Stone Age to Celts

As geographers, we will:

• Learn how to define physical and human features.
• Define a settlement, learning about some famous settlement sites.
• Consider the features that people looked for when developing a settlement in prehistoric times.
• Learn how land was used in prehistoric times, understanding how it changed from the Stone Age to Celts. 
• Learn how to read four and six-figure grid references and identity ordinance survey symbols.
• Consider what features would be useful in a new settlement, creating a sketch map of our own designs. 

As digital creators, in computing we will:

• Learn the terminology that is relevant to databases.
• Learn how paper and computerised databases compare, considering the advantages and difficulties of each.
• Learn how to sort, filter and interpret data.
• Learn how to represent data from a spreadsheet using graphs and charts.
• Sort data for a purpose.
• Create our own databases to represent Stone Age-themed data. 

As religious explorers, we will:

• Learn what kind of world Jesus wanted.
• Learn how 'Fishers of Men' applies to Christians today.
• Learn what an evangelist is.
• Learn how Jesus wants people to act.
• Learn what the Good Samaritan teaches Christians.
• Learn the value and purpose behind stained-glass windows in churches.

As scientists, we will:

• Learn who Robert Boyle is and what Boyle's law is.
• Investigate and compare the properties of solids, liquids and gases.
• Observe what happens to water when it melts and freezes.
• Define condensing and evaporating.
• Learn the stages of the water cycle. 
• Investigate how temperature affects evaporation rates.

As children who value our health and well-being, in PSHE we will:

• Learn how I can keep physically and emotionally safe in our environment.
• Learn who is part of our community and what roles they have.
• Learn what I would do if I was asked to share information online. 
• Consider how online actions can impact on other people. 
• Learn how I can deal with disappointment and changes in my life. 
• Learn which drugs are common in every-day life and the effects they can have on our body.
• Learn how bacteria and viruses affect health and how I can reduce their spread?

As writers, we will:

• Enjoy the book 'Gorilla' by Anthony Browne.
• Expand noun phrases by the addition of modifying adjectives.
• Choose nouns or pronouns appropriately for clarity and cohesion and to avoid repetition.
•  Use fronted adverbials.
• Organise paragraphs around a theme. 
• Use commas after fronted adverbials.
• Write an animal-themed narrative.
• Use inverted commas for direct speech.