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Feast Day: June 29 

Peter, the first pope, was a fisherman from Galilee. Jesus invited Peter to follow him, saying: "I will make you a fisher of men." Peter was a simple, hard-working man. He was generous, honest and loved Jesus very much.This great apostle's name was Simon, but Jesus changed it to Peter, which means "rock." "You are Peter," Jesus said, "and on this rock I will build my Church." Peter was the chief or prince of the apostles. When the Roman soldiers arrested Jesus, Peter was afraid. In his fright he committed the sin of denying that he knew Jesus, three times. Peter was terrified that they would kill him too, but before Jesus died, Peter repented totally. He wept over his denials for the rest of his life and Jesus lovingly forgave Peter.

After the resurrection Jesus asked Peter three times: "Do you love me?" "Lord," Peter answered, "you know all things. You know that I love you." Jesus truly did know! Peter was so right. Jesus said kindly: "Feed my lambs. Feed my sheep." He was telling Peter to take care of his Church because he would be ascending into heaven. Jesus left Peter as the leader and head of His Church. Peter later went to Rome to live. Rome was the centre of the whole Roman Empire. Peter converted many nonbelievers there.

When the fierce torture of Christians began, they begged Peter to leave Rome and save himself. Peter started out and on the road and Jesus appeared to him. Peter asked him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus answered, "I am coming to be crucified a second time." Then St. Peter turned around and went back. He understood that this vision meant that he was meant to suffer and die for Jesus. Soon, he was taken prisoner and condemned to death. Because he was not a Roman citizen, he, like Jesus, could be crucified. This time he did not deny the Lord. This time he was ready to die for Jesus. Peter asked to be crucified with his head downward since he was not worthy to suffer as Jesus had. The Roman soldiers did not find this unusual because slaves were crucified upside down. St. Peter was martyred on Vatican Hill. It was around the year 67. Emperor Constantine built a large church over that sacred location in the fourth century.

We will be following the units of work outlined in the new RED.

Core Skills (Ways of Knowing): Students develop skills to:
Understand: Grasping core texts, beliefs, and practices.
Discern: Evaluating meaning and truth in religious contexts.
Respond: Reflecting personally and acting on their faith.
Topics covered
Spring 1st -   From Galilee to Jerusalem.
Spring 2nd – From Desert to Garden
 

Lessons Planned and taught by External Sports Company Non-Stop Action.

P.E. will continue to be provided by Non-Stop Action

1st half

Volleyball Skills:  running, jumping, throwing and catching.

Play competitive games using a net.

Take part in outdoor and adventurous activity challenges both individually and within a team.

2nd half

Basketball: running, jumping, throwing, bouncing, passing, scoring.

Play competitive games using a net.

Take part in outdoor and adventurous activity challenges both individually and within a team.

 

Swimming

Development of swimming skills taught at Waverley School.

 

Focus around a classic text-

Guided/collaborative Reading Individual Reading

AF questions set in children’s reading records.

Children encouraged to complete the review, reflect, find and explain on selected texts read at home.

 

We follow the objectives of the national Curriculum 2014 using White Rose Maths

Topics covered this term:

  • Using White Rose maths
  • Topics covered this term:
  • Multiplication and Division (B)
  • Length and Perimeter
  • Fractions
  • Decimals (A)
In addition:  Daily multiplication tables practice using Purple Mash programme.
Mental recall of times tables completed each week in their maths books.
 

Humanities: Geography

Europe

LINKED WITH ICT & LITERACY
To locate Europe on a globe.
What are the main regions of Europe?
What are the languages spoken in Europe?
To name different countries of Europe.
To describe the population of different European countries.
To learn about the five primary rivers in Europe.
Organise information about the location of Europe’s primary rivers.
Locate and label the main mountains in Europe
Explain different physical features of European mountains.
Recognise different resources that are trade.
How resources are traded
Why is trade important for the economy?
 
 

 

Creative Writing

ï‚§ Planning and writing stories

ï‚§ Character description

ï‚§ Settings description

ï‚§ Diary entries

ï‚§ Letter writing

Fiction

ï‚§ Heroes and Villains

ï‚§ Paris

ï‚§ Climate Change

ï‚§ Fantasy Story (The BFG)

ï‚§ Narrative poetry

Non-fiction Writing

(also Linked with Topic)

ï‚§ Persuasive writing

ï‚§ Newspaper report

ï‚§ Instructions

ï‚§ Report writing

ï‚§ Non-chronological reports

ï‚§ Explanations

ï‚§ Information texts based around France (Geography link)

Spelling and Punctuation:  Weekly spelling homework and tests, ongoing consolidation and revision of punctuation, letter formation and joins.

 
 
 
 

 

Pupils to be able to:
Understand and apply the fundamental principles and concepts of computer science
Analyse problems in computational terms and gain experience of writing simple computer programmes in order to solve problems
Evaluate and apply information technology, including new or unfamiliar technologies, analytically to solve problems
Be responsible, competent, confident and creative users of information and communication technology
 
In addition
Pupils will use the computer to research information linked with their Geography, RE, Science  and Literacy topics where appropriate.

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Children will be taught by a specialist French teacher Mrs Ramdarshan.

Pupils will learn to:

Listen to the French spoken language and show understanding by joining in and responding.

Engage in conversations; ask and answer questions and express opinions 

Speak in sentences, using familiar vocabulary, phrases and basic language structures

Develop accurate pronunciation and intonation

Present ideas and information orally to others

Read carefully and show understanding of words, phrases and simple writing

Broaden their vocabulary

Write phrases from memory

Describe people, places, things and actions orally and in writing

Understand basic grammar

Learn songs, stories, rhymes and poems in French

 

Sound
Pupils will be taught to:
Identify how sounds are make, associating these with vibrations.
Recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the air
Find patterns between the pitch of  sound and features of the object that produced it
Find patterns between the volume of a sound and the strength of the vibrations that produced it
Recognise that sounds get fainter as the distant from the sound source increases
Scientific enquiry 
Investigations to find which material provides the best insulation against sound.
2nd half term
Living things and their Habitats
Statutory requirements
Recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways
Explore and use classification keys to help group
Identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment
Recognise that environments can change and that his can sometimes pose dangers to living things
Pupils will work scientifically by:
Using and making simple guides or keys to explore and identify local plants and animals
Making a guide to local livings things
Raising and answering questions based on their observations of animals and what they have found out about other animals that they have researched
 
 

Designing and making a money purse.
The children will:
- create a design brief for their money purse.
-annotated sketches for their design
-investigate and analyse a range of money purses
-investigate how different money purses are held together
-make their money purse by using the correct tools
-use the skills of cutting, shaping, joining, sewing and finishing accurately
 
(following the TEN TEN programme of study)
Module 2: Created to Love Others
Unit 1: Religious Knowledge: Jesus My Friend
Unit 2: Personal relationships. Family Friends and Others. When Things Feel Bad
Unit 3:Life Online. Sharing Online. Chatting Online.
Unit 4: Keeping Safe. Safe in my body. Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco. First Aid Heroes, Rights and Responsibilities.