Autumn Term

This term, our topic is 'A Turning Point in Time', focusing on World War 2 and more specifically, the Blitz. We have read Letters from the Lighthouse and are now reading Goodnight Mister Tom.

English - our writing has been focused around World War 2, we have written a narrative, a diary, a persuasive advert, a debate and informational texts.

Maths - we have covered place value, the 4 operations and fractions.

Reading - we have looked in depth at our texts, as well as focusing on different themes weekly.

Science - we have learnt about electricity and how it is produced, creating our own circuits. We are now learning about light and how it travels to help us to see.

History - we have learnt about WW2 and the Blitz, looking at which event in WW2 was the most significant.

Geography - we are starting to learn about the human and physical features of Europe and its different countries.

Art - we learnt about and recreated a piece by L.S. Lowry.

DT - we will be creating Anderson Shelters.

R.E. - we have looked at 'What would Jesus do?', thinking about how Jesus would act in certain situations. We are now learning about different religions beliefs about death.

R.S.H.E. - we have looked at a topic, all about me and are now looking at aiming high, focusing on jobs and what we can be when we grow up.

Computing - we have learnt how to code micro:bits to create a toy and are now learning about decomposition, to break down alogrithms.

Music - we have looked at Baroque music and are now focusing on Fingal's cave and are aiming to recreate a piece in this style.

French - we have recapped how to introduce ourselves and are now learning how to discuss our family.