EXCITING THINGS THE CHILDREN WILL BE LEARNING IN THE SPRING TERM…

Our topic for this term is London’s Burning. We begin the topic with Geography by exploring the UK and its capital cities with a focus on modern day London. In Music, we will learn and listen to some folk songs from around the UK. In Science, we will explore signs of winter and what the weather is like. As part of Design and Technology, we will explore Tudor houses and compare these to modern houses. We will use our knowledge of materials to choose what is best to make our own Tudor house model.

During the second half of the term, we will travel back to the past and explore what London was like in 1666. In History, we will learn about the events of the Great Fire history. How did it start? Why did it spread? And the reasons why it is called the ‘great fire’. In art, we will take inspiration from the Great Fire to create London Fire pictures using the technique of collage. In PE, we will also create our own fire dances and listen to traditional songs and rhymes linked to London e.g., London’s burning in music. In Science, we will continue to explore the seasons. We will start to explore spring and how the weather has changed, what affect this has had on plants and animals and how these changes compare with Autumn and Winter.

As part of PSHE, we will be teaching Relationships and Sex Education, more information to follow closer to the time.