Term 6 Curriculum
English: We are continuing to use The Writing Rainbow and the Reading Rainbow. Our first writing topic will be based on the fiction text "The Incredible Book Eating Boy", and we will be reading non-fiction about Ancient Egypt.
Maths:
In fluency, we will be practising number facts and our times tables (2,3,4,5,6,8 and 10 times tables)
We will be revising column addition and subtraction in preparation for Year 4, using it to solve problems.
Science: How are organisms adapted to live in hot and cold environments or under the sea?
Geography: International trade and tourism
History: Ancient Egypt
Art/DT: Creating sculptures, designing and sewing juggling balls.
RE Christianity: What do Christians learn from the Creation story?
PSHCE: Growing and Changing
French: Colours and foods
PE: Tennis (with expert tennis coach)
Music: Continuing to use musical notation including the staves and different lengths of note.
Term 5 Curriculum (April to May 2021)
English: We are continuing to use The Writing Rainbow and the Reading Rainbow. Our first writing topic will be based on the non-fiction text "The Street Beneath My Feet", and we will be writing our own explanation texts.
Maths:
In fluency, we will be practising column addition and subtraction daily, as well as our times tables (2,3,4,5,6,8 and 10 times tables)
Fractions:
Divide 100 into 2, 4, 5 and 10 equal parts, and read scales/number lines marked in multiples of 100 with 2, 4, 5 and 10 equal parts.
Interpret and write proper fractions to represent 1 or several parts of a whole that is divided into equal parts.
Find unit fractions of quantities using known division facts (multiplication tables fluency).
Reason about the location of any fraction up to 1 whole, on a numberline.
Add and subtract fractions with the same denominator, within 1. (e.g. 1/4 +2/4)
Science: Practical Skills and Investigations
Geography: National and international transport
History: The Anglo Saxons and the Vikings in Britain
Art/DT: Drawing and sculpting the body.
RE Christianity: When Jesus left, what was the impact of Pentecost?
PSHCE: Rights and Responsibilities
French: Our School, days of the week and months of the year.
PE: Tennis (with expert tennis coach)
Music: Introducing musical notation including the staves and different lengths of note.
Term 4 Curriculum
English: We are continuing to use The Writing Rainbow and the Reading Rainbow. Our first writing topic will be based on the story "The Lost Thing".
Maths:
1. Multiplication and Division, including multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100.
2. Practising addition and subtraction methods
Science: Plants
Geography: The Water Cycle: Weather, Water and Climate
History
RE
Christianity: The Bible, Christian celebrations and Easter.
PSHCE:
Keeping Safe
Keeping Healthy
French: C'est moi! Talking about ourselves
PE: Teamwork and Tactics
Term 3 Curriculum
English: We are continuing to use The Writing Rainbow and the Reading Rainbow. Our first writing topic will be based on the story "The Secret of Black Rock", and then we will be learning about non-fiction linking to our history and geography topics.
Maths:
1. 2D and 3D shapes, angles
2. Statistics including pictograms and bar charts
3. Telling the time
Science: Light and Dark
Geography:
History
RE
The beliefs of Hinduism and Judaism
PSHCE:
Keeping Safe
Art: Henri Moore – Natural sculptures and the human form.
French: Friends and Family
PE: Hockey
Term 2 Curriculum
English: We are continuing to use The Writing Rainbow and the Reading Rainbow, and will be writing our own time travel stories and poetry about the seasons.
Maths:
1. Multiplication: 2, 4 and 8 times tables and the relationship between them
2. Column Addition
Science: Raw and Synthetic Materials
Geography:
History
The Bronze Age and the Iron Age
RE
Understanding Christianity:
What is the Trinity?
The Christmas story
How light is celebrated and used as a symbol in different religions:
PSHCE:
Valuing Difference
Art: Painting techniques and observational drawing
DT: Designing and making a poster with moving parts
French: Counting in French and talking about ourselves
PE: Netball
Term 1 Curriculum
English: We are beginning to use The Writing Rainbow and the Reading Rainbow, and will be writing based on the video Feast and the book Stone Age Boy. Our class novel this term is Stig of the Dump.
Maths:
Science: Forces and magnetism
Geography:
History
The Stone Age
RE
Understanding Christianity:
People of God – What is it like to follow God?
Do Christians have to take communion?
PSHCE:
Me and My Relationships
Art: Self Portraits and observational drawing
DT: Designing and making a kite which involves sawing and fixing materials together.
French: Greetings and talking about ourselves.
PE: Socially distanced skills practice (sprinting, jumping, throwing and dribbling)