Welcome to Falcons 

Class Teacher - Miss Dunn

LSP - Mrs Giles and Mrs Patel

email:     class.falcons@burnttree.sandwell.sch.uk

Our learning

Spring term

Maths

In our Maths lessons, we will be covering the following areas: multiplication, division, length, perimeter, fractions and decimals.  We will work hard to secure our understanding of both formal and informal methods of multiplying and dividing up to a 

We will also be building on the incredible progress we made last term in regard to secure knowledge and fast recall of our times tables.

English

This term in English, we will be reading ‘Charlotte’s Web’ and ‘The BFG’.  We will be using these texts as inspiration for writing in a variety of genres, including persuasive writing, non-chronological and newspaper reports. Our writing pieces will be based around these texts.

Throughout the term, we will be learning key spelling rules linked to Spelling Shed.  We will study a rule every week and then learn words that follow that rule. The games on Spelling Shed really help us to do this!

Reading

Our guided reading text this term is 'The Butterfly Lion' by Michael Morpurgo. We will study a chapter every week and from time to time, we will use film to enhance our learning.  Our reading focus this term will be on making inferences based on a character’s actions and thoughts and on making predictions based on the text.

Throughout the term, we will also be reading a range of non-fiction texts, focusing on the features and structure.

 

Science

During the first half term, our unit will be Sound. We will learn how sounds are made and how they travel to our ears. We will also explore how sound waves change over distance, the pitch of sound and finally we will investigate which materials are effective in absorbing sound.

After half term, our topic will be Electricity. Here, we will learn how to be safe around electricity. We will then be introduced to the components of circuits and have the opportunity to construct our own series circuits predicting which will work and justifying their reasoning.  

History

 

In History, we will be learning about the ancient Maya. 

We will be investigating their achievements and beliefs, as well as the challenges that they faced settling in the rainforest.

 

Geography

In Geography, we will be learning about where our food comes from. 

In this unit, we will learn that different foods grow in different biomes and identify the impact which food has on our environment.

 

Art

In Art, we will explore 3D structures.

During this unit, we will be developing ideas for a 3D work of art through drawing and visualisation in 2D.  We will also be sculpting in soap and wire as well as creating sculptures from shadows.

DT

In DT, we will be completing two units of work: cooking and nutrition and mechanical systems.

During cooking and nutrition, we will work to a budget to adapt an existing recipe for biscuits using additional ingredients.

When working with mechanical systems, we will design and build prototypes of slingshot and wind up cars before designing a mechanical toy car. 

PE

Our PE lessons are on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Our topics for the first half-term are Dance and Gymnastics.

In Dance, we will build on the skills developed in Autumn term and use dynamics and formations in our dance to help us tell a story. 

In Gymnastics,  we will develop an increased range of body actions and shapes to include in a sequence as well as refining our ability to bear weight on small and large body parts.

Computing

During this term, we will focus on data handling.  We will collect data from the internet then record this into a spreadsheet.  Additionally, we will design a weather station that gathers and records sensor data.

French

In French, we will continue to develop our vocabulary and grammatical understanding of the language by learning to recognise and use vocabulary related to items of clothing. 

RE

This term, we will focus on Hinduism, answering the question 'what does it mean to be a Hindu in Britain today?

We will look at how people worship within the Hindu faith and follow the fundamental concept of 'dharma'.  In addition to this, we will share and discuss a selection of traditional Hindu tales, discussing how they link to the Hindu faith. 

PSHE

During the first half-term, our topic will be 'Health and Wellbeing'.

Here, we will look at how to keep our teeth healthy before looking at how to keep our mind healthy.  We will do this by investigating what helps us to be calm and relaxed, what makes us happy and what our strengths are before going on to look at how we feel when we make a mistake and the range of emotions we experience.

After the half-term, our topic will be ‘Safety and the Changing Body’.

Here, we will learn about the reasons for legal age restrictions as well as understanding how quickly information can spread across the internet and some of the risks associated with this.  We will also learn about some of the changes some children may already have gone through and begin to learn how we will change physically as we grow into adults.

Look what we have been doing...

 

Art

We practised our collaborative working skills in order to create large scale printed works based on the individual collages we had created.

 

 

 Art

In Art, we have been learning to develop our drawing skills. We used several pencil tones when shading to create a simple 3D effect. We also used charcoal and rubber to show areas of light and dark in our drawings. We have also learnt to use different tools to create marks and patterns by scratching into a painted surface. 

 

                                        
                                  

  Maths

In Maths, we have been learning to represent numbers to 10,000.  We used place value counters to represent different numbers.