Foundation Subjects
Other areas of the curriculum:
Geography- The 7 Continents and 5 Oceans
Our Geography topic this half term is Hot and Cold Countries. The children will start off by locating the 7 continents and 5 oceans on the world map. The children will also look at the continents and countries in relation to how close they are to the equator. Over the weeks, they will learn about human and physical features relating to a hot country (Kenya) and a cold country (Canada). They will learn various aspects about the countries including its continent, surrounding oceans, human/physical features, weather conditions, what to wear and the animals that live there. We will use this information to create a 2-page spread on our chosen country. As part of this topic, the children will learn the 2 songs below.
RE- Islam
The children will focus on Islam this half term. We will discuss how Muslims believe in Allah being the ‘Caretaker’ of the world and how we can all take care of the world we live in. We will look at the roles of our Caretakers and how they help us to look after school.
PSHE
In PSHE we will look at how to stay safe online and how to use the internet within our everyday lives. We will also discuss how to take care of the world around us and having responsibility of looking after our own property.
PE
Gilcrest sports will teach the children on a Wednesday afternoon. This half term, the children will focus on Indoor Athletics and Dodgeball.
DT
In DT this half term, the children will make their own moving book.
Music
This half term we will be learning a song called ‘In the Groove’, which incorporates various styles of music within. The children will focus on a different style of music each week but over the weeks will learn the song off by heart and will perform it at the end of the term.
Computing
In our computing lessons we will be focusing on using the Paint programme. The children are already familiar with this, therefore we will be developing our skills further and gaining more confidence at creating pictures using a range of tools. The children will also learn how to save their work on the computer and how to open a previously saved piece of work.