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Our PE days for Term 5 are Tuesday & Friday. 
Planet Omar by Zanib Mian
In History this term will explore The Egyptians and what they believed. Each lesson we answer the following questions:
-Where and when did the first civilisations appear?
-Why was the river Nile so important to ancient Egyptians?
-How do we know so much about ancient Egyptians?
-What do sources suggest about religious beliefs in ancient Egypt?
-What did people in Ancient Egypt believe happened after death?
-Who ruled ancient Egypt and what happened to them when they died?
This term in Science we will be looking at ‘Plant Reproduction’ with a focus on naming the parts of plants, investigating factors that affect growth, exploring how seeds vary, and looking at how seed shapes have inspired modern technologies.
In our Jigsaw lessons, we will be focussing on the topic,” Relationships”. Here, we will explore themes of family, friendships, and being a global citizen.
In Design and Technology, we will be designing and making sandwiches. Exploring different breads and fillings.
In Religion and Worldviews we will be looking at how water is used in rituals and ceremonies.
In French, we will be learning the names of fruits.
This term, the children are doing a Geography unit and the question this term is ‘Are all settlements the same?’. Each lesson, we will focus on a different key question, to eventually be able to answer this question. Our other key questions throughout the term will be:
During lesson 3 we will be taking a walk around our local area to find different features to compare with New Delhi in later lessons.
This term in Science we will be looking at ‘light and shadow’ with a focus on looking at how shadows are formed and where different sources of light come from.
In DT we are going to use Lego to create a fairground ride which then can be controlled by coding on a computer.
In Art, we will be finding out all about the artist Michael Brennand Wood and how he used different materials to create his art. We will also use different pencils to sketch still-life objects.
In our Indoor PE we will be doing gymnastics taught by an external coach. In Outdoor PE we will be practising our striking and fielding games.
In Computing this term we will be looking at the Be Internet Legends pillar Be Kind. This is where the children will learn how to be kind online and what to do if someone is not.
Our whole school Jigsaw theme this term is ‘Celebrating Difference’. This theme focuses on similarities and differences and teaches about diversity, such as disability, racism, power, friendships, and conflict. Children learn to accept everyone’s right to ‘difference’, and most year groups explore the concept of ‘normal’; bullying (what it is and what it isn’t, including cyber and homophobic bullying) is an important aspect of this theme.
This term will be going back to Hortham Farm for Forest School in Week 5.
This term, the children are doing a History unit and the question this term is ‘Why did the Romans settle in Britain?’. Each lesson, we will focus on a different key question, to eventually be able to answer this question. Our other key questions throughout the term will be:
We will end the term with a trip to Caerleon where we will take part in a workshop, explore the museum and visit various Roman sites.
This term in Science we will be looking at rocks and soil, with a focus on learning about different types of rocks, how fossils are formed, soil formation and carrying out various interesting investigations.
In Art we will be finding out all about the sculptor Barbara Hepworth
We are very excited to be part of a project with Bristol Bears this term. We will have visiting coaches come in to teach our Outdoor PE sessions and talk about our mental health and well-being.
In French we will be studying a unit called ‘Les animaux’ where we will use games, puzzles, speaking and written activities to learn 10 animal names.
In our Indoor PE we will be doing some dance inspired by the Roman army.
In Computing this term we will be looking at the Be Internet Legends pillar Be Secure. This is where the children will learn how to protect their personal information. We will also be learning how to collect data and put this into a spreadsheet to create a graph.
In Religion and Worldview this term we will be looking at revelation, consequence and forgiveness and what this means to people who have different religions.
This term we will also be doing Jigsaw learning about ‘Healthy Me.’
This term, the children are doing their first Year 3 Geography unit and the question this term is ‘Why do people live near volcanoes?. Each lesson, we will focus on a different key question, to eventually be able to answer this question. Our other key questions throughout the term will be:
This term in Science we will be looking at forces and magnets, with a focus on friction and investigating the strength of magnets and how they are used in the real world.
We will start the term by learning how to write a set of instructions which links to our DT project of making packaging for chocolate truffles that will be made by following a simple recipe.
In Art we will be learning to join clay so that we can make and decorate our own coil pots.
In PE we will be learning some net games skills and the Enrichment team will be teaching gymnastics.
Term 2 Jigsaw theme – Dreams and Goals
Our whole school Jigsaw theme this term is ‘Dreams and Goals’ and lessons are delivered in an age-and-stage appropriate way for each year group from EYFS through to Year 6. This theme aims to help children think about their hopes and dreams, their goals for success, what personal strengths are and how to overcome challenges via team-work skills and tasks. Children learn about experiencing and managing feelings of pride, ambition, disappointment and success. They will have opportunities to share their aspirations, explore the dreams and goals of others in different cultures/countries and think about their own dreams for the world.
If you have any further questions regarding our ‘Dreams and Goals’ Jigsaw unit, please contact your child’s class teacher using the admin@baileyscourt.com school email address.
To start the first term we will be focusing on the whole school learning skills and learning a bit about our class countries, Class Iceland and Class Canada.
Bailey’s Court Leaning skills include:
Our History is all about: Would you prefer to live in the Stone Age, Bronze Age or Iron Age?
The key questions we will be investigating are:
Our Science is all about: Movement and nutrition. This will include learning about skeletons, muscles and balanced diets alongside developing scientific skills such as sorting, comparing and questioning data.
This term we will be exploring the question ‘What makes us human?’ in Religion and Worldviews. This will include interpreting and using art to express beliefs about spirituality, inner self and the soul.
Also in this term we will be looking at water colour painting and looking at the artist Paul Klee. We will start our first unit of French, and playing some invasion games in PE.
Term 1 will have our first visit to Hortham Farm for some exciting forest school sessions.
