Ian Rose is an inspirational Paralympian, who has won several medals. As he was younger he found out that he has cancer in his eyes and has found it difficult to live day to day. However, this did not stop Ian from beginning training in judo, during this time his coach noticed that he had a talent and he took part in several Olympic games. Ian Rose is a great role model who showed the ‘power of yet’ throughout his life during his difficult times of being teased about his disability and appearance.
Transdisciplinary Themes
As part of the IB PYP, we have the six transdisciplinary themes that help us to develop a programme of inquiry into these important concepts. Each term, we focus on one of these themes, this term is ‘how we organise ourselves’. This transdisciplinary theme is explained using the following descriptor: inquiry into the nature of the self, beliefs and values; personal, physical, mental, social and spiritual health; human relationships including families, friends, communities and cultures; rights and responsibilities; what it means to be human. To ensure coverage, each year group is allocated part of the descriptor to focus on in more detail. By doing so, we can confidently ensure that each child will have explored these ideas – through age-appropriate and relevant inquiries – by the time they leave us in Year 6.
Below are the six transdisciplinary themes that we will cover throughout the year:
- Who we are
- Where we are in place and time
- How we express ourselves
- How the world works
- How we organise ourselves
- Sharing the planet
Homework
Homework will be sent home every Friday and is due back the following Thursday. This will consist of:
- Reading Comprehension
- Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling
- Arithmetic
Reading and times tables
All children have a login to Times Tables Rock Stars which they can access in class and at home.
Children are encouraged to independently change their own books so that they regularly have access to an engaging text. They read with an adult as often as possible to ensure that the book band that they read from is appropriate and supports their progress and reading skills. We ask that when children read, it is recorded in their reading record.
Knowledge Organisers
Module 2
- Transdisciplinary Theme: Sharing the planet
- Central Idea: Citizens establish connections to overcome imbalances in society.
- Core Text: No Ballet Shoes in Syria
- Line of Inquiry 1: Reasons why migration occurs (causation)
- Line of Inquiry 2: How cultures can co-exit (connection)
- Line of Inquiry 3: How migration impacts the local area (change)
- Global Engagement Goals: 10 Reduced Inequalities
Geography:
- What is migration and how it varies?
- What is a refugee?
- What is economic migration?
- Migration and the effects on people and places.
Art/DT:
- Sketching and drawing inspired by the artist Shaun Tan and our book ‘The Arrival’
History:
- Significant individual – Emmeline Pankhurst.
- Who she was and why she was important.
- How has she influenced today’s society?
Maths:
Multiplication and division A & Fractions A
PSHE:
Respecting ourselves and others & belonging to a community.
Science:
Properties and changes of materials
RE:
What would Jesus do? Are we able to live the values of Jesus in the 21st Century?
English:
- Diary entry,
- Newspaper report,
- Poem writing.
Spanish:
Going to work
Music:
Why we sing, introduction to songwriting
Computing:
Creating media – Video production
Rosa Parks (1913 – 2005) was an American activist who helped initiate in the civil rights movement when she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1955. Her actions inspired the leaders of the local black community to organise the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The United States Congress has honoured her as “the first lady of civil rights” and “the mother of the freedom movement”.
Transdisciplinary Themes
As part of the IB PYP, we have the six transdisciplinary themes that help us to develop a programme of inquiry into these important concepts. Each term, we focus on one of these themes, this term is ‘how we organise ourselves’. This transdisciplinary theme is explained using the following descriptor: inquiry into the nature of the self, beliefs and values; personal, physical, mental, social and spiritual health; human relationships including families, friends, communities and cultures; rights and responsibilities; what it means to be human. To ensure coverage, each year group is allocated part of the descriptor to focus on in more detail. By doing so, we can confidently ensure that each child will have explored these ideas – through age-appropriate and relevant inquiries – by the time they leave us in Year 6.
Homework
Below are the six transdisciplinary themes that we will cover throughout the year:
- Who we are
- Where we are in place and time
- How we express ourselves
- How the world works
- How we organise ourselves
- Sharing the planet
Homework will be sent home every Friday and is due back the following Thursday. This will consist of:
- Reading Comprehension
- Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling
- Arithmetic
Reading and times tables
All children have a login to Times Tables Rock Stars which they can access in class and at home.
Children are encouraged to independently change their own books so that they regularly have access to an engaging text. They read with an adult as often as possible to ensure that the book band that they read from is appropriate and supports their progress and reading skills. We ask that when children read, it is recorded in their reading record.
Knowledge Organisers
Module 2
- Transdisciplinary Theme: Sharing the planet
- Central Idea: Citizens establish connections to overcome imbalances in society.
- Core Text: No Ballet Shoes in Syria
- Line of Inquiry 1: Reasons why migration occurs (causation)
- Line of Inquiry 2: How cultures can co-exit (connection)
- Line of Inquiry 3: How migration impacts the local area (change)
- Global Engagement Goals: 10 Reduced Inequalities
Geography:
- What is migration and how it varies?
- What is a refugee?
- What is economic migration?
- Migration and the effects on people and places.
Art/DT:
- Sketching and drawing inspired by the artist Shaun Tan and our book ‘The Arrival’
History:
- Significant individual – Emmeline Pankhurst.
- Who she was and why she was important.
- How has she influenced today’s society?
Maths:
Multiplication and division A & Fractions A
PSHE:
Respecting ourselves and others & belonging to a community.
Science:
Properties and changes of materials
RE:
What would Jesus do? Are we able to live the values of Jesus in the 21st Century?
English:
- Diary entry,
- Newspaper report,
- Poem writing.
Spanish:
Going to work
Music:
Why we sing, introduction to songwriting
Computing:
Creating media – Video production