Autumn Term 2

We have an exciting half-term ahead, filled with creative and thought-provoking learning across all areas of the curriculum. Here’s what we’ll be covering in the coming weeks:

Reading

This half-term we will be exploring The Land of Neverbelieve by Norman Messenger and Darwin’s Dragons by Lindsay Galvin. Through these books, the children will focus on retrieving and recording information from non-fiction, as well as drawing inferences about characters’ feelings and motives. We’ll also look at how characters change over time and explore key themes and conventions across texts.

Writing

Linking to our reading, the children will begin by writing an information text about their own imaginary island. They will learn how to use bullet points, hyphens, and cohesion within and across paragraphs. Later in the term, we’ll use Darwin’s Dragons as inspiration for writing a story opening, developing skills in setting the scene and creating atmosphere.

Maths

In maths, we will continue working on multiplication and division before moving on to fractions. The children will learn how to simplify fractions, compare and order them, and convert between improper fractions and mixed numbers.

Science

Our science topic this half-term is Inheritance and Evolution. The children will learn how living things have changed over time and that fossils provide evidence of life millions of years ago. They will also explore how characteristics are inherited and how adaptation can lead to evolution, linking this learning closely to our reading of Darwin’s Dragons.

History

We will continue our study of Ancient Egypt, focusing on how evidence helps us understand that the Egyptians were skilled farmers.

Geography

Our geography learning will take us around the world as we explore time zones and understand how time differs across the globe.

Computing

This term, the children will be designing and creating their own websites, developing both creativity and technical skills. Our online safety focus will be on recognising fake profiles and understanding how to stay safe online.

Music

We’ll continue developing our recorder skills, working towards composing our own music for a Christmas advert—perfect for the festive season ahead!

Religious Education (RE)

In RE, we’ll explore the two different narratives of the Christmas story, focusing on the concept of interpretation and how the same event can be told in different ways.

Design and Technology (DT)

Our DT focus is on seasonal and global food. The children will be learning about ingredients from around the world and will design their own three-course meal.

PSHE

This half-term in PSHE, the children will learn how to support others who may not be close friends and how to identify prejudice, stereotypes, and disrespectful behaviour.

Spanish

In Spanish, we will be learning how to talk about where we live, building vocabulary and confidence in speaking another language.