We are delighted to continue our French lessons with Mrs Cackett, our resident native French speaker. Over the course of the Autumn term, we will be learning about: Telling the time in French Our school and French schools Places on our school School times and school subjects School timetable Throughout these lessons, we will practise […]
Term 1: Hey Mr Miller Hey, Mr Miller is an extremely popular song with three layers in a jazz/swing style. The title and song lyrics refer to the well-known American musician Alton Glenn Miller and his swing band. As well as opportunities to discover and learn about swing-style jazz and some of the most renowned big
Following the GetSet4PE scheme of learning, our Physical Education (PE) lessons for term 1 will focus on Health Related Fitness and tag rugby. Our PE lessons for term 2 will focus on indoor athletics and hockey. Our PE lessons will be on Tuesdays and Friday; children can wear their PE into school on both of
Over the course of term 1 and 2, 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
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, this term, will be coding and spreadsheets. Coding In term 1, we will be focussing upon coding. We will learn about: Designing and making a more complex program Using functions Flowcharts and control simulations User input Using text-based adventures To find out more,
Art: Colour in Landscapes Our art topic for this term is “Colour in Landscapes”. Throughout this topic, we will learn about colour theory by studying tints, shades and tones. We will learn about the features of landscapes before using this knowledge to create landscape paintings. To find out more, view our Colour in Landscapes Knowledge
Forces and Mechanisms In term 1, our topic is “Forces and Mechanisms”. In the Forces and Mechanisms project, your child will revisit prior learning about forces, identifying what a force is and discussing the two types, including contact and non-contact forces. We will learn that gravity is a force of attraction and follow instructions to
Reading Our Class Text and Comprehension In term 1 and 2, our reading comprehension lessons will be based upon our class text, “Bronze and Sunflower” by Cao Wenxuan. In this story, Sunflower has moved to the countryside in China with her father. As her father works all day, Sunflower feels lonely. She watches the river