Concept question: What influence are humans having on the climate across the world?

During our geography project in the spring term, we will be exploring the concept of climate, firstly in the United Kingdom and then further afield, around the world. We will also be considering how humans are impacting on the climate. After this, we will explore the reasons behind by so many people globally live in cities, including in megacities.

Shared/Guided Reading Text 

This term we will be reading Journey to the River Sea. This is an adventure story, set in the 1910s and mostly takes place in and around the Amazon river (linking nicely to part of our Geography project). During shared reading sessions, children will continue to develop a wide range of comprehension skills to enable them to become fluent, competent readers. 

English

This half term, we will be exploring descriptions of unfamilar settings. They are developing their understanding of using a range of expanded noun phrases, through the use of a story map (below), to create a rich and detailed setting description.

Maths

This half term, we are starting by revisiting the informal methods of multiplication and division. The children have started by understanding how to find factor pairs of a given number. They have developed their understanding that if a number only has factors of 1 and itself, then it is called a prime number. 

Spring Term PE

In gymnastics this half term, children are exploring sequences of movement based on the concept of 'bridges'. In games, children are developing their understanding of how to play squash. 

Spring 1 Computing

We are using the programme 'LOGO' to develop our understanding of creating snippets of code to make the 'turtle' move around the page. In our most recent lesson, we created digits and our initals, programming commands to make the 'turtle' move in the correct directions.

Wider Curriculum

Photos and examples of work from the wider curriculum will be added here as they become available. Pictures included below include: an outdoor maths lesson on rounding numbers (Maths), our science investigation into the impact of sugary drinks on our teeth (Science), learning a game for writing a set of instructions (English) and creating nativity scenes based on the Gospels (RE).