Spring 1

Below you will find an outline of what we are covering across the curriculum:

📖 English

Our English lessons are based around exciting, rich texts that inspire creativity and a love of reading. 

This term, Oak class will be focusing on writing to entertain through an engaging narrative unit. The children will explore the popular picture books Starbird and Zeraffa Giraffa, using them as inspiration to develop ideas, structure, and creativity before writing their own imaginative stories. Following this, the class will move on to writing to inform, where they will learn how to write a clear and engaging recount, supported by their study of Real-Life Mysteries. We will then explore different types of poetry, with a particular focus on creating thoughtful and expressive haikus.

Alongside these units, children will take part in daily handwriting and spelling sessions to help strengthen accuracy, fluency, and confidence in their writing.

🔢 Maths

In maths this term, we will continue to build on our understanding of multiplication and division, focusing on multiplying and dividing numbers by 10 and 100, as well as exploring efficient methods for solving short multiplication and division problems.

Later in the term, the children will investigate the area of shapes, using practical, hands-on activities to help them understand how area is calculated and compared. We will then move on to length and perimeter, where the children will work with different types of measurement, practise adding and subtracting lengths, and learn how to calculate the perimeter of a range of shapes.

Throughout the term, children will also practise their times tables fluency every day to help them feel confident and well prepared for the Multiplication Tables Check (MTC).

🧪 Science – Digestion and Food

This unit is designed to support children as they explore digestion and food. It highlights key vocabulary and concepts, including the human digestive system, the role of different types of teeth and how food is broken down and absorbed. The resource also examines how animals’ teeth are adapted to their diets and introduces food chains, showing how energy is transferred between living things. It is perfect for consolidating essential knowledge and fostering an understanding of how digestion, teeth and food chains are connected in the natural world.

🎨 Art– Drawing: Growing Artists

This unit is designed to support children as they develop their drawing skills by exploring sketching, shading and digital art. It introduces key vocabulary, shading techniques, and the importance of smooth tonal transitions, helping children create depth and detail in their work. Featuring artists such as Edgar Degas and Yellena James, it encourages children to experiment with different drawing styles and materials. Perfect for consolidating key knowledge, this organiser builds confidence, creativity and technical skills in young artists.

French

This unit is designed to support pupils as they practise numbers, phrases, and commands in French through interactive games and counting activities. It highlights essential vocabulary such as numbers from un to douze, phrases like à toi (your turn), gagné (won), and tu as quel âge ? (how old are you?), alongside arithmetic expressions using plus and moins. Pupils are also introduced to pronunciation tips and question structures such as Il y a combien de… ? to encourage spoken participation. It is ideal for consolidating foundational language skills through fun, movement-based learning.

History- What changed in Britain after the Anglo-Saxon invasion?

This unit is designed to support pupils as they explore the challenges faced by the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings in invading and settling in Britain. It introduces key historical vocabulary such as invasion, settlement, missionary, and kingdom, while examining significant events and figures, including the Viking raids, the spread of Christianity by missionaries like Augustine and Columba, and the establishment of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. Through timelines and summaries of key developments, pupils build a deeper understanding of how different groups shaped British history during this period.

💻 Computing

In Computing, children use the Purple Mash scheme of learning. Children will develop their skills in using technology safely and effectively, learning about coding, digital creativity, and online safety.

🎵 Music

In Music, our unit is Lean on me! Children will explore rhythm, melody, and musical expression through singing, playing instruments, and listening to a wide range of music.

🙏 RE (Religious Education)

Our RE question this half term is: How and why do people mark the significant events in life?

In this unit, pupils will learn about the beliefs of people from different worldviews surrounding commitment and promises. They will discuss the meaning and importance of ceremonies of commitment for religious and non-religious people. They will take time to consider the links between ideas of love, commitment and promises within the ceremonies that they study. Pupils will learn about several rites of passage and use their knowledge to reflect upon whether it is good for everyone to see life as a journey, and to mark the milestones.

🧩 PSHE

In this Puzzle the class look at examples of people who have overcome challenges to achieve success and discuss what they can learn from these stories. The children identify their own dreams and ambitions and discuss how it will feel when they achieve them. They talk about facing learning challenges and identify their own strategies for overcoming these. The children talk about obstacles which might stop them from achieving their goals and how to overcome these. They reflect on their progress and successes and identify what they could do better next time.

New key vocabulary that may be introduced: Co-operation, motivated, enthusiastic, excited, efficient, responsible, frustration, ‘solve it together’ technique, solutions, review, evaluate respect, admire, ambition

🏃 PE (Physical Education)

Children will develop their fitness, coordination, teamwork, and skills through a variety of sports and physical activities. This half terms sports are Netball and Multiskills.