Theme

Autumn Term

Theme: The Place Where I Live

Focus: Geography and History

Geography

We have found out about the physical and human features in the local area. First we looked around the school grounds and then we went for a walk on the roads nearby to see what we could see. We saw lots of different types of houses as well as Pendle Hill in the distance. 

Next we sorted local features into Physical and Human. 

We drew our own maps to show the features around our school.

We used our observational skills to draw pictures of features in the playground and take rubbings of the different textures we found.

History

We have been looking at how our local area has changed. We found out that there used to be a farm here instead of a school and the houses around our school were built on the farmer’s fields.

We have been finding out how games have changed over the years by asking our parents which games they played when they were young. We talked about different games that can be played in the playground and found that many of them have been played in the past.

Theme: Fighting Fit

Focus: Science

Our topic this half term has been ‘Fighting Fit’. First we learnt about how to create a healthy balanced meal for Little Red Riding Hood to take to Grandma. We made sure we only put a small treat in the basket! Next we investigated how medicines should be used and looked after. We also found out what all living things have in common.

In this topic we have found the answers to the following questions:

How do humans stay healthy?

What are the effects of medicines on humans?

How do I know when something is alive?

How do people change as they get older?

Design and technology

Stem project- Moving Vehicles

We evaluated lots of different types of vehicles and then designed our own sleigh. We had to make the sleigh so it would travel down the ramp without the toys falling out.

Using a box, some dowel and wheels we made our very own moving vehicles. First we investigated what material would make the best axle and which type of wheels would work the best. We used the dowel to make axles for the wheels measuring carefully and cutting using a hacksaw. We discussed what size of wheel would be the best and where they needed to be placed.  After that we threaded the dowel through the holes and added the wheels.

We painted the sleigh and added a seat belt to hold the bag of toys.

Finally we raced our vehicles.