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Big Question- When is change a good thing? 

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Big Question- When is change a good thing? 

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This term, our learning across the curriculum will be linked by our big question: When is change a good thing?

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This term in English, we will be using Island: A Story of the Galápagos to inspire our writing. Pupils will learn about Charles Darwin and his voyage to the Galápagos Islands before producing a journalistic report on his discoveries. Alongside developing core writing skills, we will introduce and practise the following key concepts:

Using passive verbs

Using a range of verb forms accurately and consistently, including the progressive and present perfect forms

Using a wide range of cohesive devices to link ideas

Using organisational and presentational devices to structure text clearly

Using colons to mark boundaries between independent clauses

In addition to this, we'll be reading a selection of narrative poems linked to the sea and looking at the way in which poets use figurative language and personification to bring their poems to life. Following this, we'll be writing our own narrative poems around the theme of an ocean voyage.

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This term, we will be reading The Explorer by Katherine Rundell. The text will be used alongside past SATs papers to develop pupils’ reading skills, with a particular focus on:

drawing inferences and justifying opinions using evidence from the text

understanding the author’s language choices

exploring how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning

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This term in Maths, pupils in Year 6 will begin by covering the following areas of learning:

Percentages

Ratio

Algebra

Area and perimeter

Pupils in Year 5 will begin by covering:

Decimals

Percentages

Geometry

Measurement

Please encourage your child to access Doodle and Times Tables Rock Stars at home to help reinforce their learning.

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This term in PE, we will begin with swimming and gymnastics. After half term, pupils will move on to dance.

Swimming will take place every Wednesday until February half term.

PE lessons:

Cedar: Thursday

Hawthorn: Monday

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This term in science, we will be learning about evolution and inheritance. Pupils will develop a deeper understanding of the concept that evidence from fossils shows that living things have changed over time.

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During our One Planet study, pupils will explore the following areas:

Important lines of latitude and longitude

Climate zones

Biomes

Rainforests

Conditions at the poles

The global distribution and control of natural resources

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This term, we'll be learning vocabulary linked to pets and habitats in our French lessons.

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Our DT projects this term will be to design, build and evaluate a rain forest shelter before using cams and pulleys to create moving animal structures.

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This term in computing, pupils will be introduced to using spreadsheets to record and explore data. We'll be using spreadsheets to plan an event and solve problems linked to this challenge.

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This term we'll be continuing with My Happy Mind sessions on a Monday morning. This term we'll be covering:

Appreciate: Children learn to notice and value the positive things in their lives, developing gratitude, optimism and resilience.

Relate: Children develop the skills to build healthy relationships by understanding emotions, showing empathy and communicating effectively.

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This term in PSHE we'll be learning about ways to keep ourselves safe and rights and responsibilities.

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We'll be developing our drawing and painting skills during our art lessons this term. We'll be using the paintings of Henri Rousseau to inspire our own rainforest themed art.

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This term in RE, pupils will be comparing Christian and Humanist beliefs.

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Music

We will be having lots of fun singing and playing musical instruments using the units 'A New Year Carol' and 'You've Got A Friend' on Charanga Music.