23/04/19 Introduction to Summer 1

Hello all,

I hope you have all had a wonderful break – I’m sure all the children are raring to return to school and continue their learning.

During Summer 1 these are some of the topic the children are covering:

RE: Place of worship Islam, place of worship Christianity, creation story Islam, creation story Christianity, sacred texts- The Good Samaritan,      sacred texts – The story of Muhammed.

History: The railway revolution. To know when the industrial revolution was; the industrial revolution and the technological changed that shaped transport; to find out about the first steam-powered railway in Britain; to find out how the railway changed the people of Britain’s lives since 1980; to find out about the development of the London underground and how that impacted on the lives of Londoners; to consider how the developments in rail have changed the lives of the British people.                                                                   

ICT: Programming and control. The children will be programming and fixing programs. Within this they will also be learning how to code by understanding and giving commands on a coding program. The children will be using programs such as Scratch Jr and Scratch. If the children could also practise at home this will aid them in their progression within ICT.

Art: Collage. The children will be exploring what is collage and looking at different mediums of art and will be using collage to create an image.

Science: Rocks. Types of rock; grouping rocks; fossils; Mary Anning – contribution to palaeontology; soil formation; investigate soil permeability.

The children will also continue their Spanish and PSHE sessions with Mrs Iilott, their PE sessions with Mr Mills and their music sessions with Mrs Lawrence.

See you tomorrow,

Miss Davis