🌸 Spring 1 🌸

Maths
Pupils build on their understanding of multiplication and division. They also learn about measurement, focusing on length and perimeter. Children practise solving problems and applying their skills in different contexts.

English
Children study traditional tales, focusing on Little Red Riding Hood, and learn the key features of narrative writing. They plan, write, edit and publish their own traditional tales and alternative endings. Pupils also write fact files, develop SPaG skills, practise reading comprehension and enjoy a class read of ‘Paddington’.

Religious Education – What do we know about Jesus?
Children explore who Jesus was by looking at stories from the Gospels and examining how he is described in the Bible. They learn that images and representations of Jesus vary and reflect people’s beliefs. Pupils also investigate symbolic language used to describe Jesus and consider different viewpoints about him.

Physical Education (PE)
In gymnastics, children develop and apply five key skills: travelling, rolling, balancing, jumping and using equipment, combining them into sequences. In swimming, pupils work towards swimming confidently over 25 metres using a range of strokes. They also learn how to stay safe and perform self-rescue in water.

PSHE – Keeping Safe
Children learn to recognise safe and unsafe situations and identify trusted people who can help them. They explore the difference between danger and risk, including online safety and safe browsing. Pupils also learn about medicines, cigarettes and alcohol, understanding how they can be harmful.

Design Technology – Pencil Cases
Pupils investigate different types of pencil cases and how they are opened and closed. They practise and compare sewing stitches and learn how to add embellishments to fabric. Children design, make and evaluate their own pencil case.

Music – Developing Singing Technique (The Vikings)
Children sing and move together as a group, following lyrics and recognising musical notes such as minims, crotchets and quavers. They practise performing rhythms accurately from notation. Pupils layer rhythms to create a composition and add sound effects using untuned percussion.

Art – Ancient Egyptian Scrolls
Pupils study the patterns, styles and characteristics of Ancient Egyptian art. They apply this understanding to design their own artwork. Children also use ancient techniques to construct a new material for their scroll designs.

History – The Roman Empire
Children learn about the Roman invasion of Britain and create timelines of key events. They explore why the Romans invaded and how Roman inventions changed Britain. Pupils also study key historical figures such as Boudicca and investigate why the Roman army was so successful.

Computing – Sequencing Sounds
Pupils explore a new programming environment and learn that commands produce outcomes. They understand that programs have a clear start and follow a sequence. Children change the appearance of their projects and recognise the importance of command order.

Science – Light and Shadow
Children learn that light is needed to see and that darkness is the absence of light. They explore how light reflects from surfaces and how shadows are formed when light is blocked. Pupils also learn about sun safety and investigate patterns in how shadows change size.