Topic 3: Iceland - Land Of Fire and Ice

Our topic this half-term is a geography-led study of Iceland and considering whether it is an ideal holiday destination.

The children will:

• Find out where Iceland is in relation to the rest of Europe
• Learn about the physical landscape and why particular geographical features occur there
• Learn how the physical environment affects the lives of the people who live there
• Compare the human and physical geography to our own local environment
• Consider the economic activity and the importance of the local environment
• Use a range of resources to draw conclusions about life in Iceland and how this might have changed over the years

English:

• We will be reading Sky Song, by Abi Elphinstone.
• Writing a suspense narrative, based on a short animation, 'Alma'.
• Writing an adventure story, using dialogue to move the action and develop characters
• Non-chronological information sheet on 'The Tribes of Erkenwald', based on the story of Sky Song.
• Continued teaching and application of grammar and spelling rules and patterns.

Maths:

• Ratio and proportion
• Algebra
• Fractions, decimals and percentages

Science - Classifying animals and living things

• identifying ways of grouping organisms according to their characteristics
• exploring ways of distinguishing between organisms that have similar characteristics
• classifying plants according to their characteristics
• finding out about Carl Linnaeus and his classification system
• exploring what micro-organisms are and how they can be grouped

Computing: Data

• Creating branching diagrams and decision trees and using these to classify organisms
• Creating and searching a tabular database
• E-safety - we'll be taking part in Safer Internet Day

Art:
Looking at the work of Vincent Scarpace to inspire fish drawings using pen and ink / water colour, developing a range of designs to pattern-fill, then creating collage sea creatures, inspired by his paintings.

Music:
Composition and performance- creating compositions, using notation to record these and percussion and tuned instruments to perform.

PE: Gym: balances, sequences and wall bars  Games: Handball

RE: Wudu and Eid al Fitr and Eid al Adha - Rituals

• What does ritual mean?
• What is the significance of ritual for Eid al Fitr and Eid al Adha?
• What is the value of ritual to Muslims?  
• How can ritual be used in my life?