Castle Bromwich Junior School
Spring Term
Maths
We continue our learning of maths in Spring Term with more work on multiplication and division, applying times-table knowledge to using formal methods for multiplying and dividing. We also learning about length and perimeter, fractions and start a large unit of work on decimals.
Writing
In Spring 1, our writing is all based on a book called, ‘The Witches’, written by Roald Dahl. We have continued to develop our writing skills and have produced some brilliant work, including writing: public service announcements, our own narrative stories and some persuasion.
In Spring 2, we will focus on a non-fiction text called, ‘The History Detective Investigates: London’. We have learned lots of interesting facts and have applied these to writing a non-chronological report about the Tower of London and a diary entry in the role of someone escaping The Great Fire of London!
Reading
In reading, we have continued to develop our reading skills, again focusing on the Reading VIPERS. The Witches was a perfect opportunity for the children to make predictions about what might happen next and infer how different characters might be feeling throughout the story. We also develop our retrieval skills through our non-fiction text all about London.
Science
Our Science unit for the Spring Term is all about sound. The children learn about what sound is, and will learn key terminology such as pitch and volume. As well as this, they learn about how the ear works and helps you to hear sound.
Art
In Art, the children learn how to print, using printing ink and rolling. They create ‘Nature’ designs based on Leonardo DaVinci.
Design Technology
Our DT unit is all about learning how to make bread. The children learn about the processes involved in making bread, taste different types of bread and then design and make their own loaves.
Geography
Throughout the Spring term, our Geography unit focuses on learning about human and physical features of our region and the region of Campania, Italy. The children also learn about what Earthquakes and Volcanoes are and how they are occur.
Music
We continue to develop our understanding of music through continuing to play the guitar. The children learn new notes, such as A, B and D and apply these to more songs. During this term, we have our first guitar concert of the year which is a very exciting time to show off to parents how much the children have learned.
French
In French, the children learn how to say the different colours and classroom objects. They then use these skills to describe the classroom objects using colours.
Personal Social and Health Education
Our units for PSHE in the Spring Term are ‘Dreams and Goals’ and ‘Healthy Me’. In our Dreams and Goals unit, the children think about what they want to achieve and the steps they need to put in place to get there. In Healthy Me, the children start off learning about their friendship groups and discuss who is important to them and why. They then learn about the effects of smoking and alcohol on the body.
Religious Education
Our first RE unit of the Spring term focuses on Sacred Texts. The children learn about the Book of Kells, the Qu’ran and the Bible and find out how these different sacred texts are treated with respect. Our second RE unit of Spring is all about ‘The Story of the Lost Sheep’. We learn about the moral behind this story and how it links to our everyday lives.
Computing
We continue learning about Online Safety, focusing on: Online Bullying and Managing Online Information. The children also learn how to generate music using ‘Garageband’ and have a go at creating their own songs.
Physical Education
We continue to develop our Physical Education through both indoor and outdoor PE throughout the Spring term. Our indoor units focus in developing creative skills in PE, focusing on sending and receiving balls and how to counter balance with a partner. We also develop fitness skills through learning different stances and ball chasing. In outdoor units, we learn the skills involved to be able to play tennis and rounders.
