Coral Class 2025-2026

Welcome to Coral Class – it’s lovely to have you here!

Your Teacher is Miss Brown. 

Your Teaching Assistant is Mrs Miller. 

Summer term

English 

In English, we will be exploring the beautiful book, ‘The Brilliant Deep’, by Kate Messner & Matthew Forsythe. This will be in addition to an equally wonderful book by Jason Chin called ‘Coral Reefs.’ We will be combining the following Mastery Keys throughout this unit in order to create an Information text about the depletion of Coral Reefs in our oceans.

-🗝️Use modal verbs to indicate degrees of possibility 

🗝️Use devices to build cohesion within a paragraph

🗝️ Choose the appropriate register

🗝️ Use brackets, dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis (recap)

🗝️ Enhance meaning through selecting appropriate grammar and vocabulary 

Maths

In Maths, we will be reading and interpreting statistics in a variety of forms. We will then be looking at the classification of angles as well as calculating angles on a straight line and around a point. We will also be learning about lines of symmetry, translation and using co-ordinates. 

Science

In Science, we will be learning how plants reproduce. We will be exploring the life cycles of different mammals, amphibians, insects and birds. 

PSHCE

Our topic in PSHCE this half term is Relationships. We will look at how to make friends and how to solve problems within friendships. We will learn about how to make others feel part of a group and how we can show respect towards people by the way we treat them. We will revise how to act to support someone who is hurt or upset, and what contributes towards a healthy relationship.

Design & Technology

In DT, we will be exploring the function of Ancient Greek inventions and how they are relevant in the modern day. We will then develop a prototype with a specific function, communicating our ideas through annotated sketches and diagrams.

Spring term

English

This term, we will improve our comprehension skills and explore ideas through excerpts from ‘Kai and the Monkey King’, by Joe Todd-Stanton, and enhance our writing skills by studying the imaginative storytelling in ‘The Darkest of Dark’, by the retired Canadian Astronaut, Chris Hadfield. We will learn about Kai’s clever adventures and the daring journeys Chris takes into space, and use a variety of new vocabulary when writing our own diary entries, descriptions and letters based on these key texts. We will focus on applying specific grammar skills, including fronted adverbials, to write in role as either Kai, navigating mythical challenges, or as an astronaut, exploring the mysteries of the universe.

Maths

In Maths, we will use our understanding of place value to build our confidence with fractions, learning how to compare, order, add and subtract them. We will also develop our multiplication and division skills, tackling both mental and written methods, and applying these to solve real-life problems. Through practical activities and problem-solving challenges, we will strengthen our number sense and learn to work with fractions, times tables, and division in a variety of exciting ways! 

To embed our understanding of newly taught maths skills this term, we have taken part in active maths lessons!

Science

This term, we will explore the wonders of space and the effects of forces. We will learn about the planets, the Sun, and the Moon, alongside learning about how gravity, friction and air resistance affect how objects move. Through experiments, observations and discussions, we will discover how forces shape the world around us and how astronauts (past and present) experience life beyond Earth.

With a visit from the the University of Hertfordshire, we created our own galaxies!

PE

This term, we will develop our skills in badminton and hockey. We will focus on improving hand-eye coordination, control and accuracy, while learning the rules and techniques for both sports. Through drills, small-sided games, and team challenges, we will build fitness, teamwork. 

Art & Design

In Art & Design, we will explore digital media, inspired by the work of Carl Warner. We will experiment with creating imaginative landscapes and compositions, using digital tools, learning how to combine images and textures to produce our own unique creations. Through this, we will develop our creativity, attention to detail, and understanding of how digital art can tell a story. 

Geography 

In Geography, we will explore mountains and climate zones around the world. We will learn how mountains are formed, identify key mountain ranges, and understand how altitude affects the environment. 

Computing

This term, we will create our own vector drawings, usig digital tools to design and edit shapes with precision and creativity before moving on to study and compare different types of databases. 

Rock Kidz

This term, we took part in a fun and engaging session with Rock Kidz, where we explored important PSHE themes through energetic songs and interactive activities!

Love Your Heart workshop

During our ‘Love Your Heart’ workshop, we learnt basic CPR skills and how to respond confidently in an emergency situation.

World Book Day

We celebrated our love for reading by dressing up as our favourite book characters and taking part in lots of reading activities throughout the week! Well done Coral – you all looked absolutely brilliant!

Autumn term

English

In English, we will begin by developing our reading skills and getting ourselves inspired by studying excerpts from ‘Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls,’ and enhancing our writing skills by exploring the beautiful story of ‘The Queen of the Falls’ by Chris Van Allsburg. We will learn about Annie Adson Taylor’s remarkable feat in 1901, and use a variety of new vocabulary when writing our own diary entries, descriptions and letters based on this key text. We will be focusing on learning and using specific grammar skills, including fronted adverbials, to write in role as the famous daredevil, Annie Edson Taylor.

Maths

In Maths, we will begin by looking at place value in increasingly larger numbers, and will be reading, writing, comparing and ordering these to demonstrate our understanding of place value. We will explore powers of 10 and how we can calculate more or less in steps of 100, 1,000, 10,000 and 100,000. We will then move onto rounding numbers to the nearest 10, 100 and 1,000. Then, we will move onto refining our formal and mental methods for addition and subtraction.

To embed our understanding of newly taught maths skills this half term, we have taken part in active maths lessons!

Science

This term, we will be learning about properties and changes to materials including comparing and grouping, solutions, separating mixtures by filtering, sieving and mixing and reversible and irreversible changes. 

Topic

This term, we our foundation subject topics will include History, Music, Spanish, Computing, Art & Design, RE, PSHE and PE. 

History

This term, we will be exploring how Stevenage has changed over time and investigating what it would have been like after the Norman Conquest in 1066. We will be revisiting our chronological knowledge of British History. We will access sources of historical evidence and learn how historians use these to provide information about the past, while developing our knowledge of what life would have been like for peasants and nobles living during this time. Here, we worked with our peers to create a timeline of Historical events.