Ramadan Craft Afternoon

The children had a wonderful time making Ramadan crafts, and we would like to say a big thank you to all the parents who attended. We made Ramadan Cards, lanterns, gift boxes and lots more. It was great to have a creative buzz around school and we are looking forward to the next opportunity where we can create things and learn together. 

English

Our topic in English this half-term is The Great Fire of London. As an introduction to the topic, we will build a campfire in the forest school, observing it closely and generating descriptive language. Following this, we will think about what it might have been like in 1666 when the Great Fire happened. We will turn our ideas into poetry, using personification to describe the fire. 
Our learning in history will help us to write non-fiction reports about what happened in the Great Fire. We will look at different examples of non-fiction writing and existing texts about the fire to help us with our own writing. 
We will learn about Samuel Pepys, and write our own diaries, recounting what we would have experienced if we were alive at the time of the fire. We will use what we learn in our poetry and non-fiction units to help with our diary writing.

Maths

In maths, we will learn about fractions, time, shape, multiplication and division, length, and addition and subtraction. We will look at word problems in different contexts and how we should solve them using different operations and the most efficient methods that we could use. We will measure length practically using rulers and look at how arrays can be used to represent multiplication and division. We will handle 2D and 3D shapes and investigate their properties.

Art

As part of our Fire of London topic, we will look at paintings from the past and closely observe the colours we find. Linked to our English learning, we made a fire and sketched what we could see (and found time to toast marshmallows). We will practise sketching flames by looking closely at the lines and shapes in different images. We will use recyclable materials to create 3D sculptures of flames, finishing them with poster paint.

History

Our history topic is closely liked with our literacy learning this half-term - The Great Fire of London. We will investigate what happened, looking at different sources of evidence and using books and the internet to research the main events. We will create timelines to sequence the events and compare the changes in fire-fighting over time. We will also compare Nelson’s most significant fire - at The Imperial Ballroom 1976 - to what happened over 300 years ago in London.

Geography

In geography, we will look at the characteristics of the U.K countries and capital cities. We will use atlases, digital maps, videos and internet research to develop our knowledge of the four countries and their capitals. We will select landmarks to research in further detail and make information books to showcase our learning. 
We were very lucky to be visited by Steven to help us build our own London landmarks using Lego. He showed us how to build Tower Bridge, The Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace. We worked together as a team and joined our buildings to create our own cities.

R.E

Our topic in R.E this half-term is prayer in Islam. We will think about the different routines that we have, both at home and in school, and the rules that we follow. We will look at the declaration of Shahada, and the 5 pillars of Islam. We will talk about how people show commitment and obedience in their lives, and link this to respect for others. We will think about how Muslims pray, and how this shows their obedience and commitment to God. Finally, we will discuss what really matters to us, and how it is important to make time for the people and things that matter in life.