!

PHYSICAL

This half term will be taking part in team and

individual sporting games. We will be taught a
range skills in order to successfully play
different games in pairs and groups. !
We will practice and improve running, throwing,
catching and jumping techniques and try to
beat our personal bests.!
We will work individually and in pairs/teams to
develop a range of skills.!

CREATIVE

MUSIC
ART
In music we will be learning to play the French Horn.
We will be taught by a specialist Teacher each week
MUSIC
who
will help us to read music, play notes and
perform as a class.!
ART
DT learning in Art will consist of studying British
Our
Artist Barbara Hepworth and using clay to produce
3d work. We will be using different art techniques to
design and make artwork relating to Rocks and
Soils.!
DT
In DT we will be focusing on cooking and nutrition.
We will be looking at a range of different skills
needed to make Soda Bread and will put these into
practice to make the bread ourselves.

This half term we will be working for The Time

Institute to solve a range of written problems
involving addition and subtraction. We will have
a focus on formal written methods. !
We will be developing our learning about place
value up to 4 digit numbers and increasing our
knowledge and understanding of measures
including time.!
Each week we will develop our times table
knowledge through interactive challenges and
activities and a small challenge each Friday to
track our progress and areas for improvement.!
We have started Maths Boot Camp practising
written math's problems and will continue this
over the year.!

HISTORY
SCIENCE
This half term we will be learning all about The Stone
Age. We will be researching this time period including
investigating historical events, looking at artifacts and
exploring the impact this era had on the wider world. !
SCIENCE
GEOGRAPHY
In science our main focus will be materials and rocks. We
will be working scientifically to investigate, record,
present and evaluate results for research and information
we have learned relating to materials.!
GEOGRAPHY
With a focus local areas and the UK we will be analyzing
land
use and materials. We will develop our geographical
HISTORY
knowledge and map skills using Atlases and local maps.!
We will be investigating Stonehenge and using some of
the information to link to our English discussion text unit.!
COMPUTING
In computing we will be developing our use of computer
COMPUTING
systems and the Internet and exploring the main uses.
We will have a particular focus on communication and
look into the ways in which the internet and technology is
used to communicate. We will use these skills for
research within other subjects.!
FRENCH
FRENCH
We will be developing our speaking, reading, writing and
listening skills through recognition of key words and
phrases. We will study stories, songs and rhymes and
practice using out learning to communicate in French.!
RE
In RE this half term we are learning about Christianity.
RE
Our focus will be on the God and the beliefs that
Christians hold about God. We will learn about the old
Testament including stories which Christians believe
reveal aspects of God.

PSHE

MATHS

Our next unit of work will be discussion texts.

This will be closely linked to our topic: Stone and
Metal. We will research stone and metal,
including The Stone Age and Iron Age and use
the information we collect to write our own
discussion texts. The texts will answer a range of
questions and follow typical features of
discussion texts.!

UNDERSTANDING
THE WORLD

ENGLISH

This half term we will be looking at local stories.!

We will start by reading a local story Jingling
Geordies Hole and focus on the setting and
features. After this we will look at a range of other
examples and then use our learning to help us
plan, write and edit our own.!

This half term our PSHE topic is New

Beginnings. We will be discussing
achievements, targets, how to face
challenges positively, rules and
responsibilities, relationships and
friendships and developing our
understanding of empathy and behavior
towards others. PSHE will consist of circle
time, group and individual activities and a
range of interactive tasks. !