RE

We will begin the half term by continuing with the topic  'Called'. We will share stories and look at ~ The Call of David and Samuel, The Call of the Apostles, The Sacrament of Confirmation and The Baptismal Promises. This topic will be continued after half term.

The next RE topic is 'Gift'. Within this topic children will look at and explore gifts of love, the liturgical season of Advent- including the 'coming' of Jesus as the Messiah.

Cross-Curricular

This half term the children develop their knowledge of the Viking invasion and settlements in Britain, through a series of practical and informative lessons that have imaginative outcomes such as a Viking Quest board game, a group model of a shield and/or armour, a Viking feast, a Dragon’s Den trade drama, a mythological creature and a Viking celebration event.

Where did the Vikings come from? Where did they invade and settle? Why did they leave Scandinavia? How do we know about them? Work on time lines, map work, completing a quiz, and creative writing exercises. Begin to appreciate why the Vikings were successful and to empathise with the people of Britain who experienced invasion.

Science

The children will learn how sounds are made when objects vibrate and that sounds travel through solids, liquids and gases. Children will investigate how well sound travels through different materials and discover how instruments make sounds. They will be able to suggest how to change the pitch and loudness.

D&T

Throughout this topic, children will research, design, make and evaluate their own Viking Shield focusing upon the breadth of study for mouldable materials and stiff and flexible sheet materials.

Music

This half term the children will be composing their own piece of music. They will use a picture stimulus of a Viking rain to inspire their own feelings and emotions around the image. They will be challenged in groups to compose a piece of music that can accompany the image including the recording of the notation for their piece.     

Computing

This term our computing topic is 'Presentations'. In this, the children will learn how to research and present their information using Microsoft PowerPoint. They will be creating a presentation for a specific audience and will do this through their use of animation, images, sound and design.

PE

This terms topic is 'Dance'. The children will refine and use the following skills; flexibility, strength, balance, power and mental focus. They will also be choreographing their own sequences and evaluating their performances.

Maths

This term, the children will be covering the following areas of maths: Measuring Perimeter, Statistics, Roman numerals, Fractions, decimals and division and Geometry, position and direction. 

Writing (including SPAG)

Writing – Non-fiction – discussion text. The children will look at the features and the structure of a discussion text. They will learn this through story mapping and creating actions to help remember a model text. They will then begin to innovate and change the text to their own individual piece of writing. They will draft/redraft and improve their work as they go.

Writing – Fiction – A Tale of Fear. The children will look at the features and the structure of a tale of fear. They will learn this through story mapping and creating actions to help remember a model text. They will then begin to innovate and change the text to their own individual piece of writing. They will draft/redraft and improve their work as they go. This will link to our cross curricular topic ‘Vikings’.

Reading

Guided reading and independent comprehension this half term will support our work in cross curricular so we will read a range of fiction and non-fiction texts based around the Vikings. Children will also continue to read their own accelerated reading book, both in school and at home.