Our main texts this term will be Ocean Meets Sky by the Fan Brothers, Pirate Mums by Jodie-Lancet-Grant and Madame Badobedah by Sophie Dahl. We’ll be developing different text types including diary entries, instructions, captain logs and even a detective report. Tense, conjunctions and word class will be key areas of learning. In addition, handwriting will be a focus and support with this at home would be beneficial - specifically forming letters correctly and writing on the line.

First up is finishing our term on shape. After looking at lines of symmetry, we’ll focus on 3D shapes, counting the faces, edges and vertices. Our next unit will be money, where after counting pence and pounds, we’ll compare amounts and calculate with money (e.g. making a pound and finding change). Feel free to support at home by letting your child count different combinations of coins and notes. Our final unit this term will be the start of multiplication. We’ll just be introducing it this term by looking at equal groups and arrays.

Our ‘Big Question’ this term is How does a tadpole change over time? We’ll begin by identifying the offspring of different animals before looking at the life cycles of different animals. Understanding what metamorphosis is and which animals undergo it should be exciting for the children.

Our ‘Big Question’ this term is Should we call Grace O’Malley a pirate? We’ll spend some time developing our chronological awareness by building timelines before looking at some of the key events of Grace’s life and the consequences of these. 

This term we are going to be using clay to sculpt our own compasses. Taking inspiration from Grace O’Malley’s adventures, we’ll learn how to roll a slab and coil, using cross-hatching to join the clay. 

Children will learn to sing the song ‘Once a Man Fell in a Well’ and play it using tuned percussion, adding sound effects, experimenting with timbre and dynamics and using letter notation to write a melody. 

In PE lessons this term, children will be taking part in gymnastic lessons. Flexibility and balance will be a big focus as children manoeuvre different equipment. 

Our ‘Big Question’ this term is How can we protect ourselves from harm? This will cover democracy, identifying and evaluating risks, keeping safe around medicine and online safety.

This term, we are Technicians. Children will identify the different components of a computer, specifically identifying the input and outputs. They will use this information to design their own invention.

Our ‘Big Question’ this term is How important is it for Jewish people to do what God asks them to do? This term we’ll focus on what respect means and how Jews show respect to their God through different religious practices.