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
Art: Bell Beaker Pottery Linked to our main topic, “Through the Ages”, our art topic for this term is “Bell Beaker pottery”. Throughout this topic, we will learn about Bell Beaker pottery. It allows the children to explore different clay techniques, which they use to make and decorate a Bell Beaker-style pot. To find out
This term our Science theme is ‘Animal nutrition and the skeletal system.’ In the Animal nutrition and the skeletal system project, children will learn about the importance of nutrition for humans and other animals. They will learn about the role of a skeleton and muscles and identify animals with different types of skeleton. Our focus
Following the White Rose Maths scheme, year 3 will cover three main blocks of learning over the course of the autumn term: place value, addition and subtraction and multiplication and division. As part of the White Rose Maths scheme, each block is broken down into a series of small learning steps. Combined, these small learning
Reading Our Class Text and Comprehension In term 1 and 2, our reading comprehension lessons will be based upon our class text, “Stig of the Dump” by Clive King. We will follow Barney’s adventure which begins when he meets a stone age boy living in a chalk pit near his Grandmother’s house. Our focus will
We will focus on the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age. This will include learning about chronology and timelines, everyday life, tools and weapons, settlements, stonework and metalwork, religion and beliefs, wealth and power, invention and ingenuity, evidence and enquiry.