In Edison Class, we follow the National Curriculum for Maths and English. Our creative 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 autumn term project is ‘Explorers’. Our ‘Superb Starter’ will be an ‘Adventure in the Arctic’, where we will begin our research about famous explorers such as Ernest Shackleton and Edmund Hillary, alongside exploring Arctic animals and landscapes. For our ‘Mix It Up Middle’, the children will become explorers for the day. We will explore the eight compass points and apply these to a treasure hunt activity! Finally, our ‘Enthralling Ending’ will apply our History research about Ernest Shackleton with our DT focus on construction to create our very own explorer ships.

Our classroom will be themed around our project, featuring a cosy Arctic reading area and displays linked to our texts. In English, some of the many texts we will be exploring will include ‘The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish’, ‘The Magic Backpack Adventure’ and ‘Ernest Shackleton – Little People, Big Dreams’.

In Science, we will be exploring the basic needs for survival and the importance of exercise, eating the right foods and hygiene. We will also look at how food grows and is transported, with a link to the seasons.

Our Music sessions this term will centre around learning sea shanties and using a range of instruments and technology to create a seascape. The children will develop their appreciation for different genres and pieces of music and begin to identify similarities and differences between pieces from different periods.

In Art, we will be exploring how to create different tones of colour and using different sketching pencils and techniques to create shadows, outlines and effect.

Computing will continue to focus on the safe use of technology alongside developing understanding of algorithms to create simple programs.

In RE, our focuses will be to understand the diversity within Islam, what Muslims believe and how they may live, and to understand if Christmas is only special for Christians.

We can’t wait for all of our Explorer adventures!

Edison class reading meeting

Below you can find a copy of the reading meeting that was held on Monday 4th November 2024