Term 1

Term 2

Term 3

Maths

Number sequences to millions.  Multiplication by 10, 100
Mental multiplication strategies. Division by 2, 10, 100, 1000. Fractions, Decimals to tenths. Data handling. 2D shape properties. Length. Area. Doubles and near doubles.

Mental subtraction. Place value, ordering and comparing. Number names, ordinal numbers. Doubling and halving. Fractions. 3D shape. Time to 1 min intervals, time durations. Weight probability. Mental and written addition and subtraction. Number properties

Estimating and rounding. Written multiplication. Division with remainders. Decimal to hundredths. Percentages. Position, movement and angle. Volume/capacity. Imperial and metric units. Written addition and subtraction.

English

Capital letters and full stops. Essay writing.  Senses poetry. Letters to America. Contents poetry. Earliest Memory. Letter to Santa. Comprehensions and associated vocab book. Introduction to nouns. Christmas booklet - puzzles. Descriptive and narrative work. Class readers. Aural comprehensions.

Revision of capital letters, nouns (male and female).  Opposites.  Weekly spelling (including meanings), comprehensions and assoc.
vocab wok. Adjectives, homonyms. Essays/descriptive work to inc some or all of: Pets, At the Fair, Special Memory, Jigsaw Stories, Visit to the Dentist, Touch writing. Poems on Spring. Easter booklet. Class readers

Verbs - recognition and tenses. Revision of: Nouns - gender, collective. Adjectives, Opposites.  Weekly spellings and sentences for meaning, comprehensions and assoc. vocab work. Essays to inc. all or some of: Flying, It’s a beautiful world. The Haunted House, Library Stories, Class readers

Science

Electricity and Magnetism

Heat

Materials. Environment and Recycling

History

The Normans - background to the invasion.  Consolidation of the Conquest.

Mediaeval England. How people lived.  The role of the knight. How poor people lived.  The life of a monk. Castles and everyday life.

Ancient Egypt. Who they were and when they lived. Using evidence to learn about Egypt. Hieroglyphics.

Geography

Climate Change - gathering information about climate change, the effects of climate change in different countries, our contribution to climate change and what we can do.
Each Term - Geography in the News - as and when they occur.

India - location and life in an Indian village.  (Case study from Asia e.g. Chembakolli).

Locational Knowledge - Europe - countries, capital cities and culture.

ICT

Word processing. Serif Draw (graphics). 

Internet search and create. Clockwise work. Desk Top publishing (Serif Page Plus)

Spreadsheet Excel.  Desk top publishing continued

Art

Mask making. Letters to pattern.

3D design. 2D to 3D sculpture.

Anglo Saxon style brooch/ coin (modern version)

DT

Clock projects. Structures. Graphics

Jack-in-the-box project. Materials, structures, control, pneumatics.

Pocket puzzle.  Tools. Vacuum Forming.

Music

Introduction to keyboard work. Basic keyboard.  Melodies using treble clef. Singing. Related listening.

Keyboard work/treble clef. Melodies to continue. Singing.  House Music Competition. Related listening/musical instrument topic.

Keyboard melodies. Singing. Composition to introduce graphic score.  Related listening. Programmatic music

RS

We follow the Junior Steps in RE Scheme throughout the school
Christianity

We follow the Junior Steps in RE Scheme throughout the school
Judaism and Islam

We follow the Junior Steps in RE Scheme throughout the school
Sikhism