Pupils & Classes
Teacher: Mrs Abela
TA: Mr Nield
Autumn term 2024:
English
In English, we have used the text “Rose Blanche” by Ian McEwan and Roberto Innocenti . We worked on direct and indirect speech, apostrophes for possession and contraction and used our inference skills to predict what characters were thinking and saying. We will be writing a narrative based on the text as our final published piece of writing.
Maths
In maths, we are working on our unit on fractions and will hopefully have moved on to decimals before Christmas, after which, we will study measurement
In science, we are learning about light. We have tested hypothesis and we have studied the human eye very briefly and we will complete the unit by looking in more depth at the human eye and working on refuting evidence presented by scientists.
Our topic this term is “World at War”. We have studied the Second World War this half term, including the holocaust, causes of WW2, leaders, battles and the home front, adding in the forgotten heroes of the war (women, animals and black regiments).
In Computing this term, we have studied Kodu. We have had great fun making worlds and changing them on a whim using a wide range of coding skills and imagination!
Our overarching theme this half term is Respect and love. We have had some very good class discussions on what it means to be respectful and show love to ourselves and others. Children have had the opportunity to present our Tuesday worship sessions.
Black history month has been our topic in this subject. We have also looked at Remembrance Day to tie in with our topic of the war. We have been learning about maintaining a healthy lifestyle in mind and body and discussing the importance of talking to help us maintain good mental health. We have tied this in with our school values of respect and love.
We visited the war memorial in Gorton as part of our studies on the war and to keep the memories of these events alive in the children’s minds. We had a fantastic time at Crucial Crew, learning all about keeping safe in society and how to be a responsible member of society.
| Year/
Term |
TOPIC NAME | Science
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History
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Geography
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Art and DT
RRSA Articles 13, 31
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PSHE
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RE
RRSA Article 14
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Computing
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Music
RRSA Articles, 13, 31
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PE
RRSA Articles 13, 24, 31
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MFL
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Literacy
RRSA Article 13
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Numeracy
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| Year 6
AUTUMN |
World at War | Electricity Y6
Light Y6
RRSA Article 19
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WW1/WW2
20th Century Conflict Chronology Examine and evaluate sources Propaganda Why did each war happen? What was life like during wartime?
RRSA Articles 2, 9, 10, 17, 19, 22, 27, 38, 39 |
Focus: Our Local Area | Art- The Art of War
(In Flanders Fields PB Unit)
RRSA Article 24 DT –PB Unit Burgers
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Mental and Emotional Health – Negative thoughts and feelings, Stereotyping, Internet and mental health
BV – Democracy
Healthy Lifestyles – Mental and physical well-being, Physically healthy, Prepare a healthy meal |
What do Religions Say to us when Life Gets Hard? | Code IT (game design) | Autumn 1
World Unite
Autumn 2 Journeys
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Hockey
Tag Rugby
Golf
Dodgeball
Fitness |
Aut 1 French Phonics 3-4
Aut 1- The Date
Aut 2- Do You Have a Pet? |
Information texts of South America
Persuasive arguments American habitats writing Narrative (south American stories) |
Science – sorting/data/statistics
DT- measures, ratio, mass, weighing Islamic art – 2d shape Computing– data handling |
Homework Leaflet-Homework leaflet
