St John's C of E Primary - Nurturing Excellence

Nightingale Class

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English

This term, we will be reading Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. The children will be finding out about life for the poor in London and the life of the author. The children will explore Oliver’s adventures after leaving the workhouse. 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. We will continue to develop our range of vocabulary, comprehension skills, handwriting and spelling through phonics.

Maths

During this half term in maths we will be consolidating our knowledge of place value up to 4-digit numbers and comparing bigger numbers. The children will be sequencing and comparing negative numbers. Also, the children will be applying their knowledge of time to solve problems. The children will focus on consolidating their times table knowledge.

Science

This half term the children will be learning that all living things are made of many types of cells, that create the organs, within them. They will explore the structure and types of teeth within a human mouth and how waste is processed in the human body. The children will find out about the importance of vitamins and minerals in their diet.

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

In Geography our focus this half term will be on spatial sense. The children will form an understanding of the use of lines of Latitude and Longitude on a globe. They will explore how scale and grid references are used to help locate places on a map. They will explore the changes over time of their local area .

Art

The children will be looking at the use of light within paintings. They will draw and paint to create areas of dark and light. The children will explore the use of underpainting and the use of tints and shades within Old Masters paintings.

Music

This half term the children will be exploring working songs like sea shanties. They will explore the pulse of the songs and create actions to accompany the chorus.

R.E.

In R.E. this half term the children will learn what the Gospels are. They will also explore what Christians today learn from Jesus’s teachings and the links between the calling of the first disciples and how Christians today try to follow Jesus and be ‘fishers of people’. The children will consider if the world today is how Jesus would want it to be and how it could be changed.

PSHE

This half term we will be exploring friendship skills and valuing difference. We will be identifying people who are special to them and who they can talk to if they need support.

This half term the children will be outside for PE developing their ball skills. They will explore different ways to control, pass and protect a ball, finishing with mini games.