English

Writing

Fiction – stories about a quest or journey – The Papaya That Spoke

We will explore the text ‘The Papaya That Spoke’ and identify the features used by the author.  We will look at the structure of the journey that the main character takes and how humour is used at the end of the tale.    We will then learn about dialogue and speech in our writing and use this when we write our own stories.

Key vocabulary

quest, journey, dialogue, character, adverb, speech, humour

 

Reading

We will explore a range of texts linked to our units of learning, by using our Reading for Inference skills. We will also be developing our technique of answering written comprehension questions about a range of texts.

Books we will be reading:

To support Writing:

The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark – by Jill Tomlinson

For enjoyment:

Sports Heroes

The Fire Children

The Football Ghosts

The Finger Eater

Key vocabulary

echo read, paired read, think like a detective, notice breakdown, visualise, background knowledge, VIP words, question, wonder, predict, highlight, evidence, summarise

 

Maths – Fractions, Time

We will learn how to recognise and find halves, quarters and thirds. We will do this by working with objects, pictures, shapes and numbers. We will also look at non-unit fractions and unit fractions.

We will learn to tell the time to the hour, half hour, 5 minutes, quarter past and quarter to, as well as learning how many minutes are in an hour and how many hours are in a day. We will also find and compare durations of time and solve different problems involving time.

Key vocabulary

fraction, part, whole, numerator, denominator, equivalent fraction, time, hour, half hour, quarter to, quarter past, minute, hour, day

 

Science

Plants – bulbs and seeds

We will explore the difference between bulbs and seeds, as well as what plants need to grow. We will then plan and carry out an experiment, planting bulbs and seeds.

Key vocabulary

plant, bulb, seed, shoots, root

 

Computing – Data handling: International Space Station 

We will explore how astronauts’ survival needs are met aboard the ISS, in addition to interpreting data to decide whether humans could live on a planet or not.

Key vocabulary

astronaut, data, digital, digital content, galaxy, insulation, interactive map, International Space Centre, International Space Station, interpret, laboratory, monitor, planet, satellite, sensor, space, temperature, thermometer

 

Geography – Why is our natural world wonderful?

We will be exploring some of the UK's amazing features and landmarks, the world's most amazing places and the five oceans of the world. We will also be drawing a map of our local area, in addition to investigating local habitats.

Key vocabulary

aerial photograph, capital city, continent, country, data collection, fieldwork, human feature, key, lake, land, landmark, locate, location, map, north, physical feature, ocean, OS map, river, sample, sea, scale, symbol, tally chart, vegetation

 

Art –  Sculpture and 3D: clay houses

We will be exploring the way clay can be shaped and joined.  The children will learn a range of essential skills for working with this medium.  They will learn about the sculpture of Rachel Whiteread and create their own clay house tile in response.

Key Vocabulary

clay, tool, house, form, slip, score, shape

 

Religion and Worldviews - How do some people talk to God?

We will discuss and learn why some people talk to God and investigate the different ways that people pray. We will explore how different people use their bodies to pray, as well as what objects they use. We will then learn how some Hindu people pray before learning where some prayers come from.

Key vocabulary

Allah, Brahman, communicate, deity, Hindu, Jewish, mandir, mosque, Muslim, prayer, puja, Qur'an, scripture, shrine, synagogue, Torah, Veda

 

PE – Athletics and Track Events

We will focus on throwing with accuracy and power when throwing a vortex or shotput. We will also learn how to apply the running techniques we have learnt in Year 2 to compete in relay races and participate in team games.

Key Vocabulary

athletics, relay, baton, sprint, jog, pace, distance, throwing, accuracy, power, shotput, vortex 

My HappyMind  

Appreciate

This module includes a fair amount of reflection and is very much about the children learning to develop what we call an 'Attitude of Gratitude'. An Attitude of Gratitude is best described as taking the time to stop and think about all there is to be grateful for. The research shows that regularly doing this has a hugely positive impact on our wellbeing.

Shared responsibilities 

In this lesson, the children will help Charlie set and follow some rules to help the environment as he tries to grow his ‘Love of Life and Our World’ character strength.

Keeping Safe 

The children will learn how to keep themselves safe and healthy in lots of different places - at home, outside and even online.

 

 

Helpful websites:

https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/accounts/sign_in 

https://play.numbots.com/#/intro

 

Key dates:

27/03/26 – Spring term ends for Easter holidays

28/03/26 – 13/04/26 – Easter holidays

04/05/26 – May day bank holiday

11/05/26 – Mental Health Awareness week

11/05/26 – Key Stage 2 SATs week

22/05/26 – School closes for half term

01/06/26 – Summer 2 term begins