Here is an overview of our learning this half-term. 

English - Exploring Traction Man, before writing our own fantasy story featuring our own robot as the central character. 
Maths Units – 2-D and 3-D Shape, Fractions, Position and Direction and Time.
Science –Revisiting this year's learning through a variety of working scientifically investigations. We will build on on earlier working scientifically skills, including observing with the senses, planning and ordering tests, measuring, recording results and presenting findings in block graphs.
PE: Athletics, including jumping, throwing, running and catching.
RE - Judaism: We will learn about the Jewish Sabbath (Shabbat), exploring why it is holy and how special days can bring families together and strengthen
PRSHE - Growing and Changing: How am I changing as I grow?
Music - Investigating musical structure by listening to, analysing and performing a song based on a well-known myth.
Art - Finishing details for our art project!
DT - Preparing Food: We will be exploring, planning and preparing a vegetable kebab.

The following subjects continue over Summer 1 and Summer 2:

History - What is a monarch? Understanding the role of a monarch and how it has changed over time; identifying the purpose, structure and evolution of castles.
Geography - What can you see at the coast? Children will learn to locate and describe the seas, oceans and coasts of the UK using maps and compass directions. They will identify physical and human coastal features and how people use them.

Week 3

This week we completed reading the text Traction Man. We absolutely loved the story and the illustrations were really impressive. We sorted true & false statements this week and correctly adapted the statements that were false to make them true. In Maths, we have completed our Fraction, Position and Direction unit and we have started our unit on Time. We recalled the stem sentences beautifully from the previous time we studied this unit, for example, 'When the minute hand points to the 9, it is quarter to.' In Science we loved taking part in outdoor learning. We went to the wildlife garden and built homes for the Gingerbread Man. Our task was to ensure the home was waterproof and we really enjoyed working in groups and considering the best natural materials to use. In RE this week we explored the Jewish tradition Shabbat. We enjoyed finding out all about it and we each made a miniature Challah loaf whilst listening to traditional Jewish music. In PRSHE this week we discussed a range of emotions. We thought carefully about times we have experienced these emotions and what we do when feeling this way.

 

                                                                              

      

                                           Week 2

This week we started our Athletics unit with Mrs Mercer. We had a really enjoyable PE session outside practising our throwing skills. In DT this week we used the sense of taste to explore the taste and texture of a variety of vegetables, such as onions, carrots and cucumber. We enjoyed some but not others. This week in Maths we have started to explore fractions. We have recognised, named and found one quarter, two quarters, three quarters and the whole of shapes and lengths. In English this week we wrote a diary entry in the role of Traction Man. We are really enjoying studying the text. We are learning the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary and we are particularly enjoying the detailed illustrations. In Science, we conducted an investigation to find out 'Is the Gingerbread Man waterproof?' The children worked in groups. They each had a gingerbread man, a bowl of warm water, a stopwatch, a paper towel and a results table to record their findings. The children placed the gingerbread man in the water and started their stopwatches, stopping at one-minute intervals to observe and record their results. In RE with listed to the Jewish story of Moses and the parting of the sea. We created the scene using craft materials and retold the story to a partner.

                                                                                                                                                                                            

Week 1

What a superb first week back. In English we have started to immerse ourselves in our new text 'Traction Man' by Mini Grey. We started the week predicting the title of the book and what it might be about by examining the front cover. We are really enjoying the book so far. This week we have completed our artwork for the exhibition, we cannot wait for everyone to see it! In Maths this week we have been exploring 2D shape. We described the shapes according to their properties, for example, the number of sides and vertices and whether any of the sides or vertices were the same size as each other. We also recapped rounding to the nearest ten during one of our starters this week. Mrs Kennerley was very impressed with our 'sticky' learning! (our ability to recall learning from the past.) In Geography this week we explained what the coast and coastline are and recapped our knowledge of physical features. This week in Science we started our new unit 'Making Connections'. In this unit we will consolidate knowledge of materials and animals through fairytales and practical investigations. This week we compared and described the different animal groups and we worked scientifically, using time to measure and compare speed. In RE this week we went outside for some outdoor learning. We collected items from nature to represent members of our family. We then made a family tree and shared it with a friend.

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