Welcome to our class page! My name is Miss Brown, and I am the Razorbill class teacher. We also have Mrs White who covers my teacher time out of class.

On this page, I will outline what our Autumn Term 1 curriculum looks like. If you have any questions about this or anything else, please do not hesitate to contact me; my door is always open. Otherwise, please email admin@starcross-primary.devon.sch.uk

Reading
This half term, we will be reading Holes by Louis Shachar. The story is set in the Camp Green Lake, a juvenile detention centre. Stanley Yelnats is sentenced to punishing labour – digging holes in the desert. He begins to tap into the secrets and deception that lie at the heart of the facility.

English
In English this term, we will be using a book called ‘The Barnabus Project’ as inspiration to write our own character and setting descriptions. We will be recapping expanded noun phrases, and we will be learning about synonyms and antonyms. After this unit, we will move onto writing instructions using the book ‘Incredible Edibles’.

Maths
This half term in Maths, we will begin by looking at place value before moving on to the four operations. We use the White Rose Maths scheme for Maths lessons, as well as daily flashbacks to ensure that previous learning in embedded.

Science
Our Science unit this half term will be Earth and Space. This unit teaches children about our Solar System and its spherical celestial bodies. It will describe the movements of the Earth and the other planets relative to the Sun, the Moon relative to Earth, and the Earth’s rotation to explain day and night.

History
Our History unit this half term will be Dynamic Dynasties which is centred around the history of Ancient China, focusing primarily on the Shang Dynasty, and explores the lasting legacy of the first five Chinese dynasties, some of which can still be seen in the world today.

Art
This half term, our Art unit will be Colour in Landscapes. This project teaches children about colour theory by shading tints, shades and tones. They learn about the features of landscapes before using this knowledge to create landscape paintings.

PE
Razorbills PE days are: Wednesdays and Fridays. Our units this term are dance and tag rugby.

RE
In RE this half term, we will be looking at the key question ‘Science and Creation: Conflicting or Complimentary?’.

PSHE
In PSHE, we use the scheme SCARF. This half term, we will be focusing on the unit ‘Me and My Relationships’. The children will be discussing what they are good at, how it should feel to be part of a group and how to be a good friend.

Music
In Music this half term, we are very lucky to be having a keyboard workshop with Miss Patchett and will also be taking part in a singing unit.