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Our PE day for Term 3 is a Wednesday. (Swimming every afternoon for Weeks 2 & 3) 
I swapped My Brother on the Internet by Jo Simmons
Maths:
https://www.timestables.co.uk/multiplication-tables-check/
Times Tables Rock Stars (ttrockstars.com)
Times Tables Games for 7 to 11 year olds (topmarks.co.uk)
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/multiplication-and-division
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/fractions-and-decimals
Times tables games and songs 1-12 – BBC Bitesize
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.timestables.co.uk/
Geography:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zv38cmn/revision/1
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/ks2-geography-forests-and-national-parks/zvqbbqt
https://school-learningzone.co.uk/key_stage_two/ks2_geography/rainforests/rainforests.html
Science
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zcyycdm/articles/z8bntrd
Electricity – KS2 Science – BBC Bitesize
Science KS2: What is electricity? – BBC Teach
Science KS1/KS2: How is electricity made? – BBC Teach
How do you draw electrical symbols and diagrams? – BBC Bitesize
History:
History KS2: The Victorians – BBC Teach
KS2 History: Dodger’s guide to being a Victorian kid – BBC Teach
Life in Tudor times – Key Stage 2 History – BBC Teach
What did children do in the 1940s? – BBC Bitesize
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zgwc96f/articles/zngfp4j
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zgwc96f/articles/zwj9r2p
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zgwc96f/articles/z4gfp4j
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zp9sydm#zj9mtrd
In Science this term we will be exploring states of matter and changing states by looking at solids, liquids and gases and their properties. We will be describing melting, freezing, condensing and evaporating, investigating the different stages of the water cycle and describing how temperature affects the rate of evaporation and, therefore, the water cycle.
We will be looking at the following states of matter:
In RE this term we will be asking the question ‘What makes some texts sacred?’ We will explore the answer to this question through the lens of lots of different religions and beliefs.
In Geography, we will be answering the question ‘Where does our food come from?’ We will be locating North and South America on a map, investigate climate zones, learn about biomes and use the term Northern and Southern Hemisphere.
Our key questions will be:
In Art, we will continue our study of different artists and take an in depth look at Andy Warhol. We will look at the different techniques he used in his Pop Art Series.
In Jigsaw, our PSHE topic will be Keeping Healthy. Our lessons will cover how to stay healthy both physically and mentally. We will learn good practices for maintaining a good level of health and well-being, how different factors can affect our bodies and strategies to overcome this
Our History topic for this term is “How have children’s lives changed?” We will learn how children’s spare time, health and work have changed. The children will explore the most crucial change – work – in more detail, learning about a day in the life of a working child and the significance of Lord Shaftesbury and his impact. Over the course of this unit of study, the children will be asked to make observations and deductions from historical sources and to make comparisons between different periods of time.
In Science, we will be exploring electricity and circuits. Children will learn how to work with electricity safely and build circuits. We will investigate electrical conductors and insulators and explore the relationship between the number of cells and bulb brightness. We will investigate real scenarios and historical discoveries to inform children about scientific progression and home safety.
In Design and Technology we will be recapping on stitches we learned in Year 3, learning new ones and using our skills to sew Christmas stockings!
Our French topic this term is “Les Peux”.In this unit pupils will learn 10 familiar activities that they are able or are not able to do in French. This is one of the first units introducing the negative form, allowing the children to build more interesting and complex sentences including the option of using conjunctions
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.
Our Geography topic this term is “Why are rainforests important to us?”. We will be developing the children’s understanding of biomes, ecosystems and tropics. The children will be mapping features of the Amazon rainforest and learning about its layers; investigating how communities in Manaus use the Amazon’s resources; discussing the global human impact on the Amazon and carrying out fieldwork to compare and contrast two types of forest.
In Science, our focus will be on “Animals: Digestion and Food.” Children will learn the functions of key organs in the digestive system; the types of human teeth and we will investigate factors that impact our dental health. We will also compare human teeth to those of other animals and make deductions as to the animal’s diet.
In English we will be reading “Jemmy Button” by Jennifer Uman, Alix Barzalay and Valerio Vidali. We will discuss issues raised in the story and the children will be encouraged to express their opinion both orally and in writing. We will also use the story to inspire the children’s creative, descriptive writing. Later this term, we will be learning how to write clear explanation texts through our science focus on digestion.
This term’s Maths will focus on the place value of numbers with up to 4-digits. In doing so, children will be asked to order and compare numbers; count on and back in multiples and solve problems involving place value. We will then move onto learning formal columnar methods for addition and subtraction. Throughout the term, we will learn and practise the times tables up to 12x.
In Religion & Worldviews our question is ‘Are all religions equal?’ We will be looking at similarities and differences between the ways people from different worldviews understand God. Expressing ideas creatively about how and why World Religion Day is important and making links between our work and learning from previous lessons.
