2024-2025

History

In this unit, we will ponder why it is important to study early Islamic civilisations. We will begin by mapping key historical events before acknowledging the achievements of the historic period. We will also consider the expansion of Islam and explore military power and its contribution to the rise of the Islamic Empire.

DT

During our textiles unit, we will be designing our own waistcoats based on a theme. We will use a template to mark the outline before cutting and pinning them. After this, we will assemble and decorate our masterpieces.

PSHE

Our PSHE learning this half term will see us ‘Valuing Difference’ as we learn about tolerance and respect towards others and challenge gender stereotypes.

Maths

Our maths learning will begin with a geometry focus as we identify 3D shapes from 2D representations. We will also be working with fractions, multiplying simple pairs of proper fractions and writing our answers in the simplest form. As well as this, we will revise the four operations, using formal written methods to solve calculations.

English

The Unforgotten Coat – In this writing journey, we will be crafting our own how to guides on our school using the text driver as a stimulus.

The Alchemist’s Letter – During this writing journey, we will be writing our own first person narratives.

Guided Reading

Throughout the half term, we will be reading our class book, 'Skellig', as we explore other texts to develop our reading skills.

RE

In this unit, we will look at rules that we have and explore the consequences of life without rules. We will then discuss times where Jesus acted controversially and the reasons for him breaking the laws.

Computing

Over the half term, we will be looking at what a search engine is and how to use them successfully. This will help us to understand that not everything online is true. We will also learn how to search effectively and give credit for online sources.

Music

Over the half term, we will be looking at what a search engine is and how to use them successfully. This will help us to understand that not everything online is true. We will also learn how to search effectively and give credit for online sources.

Science

Over the half term, light and how it behaves will be the focus of our learning. We will investigate how the distance between an object and a screen affects the size of its shadow. We will also predict what will happen when light is shone through water and explore how the eye adapts to different light conditions.

PE

Our indoor PE learning this half term is cheerleading and our outdoor PE learning will use Real PE.