This term, we are focussing on our Design and Technology topic which is called Tomb Builders. We will be focussing on the different mechanisms that can be used to make objects move with a particular focus on cams. By the end of the unit, the children will have been able to hopefully design and make a model crane that could be used to pull a Viking long ship. They will be given the opportunity to evaluate and look at existing models before designing their own.
We started our unit with our Memorable Experience which was making moving cars. We loved it!
In English, we will be continuing to use our class book The Sage of Erik the Viking to focus on historical narratives building on the children’s prior knowledge of figurative language and descriptive devices. We will explore problems and dilemmas exploring the difference between the two and end by looking at how story problems can be resolved. Our reading lessons will build on our VIPERS skills as we explore both fiction and non-fiction text linked to the Vikings.
For Maths this term, we will be recapping on perimeter and area before focussing on fractions. The children will use models and images to explore numerators and denominators and we will look at adding fractions and subtracting fractions with common and uncommon denominators.
Our RE topic is linked to Easter and why Christians believe Holy Week is important. We will look at The Last Supper and explore the significance of this to Christians.
Science will focus on ‘Switched On’ which is all about electricity and electrical circuits. The children will explore the difference between mains and battery powered items before learning about the safety of electricity. We will later go on to making circuits and exploring the key components.
For World Book Day, we had a great day dressing up in our own pjs or our favourite character from our books we have been reading. We enjoyed making our own book marks and creating board games and quizzes for the our class book and books we enjoy reading.
On Pancake Day, our class enjoyed making pancakes and had a flipping fantastic day! We used our maths skills to record bar charts of the most popular topping and explored data handling further by looking at different ways data can be collected and presented.
