RE

Our RE journey continues into the spring term with Easter, where we will learn about a range of stories surrounding the Resurrection and the Risen Jesus. We will be able to identify the symbols used during the Easter season and explain their importance. Following this is our Pentecost unit where we will understand the story and recognise the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives today. Our third unit of work is the Church where we will learn about the important roles of the parish and the healing work the church completes through the Sacrament of the Sick. Our final unit is all about Mass where we will understand the sequence of Mass and the meaning behind some of the words and actions. We will also understand why Mass is so important to the Church. 

English

This term starts with a narrative unit where we will create our own story. This is followed by a non-chronological report where we will write a factual report about Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale using our knowledge from History. We will end the year with a persuasive writing unit, where we will construct a letter to persuade people to join our school. We will carry out research to add facts to our writing. 

Maths

During the summer term we will be covering:

Unit 10 - Fractions

Unit 11 - Position and direction

Unit 12 - Problem solving

Unit 13 - Time

Unit 14 - Statistics

The focus on the 2,5 and 10 times tables continues throughout the summer term.

Science

In Science, we will learn all about living things and their habitats, where we will learn how we know if something is alive, what a habitat is, what different habitats there are, what a microhabitat is, how animals get their food and how they are adapted to their habitat. The unit following this is, plants. We will learn that fruits, vegetables and herbs are all types of plants that we eat, what a seed is, how seeds germinate and grow into plants. We will also learn about the conditions plants need to grow successfully, the different ways in which plants grow and their life cycles.

Geography

In Geography we are learning all about Africa. We will locate where the continent is and what countries make up Africa, investigate the capital city of Zambia - Lusaka, identifying its physical and human features as well as comparing its river use to ours. We will then discover how people protect their homes from wild animals, compare our own homes etc with Murgarameno, compare the lives of children here and there as well as comparing shopping and recycling habits.

History

In History this term, we are learning all about the lives of Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale. We will learn who both women are and what they did. We will then make inferences about both women's lives from sources of evidence linking to the Victorian times and slavery. We will make comparisons between what was significant during the Victorian times compared to today.

Art

In Art we are studying the famous sculptor, Andy Goldsworthy. We will learn some facts about him and be able to think about his artwork critically before completing both an observational drawing and watercolour study. We will then explore lines and circles in drawing before designing a land art sculpture using a range of natural materials found in our environment.

DT

In Summer 1, we will be making fairground wheels by understanding what axles are and how they then move to rotate an object, what properties the materials should have that would be used to make the fairground wheel and then make the final product to evaluate. After half term, we will be taking part in the Little Inventors Challenge. We will come up with our very own inventions to solve everyday problems. Get ready to be a Little Inventor!

Music

In the summer term, we will explore improvisation and take part in the unit ‘Our Big Concert’ where we will look back at all of the songs and skills we have learned throughout the year. 

RHE/PSHE

During the Summer term, we will be learning about how we can stay safe both on and offline, the different types of secrets/what we should do about them, what physical contact is appropriate/inappropriate, harmful substances and how we stay safe with medicine. We will also be learning about our bodies and the differences between girls and boys bodies. In Summer 2, we will be learning about the Holy Trinity and asking who is my neighbour? We will then think about the communities that we live in before learning about economic wellbeing and money.

PE

In PE this term, we will develop and apply our dynamic balance on a line and stance through focused skill development sessions, cooperative and competitive games. Following this, we will develop and apply our athletics skills through focused skill development sessions, cooperative and competitive games.

During Summer 1, our Catholic Virtues are Eloquent and Truthful and our Catholic Social Teachings are Promoting Peace.

During Summer 2, our Catholic Virtues are Learned and Wise and our Catholic Social Teachings are Rights and Responsibilities.