Delce Academy
Adams Class
Curriculum Newsletter
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Spring One : "Social Justice and Equality"
In English, we will be...
Using our core text ‘Stella by Starlight’ to create a newspaper article about what the main characters experienced at the beginning of the story.
Focusing on how our vocabulary choice can be used to impact the readers.
Using reported speech for impact.
We will also write a first person narrative of a specific event from the story.
In History, we will be...
Discussing the Civil Rights movement and how key figures made an impact
Consider laws that were different depending on a person's race and compare them to laws today
Discuss and explore the origins of the the Transatlantic slave trade
In our Maths learning, we will be...
Multiplying using the column method.
Dividing using the short division method with remainders.
Multiplying fractions
Multiplying mixed numbers
Calculating a fraction of an amount
In Science, we will be...
Exploring how light travels.
Exploring where light comes from.
Experimenting with reflection and shadows.
Identifying that the eye is a lens.
In Reading, we will be looking at the text 'The London Eye Mystery' by Siobhan Dowd.
We will be using the following reading skills...
Retrieval
Explanation
Connections
Inference
Prediction
Evaluation
Sequencing
Summarising
In our Life Skills Lessons, we will be...
-Building relationships by working with different partners.
-Cooperating with others while following instructions.
-Measuring out different ingredients using different measuring tools.
In our R.S.H.E learning, we will be...
Identifying what prejudice means.
Differentiate between discrimination and prejudice and how to recognise acts of discrimination.
Recognise stereotypes in different contexts and the influence they have on attitudes and understanding of different groups
In R.E., we will be...
Exploring the Sangha and its' importance to Buddhism
Comparing and contrasting how a Buddhist, Buddhist munk and Buddhist nun live day to day
Reflect on ideas of right and wrong and their own and others’ responses to them.
In Art and DT, we will be...
Explain what their own style is
Apply a wide range of techniques in their work and explain why they have chosen these techniques
Have a strong understanding of colour theory and how to use it to create a balanced painting
Swimming will remain on Friday afternoons.
Pupils will have the opportunity to choose an enrichment activity on Friday afternoon's after swimming.