Spring 1

Spring 1 promises to be an engaging and enriching half term, with plenty of opportunities for the children to develop their skills, creativity, and curiosity across the curriculum. Below is an overview of what we will be learning.

Reading

Children will continue to develop their reading fluency and comprehension skills using Shackleton’s Journey as our main text driver. Through this powerful non-fiction text, they will explore vocabulary, retrieval, and inference skills while gaining an understanding of a significant historical expedition.

Writing

Inspired by Shackleton’s expedition, the children will learn how to write a formal persuasive letter, imagining they are applying to join the crew on the journey. They will focus on persuasive language, formal tone, and structure. Later in the half term, they will write a scene that includes dialogue, developing their skills in characterisation and advancing the action through speech.

Maths

In maths, we will continue our work on fractions, this time focusing on calculations involving fractions. We will then move on to percentages and explore the equivalence between fractions, decimals, and percentages.

Science

Our science learning will continue with inheritance and evolution before moving on to our next topic, electricity. The children will explore how characteristics are passed on, how living things adapt over time, and then begin investigating electrical components and circuits.

History

In history, we will be learning about the origins of early Islamic civilisation, exploring its culture at the time and examining how it became prosperous in both wealth and culture.

Geography

Our geography lessons will focus on the world’s biomes, learning about their key features and the animals that live within these different habitats.

Computing

Children will be developing their programming skills by learning how to code and create mini games using Scratch. This will help build logical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity.

Religious Education (RE)

In RE, we will learn about key Islamic rituals, including wudu, Ramadan, and the Eid-ul-Fitr festival. Our main focus will be on the concept of rituals and how they can be meaningful and applied in daily life.

Art

In art, the children will be creating expressive self-portraits, focusing on the use of paint and colour. They will study and take inspiration from artists such as Kehinde Wiley, Frida Kahlo, and Vincent van Gogh.

PSHE

Our PSHE focus will be on keeping safe both online and offline, developing respectful relationships in digital and real-world contexts, and understanding the importance of positive mental wellbeing.

Spanish

In Spanish, the children will be learning how to give and follow directions, building their vocabulary and confidence in using spoken language.

We are looking forward to a busy and inspiring half term, filled with learning that challenges and excites the children. Thank you for your continued support.