Foundation Subjects
Other areas of the curriculum:
Geography
Our Geography topic is ‘Our Country’. The children will learn about the United Kingdom, the 4 countries, the 4 capital cities and the surrounding seas. We will have a focus on London and the children will learn about the landmarks within the city and link this to their prior knowledge of human and physical features. We will finish the half term, by defining the differences between a village, a town and a city.
RE
This half term the children will learn about how Christians show that they belong to God. As part of this we will talk about Baptism and the symbols as part of the Baptism service. On Thursday 26th June we will walk to All Saints Church to re-create our own Baptism. For this day, the children can come to school in Smart clothing for the Baptism. We will follow this up by writing a recount about our experience. I wonder who the Parents and God Parents will be?
PSHE
In PSHE we will discuss how to stay safe online as well as how we are all unique. What makes us the same but what makes us different.
Art Woven Wonders
Our Art unit this half term is called Woven Wonders. This unit focuses on developing pupils' ability to express opinions about art, use creative techniques like wool wrapping and weaving, and understand the work of artists like Cecilia Vicuña. It emphasises skills such as measuring, choosing materials, and resilience in artistic creation, catering to children's creative and cognitive development. At the end of the unit the children will attach their creations securely to their box loom so show off their newly learnt skills
PE
In PE with Miss Parry the children will be doing Athletics. They will be practising key skills including running, throwing and jumping. The children will be encouraged to work as part of a team and cheer on their team mates. They will take part in a variety of activities including throwing a bean bag at a target, completing relay races and taking part in the hurdles.
Computing
This half term our computing topic will allow the children to use and apply all of the skills they have learnt this year in order to reinforce their learning. Some of these key skills include turning on a laptop and opening an application, typing letters, formatting and editing text and using the paint software to draw shapes and use different brush tools.
Music
In this half term, we ask, ‘How Does Music Teach Us About Looking After Our Planet?’. The Social Question evolves as the children move through the scheme while encouraging them to be responsible and kind citizens of the world. The children will use all the skills they have been practising this year. They will focus on singing and listening as these skills are at the heart of each lesson. They will play, improvise and compose using a selection of these notes: C, D, E, F, F♯, G, A, B