It's time to boogie down to Brazil! 

This term, Kynance Class will be learning to party, Rio - style, while they immerse themselves in the music and culture of Brazil, from samba beats to rainforest heat, taking in our nearest 'rainforest' at the Eden project. 

We will study the significance of the Amamzon rainforest in sustaining the delicate ecological balance of our planet, as one of the largest carbon 'sinks' on Earth. In science we will begin to understand global warming and how our own actions impact on this, including deforestation in places such as the Amazon. More importantly, we will be finding ways to reduce our carbon footprint and attempting to hone our debating skills while persuading others to do the same. In art, we will study the work of Nick Gustafson using his colourful representations of rainforest creatures to inspire story telling and writing based around Lynne Cherry's brilliant book 'The Great Kapok Tree'. We will be learning samba dancing and drumming from experienced local samba instructors and hope to share our Carnival samba moves with parents, including our beautiful masks and costumes, at our outcomes. To completely immerse all our senses, we will be cooking some traditional Brazilian foods such as 'pao de queijo' and Brazilian salsa.

We follow the mastery approach to teaching maths that promotes fluency and application through reasoning and problem solving. Daily Read, Write, Inc phonics sessions allow children to deveop fluency in reading, while our story- telling approach to literacy helps us to read like a writer, developing comprehension skills and promote a love of literature. 

We are committed to learning outdoors, both in our own extensive and beautiful school grounds or in any of our outdoor learning spaces, Crenver Grove, Godrevy Beach or Gwithian Nature reserve.