Summer 1
Religious Education (R.E.) – We will start the term by learning about Jesus’ last week, in Holy Week and the issues that He faced during this time.
Following that, we will move on to learn about the Easter story after Jesus’ resurrection. We will look at the stories of ‘The Road to Emmaus’ and the ‘Breakfast on the Shore’. We will deepen our understanding of the reaction of the Apostles when Jesus shows himself to them on different occasions, as well as the impact this had on them.
Writing – The focus book for our writing this half term will be Diary of a Big Bad Wolf by author and actor Ben Miller. We will use this as our focus text for both our reading and writing lessons – in reading we will continue using VIPERS questions to deepen understanding of the text and in writing the children will look at skills needed to write an effective and entertaining diary entry of their own.
After writing their diary entry, the children will then look at skills needed to write a letter, using different skills to they will be learning throughout our writing lessons.
Maths – We will turn our focus more heavily towards fractions this half term. We will first look at the idea of a fraction being a part of a whole and develop the understanding of that. This will then support our learning in comparing and ordering fractions from smallest to largest and vice vera. Finally, we will look to be able to compare non unit fractions and show those visually.
Mental Maths - This half term we will looking at:
- addition and subtraction relationships
- arithmetic using the four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division)
- multiplication and division facts linked to the 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 times tables.
Our focus is on knowing and calculating these facts with speed and accuracy to develop fluency. Please help your child to practise these at home.
History
This half term we will be taking a closer look at the ancient World – in particular ancient Egypt. We will look at different regions and areas of this fascinating country and delve deeper into the historical customs of the ancient Egyptians.
Science – This half term we will be learning about light and shadow. We will investigate why it is necessary we need light to be able to see. We will then look at different light sources; natural and man-made. The children will also look at more scientific vocabulary e.g. opaque, transparent and translucent, before finishing the topic investigating shadows and their causes.
Physical Education (P.E.) - This half term the children will have PE on Mondays and Tuesdays this half term.
This half term the children will be participating in cricket and tag rugby. These will help the children to develop skills in both individual disciplines as well as being part of a team.
Computing – During this unit, the children will become familiar with the terms ‘text’ and ‘images’ and understand that they can be used to communicate messages. They will use desktop publishing software and consider careful choices of font size, colour and type to edit and improve premade documents. Learners will be introduced to the terms ‘templates’, ‘orientation’, and ‘placeholders’ and begin to understand how these can support them in making their own template for a magazine front cover. They will start to add text and images to create their own pieces of work using desktop publishing software. Learners will look at a range of page layouts thinking carefully about the purpose of these and evaluate how and why desktop publishing is used in the real world.
Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) – In this unit of work in PSHE, we will be learning more about the church and the impact that our Catholic Social teachings can have upon our local communities and the positive impact that these bring. At this time of the year when new life begins and days become longer we will put into practice some of these teachings in planting seeds and appreciating the dignity of work as we participate more in these activities.
Art –
In our Art lessons the children will be learning about two artists; Hannah Rae and Alice Kettle. We will explore using colour and ‘mark making’ within our own work, seeing how this develops the depth of our piece. To further develop out work, we will be using simple stitch work to create a textual marks over our canvas. We will then evaluate what went well in our artwork and what was more difficult.
Music – Classes will prepare a repertoire of pieces for the London College Examination and assessment. Harmonies will be introduced to previously taught repertoire and children encouraged to challenge themselves to achieve the best possible performance.
Religious Education (R.E.) – We will start the term by learning about Jesus’ last week, in Holy Week and the issues that He faced during this time.
Following that, we will move on to learn about the Easter story after Jesus’ resurrection. We will look at the stories of ‘The Road to Emmaus’ and the ‘Breakfast on the Shore’. We will deepen our understanding of the reaction of the Apostles when Jesus shows himself to them on different occasions, as well as the impact this had on them.
Writing – The focus book for our writing this half term will be Diary of a Big Bad Wolf by author and actor Ben Miller. We will use this as our focus text for both our reading and writing lessons – in reading we will continue using VIPERS questions to deepen understanding of the text and in writing the children will look at skills needed to write an effective and entertaining diary entry of their own.
After writing their diary entry, the children will then look at skills needed to write a letter, using different skills to they will be learning throughout our writing lessons.
Maths – We will turn our focus more heavily towards fractions this half term. We will first look at the idea of a fraction being a part of a whole and develop the understanding of that. This will then support our learning in comparing and ordering fractions from smallest to largest and vice vera. Finally, we will look to be able to compare non unit fractions and show those visually.
Mental Maths - This half term we will looking at:
- addition and subtraction relationships
- arithmetic using the four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division)
- multiplication and division facts linked to the 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 times tables.
Our focus is on knowing and calculating these facts with speed and accuracy to develop fluency. Please help your child to practise these at home.
History
This half term we will be taking a closer look at the ancient World – in particular ancient Egypt. We will look at different regions and areas of this fascinating country and delve deeper into the historical customs of the ancient Egyptians.
Science – This half term we will be learning about light and shadow. We will investigate why it is necessary we need light to be able to see. We will then look at different light sources; natural and man-made. The children will also look at more scientific vocabulary e.g. opaque, transparent and translucent, before finishing the topic investigating shadows and their causes.
Physical Education (P.E.) - This half term the children will have PE on Mondays and Tuesdays this half term.
This half term the children will be participating in cricket and tag rugby. These will help the children to develop skills in both individual disciplines as well as being part of a team.
Computing – During this unit, the children will become familiar with the terms ‘text’ and ‘images’ and understand that they can be used to communicate messages. They will use desktop publishing software and consider careful choices of font size, colour and type to edit and improve premade documents. Learners will be introduced to the terms ‘templates’, ‘orientation’, and ‘placeholders’ and begin to understand how these can support them in making their own template for a magazine front cover. They will start to add text and images to create their own pieces of work using desktop publishing software. Learners will look at a range of page layouts thinking carefully about the purpose of these and evaluate how and why desktop publishing is used in the real world.
Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) – In this unit of work in PSHE, we will be learning more about the church and the impact that our Catholic Social teachings can have upon our local communities and the positive impact that these bring. At this time of the year when new life begins and days become longer we will put into practice some of these teachings in planting seeds and appreciating the dignity of work as we participate more in these activities.
Art –
In our Art lessons the children will be learning about two artists; Hannah Rae and Alice Kettle. We will explore using colour and ‘mark making’ within our own work, seeing how this develops the depth of our piece. To further develop out work, we will be using simple stitch work to create a textual marks over our canvas. We will then evaluate what went well in our artwork and what was more difficult.
Music – Classes will prepare a repertoire of pieces for the London College Examination and assessment. Harmonies will be introduced to previously taught repertoire and children encouraged to challenge themselves to achieve the best possible performance.