This half term in reading sessions, we will be practising their ability to retrieve information from texts, use evidence to draw inferences about characters and use evidence to support their responses to questions. We will be looking at the following books this half term.

• Recognise and use symbols for pounds (£) and pence (p)
• Combine amounts to make a particular value.
• Find different combinations of coins that equal the same amounts of money.
• Solve simple problems in a practical context involving addition and subtraction of money of the same unit, including giving change. 

• Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5 and 10 times tables, including recognising odd and even numbers.
• Calculate mathematical statements for multiplication and division within the multiplication tables and write them using the multiplication.
• Solve problems involving multiplication and division, using materials, arrays, repeated addition, mental methods and multiplication and division facts, including problems in contexts. 
• Show that the multiplication of two numbers can be done in any order (commutative) and division of one number by another cannot. 

• Notice that animals, including humans, have offspring which grow into adults. 
• Describe the basic needs of animals, including humans, for survival (water, food and air). 
• Describe the importance of exercise, eating the right amounts of different types of food and basic hygiene.

Christianity and God
Our key question for the half term is: ‘What do Christians believe God is like and how do they use parables to guide their beliefs about God?’
During this topic, pupils are expected to be able to:

• Tell the key points of the story of Jonah from the Bible and recognise a link with the concept of God. 
• Give clear and simple accounts of what the text means to Christians. 
• Give an example of a way in which Christians use the story of Jonah to guide their beliefs about God. 
• Give at least two examples of how Christians out their beliefs into practice in worship. 
• Think, talk and ask questions about whether they can learn anything from the story for themselves, exploring different ideas.

Indoor – Body Management - Gymnastics
In this unit pupils learn explore and develop basic gymnastic actions on the floor and using apparatus. They develop gymnastic skills of jumping, rolling, balancing and travelling individually and in combination to create short sequences and movement phrases. Pupils develop an awareness of compositional devices when creating sequences to include the use of shapes, levels and directions. They learn to work safely with and around others and whilst using apparatus. Pupils are given opportunities to provide feedback to others and recognise elements of high-quality performance.

Outdoor – Invasion Games
Invasion games are games where there are two teams and two goals. Teams try to score in the opposition's goal. Examples include football, handball, rugby, netball, basketball, hockey. in this unit, pupils develop their understanding of the principles of defending and attacking for invasion games. They use and develop skills such as sending and receiving with both feet and hands, as well as

dribbling with both feet and hands. They have the opportunity to play uneven and even sided games. They learn how to score points in these types of games and learn to play to the rules.

• Name and locate several major mountains, rivers and deserts around the world 
• Distinguish between human and physical features and provide examples of each
• Distinguish between village, town and city, and look at major cities from around the world 
• Understand what ports and harbours are
• Describe how humans change the world around them for a number of reasons.

• Select appropriate tools with some guidance
• Draw pictures to show what they want to make
• Explain what they are making and the tools they are using
• Know ways to attached items together to make freestanding structures
• Understand how to make freestanding structures stronger, stiffer and more stable.  

Our big question for our PSHE sessions is:
Who are the different communities and groups we belong to and how we help and support one another within these?

The children will study:

• The people who help us in our communities and how these people help us. 
• What keeps us safe in our school and community
• Some different groups and communities that people belong to and explain why the groups and communities are important to the people that belong to them.
• Demonstrate how to show respect for people’s differences.

We will also study how we can keep our local beaches clean, thinking about the changes that we can make in our lives.