Oak term 5
Term 5 - A little magic can take you a long way
George's Marvellous Medicine
For our topic this term we are focusing on imagination and the ways in which authors generate imagery in creative writing. Our class novel is George’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl. We will look to become more confident readers and authors through a selection of writing tasks including poetry, character description and story writing.
This term we continuing our focus on measures, in particular the use of mass, capacity and time. Later in the term we will then focus on all things geometry. By using geometry we will become increasingly confident in comparing, classifying and describing 2D and 3D shapes, identifying right angles and describing different types of lines.
Our Science focus will incorporate our second biology unit, featuring plants. We will turn our attention to the roots and shoots of flowering plants and discover what elements plants need to grow healthy and strong.
Ms Vousden will be teaching RE this term where we will explore the concept of prayer and ask ourselves how and why this practice is undertaken in many different faiths.
Who loves you?
We will, through the safe use of multimedia equipment and editing software, create our own music videos and learn how to successfully become presenters.
On Tuesdays Wednesdays PCS will teach elements of cricket, and on Wednesdays Mr Knox will teach rounders.
We will continue to develop our instrumental skills by learning to play the recorder and continue reading traditional musical notations. We will look to build our confidence when performing to others.
This term we will explore Jeux et Chansons (Games and Songs) in French, and we will perform some of these songs to family and friends.
In PSHE we will look to examine relationships, identifying and implementing some of the skills of friendship, investigate expressing appreciation and recognise the roles and responsibilities of each member of one’s family.
Art and DT:
Linking to our class novel, George’s Marvellous Medicine, the children have the opportunity to prepare and cook a savoury ‘medicine’ soup dish. The class will also explore sculpture through the creation of a clay pot in which George would have cooked his medicine.