Spring Term

Spring Term 2

Our enquiry question: Could we survive on our own?

Our focus text: 'Kensuke's Kingdom' by Michael Morpurgo

English

This half term in English, we are learning to write an adventure story and to write an explanation text about the water cycle.

Maths

We will be learning about fractions, decimals and area in Maths this half term.

Science

In science, we will be learning about the three different states of matter, including learning about the water cycle.

Geography

We are going to be learning about global warming this half term. We will be thinking about how global warming has contributed to a rising sea-level and how we can live more sustainably in the future.

RE

This half term we will be having an RE day, where we will be learning about Buddhism. We will be focusing on Buddhist moral stories and the importance of temples to Buddhists.

Art

We are learning about Pop Art this half term! Pop Art was founded by the artist Andy Warhol, who used screen printing to create his artwork.

DT

Michael has arrived on a desert island and has no clean water to drink. He can't drink the salty sea water because it will make him ill. This half term, we are going to design and create a water bottle with a water filtration system built in so that Michael can have clean water to drink!

For more information on our curriculum, click the link below to view our long term planning overview: