Our English lessons in this first half-term of the year will be based on Street Child, a Modern Classic which complements our Victorian unit in history. We will be writing writing an extended narrative as well as shorter descriptive pieces. We will have a dedicated extended writing session to build and improve the children's writing stamina to help them write longer pieces.

Throughout the year, we will also have a weekly reading comprehension lesson, and be covering the punctuation and grammar curriculum objectives as part of our regular English lessons. Spelling will be taught discretely.

In all maths lessons, we will be consolidating learning from previous years to prepare children for SATs. We will look at exam technique and identify significant gaps in prior learning which will be targeted through intervention. All children assess their learning at the end of each lesson and will receive catch-up intervention before the next lesson to prepare them for the new learning.

Units we will cover this term:

Number – number and place value, Place value within 10,000,000, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, Four operations, Fractions, Geometry – position and direction.

Science

We discover the Light Fantastic in this half term's unit! We delve into the fascinating world of vision, starting with the theories of ancient scholar Ibn al-Haytham. Unravel the early understanding of how the brain perceives light and explore the intricate workings of the eye. Dive into captivating optical illusions and learn why our eyes can sometimes deceive us. Engage in exciting experiments to investigate how different materials affect light waves, uncovering the secrets of reflection, refraction, and absorption.

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History

Our history unit this half term is Victorians - Dark Age or Golden Age. We will use primary sources to look at how our village has changed over time and the people and proffessions that used to live here. We will examine social reforms of the period and how they changed the lives of everyday people and the impact of colonilisation and empire.

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RE

Using the Coventry and Warwickshire Agreed Syllabus with a focus on Islam.

Unit U2.6

Key Question: What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today?

This unit enables pupils to learn in depth from different religious and spiritual ways of life about being a follower of the Muslim religion. Pupils explore the five pillars of Islam and the importance of these to Muslim believers. Pupils will gain a greater understanding of Islam and what we can learn from its beliefs, values and ideas. This investigation provides an opportunity to learn about the Qur’an and other forms of guidance and to visit a mosque. This will happen through ‘virtual’ tours but we also hope to have an organised trip. The investigation implements the principal aim of RE, which is to engage pupils in systematic enquiry into significant human questions which religion and worldviews address, so that they can develop the understanding and skills needed to appreciate and appraise varied responses to these questions, as well as develop responses of their own.

Download RE and Worldviews Knowledge Organiser - What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today?

My Year Ahead - I can identify my goals for this year, understand my fears and worries about the future and know how to express them I know how to use my Jigsaw Journal 

We will be moving on to the dystopian novel Floodlands in this half-term. This novel imagines a world in which much of Britain has flooded and is under water, and those who have survived have to engage in a fight to survive. The children will be researching climate change and writing a report, as well as practising some persuasive writing and producing a dystopian narrative. 

As Christmas approaches, we will move on to read The Last Polar Bear, a suitably seasonal tale.   

In all maths lessons, we will be consolidating learning from previous years to prepare children for SATs. We will look at exam technique and identify significant gaps in prior learning which will be targeted through intervention. All children assess their learning at the end of each lesson and will receive catch-up intervention before the next lesson to prepare them for the new learning.

Units we will cover this term:

Number – number and place value, Place value within 10,000,000, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, Four operations, Fractions, Geometry – position and direction.

Using the Coventry and Warwickshire Agreed Syllabus with a focus on Islam.

Unit U2.6

Key Question: What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today?

This unit enables pupils to learn in depth from different religious and spiritual ways of life about being a follower of the Muslim religion. Pupils explore the five pillars of Islam and the importance of these to Muslim believers. Pupils will gain a greater understanding of Islam and what we can learn from its beliefs, values and ideas. This investigation provides an opportunity to learn about the Qur’an and other forms of guidance and to visit a mosque. This will happen through ‘virtual’ tours but we also hope to have an organised trip. The investigation implements the principal aim of RE, which is to engage pupils in systematic enquiry into significant human questions which religion and worldviews address, so that they can develop the understanding and skills needed to appreciate and appraise varied responses to these questions, as well as develop responses of their own.

