Unit 2 - Autumn 2018 Theme Work

Helping your child  Join the local library.  Read books about Spanish cultures around the world.  Use the Internet to research schools in other countries.  Ask your child to teach you some Spanish words.  Track the way the Royal Mail collect and deliver letters and parcels all around the world.  Write and send letters or emails to family  Research continents.  Have a look at some books about Tepees and Igloos.  See if you can find out some facts about Clarice Cliff.  Keep up the daily reading with our child.  Keep practising number bonds and timetables.  Good Web sites for children: ... www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/geography.shtml

www.kidsknowit.com www.unc.edu/~jmaxim/web_geography_for_kids.htm www.nrich

Going Global Unit Two Autumn 2018 Areas of Learning As SCIENTISTS we will study the uses of electricity and how to make an electrical circuit. We will investigate which materials act as conductors before investigating the uses of materials in everyday life.

Year Three’s As SCIENTISTS we will study how sound travels, followed by an Investigation on light and the formation shadows. We will study how different materials act as thermal insulators. We will all set up investigations, ask scientific questions, observe and check fair tests are carried out, measure and record our results.

AS TECHNOLOGISTS we will investigate buildings from around the world.

We will design and make mechanisms Tepees and Igloos. We will learn how to measure and cut accurately and think about how our finished product looks.

As GEOGRAPHERS we will investigate places in different continents around the world using a variety of media. We will develop an understanding of the kinds of clothes people wear in order to keep them cool or warm.

As MUSICIANS we will explore music from around the world. We will also be performing for an audience at Christmas.

As ARTISTS we will learn about art from different cultures and in particular

look at Clarice Cliff.

As Gymnasts we will balance, floor work, rolling, travelling, use of space. We will play games that help us develop our team building skills.

As people who need to learn how to work in teams we will be playing cooperation games.

In SPANISH we will learn the vocabulary for weather, months, days, birthdays, and words to help us in a Spanish school.

In R.E we will learn about special places and what they mean to people.

MATHEMATICS We will be following the year two and three Primary Framework for Mathematics. The emphasis will be on: Problem solving, measures, shape and space and number. We will practise mental arithmetic every day.

In Computing Year two’s will be learning the art of emailing.

Year three’s will be learning how to make a video recording and edit. They will be showing their final video to an audience.

COMMUNICATION: READING, WRITING, SPEAKING AND LISTENING We will be following a range of English projects which meet the needs of our children.

We will read a variety of books and talk about what we have read. We will develop our writing skills through our topic on Going Global. We will develop our speaking and listening skills through role play, Market Place activities and PSHE.

OUR SCHOOL DRIVERS The key elements of our school drivers are that our children will become independent learners who understand their roles and responsibilities within a community and to the world. They will also develop a keen interest in their

environment. Our children will strive for enjoyment of learning and make informed choices.

Their experiences in school will help them become independent learners who understand the strategies they need to use in order to be team workers, effective participants, self- managers, reflective learners and to be creative in their thinking.

As INDEPENDENT LEARNERS we will ask and answer questions about ethical Issues which arise in Philosophy (P4C) and Circle Time (PSHE). We will learn that it is always appropriate to ask for help and guidance from our friends, teachers and families. We will develop group success criteria to help in our lessons and to check our own and others work. We will complete learning log activities at home relating to our topic work in school.

As a school we are people who are concerned with OUR ENVIRONMENT we will enjoy our school grounds and think of ways to help protect and look after it.

We will use issues raised in lessons as a starting point for discussions.

As people who wish to be HEALTHY we will learn the importance of exercise, personal hygiene and making healthy food choices.

At all times throughout the year we will consider our rights as children and raise issues that concern us through our school council.