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Term 4

Hidden Worlds

This term, we will study mysterious hidden worlds! To begin with, we will explore the magnificent picture book Journey. It is a really brilliant way for us to make predictions and practise our inference work - as we have to 'read' the story completely through its illustrations. We study the structure of the story in detail too which enables us to write our own words to accompany different parts of the adventure. Then, we write our own creative stories inspired by the elements of Journey that makes Aaron Becker's book so exciting for us to read.

We will also complete a unit on persuasive writing. We will learn all about the issues surrounding animals in captivity and focused on orcas for our class discussions. Then, we will learn about the sad story of Morgan, an orca currently in captivity in a Spanish waterpark. We then use a variety of persuasive writing techniques to compose letters demanding that she be set free - and send some of them all the way to Tenerife!

We are lucky enough to visit the Big Pit National Coal Museum, where we venture 300 feet underground to see what life was like for the thousands of men who worked at the coal face. We also get to visit the King Coal Mining Galleries, which is an exciting audio-visual experience telling the story of how the Welsh mining industry evolved.

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Term 3

Victorian Bristol

This term we will be focusing on History in our Victorian Bristol topic. We're looking forward to finding out what life was like for children and comparing it to other periods we've learnt about. We will be welcoming The History Squad into school to bring our learning to life as well as reading Berlie Doherty's story 'Street Child'. In Art we will be looking at a variety of Victorian artists and themes throughout this era. 

In maths we will be focusing on fractions, decimals and percentages. The children will begin by learning the links between fractions, decimals and percentages and will then practise converting between them.

In Science our topic is Growing Up.  We will learn how to represent data using different types of graphs and charts. As part of this we will investigate the effect of exercise on heart rate, using pulse meters. 

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Term 2

Interpid Adventures

 
 

Race to the Frozen North by Catherine Johnson - Barrington StokeCatherine Johnson - Curtis BrownONE GIRL ONE DREAM: Amazon.co.uk: Laura Dekker: 9781775540458: BooksLaura Dekker: a heroine for our times | Laura Dekker | The GuardianThe Great Explorer : Judge, Chris: Amazon.co.uk: BooksBooks By Chris Judge | LoveReading4Kids

 
 

We are going to take the opportunity to explore the globe alongside some of the most incredible adventurers in history: specifically the unsung heroes and pioneers of exploration. 

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Term 1

Ancient Greece

 

Welcome to Ancient Greece... This term, we will be delving into a world which is surrounded with magic, mythology and monsters! We will discover heroes, heroines and evil beings...

Our author of the Term will be Maz Evans, we will be reading her book 'Who let the Gods out?' as our class story, learning all about what Elliott gets up to when Zeus, Virgo and Hermes suddenly drop on his doorstep

!Chicken House Books - Who Let the Gods Out?Maz Evans - Hay Festival - Hay Festival ...

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