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
- Transdisciplinary Theme: Who we are.
- Central Idea: Being human can mean going through changes and developments.
- Line of Inquiry 1: Developments in humans (Form)
- Line of Inquiry 2: Achievements of humans in the past (Change)
- Line of Inquiry 3: Developments in a country (Perspective)
- Global Engagement Goals: Decent work & economic growth and good-health and well-being
Geography:
- Ancient and Modern day Greece.
- Where it is.
- How it has changed over time.
- How has economic grown developed over time
- Tourism and its positive effects on their economy
Art/DT:
- Creating an Olympic vase out of clay.
- Using a range of clay techniques.
- Carving and painting.
- Making pitta and a greek salad
History:
- Ancient and Modern day Greece.
- Society, Sparta and the invasion
- Olympics
- Democracy and legacy.
Maths:
Place value, Addition and subtraction, Multiplication and division A
PSHE:
Families and friendships, safe relationships
Science:
Animals including humans
RE:
Why do some people think that God exists?
Spanish:
Going to school
Music:
What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
Computing:
Computing systems and networks – Systems and searching
- 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
- Transdisciplinary Theme: How the world works
- Central Idea: Citizens establish connections to overcome imbalances in society.
- Core Text: Holes
- Line of Inquiry 1: Society’s interaction with one another (Responsibility)
- Line of Inquiry 2: Society’s interaction with the natural world (Connection)
- Global Engagement Goals: Life Below Water & Life on Land
Geography:
- Where is the USA and significant regions.
- What are biomes and climate zones in Western United states?
- Exploring the main economic activity of the states in the Western United States.
- Understanding the key geographical features of the UK and the South East region.
Art/DT:
- What are weather stations?
- How can we use weather stations to support sustainability?
- Why is designing and testing important when creating a 3D weather station?
History:
- What is life like in the 1950’s?
- Significant individual Martin Luther King
- What is the Windrush and why is it important?
- What is segregation?
Maths:
Multiplication and division B & Fractions B
PSHE:
Media literacy and digital resilience, Money and work
Science:
- Understanding that some materials can dissolve in liquids to make a solution.
- Recovering substances from solution
- Exploring how mixtures can be separated.
- Changes in states can result in the formation of new materials.
RE:
If God is everywhere, why go to a place of worship?
English:
- Survival narrative.
- An article.
- Persuasive leaflet.
Spanish:
Around the world
Music:
Madina tun nabi
Computing:
Programming A – Selection in physical computing
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
- Transdisciplinary Theme: Who we are.
- Central Idea: Being human can mean going through changes and developments.
- Line of Inquiry 1: Developments in humans (Form)
- Line of Inquiry 2: Achievements of humans in the past (Change)
- Line of Inquiry 3: Developments in a country (Perspective)
- Global Engagement Goals: Decent work & economic growth and good-health and well-being
Geography:
- Ancient and Modern day Greece.
- Where it is.
- How it has changed over time.
- How has economic grown developed over time
- Tourism and its positive effects on their economy
Art/DT:
- Creating an Olympic vase out of clay.
- Using a range of clay techniques.
- Carving and painting.
- Making pitta and a greek salad
History:
- Ancient and Modern day Greece.
- Society, Sparta and the invasion
- Olympics
- Democracy and legacy.
Maths:
Place value, Addition and subtraction, Multiplication and division A
PSHE:
Families and friendships, safe relationships
Science:
Animals including humans
RE:
Why do some people think that God exists?
Spanish:
Going to school
Music:
What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
Computing:
Computing systems and networks – Systems and searching
- 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
- Transdisciplinary Theme: How the world works
- Central Idea: Citizens establish connections to overcome imbalances in society.
- Core Text: Holes
- Line of Inquiry 1: Society’s interaction with one another (Responsibility)
- Line of Inquiry 2: Society’s interaction with the natural world (Connection)
- Global Engagement Goals: Life Below Water & Life on Land
Geography:
- Where is the USA and significant regions.
- What are biomes and climate zones in Western United states?
- Exploring the main economic activity of the states in the Western United States.
- Understanding the key geographical features of the UK and the South East region.
Art/DT:
- What are weather stations?
- How can we use weather stations to support sustainability?
- Why is designing and testing important when creating a 3D weather station?
History:
- What is life like in the 1950’s?
- Significant individual Martin Luther King
- What is the Windrush and why is it important?
- What is segregation?
Maths:
Multiplication and division B & Fractions B
PSHE:
Media literacy and digital resilience, Money and work
Science:
- Understanding that some materials can dissolve in liquids to make a solution.
- Recovering substances from solution
- Exploring how mixtures can be separated.
- Changes in states can result in the formation of new materials.
RE:
If God is everywhere, why go to a place of worship?
English:
- Survival narrative.
- An article.
- Persuasive leaflet.
Spanish:
Around the world
Music:
Madina tun nabi
Computing:
Programming A – Selection in physical computing