Summer 1

Religious Education (R.E.) –

EASTER

In this unit the children will be introduced to accounts of the Resurrection appearances of Christ in the four Gospel.

They will learn about the different reactions of people to the news that Christ was alive. In this unit the children will study the story of the Ascension and will learn about Christian belief in the presence of Christ in the world today.

Reading Into Writing–

We will be reading “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” by C.S.Lewis during our whole class reading lessons and will be using the story to inspire our writing. We will create portal stories in our narrative writing to explore how characters can be transported to extraordinary worlds.

Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar –

In spellings we will be learning and practising a variety of letter combinations:

Week 1 spellings: homophones: would, wood, hair, hare, rain, reign, wail, whale, wait, weight

Week 2 spellings: Common exception words: accident, address, answer, business, calendar, century, disappear, enough, important, knowledge

Week 3 spellings: Common exception words: material, minute, naughty, occasion, opposite, peculiar, possession, probably, quarter, question

Week 4 spellings: Common exception words: recent, remember, separate, special, strength, suppose, though, thought, various, women

Maths –

Decimals: Pupils will learn about tenths and hundredths. They will learn how to count, order and record the decimals in different ways. They will begin to see the equivalence between tenths and hundredths, and will be able to compare and order the numbers. Pupils will learn to continue linear number sequences as well as round decimals to the nearest whole number. They will also link tenths and hundredths with dividing by 10 and 100.

Money: Pupils will learn how to count and record in pounds and pence. They will make links between tenths and hundredths, and decimal notation for money. Pupils will be taught how to round money to the nearest pound and understand contexts — in which this would be a useful skill to know. They will use this skill to estimate amounts and totals. They will apply these skills to problem-solving situations, finding totals and calculating change. They will also learn how to visualise a money problem using a bar model and begin to explore unequal sharing in the context of money.

Science – Sound (Physics)

In this unit, we will be learning how sound is made and how it travels through different materials. We will find out what pitch is and explore volume and strength of vibrations and how sound travels over distance.

History – Anglo Saxons, Scots and Vikings

In this unit, we will be learning about Scots and Anglo-Saxon invasions, settlements & kingdoms, why the Vikings settled in Britain, Viking raids and invasions, Danelaw and Alfred the Great, Anglo-Saxon laws and justice and the Unification, Edward the Confessor and his death in 1066.

Art and Design - Festival Feasts

In our Art learning the children will:

About the artists Claes Olderburg and Rowan Briggs Smith.
To draw food using a variety of media.
To explore how we can use line, shape, and colour to capture the texture and form of the food.
To make a 3D sculpture of food.
To talk about what we liked about our art work and what we found tricky.

Physical Education (P.E.)

Children will need their PE kit in school on Wednesdays and Fridays: red round-necked PE top, navy shorts, plain black pumps.

This half term in PE we are studying cricket, and tag rugby. We are working on skills including: balance, coordination, teamwork, following a routine and memorising rules and steps as well as learning to strike a ball to beat an opponent.

Personal, Social & Health Education (PSHE)

This term the children will explore a variety of themes through our TenTen Scheme of work, CST and VE D-Day celebrations.

They will :

Understand what ‘death’ means and about some feelings often connected with grief
Know what the Christian faith says about death and eternal life and explore some ways to support themselves and others when they are grieving
Understand that change is a part of life and that there are different kinds of change and learn about some feelings often associated with change.
Know that God is always with us as we change and grow, and learn coping strategies to support themselves and others.
Understand the many sides of working together to build up community and show commitment to taking care of our school environment and the world God created.
Learn that God is love as shown by the Holy Trinity, the human family reflects the Holy Trinity in mutual charity and generosity and we are made in the image of God, which means we are made to love God and others, and be loved by God and others.