St John's C of E Primary - Nurturing Excellence

Nightingale Class

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English

This term, the children will be studying Iliad's Odyssey. They will be identifying foreshadowing and expressive language, including similes and metaphors. The children will be applying their knowledge of noun phrases to describe a setting. They will also be consolidating their understanding of different sentence constructs and applying within their narrative writing.

Maths

During this half term we will be multiplying and dividing numbers by ten and a hundred, including decimals. The children will be consolidating their knowledge of fractions and applying it to problem solving. The children will continue to develop their times table knowledge.

Science

This half term the children will be learning about ecology. They will explore the seven life processes which living things have in common, the importance of their habitat and relationships with in it. They will find out about food chains and the interdependencies within an ecosystem. They will explore some human threats to the environment and look at how they have changed the local area.

History

This term we will be looking at Ancient Rome. The children will explore the different forms of government during the Roman Empire. They will consider what life was like for an Ancient Roman and the legacy left behind. The children will find out about the events of Pompeii and its importance for archaeologists today.

Geography

The children will be finding out about key places in Eastern Europe. They will explore the climate and physical features of the region comparing with part of the United Kingdom.

Art

The children will be exploring the artists’ use of design. They will be considering what design is in art. They will examine Matisse’s cut out designs, the use of colour and line in ‘The Scream’, before creating their own.

Music

The children will explore Beethoven’s 5th symphony and create a motif based on the Beethoven’s ‘fate’ motif. They will find out about texture in music and explore graphic scores.

R.E.

This half term the children will be finding out about the prophet Muhammad, exploring the importance of events in his life for Muslims today. They will explore how Muslims treat their holy book and the reasons for it. They will explore the five pillars of Islam and consider their own values, identifying what influences them.

PSHE

This half term the children will be looking at conflict resolution. They will explore the reasons why friends fall out and how disagreements can lead to conflict. They will learn about how our feelings influence our behaviour and our behaviours affect the way others feel during a conflict. They will explore that there are two points of views in a conflict and that how respond to a conflict can either improve or worsen a situation. The children will learn about ‘win, win’ solutions where both parties are happy with the outcome. They will explore basic conflict resolution skills, communicate their view and listen to others, and explore the use of a peer mediator.