Autumn 1
For the love of reading text
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory During this half term we will be exploring the achievements of Charlie Bucket. We will be looking at descriptive writes where we will focus on writing character descriptions and setting the scene of the chocolate room.
White Rose Maths
Place Value, Addition and Subtraction During maths this half term we will be looking at the place values of numbers learning ones, tens and hundreds. Children will also then look at addition and subtraction of their ones, tens and hundreds using various methods that suit them better.
Geography
Climate and Weather. Why is climate important? During this half term with our Geography focus being Climate and Weather we will look at extending our knowledge of seasons and looking into the several climate zones around the world. Children will use various maps and research various places to look at what other areas are like and how people and animals adapt to their environments.
Science
Rocks During science this half term we look at various rocks and how some of them are formed. We look at fossils and how they formed and the serval types of soils around in the ground. We will investigate all areas and become scientists through, testing, predicting and comparing.
Educational Visit
Cadburys World We will take a trip to the Chocolate factory and become our own factory owners for the day. We will investigate where Cadbury’s came from and learn the history behind this. Also looking into how the factory works and the new flavours they come up with. We will also be able to taste their very own Cadbury’s chocolate and all of the yummy treats available.
PSHE/RSE/ RE In PHSE
we will be thinking about the question How can we be a good friend? We will focus on the qualities of good friend and what we can do if we see people who are lonely and are struggling to build friendships. We will also look at the challenges of friendships and what children can do to resolve their problems and where they can seek advice for themselves or others. In RE we will be focussing on What do Christians learn from the creation story? We will be looking into creation story that Christian believed happened and what they learn from this and how this forms their beliefs around the world.
Art/ D & T/ Music
Vincent Van Gogh. In the style of Vincent, we will use a variety of pencils and brushes to look at our techniques when drawing people.
During DT we will look at cross stich and applique techniques where we will use small needles and thread to create our own designs.
During music we will begin to learn and play the recorder.
Spanish
Numbers 1-10 and Greetings Now children have reached KS2 they will access and begin to learn Spanish. We will learn number 1-10 and simple greetings such as Hello in Spanish.
PE day
Multi Skills, Bootcamp and Body Parts and their Functions During PE we will be working on various skills we need during a variety of sports. We will look at circuit training building our stamina and resilience. Also looking at the various body parts we have the functions of these that help us to keep fit and healthy and enable us to join in PE.
Spellings
Homophones and Near Homophones During spellings children will be looking homophones and what these are. They will look at the various types and the meanings of each one. We will learn the spelling of each and apply these into sentences themselves during their other lessons to interlink their skills.