Hazel Class

Here’s a brief overview of what we’ll be getting up to each week to help us answer our key question.

*The other subjects will be woven into our weekly timetable through weekly slots*

10.01.2022	What is technology? What can technology look like? How do we use technology in our lives?	Computing focus
17.01.2022	What is transport? What types of transport are there? How does transport help us in our lives? How has transport changes? What are rollercoasters? What makes them different? Why are structures important for a rollercoaster?	History focus DT Focus
24.01.2022	What is weaving? What things around us are woven? What is a sculpture? How are they made? What makes sculptures different to other types of artwork?	Art focus
31.01.2022	Who’s who in the animal world? What different animals are found around the world? Designing our very own ‘around the world’ zoos! What do we need to eat to stay healthy? What foods are eaten around the world?	Science focus DT Focus
7.02.2022	How has technology shaped the world?	Rounding off the topic, what have we learnt? Answering the key question.

This half term, we’re going to be learning about what types of technology we share our world with and how these different types of technology support our lives and help us complete daily tasks. We’ll be exploring the technology we use in our lives, school and home, considering how important they are and what the world might look like without them!

In our English lessons, we’re going to reading a book written by Sean Taylor and Alex Morss, named ‘Winter Sleep’. We’re going to be reading sections of the story, helping us understand hibernation and help us write our own sets of instructions and poems.

This half term, we’ll be exploring this question: How have changes in Transport and Travel affected this area/the world? We’ll be taking a look at different types of transport, thinking about how transport has changed people’s lives. We’ll be creating our very own timeline, looking at how different types of transport have changed throughout the years!

During our PATHS and PSHE lessons, we’re going to taking a closer at our bodies and how they they work, we’ll be thinking about what is similar and what is different between a girl and boy’s body. We’ll be taking a look at how our bodies grow from a child to an adult. We’ll be thinking about diseases and how they are spread and how we need to be responsible for our own safety and the safety of others. We’ll be thinking about what happens when things get lost or things change in our lives and how this can impact on our feelings.

In Science, we’re going to be exploring the names of animals, adding to our already everygrowing list of animals we know from the Autumn Term! Watch this space to find out how we design a zoo for different countries around the world!

In Art, we’re going to learning about weaving and sculpture, considering the skills we need to help produce pieces of these artwork. We’ll be looking at artists who use these skills to produce their artwork and having a go at producing our own, these include Barbara Hepworth and Anni Albers.

In computing, we’ll be starting to explore coding and how these are closely linked to giving clear instructions. We’ll be looking at different types of technology and reminding ourselves on how we can stay safe online.

In R.E, our new enquiry question is: What do Jewish people remember on Shabbat?

We’ll be taking a closer look at the Judaism religion, looking at similarities and differences.

In Design and Technology, we’re going to be looking at cooking and nutrition, exploring different food groups and how we can look after our bodies with a healthy diet.

We’re also going to be looking at structures, with our end goal of creating our very own rollercoasters for a ping pong ball to travel down!

Here are the knowledge organisers you’ll need for this half term:

This half term, we’re going to be learning about the different jobs people do and the work they do all day. We’ll be exploring the jobs our families do and the importance of the work they do, realising that we need people to do these jobs for us so we can stay safe and happy.

In our English lessons, we’re going to reading a book written by Julia Donaldson, named ‘The Snail and the Whale’. We’ll be linking this to our key question, thinking about the challenges the snail and the whale come across and how people with different jobs helped them.

In our writing lessons, we’ll be learning how to write diaries and recounts, exploring what these are and what we need to include when writing them.

This half term, we’ll be learning about Edith Cavell in our History lessons, thinking about her job and how she shaped the world we live in today.

During our PATHS and PSHE lessons, we’re going to taking a closer look at self esteem and exploring the feelings of others as well as our own feelings. We’ll be thinking about diseases and how they are spread and how we need to be responsible for our own safety and the safety of others. We’ll be thinking about different types of friendships and thinking about secrets and surprises.

In Science, we’re going to be learning about animals and animal families as well as the human body and senses. We’ll be thinking about how the human senses change over time as well as how the human body changes too (linking this to growth from a child to an adult).

In Art, we’re going to learning about weaving and collage skills to help produce pieces of artwork. We’ll be looking at artists who use these skills to produce their artwork and having a go at producing our own, these include Megan Coyle and Anni Albers.

In Music, we’ll be listening to different types of music and using our singing voices to join in with the lyrics we hear.

In French we’ll be learning how to talk about our daily routines in French and comparing these to the English translation.

In computing, we’ll be starting to explore coding and how these are closely linked to giving clear instructions.

In R.E, our new enquiry question is: How does a celebration bring a community together?
We’ll use this enquiry question to help us explore the beliefs of other religions and the types of celebrations they take part in.

Here are the knowledge organisers you’ll need for this half term:

This half term, we’re going to be learning about our neighbours, thinking about those neighbours who we may never meet but thinking of ways which we can help them. We’ll be thinking about fundraising, sharing what we have learnt as well as persuading others to help those around us.

In our English lessons, we’re going to reading a book written by Melanie Walsh, named ‘10 things I can do to help my world’. We’ll be using the ideas in this book to explore the problems in our world and what we can do to help them, considering those around us and the impact these problems have on them too.

In our Geography lessons, we’re going to be looking at human and physical geography in our local area and other areas in the United Kingdom, to see if they are similar or not. In order for us to fully understand our local area, we’ll be using our fieldwork skills to learn more about our immediate environment. We’ll then use this learning to explore an area of Africa, Zambia, comparing this to areas of the United Kingdom.

During our PATHS and PSHE lessons, we’re going to taking a closer look at self esteem and exploring the feelings of others as well as our own feelings. We’ll be thinking about diseases and how they are spread and how we need to be responsible for our own safety and the safety of others. We’ll be thinking about different types of friendships and thinking about secrets and surprises.

In Science, we’re going to be learning about animals and animal families. We’ll be identifying and naming animals we see and sorting them into groups. We’re going to be learning about animals which are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores and what each of these words mean.

In Art, we’re going to learning about sketching and shading skills to help produce landscape drawings. We’ll be looking at artists who use these skills to produce their artwork and having a go at producing our own, these include Vincent Van Gogh and Henri Rousseau.

In Music, we’ll be listening to different types of music, thinking about the unstruments we can hear and making comments on them. In French we’ll be learning basic French greetings and the names of animals in French. In computing, we’ll be exploring e-safety and making sure we use the technology safely and respectfully.

In R.E, our new enquiry question is: How did the universe come to be?
We’ll use this enquiry question to help us explore the beliefs of other religions into how the universe came to be and thinking about how we need to make sure we look after it.