Mon Sep 6 2010

 

Literacy: During this term the children in Rabbit class will be studying the following themes: Historical stories, Plays, Stories which raise issues and dilemmas and Poetry.

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

 

 

Numeracy: The children will be developing their understanding of informal and formal written calculation methods, covering all four operations – addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Topics include shape, word problems, fractions and decimals.

 

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 3 and 4 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 Power Point 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 3 will be learning to appreciate that committing oneself to something means taking responsibility for themselves and others. The children will be able to suggest ways in which we show they belong to a family group or school or organization.

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.

 

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 3 will be using historical sources to find out about the main events which took place and to answer their own questions. 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. 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 3/4 they will make coil pots and look at joining in clay.

 

 

DT: Food technology is the theme for the children this term. Children in 3 and 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.

French: The children will be learning classroom instructions, to ask and answer simple questions and the months of the year.

 

 

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 3 – will be focusing on their breathing and singing with some expression. Yr 4 – will be learning to sing with expression, with some understanding of the meaning of the lyrics.

 

 

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.

PSCHE: The children will continue to look at e-safety during this term.