Reading Our Class Text and Comprehension In term 3, our reading comprehension lessons will be based upon our class text, “King of the Cloud Forests” by Michael Morpurgo. Set in China at the beginning of World War 2, we will join Ashley and Uncle Sung as they are forced to flee their home and make […]
From a historical perspective, we will learn about mountain exploration; significant people, including Sir Edmund Hilary; and the art work of William Morris, as part of our Design Technology topic.
From a geographical perspective, we will learn about grid references; contour lines; physical processes – erosion, transportation and deposition; world rivers; UK mountains; world mountains; compass points; the water cycle; soil and altitudinal zones.
This term our topic is “Misty Mountain, Winding River”. This project teaches children about the characteristics and features of rivers and mountain ranges around the world, including a detailed exploration of the ecosystems and processes that shape them and the land around them. To find out more, view our Misty Mountain, Winding River Knowledge Organiser.
We are delighted to continue our French lessons with Mrs Cackett, our resident native French speaker. Term 1: On the way to school Throughout this topic, we will learn: simple greetings; how to make simple statements (about name and age); asking simple questions (about name and age) and numbers 1-10 Term 2: Where in the
Musically, students are constantly touching upon all key musical elements and skills, building upon these as they progress through each lesson, unit and year. As well as this, there is also a Musical Spotlight to each unit. This by no means indicates that there is only one musical aspect or concept being considered and developed
Following the GetSet4PE scheme of learning, our Physical Education (PE) lessons for terms 1 and 2 will focus on invasion games, athletics and health related fitness. Our PE lessons will be on Tuesday and Thursday; children can wear their PE into school on both of these days. Invasion Games (Rugby) In their tag rugby lessons,
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