St John's C of E Primary - Nurturing Excellence

Nightingale Class

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English

This term, we will be continuing to read Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. The children will explore Oliver’s adventures in London and the countryside. They will be consolidating their knowledge of sentence types, including the use of prepositions and dialogue within a narrative. Additionally, they will apply the features of a letter, to write one from a character’s perspective. Using an alternative Dickens’ story the children will write their own narrative. The children will apply their Greek knowledge to write a non-chronological report. We will continue to develop our range of vocabulary, comprehension skills, handwriting and spelling through phonics.

Maths

During this half term we will be consolidating the children’s knowledge of times tables and multiplication using formal methods. Also, the children will be applying their knowledge of addition and subtraction to solve two-step problems. They will be looking at the inverse calculations as a method to check their answers. The children will be consolidating and applying their knowledge of rounding. They will develop their knowledge and understanding of how to read, write and plot coordinates.

Science

This half term the children will be learning about the classification of plants and animals. They will sort vertebrates and invertebrates. The children will identify some key features of reptiles, birds and mammals, as well as insects, arachnids and molluscs. The children will identify two main groups that plants can be classified into.

History

This term we will be looking at the creation and expansion of the Greek Empire. The children will be exploring democracy in Athens and the difference in Sparta. They will be finding out the Persian wars and Alexander the great. They will explore Greek gods and mythology. The children will be finding out about the legacy of Ancient Greece, looking at the Olympic games, art, philosophy and architecture.

Geography

The children will be finding out where Mediterranean Europe is located. The children will be finding out about the climate, landscape and farming of the region. They will be comparing the settlements of Venice and Athens and considering why there are differences.

Art

The children will be exploring the artists’ use of space within their work. The children will explore and identify the use of space in the foreground, middle ground and background of paintings. They will create a painting using colour and detail to provide depth and space to their work.

Music

The children will explore the American jazz musician Duke Ellington and ‘Take the ‘A’ Train ‘which is played using a big band. They will identify the melody structure in the song and the scat singing of Ella Fitzgerald.

R.E.

This half term the children will be finding out about ‘The Trinity ‘through ‘Incarnation’. They will identify that Johns 1 is part of the ‘Gospels’ and notice some differences between John and other Gospels. The children will consider what the texts about God might mean and what they might mean for some Christians. The children will explore how Christians show their beliefs about God the Trinity and God in the world today.

PSHE

This half term the children will be looking at bullying and the causes and types of bullying. They will be thinking about how bullying affects them and how they can respond to bullying and support others.