Week beginning 4th July 2022

Welcome to Arts Week!

Newspaper Art Painting by Ritwika Das Gupta | Fine Art America

This week, our learning will revolve around the arts curriculum. We will be focusing on the following subjects: Art, Drama, Music and Dance.

What are we learning this week?

What is our class reading book?

We shall be starting our new class read, which is a fantastic choice for our year group who will be starting secondary school very soon. Can you see me? centres around 11-year-old Tally’s first experiences in her new school. Tally is also autistic and this book, by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott, incorporates diary entries from the main character to help the audience emphasise with the way that she views certain events. Can You See Me?: A powerful story of autism, empathy and kindness: Amazon.co.uk: Scott, Libby, Westcott, Rebecca: 9781407195674: Books

Music – 

  • To create a jingle on internet to introduce my podcast.
  • To create sound effects and voice over for story.
  • To retell a story.
  • To be able to record a podcast.
  • To be able to insert appropriate sound effects.

Drama- 

  • To develop empathy with, and understanding of, other people and the confidence needed to assume a role or character.
  • To plan and rehearse a traditional tale, with a twist.
  • To work co-operatively with others.
  • To offer and receive constructive criticism.

RE/Art – 

We shall be taking part in the Spirited Arts competition. Our focus this year is, ‘A view of the world’.

Science – 

  • To identify how animals have adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaption may lead to evolution.

RHE – 

Our learning intentions are:

  • I can explain how girls’ and boys’ bodies change during puberty and understand the  importance of looking after yourself physically and emotionally.
  • I can express how I feel about the changes that will happen to me during puberty.

 

Other foundation subjects taught this week:

Art, Spanish, and PE.