Summer, summertime!
This half-term we will be rehearsing and fine-tuning our summer spectacular: Oliver with a Twist. The cast were set from auditions held just before the half-term holiday and they have done a fantastic job already of learning many of their lines and singing the songs. We look forward to presenting our finished masterpiece on the morning of the 1st July and the evening of the 3rd.
Alongside all the excitement of a production, we are also packing in our normal knowledge curriculum, and we have some fantastic things to learn coming up.
English
In English, we are reading 'Some Places More Than Others' by Renee Watson, and it builds into it our sense of belonging and our identity ahead of the move to high school. Through the course of this Writing Root, children will be mirroring the Suitcase Project completed by Amara in the book. Children will need a box (a shoebox would be suitable) to collect items. The project is timed with children moving on to secondary school as it is aimed at helping them understand themselves and answer the question: What makes you, you?
Planned writing opportunities include letters, diaries, memory maps, recipe instructions, leaflets, poems and a biography. Alongside the sequence of learning, children can gather additional items such as quotes, photos, interviews, recipes, music lyrics and maps that are meaningful to them.
Maths
In maths we are looking at real-life usage of the mathematical skills we have developed all year. We will explore wages/ salaries, bills and mortgages, as well as looking at the implications of booking holidays such as time differences and currency exchanges.
History
In our history lessons, we take a look through time and follow the development of a theme. The theme we will explore is the development of human rights in the UK and how certain groups fought for their rights and how the law has changed.
Geography
In these lessons we are exploring globalisation and analysing whether we think it has been a good thing or not for the global economy.
RE
RE continues to develop on the idea of Akhirah. We will explore the idea of jihad and what this means to the majority of Muslims. We look closer at scripture and the beliefs people hold and evaluate the importance of life in Islam: In Islam, saving a life is of the utmost importance. The Quran emphasises that saving a life is equivalent to saving all of humanity, while taking a life is like taking the life of all of humanity. This belief is rooted in the sanctity of human life, which is a gift from Allah (God).