Panda Class- Summer Two
Welcome back
Values: The value that we are concentrating on this half term is resilience (which is particularly important as we think about heading off to Year Six). Who will be our champion? Remember, we need to continue to demonstrate our other values: Respect, Self-regulation, Focus, Boundaries and Independence. We are celebrating our in-class achievements using Class Dojo. As a class, we need to work together to achieve our class stars.
History: this half term our learning focus is Ancient Egypt. ‘What was life like in Ancient Egypt compared to modern times? is our key question, which we will answering at the end of the unit.
English & Reading: In English we will be reading ‘The Mystery of the Egyptian Mummy’ and using non-fiction texts to expand our learning.
Maths: we will continue to deepen our understanding of fractions before moving on to angles and converting between units of measurement.
Science: we will be continuing our longitudinal study- Do all children grow the same amount each year? and exploring our new topic ‘Circulation’.
RE: What does it mean to be a Muslim?
Through the study of Islam children will explain the meaning of Umma (community), explain how Muslims practice and belief develop a sense of Umma.
PE: In this unit, the children will develop and apply their throwing and catching skills to game scenarios.
Art: Kate Malone
Children will learn to use pencil to create their own vase/ jar shape and experiment with coil technique to build a small pot and then work with clay to mould an animal shape head for their Canopic jar.
Computing: Programming Selection in quizzes
Children will learn how selection is used in computer programs, understand that a conditional statement connects a condition to an outcome. They will also design a program that uses selection and evaluate these.
Music: Children will create and perform an independent group interpretation of a Greek tragedy – story and music generated by the group, using the classic structure of a Greek tragedy.
French: children will be learning vocabulary in order to describe family members
PSHE: My Happy Mind – Appreciate
What appreciation and gratitude means, and ways to show this to themselves and others.
DT: – Food – What could be healthier?
- To understand where meat comes from, how it is reared and processed including key welfare issues.
- To know how to adapt a recipe to make it healthier by substituting ingredients.
- To know that I can use a nutritional calculator to see how healthy a food option is.
- To understand that ‘cross contamination’ means that bacteria and germs have been passed onto ready-to-eat foods mix with raw meat or unclean objects.
As we are edging closer to the end of this academic year, please continue reading with your child as much as possible and encourage the completion of homework (as this will prepare them further for their final year of primary school). As always, please contact me should you have any concerns you wish to raise regarding your child.
Best wishes,
Mrs Bowles