SUMMER 1:

Get ready for an exciting half term filled with adventure, discovery, and creativity! This term, we will embark on an incredible journey into the world of the Vikings, uncovering their myths, history, and legendary longboats. In English, we will bring Viking tales to life through our own myth writing, while in History, we will explore their impact on Britain and their fascinating way of life.

Read on to find out more about what we will be learning!

Learning Challenge: History – How did the Vikings shape Britain?

Join us as we journey back in time to explore the fascinating world of the Vikings! We will discover why they came to Britain, how they built their settlements, and their impact on British history. We will also investigate Viking myths, beliefs, and their legendary longboats.

English:

This term, we will focus on Narrative Writing: Viking Mythology.

We will:

• Identify the features of myths.
• Read and analyze Viking myths such as Thor and the Giants.
• Develop writing skills by using powerful verbs, expanding adjectives, and "show don’t tell" techniques.
• Plan, draft, edit, and publish our own myth based on Freya and the Goblins.
• Enhance our comprehension and SPaG (Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar) skills, focusing on punctuation, character descriptions, and vocabulary.

Reading Fluency:

This half term we will be enhancing our comprehension skills by focusing on texts about Rivers. We will also be learning choral poetry.

Maths:
This half term, we will focus on:

• Money
• Statistics: Tables, bar charts, and time graphs.
• Geometry: Properties of 2D and 3D shapes.
• Position and Direction: Translation, coordinates, angles, and symmetry.

Science: Electricty

We will:

• identify common appliances that run on electricity
• construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers
• identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery
• recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit and associate this with whether or not a lamp lights in a simple series circuit 
• recognise some common conductors and insulators, and associate metals with being good conductors. 

P.E:

Our PE focus will be Striking and Fielding

We will develop skills in:

• Batting and hitting the ball accurately into space.
• Bowling techniques and fielding strategies, including long barrier and backing up.
• Applying these skills in game situations.

R.E:

In RE, we will be exploring Buddhist Festivals.

We will:

• Learn about the life and teachings of Buddha.
• Understand why Buddhists give offerings during Vesak.
• Explore how and why Buddhists celebrate significant moments in Buddha’s life.

PSHE:

Our PSHE topic this half term is Relationships.

We will learn to:

• Recognize situations that can cause jealousy.
• Express appreciation for special people in our lives.
• Understand how friendships change and how to cope with loss.
• Explore what having a boyfriend/girlfriend might mean.
• Show love and appreciation to those special to us.

Art: 

Our focus in Art will be Sculpture and 3D: Mega Materials.

We will:

• Develop ideas for 3D work through drawing and visualisation in 2D.
• Use complex techniques to shape materials.
• Explore how shapes can be formed and joined using wire.
• Consider the effect of how sculptures are displayed.
• Choose and join a variety of materials to create sculptures.

Music:
This half term we will be learning to play the Ukulele.

We will:

• Play notes clearly and create accompaniments.
• Devise non-standard symbols for performance.
• Prepare for a visit to the Halle Orchestra.

Modern Foreign Languages:
In Spanish, we will:

• Use "I can" statements to build confidence in speaking and understanding.

Computing:

Our focus will be Repetition in Games.

We will:

• Use loops to create shapes and animations.
• Modify and design our own games.

ESR: Climate Change – Know Better, Do Better

• We will explore ways to make a positive impact on the environment.