Our learning in P7W has, of course, already begun. Here is an overview of the planned learning that covers the whole term.

Topic/Learning Context

Our Learning Context for this term will be Natural Disasters.
We will be looking at various natural disasters and extreme weather systems. We will the impact these events have on the people whose lives are affected by them and the impact they have on the economy and the landscape. We will also be learning about the impact Climate Change is having on these systems and what our responsibilities are.

Health and Wellbeing
We will be learning about:
• Friendships, relationships and families
• Physical and emotional changes during puberty
• Body image and self-worth/emotional wellbeing
• Menstruation, reproduction, pregnancy and birth
• Correct vocabulary for male and female body parts including reproductive organs
• Maintaining a healthy body/personal hygiene
• Risk awareness of keeping myself safe
• Parenting and responsibility, caring for a child/baby

Literacy
We will be:
• Learning about persuasive features of texts
• Learning to write persuasively using emotive language
• Learn note taking skills and how to effectively skim and scan for information.
• Continue to improve our written work and story writing skills through focusing on some of the technical aspects of our writing, including, creating plots, settings, character descriptions and punctuation.
• Continue to work on comprehension skills through various means including class novel, reading books and topic work.
• Continue to learn spelling rules and topic related words.

Numeracy
• Continue to develop our Mental Maths and problem solving skills though our daily Problem of the Day (POTD).
• Learn how to identify types of angles and how to use a protractor to measure an angle or draw an angle.
• Investigate 3-figure bearings and compass directions to plot a journey.
• Learn about 2D and 3D shapes and their properties.
• Learn about circles, their properties and draw them accurately using compasses.
• Investigate common units of measurement and conversions within the metric measurement system.

RME
• We will be learning about Christianity and the link between belief systems and how that impacts their outlook on living their lives.