We will begin this half-term by looking at the poetry text 'Everything All At Once' by Steve Camden: as part of the whole school poetry week, we will be reciting some of these poems and using them as a stimulus to write our own poetry.

Our text for most of the half-term will be William Shakespeare's famous tragedy Macbeth, or 'The Scottish Play' as superstitious actors like to call it! One of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies tells the story of Macbeth, thane of Glamis, and his wife Lady Macbeth, as they plot, scheme and murder their way to become King and Queen of Scotland, only to find out that what goes around comes around - often in quite brutal circumstances! 

The children will be writing letters, instructions, recounts and a balanced argument, as they debate which character in this play bears most responsibility for the jealousy, suspicion, hatred and violence that runs through this play.    

In all maths lessons, we will be consolidating learning from previous years to prepare children for SATs. We will look at exam technique and identify significant gaps in prior learning which will be targeted through intervention. All children assess their learning at the end of each lesson and will receive catch-up intervention before the next lesson to prepare them for the new learning.

Units we will cover this term:

Number – fractions (including decimals and percentages), Decimals, Percentages, Algebra, Measurement – imperial and metric measures, Measure – perimeter, area and volume, Ratio and proportion

Using the Understanding Christianity Syllabus

Unit 2b.8 – Kingdom of God

Key Question: What kind of king is Jesus?

This unit helps pupils to explore the Kingdom of God. Jesus’ key teaching in the first three Gospels is that he is beginning a kingdom where God’s rule of love, forgiveness and inclusion will grow. The Gospels look forward to a time when this kingdom will spread across the earth. For Christians today, across the world, being a member of the community of the Kingdom of God is a precious gift, and a challenge: living out the values of the Kingdom of God is the key challenge of being a disciple of Jesus, loving God and loving our neighbour. Generosity, compassion, love even for enemies, and a joyful willingness to put others ahead of one’s own interests is the rule. Unsurprisingly, the Christian community often fails to live up to this vision, and can be as divisive, exclusive and lacking in love as any human community. The offer of forgiveness through Jesus, and the gift of the Holy Spirit, give Christians hope that God can help them to be more loving and faithful. Christians use these texts to remind themselves of the way the world is supposed to be, and to reflect on how careful they must be not to forget that they are living in God’s Kingdom.

In our English lessons this half-term, we will be completing our work on Macbeth, then moving on to Rose Blanche. 

Rose Blanche is a picture story book, in which we experience life in a German town during the Second World War, told through the eyes of a young girl called Rose. To begin with, everyone in the town is happy and cheerful, but as the war progresses things start to change: food is rationed; soldiers come back wounded and exhausted; and convoys of vehicles pass through the town, taking prisoners in striped uniforms to mysterious camps surrounded with barbed wire. As Rose discovers more and more, she loses her own innocence in the horrors of war. 

The children will be writing narratives and diary entries in response to this moving and evocative text.  

In all maths lessons, we will be consolidating learning from previous years to prepare children for SATs. We will look at exam technique and identify significant gaps in prior learning which will be targeted through intervention. All children assess their learning at the end of each lesson and will receive catch-up intervention before the next lesson to prepare them for the new learning.

Units we will cover this term:

Number – fractions (including decimals and percentages), Decimals, Percentages, Algebra, Measurement – imperial and metric measures, Measure – perimeter, area and volume, Ratio and proportion

Our geography topic for this term is 'Our Changing World'. We will be learning: 

•  - what 'weathering' means 
•  - to describe and identify the differences between biological, chemical and physical weathering 
•  - to identify some common coastal features 
•  - where in the UK these coastal features can be found 
•  - about the impact of human beings on our landscape, and how human activity might affect the landscape in years to come 

Using the Understanding Christianity Syllabus

Unit 2b.7 - Salvation

Key Question: What difference does the resurrection make for Christians?

This unit helps pupils to explore Salvation. For Christians, the resurrection of Jesus seals the defeat of death and sin, opening up the way for all people to turn to God, repairing the effects of the Fall and bringing Salvation. The life, death and resurrection of Jesus are the keystone in this Christian understanding of the ‘Big Story’ of the Bible. It can be argued that he willingly gave up his own life in order to take on himself the punishment for all sin, for all people. Because of sin, people need to be saved and Jesus brings Salvation. Jesus’ death and resurrection are about more than this, however. Jesus exemplifies what it would be like for all people to have an intimate relationship with God the Father — such as love for all. His resurrection means that they have a sure and certain hope of a life after death. 

