Year A Spring

This term, our project on learning about knights and castles. In science, we will be looking at light and forces and how pushes and pulls are used in building castles and operating siege weapons. In history, we will learn about the features of castles and the role and equipment of knights. In geography, we will learn about the different countries that make up the UK and their patron saints. In design & technology, we will be designing and constructing model castles.

We will be making links within all this learning to Children's Rights, for example:

Article 24 - the right to the best possible health.

Article 29 - respect own and others cultures.

Article 32 - protect children from dangerous work.

If you would like to find out more about Children's Rights, follow this link to the UNICEF website:

https://www.unicef.org.uk/what-we-do/un-convention-child-rights/

Dreams and Goals & Healthy Me

Our JIGSAW Puzzle piece for PSHE this half term is ‘Dreams and Goals’. We will learn about setting our own goals and working towards them. We will identify successes and celebrate our own and others’ achievements. Children will learn to identify possible obstacles and think of ways in which they could be overcome. We will link this work to our growth mindset learning skills such as perseverance and embracing a challenge.

After half term our Puzzle piece is ‘Healthy Me’. In this piece we look at different ways to keep ourselves healthy; keeping clean, eating and nutrition, keeping safe (road safety, medicines, household items) and making healthy lifestyle choices. We will also look at happiness and wellbeing in terms of keeping ourselves healthy.