St John's C of E Primary - Nurturing Excellence

Eagle Class

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English: This half-term, our focus in English will be on creative writing and helping the children build their independence as writers. As they prepare for Year 7, the children will be encouraged to find their own unique writing voices, taking ownership of their planning, drafting, and editing processes. They will use their imaginations to craft engaging narratives and expressive pieces that showcase all the wonderful literacy skills they have developed throughout their time in primary school.

Maths: Securing Learning for Year 7 This half-term, our focus in Maths will be on securing and consolidating everything the children have learnt throughout Year 6. We will be reviewing core mathematical concepts and skills to ensure every child has a strong, confident foundation. This vital period of revision and mastery is specifically designed to thoroughly prepare them for their upcoming transition to secondary school, ensuring they feel fully equipped and ready to tackle the Year 7 mathematics curriculum.

Music: This term, our musicians will be diving into the 12-bar blues, exploring how this foundational musical structure influenced the creation of rock and roll and pop music. The children will learn that the blues originated in African-American communities in the Southern states of the USA. They will study the 12-bar blues pattern, which acts as musical building blocks using three specific chords over 12 bars of music. To put this into practice, the class will listen to, learn, and perform classic tracks such as Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog", Cream's "Crossroads", and The Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love". They will also create their own musical accompaniments by adding percussion.

Art & Design: As a culmination of their art education this year, the children will undertake an extended, independent project based on the theme of 'identity'. They will be challenged to answer the question, "Who am I?", by designing and creating an artwork that presents different versions or aspects of themselves.

Crucially, this project builds directly on everything they have learnt this year, drawing upon their developed skills in analytical observation, annotation, sketching, experimentation, planning, and execution. The children will have the freedom to choose their own materials and processes- which could include painting, collage, textiles or printing- to create their final, personal masterpiece.

Science: This term, the children will study how living things have changed over time. They will start by exploring fossils as physical evidence of prehistoric life, learning about the discoveries of the famous British palaeontologist Mary Anning. The unit investigates how offspring inherit characteristics from their parents, resulting in natural variation within a species. They will also look at how animals and plants adapt to survive in different environments, which leads to evolution, studying the theories proposed by Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace.

Geography: In Geography, the children will investigate globalisation, which is the process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide. They will look at how the world is connected politically, socially, and economically through international trade, the internet, and the sharing of cultures. The children will debate whether globalisation is a force for good by weighing up its advantages, such as economic development and the exchange of ideas, against its disadvantages, like environmental damage, job losses, and unsafe working practices.

History: Pupils will explore the fundamental rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world. They will learn about the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations after World War II. The children will track how equality has developed in Britain over time, looking closely at the history of women's rights, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, racial equality, and the freedom of religion and belief.

Religious Education: The children will explore the Christian concept of the Kingdom of God. They will reflect on what kind of king Jesus was according to Christian belief, comparing his qualities to traditional ideas of kingship and exploring how these ideas are expressed in Christian songs and people's lives.

P.E: This half-term in P.E., our focus will be on cricket. We are very excited to welcome coaches from Chance to Shine, who will be joining us to lead these sessions. Throughout the term, the children will have the opportunity to build on their existing skills, further developing their batting, bowling, and fielding techniques, while also enjoying the teamwork, communication, and sportsmanship that the game brings.

Computing: This half-term, the children will be putting their programming skills to the test by designing and creating their own comics using block code. They will use their problem-solving and sequencing skills to write instructions and add dialogue to bring their creative stories to life on the screen.