2024/2025

English

The first writing journey this year will use the text driver 'Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls' and will see us writing our own non-chronological reports inspire by various inspirational figures we read about in our text driver. Our second writing journey is Ancient Greek themed and uses 'The Odyssey' by Gillian Cross to inspire us to craft our own adventure narratives, imitating the style of the author.

Maths

We will begin the year by consolidating our knowledge of place value in 5 and 6-digit numbers including decimal places and money, rounding numbers and solving problems involving the four operations.

Computing

Our first computing unit on E-Safety will identify possible dangers online and how to stay safe as well as evaluate the pros and cons of communication. We will also learn how to use an online community safely.

French

In French this half term, we will be learning new language to talk about ourselves. We will then revise greetings, days of the week, dates and colours.

RE

In RE this half term, we will look at the term 'wisdom' and explain different perceptions of wisdom. We will also learn about the value of wisdom for Muslims and Christians, exploring the key concept, 'Are sacred books wise?'

Science

During our ‘Fossils, Geological Time and Classification’ unit, we will explain how life on Earth has changed over time and use fossils to make predictions about organisms. We will also evaluate how fossil records can be used as evidence of evolution and learn about the five kingdoms of classification that are used to classify living things.

Geography

During our ‘Coasts and Erosion’ topic, we will be considering what happens where the land meets the sea. This will include us looking at changes to the coastline, establishing the key topographical features of the UK and how these geographical aspects have changed over time. We will also explore how we can protect the land coasts.

Music

In Music, we will discuss the stylistic features of music using musical vocabulary and relate it to the other aspects of the Arts. We will then work as a group to perform a piece of music.

DT

This half term, we will be creating pop up storybooks using mechanical systems, ensuring that our stories are interactive and use the appropriate materials and captions to illustrate the story.

PE 

Our indoor PE this half term will be dance as we focus on our health and fitness. Our outdoor PE will focus on our personal skills.

PSHE

We will be learning about giving and taking this half term as well as the importance of communication.