Wider Curriculum

History

Our enquiry question is: What was the impact of World War 2 on the people of Britain?

We will be exploring how the war started and investigating the Blitz and the Battle of Britain. We will also investigate key areas of interest and look at a number of different sources to develop our understanding of how the war impacted the people of Britain. We are linking our learning with a local study of Defford RAF Airbase.

Art

Strand: Craft and design: Architecture

Investigating the built environment through drawing and printmaking, learning about the work of architect Zaha Hadid, creatively presenting research on artist.                                                                                                                                                         

Computing – Systems and Learning

Children will develop their understanding of computer systems and how information is transferred between systems and devices. Learners  consider small-scale systems as well as large-scale systems. They will explain the input, output, and process aspects of a variety of different real-world systems. They will also discover how information is found on the World Wide Web, through learning how search engines work (including how they select and rank results) and what influences searching, and through comparing different search engines.

PE

Curriculum Coverage – This Half term our outside PE, held on a Wednesday will be Football

Children will develop teamwork skills through completion of a number of challenges. Children will also learn to run, dribble, pass, receive, track.

Our indoor PE, taking place on Fridays, will be Gymnastics.

Children create longer sequences individually, with a partner and a small group. Children are given opportunities to receive and provide feedback in order to make improvements on their performances. In Gymnastics as a whole, pupils develop performance skills considering the quality and control of their actions.

Days for PE:  Wednesdays and Fridays

Expectations: All children are expected to have indoor and outdoor kit in school at all times including trainers and especially socks for girls in the colder months they wear tights. If they are wearing cycling shorts they need to be a suitable length to be worn outside as well as inside. Hair needs to be tied back and all jewellery is to be removed.

PSHE – Jigsaw

Our first focus will be ‘Being Me in My World’,

where the children plan the forthcoming year, being a citizen, rights and responsibilities, rewards and consequences, how behaviour affects groups, democracy and having a voice, participating.

Music: Melody and Harmony in Music

A melody (or a tune) is a group of notes played one after another. In music, 'melody' contrasts with 'harmony'. Harmony means notes which are played at the same time, like chords. Composers often think of a melody and then add harmony to it. Explore the voices that sing the melodies and the instruments used within the music in this unit to create the harmonies. Can you hear the difference?

How Does Music Bring Us Together?

MFL

This half term we will be learning about the different regions of France and country names. We will also be able to ask and answer questions about where we live and have visited. European Day of Languages will be celebrated.

DT

Cooking and nutrition: What could be healthier?

The children will discover the farm to fork process, understand the key welfare issues for rearing cattle. They will compare the nutritional value of existing sauces and develop a healthier recipe.