Blue Abyss The children will be travelling under the water to the Great Barrier Reef to explore habitats on the sea bed.
In Science, the National Curriculum objectives that will be covered are:
Recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways
Explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment.
Construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey.
In Computing, the National Curriculum objectives that will be covered are:
Use logical reasoning to explain how some simple algorithms work and to detect and correct errors in algorithms and programs.
Select, use and combine a variety of software (including internet services) on a range of digital devices to design and create a range of programs, systems and content that accomplish given goals, including collecting, analysing, evaluating and presenting data and information.
In DT, the National Curriculum objectives that will be covered are:
Use research to understand the design of innovative products
Select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing], accurately
In Art, the National Curriculum objectives that will be covered are:
To create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas
To improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials [for example, pencil, charcoal, paint, clay]
In History, the National Curriculum objectives that will be covered are:
Events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally [for example, the Great Fire of London, the first aeroplane flight or events commemorated through festivals or anniversaries].
In Geography, the National Curriculum objectives that will be covered are:
Identify the position and significance of latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic and Antarctic Circle, the Prime/Greenwich Meridian and time zones (including day and night).
Physical geography, including: climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes, and the water cycle
Human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water.
In Music, the National Curriculum objectives that will be covered are:
Play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts, using their voices
Listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory.
Spanish
In Spanish, the National Curriculum objectives that will be covered are:
Listen attentively to spoken language and show understanding by joining in and responding
Develop accurate pronunciation and intonation so that others understand when they are reading aloud or using familiar words and phrases
Broaden their vocabulary and develop their ability to understand new words that are introduced into familiar written material, including through using a dictionary
RE
In RE, the children will be looking at The Church.
PSHE
In PSHE, the children will understand:
how attitudes and actions make a difference to the class team.
who is in the school community, the roles they play and how they fit in.
how democracy works through the school council.
that actions affect themselves and others; I care about other people’s feelings and try to empathise with them.
how groups come together to make decisions.
how democracy and having a voice benefits the school community.
PE
In PE lessons, the children will be doing football to play competitive games, modified where appropriate and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending. In addition they will work on developing their flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance.
Term 1b
English
Poetry
Type: Rhyme
Text: Labels for potions
Focus: Rhyming words/Rhyming couplets
Fiction
Type: Journey/Portal Story
Text: Alice in Wonderland
Focus: Included detail setting, character and plot to fully engage the reader
Non-fiction
Type: Newspaper Article
Text: Harry Potter Quidditch Text
Focus: Linking paragraphs properly
Maths
Number: Multiplication and Division
Statistics: Data Handling
Topics
Potions
In Science, the National Curriculum objectives that will be covered are:
Compare and group materials together,
according to whether they are solids, liquids or gases.
Observe that some materials change state
when they are heated or cooled, and measure or research the temperature at
which this happens in degrees Celsius (°C).
Identify the part played by evaporation
and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with
temperature.
Asking relevant questions and using
different types of scientific enquiries to answer them.
Setting up simple practical enquiries,
comparative and fair tests.
Making systematic and careful
observations and, where appropriate, taking accurate measurements using
standard units, using a range of equipment, including thermometers and data
loggers
Reporting on findings from enquiries,
including oral and written explanations, displays or presentations of results
and conclusions
-In Computing, the National Curriculum objectives that will be covered are:
Select, use and combine a variety of software (including internet services) on a range of digital devices to design and create a range of programs, systems and content that accomplish given goals, including collecting, analysing, evaluating and presenting data and information.
In DT, the National Curriculum objectives that will be covered are:
select from and use a wider range of materials and components, including construction materials, textiles and ingredients, according to their functional properties and aesthetic qualities
In Art, the National Curriculum objectives that will be covered are:
To create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas
To improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials [for example, pencil, charcoal, paint, clay]
In History, the National Curriculum objectives that will be covered is:
To study an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066 - WWI
In Music, the National Curriculum objectives that will be covered are:
To improvise and compose music for a range of purposes using the inter-related dimensions of music
Spanish
In Spanish, the National Curriculum objectives that will be covered are:
Listen attentively to spoken language and show understanding by joining in and responding
Develop accurate pronunciation and intonation so that others understand when they are reading aloud or using familiar words and phrases
Broaden their vocabulary and develop their ability to understand new words that are introduced into familiar written material, including through using a dictionary
RE
In RE, the children will be looking at Sikhism.
PSHE
In PSHE, the children will understand:
That, sometimes, we make assumptions based on what people look like
What influences me to make assumptions based on how people look
That sometimes bullying is hard to spot
and I know what to do if I think it is going
on but I’m not sure
Why witnesses sometimes join
in with bullying and sometimes don’t tell
what is special about me and
value the ways in which I am unique
PE
In PE lessons, the children will be doing basketball to play competitive games, modified where appropriate and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending. In addition they will work on developing their flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance.
