Moth Class

English

In English this half term will be starting by exploring Kennings poetry.  The children will be learning and innovating an example of this style before creating their own independent version.  Our first fiction unit will be based on The Canal which is a warning story. The children will be using the Talk for Writing approach to learn the model text through actions. They will be exploring how to use expanded noun phases, the use of 'power of three', how to describe the weather for setting and the use of prepositional phases on their writing. Towards the end of the half term the children will look at the model text, Kingston Frost Dragon, which is an information text.

Maths

In maths this half term we will be looking at 4-digit numbers in place value. In our first unit of place value, we will be exploring how to round to the nearest 10 and 100, counting in 1,000s, representing 4-digit numbers and looking at numbers up to 10,000 on a number line. Moving into the second unit of place value, we will be exploring finding 1,000 more and less of a number, comparing and ordering 4-digit numbers, counting in 25s and begin to look at negative numbers.

Science

In science this half term is based around our human body. We will be looking into the building blocks of the human body, our teeth and their functions, how our food is digested, what a healthy diet consists of and the importance of vitamins and minerals.

History

In history this half term we will be learning about life in Ancient Rome. The children will explore the origins of Rome and understand some of the geographical factors that led to Rome being powerful. Then we will learn about how significant Pompeii was in Roman history discussing the historical evidence that remains to this day.

Geography

In geography, our focus is 'Spatial Sense' with an emphasis on location. We begin our unit by learning how to use an atlas. Then we will be looking at the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, how to use a scale on a map, what a grid reference is used for, our local area now and how it has changed over time.

P.E.

In PE we will be exploring a range of different balls skills in one of our lessons and then learning skills based around Tag Rugby in our second. These will be on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Religious Education

In R.E., our focus this half term is on religious texts and moral codes.  The children will be exploring how texts from different religions relate to the traditions specific to that faith and how they are central to the teaching of almost all religions.  They will also look at a few examples of religious teachings and learn about the impact they have on people’s daily lives. 

Spanish

In Spanish this half term we will revisit some of the core language we have learned in our first year of learning (asking and answering their name, where they live, greetings, days of the week, months of the year, classroom instructions, numbers and age). We will also learn the rooms in a school and the objects that can be found in a classroom.

Personal, Social and Health Education

In P.S.H.E., this half term, we will be learning about rights, rules and responsibilities. We will explore the idea of respect and apply this to our school life. We will also discuss class rules and the importance of them in keeping us safe.

Art

Our art we will be exploring different elements of art: colour, line and texture. We will be expanding our knowledge of tertiary colours, practising creating tone by using stippling, understanding what contour and descriptive lines and by using our knowledge creating a detailed image of an animal.

Design and Technology

In D&T we will be looking at the electrical systems in torches.  The children will be building on their existing knowledge of everyday objects that a powered in different ways, including batteries and electricity, as well as using their understanding of electrical conductors and insulators to help them when designing their own product.   

Music

In music we will be exploring changes in pitch, dynamics and tempo based on the subject of ‘rivers’.  The children will be learning to describe how music makes them feel using technical vocabulary as well as creating and performing ostinatos in small groups. 

Computing

In computing the children will understand the need to be thoughtful when working on a collaborative document, use comments to suggest changes to a document and understand how to resolve comments, plan a survey with a range of different questions types that will provide different types of answers. Then they will export data to a spreadsheet, highlighting data, using conditional formatting and calculating averages and sums of numbers.

Geography

History

Science

Religious Education

Art

Spanish

Computing

Music