Term 1, 2025-26 

Maths

For this term, we have focused on place value and practicsng our multiplication tables. We recapped our knowledge of how to use a place value grid to support addition and subtraction methods, and developed the method by including a hundred column into the place value grid, which allowed us to begin working with 3-digit numbers. We used this support to begin to add and subtract 1s, 10s and 100s to 3-digit numbers. Also, we used different manipulatives to support our learning.

Topic

This term our topic is ‘Through the Ages’. This topic explores the history and life in the Stone Age. During this term, we have explored the timelines of this period of history to begin to understand when this happened. We also developed our understanding of important key vocabulary we will be using throughout the unit. We have looked at how Stone Age man lived and how he survived in those times.  We have been very busy creating our own guide to Stone Age monuments and discovering how these were made and what they meant during this time. we have also discovered there were three main eras in the Stone Age: the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic. We explored what life was life in each of these eras, and discovered some changes that happened during the different eras.

English

We have been reading 'Stig of the Dump' as the linked text of ‘Through the Ages’. We have been learning about Barney and how Stig is the ultimate ‘up-cycler’ of his time. We have been working hard to learn and write two different genres of writing this term- historical narratives and instructional writing. We began by learning a model text with actions to support. We then explored the features of this style of writing, before planning and writing our own historical narratives based in the Stone Age.We moved onto the genre of instructional writing. Also, we begun with a model text explaining how to make a Stone Age axe. After exploring the grammatical features and layout of this style of writing we planned and wrote our own instructions based on the steps needed to make a Stone Age bow and arrow.

Science

In Science this term, we have looked at ‘Animals, Including Humans,’ specifically nutrition. We have completed our first investigation looking at which foods contained the highest amount of fat: some of the results were quite surprising.

RE

In RE this term, we have focused on the Hindu celebration of Diwali. We explored the origin of this celebration, and learned about the religious story of Rama and Sita. We produced a story map of this story to enhance our understanding of the events in the story. Also, we explored what Hindus do to take part and celebrate this festival, and we finished the unit by discussing and producing answers to our key question focused on why Diwali is important for Hindus.

Art

In Art this term, we were able to explore colours, colour wheel and investigated how they affect our well-being. We noticed that warm colours make us happy and energetic, whereas cool colours make us sad and unmotivated.

PE

In PE, we focused on two units this term - Dance and Tag Rugby. During our dance unit, we have had a focus on the theme of wild animals. Throughout the unit, we explored how to create a sequence of animal movements, interacting with and reacting to partners’ movements and creating sequences of group movements focused on different animals. We produced short performances, which we have shared with our peers at the end of each lesson.

We have been focusing on the fundamentals skills and understanding needed to begin to play this game during our tag rugby sessions. We focused on correctly holding, throwing and catching a rugby ball with partners. We built on from this by exploring the correct positioning of team members when throwing and receiving the ball. Then, we began to work with the tag belts and focused on the skill of tagging opponents. Finally, we put all of these skills together and played small sided games towards the end of the unit.

Term 6 2024-25 

English

In English, we have been writing an adventure narrative based on the true story of Grace Darling, who helped to rescue survivors of a shipwreck. We have been writing in the first person and the past tense, aiming to add expanded noun phrases to build a picture for our readers and make our writing more interesting. We read some other adventure narratives to help build up a bank of useful words and phrases, looked at their structure (opening, build-up, problem, resolution, ending) and what happened in each part of the story. We then used this to help us write our own stories.

Maths

This term, our main topic has been ‘fractions’.

First, we mastered identifying the whole and parts of different objects. We then moved on to identifying equal parts of shapes and quantities; halves, quarters and thirds.

Understanding what the numerator and denominator represent is essential because it helps us make sense of what fractions like 1/2, 2/3 and 3/4 actually mean.

For example, in the fraction 3/4, the denominator (4) shows that the whole has been split into four equal parts, and the numerator (3) tells us we are looking at three of those parts. This helps us to understand how one half is equal to two quarters.

Would you rather have ½ or ¼ of a cake? A larger denominator does not mean a larger fraction! 

Science

Our topic has been ‘Materials’. We have studied the difference between a material and its properties, and linked a material’s properties to its use. We have conducted some tests as part of this project.

The first test was about how easy or difficult it is to shape various materials, such as clay, sponge, a metal knife and plastic from a milk bottle. We discovered that some materials can keep their shape once squeezed, bent or pressed, like clay, and some revert back to their original shape, like sponge.

Our most recent test has been investigating the strength, texture and absorbency of some different types of paper. We learned that although paper is one type of material, it can have many forms with different properties. 

Topic

We have continued to base our studies on Whitstable this term.   

French Hares were particularly interested to learn about the history of Whitstable. They compared locations in Whitstable that we visited in April, with how they looked in the past.

Look carefully at the buildings in the photos – some of them are the same!

We learned about the tourist amenities in Whitstable, such as accommodation, catering and entertainment.

We are now writing the answer to our Key Enquiry Question; ‘Would Whitstable be a good location for a summer holiday?’