qualities of line, light and shadow. We will explore the work of Pablo Picasso and Rembrandt and are introduced to a range of shading techniques. We will take black and white photographs and
In term 3 and 4, our topic is “Human Reproduction and Ageing”. In this topic, we will learn about animal life cycles, including the human life cycle. We will explore human growth and development to old age, including changes experienced during puberty and human reproduction. To find out more, view our Human Reproduction and Ageing
Maths area of learning Block Small Learning Steps Number Multiplication and division Multiply up to a 4-digit number by a 1-digit number; multiply a 2-digit number by a 2-digit number (area model); multiply a 2-digit number by a 2-digit number; multiply a 3-digit number by a 3-digit number; multiply a 4-digit number by a 3-digit
Reading Our Class Text and Comprehension In term 3 and 4, our reading comprehension lessons will be based upon our non-fiction texts used to support our geographical learning. These will include: “A farmer’s year”, a transcript; “Modern Farming”, information sheet; “Potato farming in Jersey”, case study; and “Veganisim”, a balanced argument. Over the course of
From a historical perspective, we will learn about allotments in the United Kingdom and how the government encouraged people to have them to support food rationing during the Second World War.