What We Are Learning
Spring 2
Hello! Welcome back for our second half term of the Spring term! We hope you all had a lovely half term break and are ready to learn lots of new and exciting things!
Below is lots of information about all the different things we are going to be learning about this half term. We are really excited to get started and learn lots of new things!
Learning Challenge:
Geography
From one little raindrop – but then where?
During this topic, we will be learning all about the Water Cycle, how water moves around our planet and ends up in our taps! We will be using our geographical skills to uncover lots of new information from a variety of sources!
English:
During this half term we aim to develop our understanding of letters and explanation text whilst exploring the book 'Drop' An adventure through the Water Cycle. We will even have a go at creating our own explanation text about the water cycle!
Our reading sessions this half term will be focussing on My Family and other Romans by Marie Basting.
Maths:
This half term we will be exploring
- Roman numerals
- Seconds, minutes, days, months and years, Time
- Durations of events
- Mass (kg/g)
- Money
- Multiplication and division
We will also continue to rehearse times tables and develop our reasoning skills through 'Deep Dive' and 'Twisted' challenges.
Science:
Through this half term we will be investigating and exploring:
Rocks
In this topic we will investigate:
- the formation and properties of igneous rocks
- the formation and properties of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks
- weathering and the suitability of rocks for different purposes.
- how water contributes to the weathering of rocks
- how fossils are formed
- different soil types
P.E :
Basketball
- To understand and develop dribbling techniques to feel comfortable in control of the basketball.
- To feel comfortable in control of the basketball and be able to pass the ball using different throwing and shooting techniques.
- To apply the techniques for dribbling, passing, and shooting skills to a game situation.
Swimming
- Swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres
- Use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke
- Perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations
Religious Education :
Signs and Symbols
- To explore the meaning of signs and symbols.
- To find out how symbolic food can be used to remember important events.
- To be able to explore and interpret religious metaphors.
- To learn that religious beliefs and ideas about God can be experienced in different forms, including symbolism.
RSE :
Healthy Me
- Understand how exercise affects my body (x2 lessons)
- Tell you my knowledge and attitude towards drugs
- Identify things, people and places that I need to keep safe from
- Take responsibility for keeping myself and others safe at home
Music:
Time
- To understand beat, metre and rhythm
- To combine rhythmic and melodic patterns
Computing :
Sequence in Music (Scratch)
- To explore a new programming environment.
- To identify that commands have an outcome.
- To explain that a program has a start.
- To recognise that a sequence of commands can have an order.
- To change the appearance of my project.
- To create a project from a task description.
Design and Technology:
Pencil Cases
- To investigate a range of pencil cases.
- To practise and compare sewing stitches.
- To investigate ways of opening and closing pencil cases.
- To be able to sew embellishments to a piece of fabric.
- To be able to design and evaluate a pencil case.
Art:
Sculpture and 3D: Abstract Shape and Space
Throughout this topic we aim to explore:
- Try out different ways to make card shapes three dimensional,
- Make a structure that holds its 3D shape.
- Explain in simple terms the difference between 2D and 3D art.
- Combine shapes together to make an interesting free-standing sculpture.