Our Spring Curriculum
Literacy - The children have really enjoyed learning all about Ernest Shackleton and his journey on Endurance to Antarctica. The children produced some fantastically detailed newspaper reports and worked hard on their formal writing styles. This term, we will be writing suspense stories based on the text 'Skellig'.
Maths - We will begin with a recap of additional and subtraction before moving on to explore multiplication and division. After that, we will continue with our work on fractions. Fractions can be an area which causes confusion with children. However, we will continue to use lots of visual and physical resources to help us learn.
Science - We will continue to explore materials and their properties, and look at how materials can change state. We will then begin our Space topic - this is always a favourite!
History - We begin our studies on The Anglo-Saxons and Vikings before moving on in history to The Normans. The children are going to love the gruesome content!
R.W.E - We are turning our focus back to Islam during the first Spring half-term, looking at Muslim's beliefs on Akhirah - life after death.
DT - This year we have decided to enter the 'If I Were An Engineer' competition. The children have now met an engineer who spoke about his engineering career and answered our many questions. They will then be challenged to invent a new product which will be entered into a national competition.
Art - After our DT project, we will return to Art and be exploring the Bayeux Tapestry and creating our very own versions.
Computing - We will be learning about the internet and how search engines work. We will also be programming using 'Scratch'.
Music - Our two units during the Spring term are titled 'Solar Systems' and 'Life Cycles'. During these units, children will get to perform a song with expression with attention to tone and phrasing, as well as learn about the sound of the whole tone scale. Throughout this term, we will continue working with our musician in residence, Mrs Smith.
French - Miss Allen will teach the children about French foods and towns.
More information on our curriculum can be found on the school website.
