Class Teacher: Mr Mackenzie

Term One

Our value this term: Thankfulness

This term our enquiry will be "How did the Roman invasion change life in Britain?'

Enquiry questions:

Who has stood here before us?
How has life changed since the Stone Age?
What was life like in Britain when Jesus was born?
What did the Romans bring to Britain?

How did Britain resist? 

What did they leave behind?

What is the legacy of the Romans?

English

In English this term, we will be reading  the text Escape from Pompeii. This narrative follows two children as they try to escape their home of Pompeii as it is destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

Using this text, we will develop our reading skills by retrieving information, as well as using interpretation skills to understand character feelings and emotions and exploring new vocabulary. The children will use these skills to visualise, predict and sequence events to showcase their understanding.

Maths

In Maths this term, we will be looking at understanding column addition and subtraction as well as enhancing our understanding of place value.

Art/DT

In Art we will be creating Roman mosaics and creating our own Colosseum structures in DT.

PSHE

Our topic for Term One in PSHE is Being in my world.

RE

This term in RE will be learning how to better understand the religion of Christianity by studying the how it is expressed across the world.

PE

In PE this term we will be learning the importance of being dynamic with our balances as well as completing a unit of hockey.