Welcome back to term 4. I can't believe we are now 1/2 of the way through the school year - where has the time gone? This term is going to be a jam-packed one, lots of learning to be done and memories to be made! Here is an overview of what we will be getting up to...

In Science, we will be going to be learning about Light. We will be working to prove that light travels in straight lines, using observations of reflections and shadows. We will explore how our eyes allow us to see, how mirrors can be used in various ways and investigate factors affecting the size of shadows and the laws of reflection.  

This term, we will be continuing our Geography unit where we work to answer the big enquiry question of: What is the true human impact on our planet? We will carry out this topic whilst focusing closely on the continent of Africa. We will explore climate, biomes, develop our locational knowledge of the world, investigate food and water distribution on the health of nations, compare the UK to Africa, explore habitats and debate about how us, as humans, negatively and positively impact the planet. A very exciting topic for sure! 

In Maths, we will continue to consolidate all that we have learnt so far in Year 6 whilst also learning some new areas of study: measure including volume, algebra, ratio and proportion and geometry! We will keep working hard on our daily arithmetic and build on our multi-step questions and problem solving techniques. We will also have our after school Maths Boosters starting – watch this space.

In English this term we will be exploring poetry mainly but will also be writing a report. We will spend the term reading one of my favourite poetry books of all time. A very unique book that is entirely written in a narrative poetry style. Inspired by this book, we will write our own narrative and free-verse poems, we will work to embed different poetic devices into our work.

In RE, we will be learning about Salvation in the run up to Easter. Our big enquiry question will be... Why is the resurrection important to Christians? We will investigate why Christians believe in the resurrection, what the bible tells us and become detectives at the 'crime scene' when the resurrection occurred. Towards the end of the unit we will take an Easter hunt (with our reading buddies too!) around the village and the church looking for signs of the salvation and links to Easter. 

In PSHE, we will be learning about health and wellbeing. In these lessons, we will be learning about diet, oral hygiene, physical activity and facts around immunisation. We will explore rest and relaxation and how they affect our physical and mental health. We will build strategies for being resilient in challenging situations and planning for long term goals. We will also have a special treat as part of this unit and will have our own first aid training delivered to us on Friday 7^th March – very exciting!

We will also have French this term with Mrs Honorez! 

In Enrichment this term, we will be exploring drama and musical theatre! All in good prep for our Term 6 performance!

PE in Term 3 will continue to be on a Tuesday and Friday. 

Key dates for this term (more to come):

6th March - World Book Day 

7th March – First Aid Course for Year 6!  

3^rd April - Easter Church Service