History Topic

Our History topic is an environmental topic called Can the Past Power our Future?

We will be looking at how people crated power in the past, the effects of the Industrial Revolution in the local area (with a focus on Cromford and Richard Arkwright) and how our power might be created in the future. 

Science Topic

In Science we will be learning all about electricity. We will understand what it is? where it comes from? and how it is created? 

We will work practically to create circuits and learn how to problem solve incomplete circuits. We will learn about switches and how to build one. We will also explore conductors and insulators which will form the basis of our investigation. 

Computing:

We will be learning to programme using the a screen turtle. We will learn how to to create loops for a repeating design to create our own fabric design. The programme we are using is called Turtle Academy and can be accessed online at home as well as in our lessons in school.

Music:

We will be looking at Musical Structures and also finding out if music bring us together. We will also be researching the life of the composer Mozart.

Design and Technology:

We will be using our design skills, structural knowledge and knowledge of electrical circuits to create a windmill.

French:

Children will have the knowledge and skills to present themselves both orally and in written form in French. 

• Use basic greetings in French 
• Ask somebody how they are feeling and reply when asked. 
• Ask somebody their name in French and reply when asked.
• Recall numbers 1-20 in French.
• Ask somebody how old they are in French and reply when asked. 
• Ask somebody where they live in French and reply when asked.
• Express my nationality in French and understand basic gender agreement rules.