During this half term our topic is ‘Traders and Raiders’, in this topic we will be learning about the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings. We will be considering the historical evidence about them and deciding if they were really traders or raiders. Within Geography, we will be learning about compass directions, using maps and types of settlement. Our learning in RE will focus on why the bible is important to Christians and PSHE will look at valuing difference. We are excited to begin a unit on programming in Computing and also to continue learning German.

Beowulf, a prince, hears of the Danes’ suffering and gains permission from his king to sail to their assistance. Beowulf and his men spend the night in Heorot waiting for the inevitable attack. When Grendel breaks in Beowulf seizes the monster by the arm and will not let it go. Beowulf eventually manages to rip off the arm of Grendal and defeats him becoming the hero of Denmark.

The Hook

To start our English sessions this half term we were given a selection of pictures of items that we could have found on our travels. We looked at these pictures in groups and we thought about where they might have come from and what they could have been used for.

Our Experience:

For our experience this half we will have some special visitors come into school from a company called ‘The Past Presents’ and they will be carrying out some really fun workshops with us all about the Vikings and Anglo Saxons.

This half term, children will be learning all about magnets and forces within Science and how magnets are used in every day life, we will also be learning about programming during computing lessons. In Art we will explore line drawings and famous artist Alexander Calder before creating a wire sculpture.

Our key text this term:

The Hook

We were given a range of random objects and in groups we had to think about possible things that we could do with them (apart from what they are actually used for). We then worked together to create an advert that would persuade someone to buy them.

Our Experience:

This half term we had a special visitor from Robot Fun, he brought in several different robots and we got to see how they moved and what they could do. We then got to play with a robot called ‘Indi’ which looked a little bit like a car. We were able to programme it to move around using coloured cards, each card made the robot do something different. It was great fun making it move in different ways.

This half term, children will be learning all about magnets and forces within Science and how magnets are used in every day life, we will also be learning about programming during computing lessons. In Art we will explore line drawings and famous artist Alexander Calder before creating a wire sculpture.

Our key text this term:

Escape to Pompeii

The Hook

Our Experience:

This half term we will be going to Derby Museum

This half term we are learning about light in Science and how it travels and investigating light using data loggers in Computing.

In Art we will be looking at cave paintings and attempting our own versions and in History we will be learning about the Stone Age through to the Iron Age – How did people live then? How did things change along the timeline?

Focus text

Matale comes to supper

This is a tale about a boy who is greedy and selfish but with the help of his Grandmother he begins to think about his behaviour.

The Hook

We are going to listen to the story of the Hare and the Tortoise. We will think about the moral of the story and then attempt to write our own story with a moral.

Our Experience:

Stone Age workshop

To start off our topic on Stone Age to Iron Age we have taken part in a special workshop. During the experience we took on the role of Archaeologists and created a class Museum.  We learnt about early pottery and made our own pot to take home. We also had the opportunity to learn about weaving, making bread and making string from plants.

In Predator, we are going to be looking at animals including humans, looking at their food chains. We will also conduct fieldwork study in Geography, looking at human and physical features. In addition, we will study the Amazon, Amalfi Coast and the Peak District. In art, we will look closely at the work of Albrecht Durer and produce our own art work inspired by his. 

Our key text this term:

The Explorer by Katherine Rundell

Fred, Con, Lila and little Max’s plane is on the way to Manaus when it falls out of the sky. Now, lost in the Amazon rainforest, they must figure out the basics of survival: water, shelter, food. Do they wait for rescue, or find a way to rescue themselves?

The Hook

We watched ‘Adrift’…

Click the link and see what you think!

https://www.literacyshed.com/adrift.html

How important is dialogue in our writing?

Our Experience:

We will visit Padley Gorge and look at human and physical features.