English:

As writers, we will be exploring the text, Freedom Bird by Jerdine Nolen, which is a story of hope and freedom. We will be reseraching the life of Harriett Tubman who was instrumental in guiding African slaves to freedom. Children will write a biography about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. 

Later in the Spring term, the class will be reading and writing about the legend Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo. As writers we will produce our own version of a legend.

Design & Technology:

Children will explore stronger and weaker shapes to form the structures of different bridges. They will design and make their own truss bridge using triangular structures.

 
Art:

The children will continue our drawing journey  this term by using their observational skills to draw. In Art Talk we will study examples of pointillism.  The children will develop visual literacy skills by observing and reflecting on a range of artwork in this style. This term the children will focus on drawing, looking in greater detail at the ‘shape’ element of art.   The children will explore regular and organic shapes, 2D and 3D representations as well as op art using drawing to represent 3D illusions.  We will study how artists have used shape in their work, such as Kandinsky.
 
Music: 

This next unit explores different rhythm patterns from around the world. Through body percussion, pupils play contrasting styles of rhythms and transfer these onto untuned percussion. They play one rhythm against another, building up layers of sound while maintaining a secure sense of pulse.

 
History:

Shang Dynasty - As historians, we will be exploring and researching the Ancient Chinese civilization using key questions to lead the learning. We will compare and contrast rulers of ancient China - good, the bad and the ugly. The children will research an amazing woman who overcame all predudice to become  one of China's greatest warriors. 
 
Geography:

What is a river?  As geographers, we will be investigating the features and processes of rivers. The class will explore the changes a river has over it's course from source to mouth. We will consider the changes to the River Thames since the Tudor era. Using food chains, we will discuss the importance of each organism in maintaining a balanced wildlife on a local river estuary. We will doing some fieldwork along the River Coquet to help us with our learning. 
 

English:

As readers, we will be exploring the  magical realm of night time to develop our comprehension skills and apply our understanding of the non fiction text, When The Stars Come Out  by Nicola Edwards. We use a range of strategies to identify key information, decode unfamiliar words (ALIEN WORDS) and infer the language the author uses to express a point of view or explain key information.

Maths:

As mathematicians, we will continue developing our application of arithmetic skills to develop our fluency in all four operations. We will be developing our understanding of number to solve problems in perimeter and area.  
 
Science: As scientists, we will be asking "What are forces?" Building on their knowledge of contact and non-contact forces, children explore gravity, friction, air resistance and water resistance in more depth and consider the effect of these forces being unbalanced. They plan investigations to further their understanding of the effects of these forces. Children test their ideas using models and compete to build the most effective pulley system.

Religious Education: Creation & Science

In this sequence of learning, the children will be discussing the importance of the creation story to Christians. The class will look at Genesis 1 and how it may be interpreted differently. We will be considering if Genesis 1 is complementary or conflicting to the scientific understanding of this time.

 
Computing:

Data and information

In this unit, children will recap how data is logged and collected.  They will then explore different technologies for recording and presenting data, including databases.  Finally the children will evaluate which representations of data are most effective for answering questions and relate these to real world examples.

PSHE:

In this unit we will looking at how to be healthy. The unit focuses on 

smoking, including vaping , alcohol and anti-social behaviour, emergency aid, body image, relationships with food, healthy choices 

motivation and behaviour