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Edison Class

In Edison Class we follow the National Curriculum for Numeracy and Literacy. Our curriculum allows us to link, through projects all the other curriculum areas of: Science, History, Geography, DT, Art, Music, Cooking and Nutrition and Computing.

Our Spring Term project is called Castles and Monarchs. We will be looking at the make up of castles and why they were built up on hills. We will investigate castle life and the need for them to be by streams, rivers or the sea. We will also look into some of Britain’s most famous Monarch’s from the past up to King Charles III.

During English we will be looking at writing stories including Dragons and Castles. We will also be writing fact files about castles and looking at a range of poems.

In Geography lessons we will look at maps, use geographical language and compare the village of Potterspury to another village outside of Europe.

For History, we will look at the monarchs of the past and understand where in our history they are compared to other major historical events, using timelines. We will also look at how the construction of castles has changed over time.

In Music we will be looking at stringed instruments and appreciating and comparing the sounds they make in comparison to other instruments. We will also listen to what music from the Middle Ages was like and compare to more modern music.

During our Art lessons we will on our sketching skills; focussing on shading, patterns and lines. We will look at primary colours and colour mixing. We will be looking at Applique artwork and investigate where it originates. We will look at how malleable surfaces allow an object to put an impression in it.  

RE – Sikhs – we will understand how the Khalsa influences the lives of a Sikh.RE – Judaism – We will look at Jewish festivals and their meaning and significance in the Jewish faith.

Our Computing lessons will focus on debugging, using technology safely and the internet. We will also explore the uses of technology in the wider world and how it is useful in every day live.

In DT we will be making dragon heads to go with our topic and the focus on dragons. We will think about what materials are suitable for the construction of our dragon.

Cooking will lead us to look into where food comes from as well as looking at how to use cooking tools and equipment properly and safely. We will celebrate our topic with a medieval banquet.

In our Science lessons we will be looking at animals, their habitats and food chains. We will explore the school grounds to search and describe micro-habitats.

Our superb starter – Mr Knighton will dress up as a knight. The Knight will facilitate a question and answer session.

Our Mix it up middle will be our visit to Warwick Castle.

Our Enthralling ending will be a mediaeval banquet.