All about the UK

We are learning all about the UK. Our learning will start off with identifying the countries that exist in the UK and we look at the counties around us as well as exploring the River Thames. We will then learn about a different part of the UK (The Lake District) and compare it to our local area. Finally we will make adverts for advertising Thurrock to visitors.

Animals Including Humans

We start this term by exploring how we can keep our bodies healthy. We look at what a good diet can do to support our bones and muscles and how important it is to have a balanced diet.

Rocks and Fossils

After half term we move on to Rocks and Fossils. In this exciting unit of science we look at how Fossils are formed over time, learn to classify different types of rock and even explore how soil is formed over time from a range of sediment and minerals. There are plenty of opportunities to use our knowledge and work scientifically whether this be through detailed observation drawings, experiments with the absorbancy of rocks or creating 3D models of fossils.

British Art

We will explore a range of British artists and consider how they use colour in their different pieces of art. We will experiment with colour and a range of artistic mediums including crayons, pastels, paint and natural resources, and finally create our own portraits of Fry.

Juggling Balls

In this unit we design, test and create our own product: Juggling Balls.

We analyse the purpose of juggling balls and compare commercially produced ones, looking at the colour, material and design before evaluating their effectiveness. We use this to guide us in our decision making regarding our own designs. We test ways of decorating, joining materials and ultimately filling our juggling balls before we make a final decision on what we will use and how in order to meet the design criteria established in the unit.

Friendship

We learn how to be good friends to our classmates and others in our community. We link this very clearly with our core values of respecting peoples differences and making decisions. Children explore their role within the school but also in their larger environment and why it is important to carry these values with them throughout life.

What do different people believe about God?

In this unit we learnt to answer this question by exploring different religions and how they worship. We then link this to our own beliefs or opinions.

Using word and Turtle Logo (computer programming)

We build on our previous learning around programming and developing our ICT skills further in order to write our own code.

Gymnastics (Leaps, jumps and rolls)

We learn to control our movements when doing a range of different gymnastic moves.

Dance (based on rainforests)

We look at a range of dance styles from around the world and work together to choreograph our own dance performance which are inspired by tropical rainforests and the impact we have on them.

Outdoor invasion games

We learn how to safely take part in invasions games, learning the roles of defensive and offensive strategy in these games. We also work on a range of skills involving passing, dribbling, throwing and catching.

Improvisation

Using The Dragon Song, we learn to improvise with a piece of music. We learn to sing in a two-part harmony and add in our own instrumental parts to add texture and layers to a final song.

Performance

After the half term we begin preparing a performance of our production. We focus our learning on how to prepare and plan for a good performance. This is done through identifying and planning for our audience, understanding and preparing songs for performing and planning and entire show.