Class Teacher: Mr Rosser

Terms Three and Four

Our enquiry is: How has electricity improved our lives?

This term, the children will be exploring the big question: How has electricity improved our lives? To help us investigate this, we will work through a series of mini-enquiries:

● What do you know about electricity?

● How can we use electricity?

● How do you make a circuit?

● What’s important about shadows?

● How do we conserve energy?

● What if we cut off all the power?

● What game can you make using light/electricity?

Through talk, learning about significant scientists, practical investigations and having an electricity free day, children will develop skills as Scientists. This term's learning enquiry is all Science based, no Geography or History this term.

Phonics 

Some children in our class follow the Read Write Inc. phonics programme. Children are assessedregularly and work in groups that closely match the sounds that they need to learn. Families can support children at home by reading the books that are sent home multiple times across the week so that the children become fluent story-tellers.

English

We will be doing daily handwriting, first ensuring that letter formation is accurate and then beginning to join when children are ready. Students will also participate in daily spelling sessions to ensure they consistently improve their spelling accuracy and apply their phonetic knowledge confidently. The reading lessons this term are based on two books: ‘The boy who harnessed the wind’ by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer and ‘Too small Tola’ by Atinuke. These lessons will develop children’s retrieval skills, help them to understand new vocabulary and enhance their inference skills. The class writing lessons this term will be based upon two books: ‘Home for Grace’ by Kathryn Ivy White and ‘Mrs Noah’s pockets’ by Jackie Morris. These lessons will explore literary techniques as well as grammar, and will provide opportunities to create fiction and non-fiction pieces of work.

Maths 

Across the term, the children will develop themselves as mathematicians through focusing on mastering the techniques and achieving fluency in addition and subtraction, alongside advancing their knowledge and methods related to multiplication and division. Furthermore, students will engage with the concepts of geometry by developing a thorough understanding of the properties and classifications of various shapes. The children will also have daily mastering number lessons. Families can support at home by encouraging children to complete short sessions on either Numbots or TTRockstars.

R.E

In R.E., we are exploring where our morals come from and understanding what happens if we do something wrong. We will investigate where our personal morals and values come from and examine how different religions define right and wrong, recognising that not all beliefs are the same. We will also focus on understanding the consequences of wrongdoing, exploring how individuals seek forgiveness from God or a higher power, and discussing the concept of how such actions and reconciliation can affect our inner selves or 'soul'.

PSHE

This term's unit on Citizenship and Economic Wellbeing is designed to equip students with crucial life skills. We will study rights and responsibilities within the community, explore the function of local democracy, and learn about the importance of charity. The economic component will focus on practical skills such as budgeting and managing personal finances, and introduce students to considering various future career paths.

 

PE

Our P.E. days are Monday and Fridays.

This term, our P.E. lessons will focus on developing dynamic balancing and counter-balancing skills, alongside improving general coordination. Mastering these movement fundamentals will be essential, as they are specifically designed to support and enhance student performance and control in both Dance and Basketball.

Science

This term, we will be studying electricity and how it has improved our lives through talk, learning about significant scientists, practical investigations and having an electricity free day, children will develop skills as Scientists.

Art

In term 3 students will focus on enhancing their drawing skills. They will be learning to "see as an artist"; to improve observation, mastering shading and tonal techniques to create depth, and experimenting with various tools through dedicated digital drawing sessions.

DT

In term 4 students will focus on practical engineering and digital skills. Students will learn about mechanical systems by designing and building functional pneumatic toys using air pressure for movement. They will also undertake a separate project involving the design and creation of a piece of digital technology.

Music

This term, Somerset Music will be coming in to teach Samba.

I.T

This term, our I.T. curriculum will cover online safety and digital wellbeing, where students will learn to recognise upsetting online situations and develop strategies for dealing with them. We will also journey inside a computer to understand computing and network systems, including how components work together and how devices connect. Finally, students will acquire practical skills in data handling and databases, learning how to organise, manage, and use information effectively.

Home learning
For home learning, children should do the following every week:

● Reading as often as possible – ideally 5 times a week. Please make a note of which book
and which pages your child has read (older children can do this themselves)
● Practising times tables on TT Rockstars (go into the Garage to practise at the right level) OR
Practising, subitising and number bonds on Numbots
● Spelling shed – complete the assignment (specific words) set each week by Mr Rosser.
Students ideally should aim for at least 7 games per week.

Children have logins for the websites above in their reading records. Please let Mr Rosser know if children need another copy of their log-in details.