Monday 24 November 2014

This half terms work....

English
We will be:
·         Narrative Writing culminating in a story based in medieval times following our trip to Corfe Castle.
·         Instructional Texts based on how to make a mediaeval weapon which the children will be making in their DT.
·         Key skills including spelling, sentence starters, connectives, imagery and punctuation.
SPAG
We will be:
  • Focusing on spellings and spelling strategies
  • Grammar and punctuation focuses
Maths
We will be:
·       Using and applying units of measure (mass, volume,length)
·       Converting between units of measure
  • Reading Scales
  • Doing more work on the four rules
  • Using percentages and decimals
  • Working out multi step word problems
  • Using and applying knowledge of fractions
Science
We will be:
  • Looking at harmless and harmful microbes and micro-organisms and the role they play in day to day lives.
  • Experimenting with the respiration rate of yeast.
  • Light – How we see, light, light diagrams and the path that light takes to reach the eye.
Art & DT
We will be:
  • Researching weaponry used in the Middle Ages
  • Planning, designing and making our own Medieval Trebuchets.
Music
We will be:
  • Broadening our awareness of classical music.
  • Experimenting with Cyclic Rhythms including some medieval melodies and Gregorian chants.

History
We will be:

  • Finding out about the history of King Edward and the link between Corfe Castle and Shaftesbury Abbey
  • Sketch, draw and explain how a Trebuchet works
  • Create a timeline of Medieval and Tudor history
  • Looking at life in Tudor Times linking to 'Gunners Boy' on a Tudor Ship
PE
  • Learning about professional dance routines and dancing to the count of 8. Culminating in creating our very own dance sequence to ‘Walk Like Rhianna
RE
·         Looking at the significance of Mary being the Mother of Jesus
·         Looking at incarnation and why God chose to send Jesus to Earth this way.
Computing

PSHE
We will be:
·         Developing our exploration of ‘getting on and falling out’.
·         Look at ways to ‘say no to bullying’.

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