St John's C of E Primary - Nurturing Excellence

Swallow 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 including a letter.

Maths

During this half term the children will be consolidating fractions of amounts and solving problems using factions. They will express decimal numbers as fractions and words. The children will be working on converting time from hours to minutes and analogue to digital. The children will be working on converting measurements and money. They will continue to develop their times table knowledge.

Science

This half term the children will be learning about sound. They will explore what sound is, the speed of sound and the pitch and volume of sound. They will find out how we hear sound and how humans make sound.

History

This term we will continue to be looking at the rise and fall of the Ancient Rome Empire. The children will explore the Punic wars and the rise of the Roman Empire. They will find out about Julius Caesar and Caesar Augustus and the Pax Romana. They will explore the development of Christianity in the Roman Empire and the decline of the Empire.

Geography

The children will be finding out about key places within Northern Ireland. They will explore tourism in Northern Ireland and some physical features of the region. The children will identify that Ireland is partitioned into two countries.

Art

The children will be exploring monuments of Ancient Rome. They will be exploring the construction of the Pantheon, the Colosseum and Trajan’s Column. Working together the children will recreate one of these buildings.

Music

The children will be learning a range of songs for the Easter production.

R.E.

This half term the children will be finding Salvation in the Christian faith. They will be exploring the meaning behind ‘The Last Supper. ‘They will find out about why some Christians take communion and celebrate Maundy Thursday. The children will consider how remembering and celebrating makes you think about what is important in life. They will find out about how some Christians show their beliefs.

PSHE

This half term the children will be looking at the main stages of the human life cycle and investigating the different perceptions of growing up. The children will explore how personal responsibilities change over time and from family to family. They will consider the responsibilities parents and carers have with regards to babies and children.