In Swallowtail, our class topic for this half term is ‘Dinosaurs’.

In English, we will be exploring dinosaurs from different periods, such as the Triassic period, Jurassic period and the Cretaceous period. We will look at the dinosaurs themselves, fossils and the environments they lived in. To aid in our learning, we will be using the following books; The Dinosaur Next Door by David Litchfield, and Dinotopia, The World Beneath by Jame Gurney. We will also use a variety of factual books to aid in our learning too.

In Maths, we will be moving on to fractions, continuing to work through the White Rose curriculum in our streamed groups.

For Science, we will be continuing with plants, which will lead us up to the end of the year. We will be utilising the White Rose curriculum and doing a variety of experiments to aid in our learning.

In ICT, we will be working on and developing the application of the skills and knowledge they have already learnt, and expanding/further embedding them.

Our PSHE topic for this half term is ‘Changing Me’. This topic is all about changes in our bodies as they go through puberty, giving students the information they need to know will happen. This will give them a peace of mind, knowing that what is happening is normal. We will be using the Jigsaw curriculum for the topic throughout the half term.

For Food Tech, we will be using the new 'Food, A Fact of Life' curriculum that we will be adopting to learn about a variety of different aspects of food, such as healthy eating, where food comes from, exploring different recipes and developing cooking skills needed for independent living.

Our art sessions will reflect the topic of 'Dinosaurs' along side our English lessons, using a variety of mediums to create art inspired by dinosaurs.

Tom and the Swallowtail Class Team