Autumn - 1-1 

History - Victorian Britain

PSHE

We will begin our PSHE lessons by exploring the topic of new beginnings. We will look at our rights and responsibilities within school and familiarise ourselves with how to deal with different feelings. We will study the importance of inclusion and explore what makes a good school environment. After this, we will then look at healthy relationships and how our behaviour can affect others. Then, we will move onto drug, alcohol and tobacco education looking at weighing up risks. We will explore the risks associated with drug use and learn about some of the reasons why people may use drugs. Finally, we will move onto online safety with a focus on fake news and explore reliable sources. Alongside this, we will continue to take part in Theratime sessions weekly. 

English

To start with, we will concentrate on our vocabulary, grammar and punctuation. We will apply the different punctuation we learn to our sentence types. We will then explore poetry that creates images; we will study descriptive conventions such as figurative language, metaphors and personification and then use them in a poem of our own. After this, we will write a sequel to our shared text, ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ by Roald Dahl. Next, we will write a playscript to match the text. After this, we will write a non-chronological report linking to our history topic, vile victorians. Finally, we will complete some writing based around halloween. 

Maths

At the beginning of the half term in maths we will be focusing on place value, comparing and ordering numbers up to one million. This will involve rounding, negative numbers and solving number problems. After this, we will focus on adding and subtracting using formal written methods. 

Science

In science this half term we will be learning about light. We will concentrate on how light travels and carry out a range of investigations showing this. We will learn about shadows, how they are formed and the factors that can affect shadows. 

History

During history this half term, we will be focusing on Victorian Britain. We will begin by looking at the British Empire and how it developed. We will explore events during the Victorian era and look at inventions and how they impact Britain today. 

RE

This half term we will be focusing on Judaism. We will be answering the key question; how and why are Jewish festivals celebrated today? We will begin by exploring what we already know about Judaism by creating a mindmap. We will then focus on different celebrations within the Jewish community such as Rosh Hashanah. Finally, we will study the story of Esther and how this can link to our own life. 

Alongside all of this brilliant learning we will also be developing our skills through art, DT, PE, food technology, music and computing. For more information please see the long-term plan (LTP) and twitter for daily updates.