Welcome to Class 1!

What is happening in Summer Term 1 ...

In Summer Term 1 we will continue to focus on history, however we will now be the Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings. We will learn about the birth and development of the Roman Empire, the invasion of Britain and the Romanisation of Britain and then the fall of the empire. We will also learn about the Anglo-Saxons and who invaded Britain after the Romans. We will then look at Anglo-Saxon life and beliefs.  We will begin exploring why the Vikings invaded Britain and what happened at Lindisfarne. After that we will explore life and beliefs of Vikings. As scientists, we will learn all about living things. We will recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways. We will explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment. We will also recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things. As artists, we will learn to use clay to produce a collaborative visual representation of a fairy tale crime. We will link our artwork to the stories written by Anthony Browne and Quentin Blake. As computing experts, we will learn to create sequences in block-based programming language to make music. In RE, we will learn all about Islam. This will include: the 5 Pillars of Islam, the life and teachings of the Prophet, and about the Qur’an. We will also learn Muslim perspectives on a moral issue including the idea of ‘intention’. Our focus as athletes, will involve swimming competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres, being able to use a range of strokes effectively and performing safe self-rescue in different water-based situations. After we have finished swimming, we will focus on attacking and defending by using our Fundamental Movement Skills in games to evade opponents.  We will also learn to utilise attacking & defending tactics in modified games. In PSHE, as part of My Happy Mind, during our ‘Relate’ module we will learn all about the importance of being able to relate to and get along with others in order to have positive relationships. We will use our Character Strengths to illustrate the need to be able to see other perspectives in order to build relationships. As Spanish speakers, we will have the knowledge and skills to present both orally and in written form about what we have and do not have in our pencil cases and/or school bag in Spanish. As musicians and performers, we will be focusing on Just Three Notes.

What happened in Spring Term 2 ... 

In Spring Term 2 our focus continues to be history. We will continue to learn about the changes in Britain since the Iron Age to the Stone Age. We will explore the evolution of humans from late Neolithic hunter-gatherers and early farmers, as well as exploring Bronze Age religion, technology and travel.  We will also learn about Iron Age hill forts: tribal kingdoms, farming, art and culture. As scientists, we will learn all about sound.  We will identify how sounds are made and recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear.  We will also find patterns between the pitch of a sound and the object that makes it, the volume of a sound and the strength of the vibrations that produced it and recognise that sounds get fainter as the distance from the sound source increases. As design experts we will design a product with a specific user and problem in mind. In the focused practical tasks, we will practise ways of joining fabrics, including over stitch and using press studs, buttons and ribbons. As computing experts, we will create documents, modify text, images and page layout for a specific purpose. In RE we are learning all about Christianity. We will learn about the life and teaching of Jesus and Easter, the importance of love and forgiveness within Christian tradition and Christian perspective on moral issues. Our focus as athletes, will involve swimming competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres, being able to use a range of strokes effectively and performing safe self-rescue in different water-based situations. In PSHE, as part of My Happy Mind, during our ‘Appreciate’ module we will learn all about the importance of gratitude. This includes what happens in our brains when we give and receive gratitude, we link this back to the science of the brain covered in the 'Meet your Brain' module. We will also learn that a special chemical gets released in our brain, which makes us feel amazing and about The Wheel of Gratitude.

What's happened in Spring Term 1 ... 

In Spring Term 1 our focus moves to history. We will learn about the changes in Britain since the Iron Age to the Stone Age. We will explore the evolution of humans from late Neolithic hunter-gatherers and early farmers, as well as exploring Bronze Age religion, technology and travel.  We will also learn about Iron Age hill forts: tribal kingdoms, farming, art and culture. As scientists, we will learn all about forces and magnets, this will include comparing how things move on different surfaces, noticing that some forces need contact between two objects, but magnetic forces can act at a distance.  We will also observe how magnets attract or repel each other and attract some materials and not others. As artist, we will ask the question: ‘Why Do We Make Art?’. We will explore the purpose of art through the study of cave paintings and learn to use continuous line and consider the use of perspective. We will also learn about colour and control of materials and study the work of Satoshi Kitamura and Pablo Picasso. As computing experts, we will plan, capture and edit digital still images to produce a stop frame animation that tells a story. In RE we are learning all about Buddhism, this will include the theology of the life story of Shakyamuni Buddha, 3 Jewels, the philosophy of belief & behaviours, karma, meditation and the human science of the importance of not hurting any living thing. Our focus as athletes, will be to improve our strength, flexibility, balance & control. This will also include connecting the benefits of participating in different activities to improve our development through activities such as yoga/ gymnastics/ Pilates/aerobics/ boxercise. In PSHE, as part of My Happy Mind, during our ‘Celebrate’ module we will learn that we all have things about us that are special called character strengths. Our strengths help us to be our best! We feel great when we use our strengths. As Spanish speakers, we will learn 10 familiar activities that we know how or do not know how in Spanish. As musicians and performers, we will learn about Latin dance.

What happened in Autumn Term 2 ... 

In Autumn Term 2 our focus in geography continues to be 'Cumbria'. We will continue to learn more about the wonderful county in which we live. We will be creating graphs and analysing the data from our two field trips to Millom Town Centre and to Bowness as well as having a special 'Cumbria' to celebrate all the amazing things about our county. As scientists, we will learn all about rocks soils and fossils, which include comparing and grouping together different kinds of rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple physical properties. We will also look at the inspirational story of Mary Anning. As design and technology experts, we will build knowledge of frame and shell structures by designing and creating structures that can serve as picture frames. In the focused practical tasks, we will make and test different ways of making our structures stand or hang on a wall. As computer experts we developed our understanding of data logging, recognising how and why data is collected over time. We will also use data loggers to conducted an investigation. In RE we are learning all about Christianity, this will include the theology of the bible as a sacred text for Christians, the life and teaching of Jesus and looking at the work of one Christian philosopher. Our focus will be on mastering our control and manipulation skills and improving our concentration to improve our performance as athletes, as well as partaking in various inter-school sports competitions. In PSHE,as part of My Happy Mind, we will be understanding how our brains work and how to ensure we look after it so that we can manage our emotions and be at our best. As Spanish speakers, we will learn 10 familiar animals and be introduced to the 1st person singular high frequency verb ‘I am’ in Spanish. We will also be able to recognise, recall, remember and spell up to ten animals.  As musicians and performers, we will learn about sound symmetry and perform 'Children of the World', which is a Christmas musical about different festive customs around the world, at a local theatre. 

What happened in Autumn Term 1 ... 

In Autumn Term 1 our focus in geography was 'Cumbria'. We learnt about the wonderful county in which we live. We will located different towns and villages using maps and atlases, produce sketch maps of important landmarks in the local area. We also learnt about different types of settlements. We completed two field trips to Millom Town Centre and to Bowness to gather data. . As Scientists, we learnt about plants, which included identifying and describing the different parts of flowering plants, we also investigated how water is transported in plants and learnt about pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal.  As artists, we studied the work of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama and then created and decorated our own clay pumpkins, using her artwork as inspiration. As computer experts we developed our understanding of branching and databases by using J2data, which involved us building and using branch databases to group objects using yes/no questions.  In RE we learnt all about Christianity, this included the theology of the bible as a sacred text for Christians, the life and teaching of Jesus and looking at the work of one Christian philosopher. Our focus was on mastering our fundamental movement skills as athletes. In PSHE we focused on learning to learn. As Spanish speakers, we have the knowledge and skills to be able to introduce ourselves, say how we feel and have a wider appreciation for the country/countries where Spanish is spoken. As musicians, we have been to Harlem.