This half term our topic is Medicine Through the Ages. Each week we will be investigating how medicine has changed and how medical care has evolved.  This week we will be introducing the topic. In week 2 we will be looking at medicine in Ancient Egypt and will explore how the Ancient Egyptians used herbal remedies and surgery. In week 3 we will be investigating Roman medicine and public health where we will be discussing how the Roman Empire improved public health through sewage systems and hospitals. In week 4 we will be researching the development of vaccinations, learning how Edward Jenner developed the first vaccine and how this changed disease prevention. Moving into week 5, Admiral Class will be researching modern medicine and technology. We will explore developments such as antibiotics, X-rays, and surgery advances in the 20th and 21st centuries.

As part of our topic, we will be reading books such as ‘Kay’s Marvellous Medicine : A Gross and Gruesome History of the Human Body’ by Adam Kay.  A humorous and educational book that explores the history of medicine through the ages.  It covers a wide range of topics from Ancient Egyptians’ misconceptions about the brain to modern-day medical practices. We will also be reading Roald Dahl ‘George's  Marvellous Medicine’, a funny and wildly imaginative children’s story about a boy named George Kranky who decides to teach his grumpy grandmother a lesson. Convinced that her medicine isn’t working, George creates his own “marvellous medicine” using a chaotic mix of household ingredients.    

In PSHE Jigsaw we will be learning about ‘Healthy Me’. Within this unit we will be discussing how we support and look after ourselves, how we look after our health, risks and substances, protecting our physical health, vaccinations and health choices, and peer pressure.

In Worldviews we will be learning about Christianity and what Christians believe about creation. Our making sessions will be linked to our topic where we will be making an Ancient Egyptian healing kit, 3D immune system models and designing and making a skeleton.

In Science this half term we will be learning about nutrition and diet. We will be learning about what food supports and fuels our body, discovering a balanced diet and comparing foods to see what provides more nutrition for the body.

This terms focus in P.E is gymnastics and we will be exploring how the body moves.

This terms ICT focus is Scratch 3 developing games. Learners will develop games in Scratch 3 which involves using block-based coding to create interactive projects by arranging, moving, and scripting sprites on a stage.

For the first two weeks we will be continuing with fractions in our maths lessons, then moving towards starting the money unit.

This term we will be continuing to develop our swimming skills with lessons at Dorking Leisure Centre every Tuesday. Please send in your young person with the correct named swimming kit needed for this activity.

If there is any other information you would like me to provide you with or if you have any questions, please do get in touch.

Gavin and the Admiral Class Team