2024 -2025 Term 6

Take a look below at all of the fabulous learning we will be doing this term! We can't wait to tell you all about it!

English

This term we will be looking at the story 'Greta and the Giants', inspired by the real life story of Greta Thunberg. In the story Greta stands up for what is right, taking a simple but brave stand to protect the forest home of the animals.

We will use the story as the inspiration to plan, edit and write up our own stories to entertain, looking at words that will help to make our sentences more exciting and engaging for the reader!

Maths

To start the term, we will be focusing on using known facts of 2s, 5s and 10s in multiplication and division problems, using objects and drawings to support our calculations. We will also be consolidating our learning on fractions, looking at halves and quarters of a quantity. Finally our focus will be on measurements; this will include volume and mass, as well as time.

History - How have explorers changed the world? 

This term we will be finding out what an explorer is, learning about some significant explorers of the past and how the impact they had on our world. We will be investigating the incredible expeditions of Christopher Columbus, Matthew Henson and Robert Peary, using maps to find out where they travelled to. We will also be comparing their expeditions to those of modern day explorers, such as that of Dame Ellen MacArthur and her solo non-stop voyage around the world!

Science - What are the parts of a plant?

In our science learning this term, we will be taking advantage of the world in bloom to explore the plants around us! We will using our observation skills to look closely at the different parts of plants, making our own scientific drawings and labelling the different parts. We will explore which parts of plants grow above and below ground, as well as exploring different roots. We will also use our knowledge of seasonal change as we look at the trees in our school and how they have changed since the start of the year.

PSHEE- How do we recognise our feelings? 

Our PSHEE learning this term is about our many feelings and how they affect us. We will be exploring 'big' feelings and what they do to us, using the Colour Monster book to help us. We will also be looking at how changes make us feel, which is very important as we prepare for our transition into our next year group in September!

RE - Places of Worship

This term in our RE learning we will be exploring different places of worship for Christians. We will be looking at the different Christian places of worship around Gainsborough, talking about our own experiences in church and what features we have seen there.