Spring Term 1

Autumn Term 2

In History we are learning about 'famous' and what this means. We are learning about significant individuals from the past and present day. We have been learning about local historians such as Florence Nightingale and her work as a nurse in the Crimean War and David Attenborough for his work on climate change and broadcasting. We are also learning about Mary Seacole.

In Design and Technology we are learning about 'fabric' and different joining techniques. We will use these techniques to create our own Autumn collage.

In Science we are learning about the four seasons and the different weather you will find in each. We have made a class rain gauge and have been checking it regularly and recording the amount of rain!

In R.E we are learning about Christmas and how Christians celebrate this. We are also learning about the Jewish festival 'Channukah' and how they celebrate this.

In PSHE we are working towards our second jigsaw piece which is all about bullying and kindness.

In Computing we are learning how to use Paintz.app to recreate work of some famous artists.

Autumn Term 1

In Geography we are learning about the United Kingdom. We are learning about where we live and talking about things we like and dislike about Long Eaton. We will be writing letters and posting them to our grown ups at home! We will learn about the four countries that make up the UK and their capital cities.

In Design and Technology we are focusing on food technology. We will be learning where our food comes from (e.g. eggs from chickens/milk from cows or goats) We will learn about a balanced diet. We will design and make our very own sandwich!

In PSHE we will be meeting 'Jigsaw Jack' as part of our PSHE scheme - Jigsaw. Our theme is 'Being Me'

In R.E we are learning about Christianity. We will be looking at Christian symbols and learning about their beliefs.

In Art our focus is - How are lines and shapes used in drawing. We will be looking at Mondrian and Lowry as our focus artists.

In Science we are learning about animal classifications - reptiles. amphibians, mammals etc.

In Music we are learning about beat. We will be using the glockenspiels to play some notes.

In P.E. we are learning how to throw overarm and underarm. We are also doing some orienteering lessons.