Mon Sep 6 2010

Literacy: During this term the children in Badger class will be studying the following themes: Traditional stories, fables, myths, legends linked to the Romans, Film narrative, Dramatic Conventions and Classic Poetry.

The children will be working on age related learning objectives within their own capability.

 

Numeracy: During the term the children will be revisiting and extending their knowledge and experience of the following areas: number sequences and patterns, place value including numbers below zero, multiplication for all times tables, factors, written methods for addition and subtraction including decimals up to 2 decimal places and multiplication and division, extending mental methods for whole number calculations, the names and properties of 2D and 3D shapes, and using a calculator for solving a range of problems.

The children will be working on age related learning objectives within their own capability.

 

Science: Bio-diversity – Living things in the environment. The children will be using progressive investigation skills to find out more about their natural environment, by surveying plants and animals found around our school and actively working to improve the bio-diversity of our outside space.

 

ICT: The children will be continuing to improve their research skills through our history and science topics. Children in Yr 4 and 5 will also be learning how to format their work using publisher, using simulations to recreate mosaics and they will also be using their Roman research to create PowerPoint presentations.

 

RE: We are looking at the topic “Commitment and Belonging.” Within this we will be learning about the world faiths; Christianity, Judaism and Sikhism and how members of these faiths show that they belong and they are committed. 

Year 4 will be asked to suggest ways in which they show they belong to a family group or school or organization and appreciate how important it is for human beings to “belong” to a group and suggest why. Year 5 will be extending this by learning to recognize how commitment to a faith strengthens the community of believers. The children will be asking and suggesting answers to questions about commitment leading to taking responsibility for their own and others’ lives.

History: The Romans In Britain. The children will be learning about the Roman invasion, Queen Boudicca’s Revolt and different aspects of Roman life in Britain. Yr 4 will be using different historical sources to find out about the main events which took place and to answer their own questions, while finding reasons for those events. Yr 5 will be also be learning that there are different interpretations of events. We will be visiting Peterborough Museum for a hands-on experience of Roman life through primary and secondary sources – even meeting a Roman soldier!

Art: Roman Art. Linking to our history topic on the Romans, the children will look and make their own mosaics through drawings, collage and clay work. They will also make Roman style pots. In Year 4 they will make coil pots and look at joining in clay. In Year 5 they will develop their pot making further and look at the design of the product.

 

DT: Food technology is the theme for the children this term. Years 4 will be sampling, designing making and evaluating biscuits. They will learn basic rules for food hygiene, how to prepare food and then go on to design their own products. Year 5 will be sampling pizza, carrying out questionnaires, and then designing and making their own product.

French: Mon Histoire – Tell me a story. The children will be learning instructions, numbers to 100 and adjectives, including how adjectives agree with masculine and feminine nouns.

 

 

Music: Performing together – We will be singing songs which have a historical theme including “The Bebop Ballad of Boudicca”, working together to produce a polished performance.Yr 4 – will be learning to sing with expression, with some understanding of the meaning of the lyrics Yr 5 – will be beginning to develop their performance technique, with an understanding of the lyrics and facial expression.

 

 

PE:During this term the children will spend one PE session swimming. This will involve developing progressive water safety skills and also focus on stroke practice and improvement. The other PE session will be athletics. The children will be taught a range of athletic skills such as

running, jumping and throwing. The older children will be running longer distances, be learning to throw a wider range of equipment and carrying out more complex jumps.

PSCHE: E-safety will continue to be a major part of our learning and all year groups will review and revisit the rules safety previously taught, to ensure that these aspects of working with ICT become second nature.