Autumn 2024

Welcome back everyone!

English

Within English we are reading the book ‘Troll Swap by Leigh Hodgkinson. The book centres around two characters who feel like they don’t belong who eventually learn that ‘home is where the heart is’ when they swap places. The children will be looking at the characters by exploring and predicting what happens within the story. They will be working towards creating their own description of two characters who swap places. Later in the term we will then enjoy the book ‘The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark’ in which we will work towards creating a fact file about owl’s from information we collect from the text.

Maths

We are always trying to strengthen our fluency with counting and understanding number so this term we will be focussing on place value and using the four operations. We will be strengthening our knowledge through completing practicals and applying what we learn to fluency and problem solving questions. Our maths 4-a-day will be relevant to what we are learning to provide the children with more opportunities to practice their mathematical skills.

Science

Within science we are learning about the life cycles of animals and humans. We will focus on scientific skills such as experimenting, observation and recording data. The children will understand the process of how animals and humans grow up to be adults.

Geography

In geography, our research question is 'What Lies Beyond Warrington?'. The children will be developing their geographical skills by using atlases to explore the wider world. They will be learning about the United Kingdom, it's capital cities and surrounding seas. We will explore the different continents and hemispheres by conducting our own research and presenting it to the class.

History

Our research question for history this term is ‘Why do we remember people from the past?’. We will be researching Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale and finding all about their involvement within the Crimean war. The children will be using their historical skills by conducting their own research as ‘historical detectives’. You can help your children at home by finding out about nursing in the past and about the lives of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole.

Other Subjects:

RE - Christianity. 'What Unites the Christian Community?' 

'Jesus Light of the World'

PSHE - 'Being Me in My World' and 'Celebrating Difference'

Music - 'Musical Me' and 'Orchestral Instruments'

Art - Painting and Mixed Media

Design and Technology - Mechanisms- Making a Moving Monster

Computing - 'Computing Sytems and Networks' and 'Algorithms and Debugging'