Spring 2-1 - Seahorses

History - Trains Through Time

PSHE

In our PSHE lessons, we will focus on saying no to bullying, understanding mental health and emotional challenges, and learning about online safety and the power of words. We will explore how words and actions can affect how others feel and learn the importance of kindness, respect, and empathy in all relationships.

We will learn to recognise different forms of bullying, including online bullying, and understand what to do if we see or experience unkind behaviour. Through the message “See it, Say it, Stop it”, we will develop confidence to speak out, seek help, and support ourselves and others.

A key part of our learning will focus on mental health and emotional wellbeing. We will learn how to recognise and talk about our feelings, understand that it is okay to find things challenging, and discover positive strategies to manage emotions and ask for help when needed.

In our Online Safety lessons, we will learn about the power of words online, the difference between private and personal information, and how to keep ourselves safe when using the internet and digital devices. We will also explore how to communicate responsibly and respond to unsafe or unkind online situations.

Throughout our learning, Theratime and Circle Time sessions will support children in developing self-awareness, emotional resilience, empathy, confidence, and positive relationships.

English 

During our English lessons, we will begin by reading The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. This exciting and imaginative story will inspire us to create a range of writing, including a narrative, a non-fiction diary entry, and a newspaper report, bringing the characters and events to life with our words.

We will also explore writing an advert, using ideas from the story to persuade others about a particular product or action.

Throughout our English lessons, we will continue to develop our sentence construction, expand our vocabulary, and practise reading fluency or phonics every day.

Maths

At the beginning of the half term in Maths, we will focus on multiplication and division, learning and applying formal written methods to solve calculations. We will also use our knowledge to tackle reasoning and problem-solving activities and explore scaling, understanding how to multiply or divide quantities to make them larger or smaller.

We will also learn about fractions, recognising and using fractions of shapes and numbers, and exploring equivalent fractions. This will help us understand how different fractions can represent the same value.

Throughout the half term, we will continue to practise our times tables daily to build fluency and confidence in our number facts.

Science 

In Science this half term, we will be learning about forces. We will explore what forces are and how they affect the movement of objects. We will investigate pushes and pulls, friction, and gravity, and learn how these forces can make objects speed up, slow down, or change direction.

We will carry out practical investigations to see forces in action, recording our observations and results to understand how different forces work. We will also learn how forces are used in everyday life, from riding a bike to using simple machines.

History

Our History topic this half term is Trains Through Time and the Impact of Rail Links in Britain. We will learn about the history of trains, exploring how they have developed from early steam engines to modern trains.

We will investigate the impact of railways on towns, cities, and communities across Britain, including how they changed the way people lived, worked, and travelled. We will use a range of historical sources, such as photographs, maps, and documents, to understand how rail links shaped the growth of industry and transport.

We will also explore the differences between towns and cities before and after the arrival of the railway and consider what makes Britain’s railway network important today.

RE

This half term in RE, we will explore the question: “Why do people follow inspirational leaders?” Pupils will learn about the concept of leadership and be introduced to Jesus, the Prophet Muhammad, and Moses as important leaders in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.

Pupils will develop an awareness of these key figures and their teachings, learning about the characteristics that make them inspirational and why people choose to follow them.

We will also study a modern-day leader, analysing the impact they have had on society and considering the qualities that make someone an effective and inspirational leader today.

Additional Learning 

Alongside all of this brilliant learning, we will also be developing our skills within the Art, DT, PE, Food Technology, Music and Computing curriculum. For more information please see the long-term plan (LTP) and Class Dojo for daily updates.