Term 2 - Extreme Earth

The children are going to love looking at EXTREME LANDSCAPES in term 2. 

We will be learning about different environments and what it takes to survive in them. We will be looking at mountains, deserts, tundras and volcanoes. 

In Science, the children will look at classification. We will explore the different ways of classifying all the living things on this planet, before embarking on a classification experiement of our own using particularly tasty test subjects. We will link our learning between geography and science by asking questions about how different animals might have adapted to their environments (linking to our topic from last term) and how that might change how they are classified. 

 

Reading: Our class author for this term is Shakespeare. We will read a variety of his plays that have been adapted for childre. 

 

In R.E we will continue to look at the religion of Hinduism focusing on the different celebrations Hindu's hold throughout the year. We will visit the Bristol Mandir to explore a Hindu temple with our own eyes.

 

Please read our Termly overview and Newsletter below to find out more information about how Term 2 will look

 

Term 1 - Our Island's Coasts

Term 1

The children are going to love our topic of COASTS this term. 

We will be learning about coastal management and designed our own sea defences by using our knowledge of how coastlines are transformed by the natural processes such as erosion and deposition.   In Science, the children will piece together evidence from pre-historic fossils and follow Charles Darwin's voyage of discovery on the Beagle. Each class will learn about Mary Anning and the fossil discoveries that she made along the Lyme Regis - Charmouth coast. We have a fantastic day in Charmouth planned, fossil hunting with expert Ed Drewitt.  Children will hunt for ammonites, belemnites and learn about how they are made.  

Our author focus for term 1 one will be Benjamin Zephaniah when we look at his poems for Black History Month.

 

Charmouth Trip = Thursday 25th September 202