Literacy Native American stories Myths Legends and Adventure

Literacy Native American stories – Myths, Legends and Adventure Stories. Instructional writing – related to Art/Craft and Social Studies topic Play scripts – Guided reading Information Writing – related to research/note making/presentation skills. Spellings – will continue to be approached during morning handwriting activities plus in a weekly focused session. Science Characteristics of Materials – Exploration into what material objects are made of and why? Would we build a canoe from cement bricks? Why not? Forces – Magnet and Springs – Which ‘force’ does a bow and arrow use? Which materials attract or repel? How does the force from a magnet relate to gravity and weight? R. E. Signs and symbols – What are the differences between signs and symbols? How are symbols used in religions and why? How did the Native Americans use signs and symbols? Topic & Focus Native Americans Art/D. T. Design, Technology and Art will be closely related to our Native American topic. We will be designing and making minature canoes, tipis, masks, totem poles amongst other surprises! Our Art theme of ‘Can we change places? ’ will be focused on exploring how and what we can add to our new and improved garden area. Any wood or craft talents out there please come forward and share your ideas with us! Computing Simulations – investigate into what a simulation is and how they can be used. Explore simulation games using a variety of websites for children. Manipulating Sound – Investigation into what instruments can make an orchestra. Listen to the sounds each instrument makes, what materials are they made from? Observe how a computer records sound using waves. What is a synthesized sound? Other subjects: R. E. - Why is the Bible important to Christians? What other Holy Books are there? P. S. H. E. - Good to be me - thoughts of things we are good at and how we can improve. Going for Goals - discussion of New Year Resolutions. Make a Native American ‘Circle of the World’ and discuss its importance. Computing: E-Safety – How to make sure we use computers responsibly, safely and appropriately. In Numeracy we will further our work with the 4 rules of number +-x/. We will also incorporate Estimation skills, Money, Time, Weight (g, kg), Fractions and Angles. Music and Spanish will continue to be taught by Miss Alison and Mrs Helen. P. E. – We will be doing Basketball and Volleyball (Mr George, Miss Cara and Mr Jason), Gymnastics (Miss Shara and Miss Mani).