Throughout the Summer term, our English lessons will tie in very closely with our learning in History, as the Second World War becomes our focus. 

We will continue our work on Rose Blanche, then move on to use other texts about the war as our stimulus for English lessons. These will include The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and the graphic-novel version of Anne Frank's Diary. We will also be visiting Bletchley Park and will be writing a newspaper report about the cracking of the Enigma Code.   

In all maths lessons, we will be consolidating learning from previous years to prepare children for SATs. We will look at exam technique and identify significant gaps in prior learning which will be targeted through intervention. All children assess their learning at the end of each lesson and will receive catch-up intervention before the next lesson to prepare them for the new learning.

Units we will cover this term:

Geometry – properties of shapes, Number – number and place value, Problem solving, Statistics

We will also run after school boosters to support children who require a little bit extra help in the run up to SATs. We will also be revising key concepts and practicing exam technique to help the whole class prepare.

In our final History topic of the year, (and the children's final History topic of primary school!) we will learn all about the Second World War. We will find out the answers to key questions like: 

How and why did it start? 

Which countries were involved? 

Who was Adolf Hitler and who were the Nazis? 

How did it end? 

We will learn about key events like the Blitz, the Battle of Britain, the D-Day landings and VE Day, as well as finding out more about the horrors of the Holocaust. Our visit to Bletchley Park on May 15th will be a highlight, and we will also enjoy watching some important films about the war, such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and It's a Wonderful Life. 

Using the Understanding Christianity Syllabus

Unit 2b.2 - Creation

Key Question: Creation and Science – conflicting or complementary?

We revisit the story of Creation from Genesis 1. We address what the texts say about God and human nature, and think about the purpose of the Genesis Creation text (and psalm 8). Genesis can be interpreted differently. Some Christians believe that the text is literally true: the earth is only a few thousand years old and God created it in six days. This view holds that scientific accounts of the big bang and evolution must be incorrect. Many Christians reject the idea that its purpose is to give a scientific description at all. They see the genre as poetic, requiring different methods of interpretation. It communicates a message about the nature of God the Creator rather than the mechanism of creation. They see it as a picture of a glorious Creator and wonderful creation. It inspires worship and awe at God and shows humanity’s place within creation.

Throughout the Summer term, our English lessons will tie in very closely with our learning in History, as the Second World War becomes our focus. 

We will continue our work on Rose Blanche, then move on to use other texts about the war as our stimulus for English lessons. These will include The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and the graphic-novel version of Anne Frank's Diary. We will also be visiting Bletchley Park and will be writing a newspaper report about the cracking of the Enigma Code. 

In all maths lessons, we will be consolidating learning from previous years to prepare children for SATs. We will look at exam technique and identify significant gaps in prior learning which will be targeted through intervention. All children assess their learning at the end of each lesson and will receive catch-up intervention before the next lesson to prepare them for the new learning.

Units we will cover this term:

Geometry – properties of shapes, Number – number and place value, Problem solving, Statistics

We learn and apply design and technology skills to create an outcome to share with the rest of the school and community in our Design Showcase.

All briefs have purposeful outcomes and are linked to a topical theme, such as the Jubilee or recent Coronation.

Using the Understanding Christianity Syllabus

Unit 2b.2 - Creation

Key Question: Creation and Science – conflicting or complementary?

We revisit the story of Creation from Genesis 1. We address what the texts say about God and human nature, and think about the purpose of the Genesis Creation text (and psalm 8). Genesis can be interpreted differently. Some Christians believe that the text is literally true: the earth is only a few thousand years old and God created it in six days. This view holds that scientific accounts of the big bang and evolution must be incorrect. Many Christians reject the idea that its purpose is to give a scientific description at all. They see the genre as poetic, requiring different methods of interpretation. It communicates a message about the nature of God the Creator rather than the mechanism of creation. They see it as a picture of a glorious Creator and wonderful creation. It inspires worship and awe at God and shows humanity’s place within creation.