Term 1

Term 2

Term 3

Maths

Place value.  Mental multiplication and division. Fractions. Decimals to hundredths. Interpreting graphs. Symmetry. Properties of 2D shapes.

Length, perimeter, area. Mental addition. Number sequences. Estimating and rounding. Written multiplication and division.  Multiplication and division of decimals. 3D shape. 24 hour time. Time durations. Mental subtraction. 

Divisibility tests, multiples, primes, factors. Ratio and proportion. Percentages. 3 place decimals. Spreadsheets and databases. Bar charts. Position movement and angle. Weight. Volume/ capacity. Probability

English

Reinforce capital letters, full stops and commas. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. Speech marks. Planning stories, characterisation, different beginnings, descriptive. Comprehensions - introducing interpretation. Spellings and reading. Paragraphs. Handwriting. Play-script. Alphabetical order. Improving vocabulary.

Similies - extended. Sentence improvement. Antonyms and synonyms. Poetry. Newspaper writing. Story writing. Comprehensions. Spelling and reading.

Speech - new speaker, new paragraph. Apostrophes for omission. Letter writing - personal. Class play - play writing. Discursive essays. Comprehensions. Oral work. Call my Bluff. Speeches. Spellings and reading.

Science

Safety in the Lab. The Senses - parts of the eye, ear and skin.  Light reflection, refraction, shadows, colour.

Sound - travel, pitch, frequency, wave, length, amplitude.  Solids, liquids, gases, atoms and molecules, bonds effecting properties, expansion and air pressure.

Plants, food chains and webs.  Photosynthesis, plant structure, conditions for germination and growth, flower structure and reproduction, seed dispersal.
Classification - using and making dichotomous keys, sorting by observing features. Vertebrates. Evolution.

History

Ancient Greece.  Who they were. When and where they lived. The use of evidence to learn about them.  The legacy of Ancient Greece.

Victorian Bradford.  Economic development.  How people lived (1871 census). Education comparison to now.  Famous people. Transport.

World War II.  Declaration of war. The Home Front - how children and women’s lives were affected.  Preparations for war. V.E. Day. Reactions.

Geography

Water - water usage and availability throughout the World.  Water supply, flooding, water quality and pollution.
Each term - Geography in the News - as and when they occur

Locational Knowledge - United Kingdom - countries, upland area, sea areas, islands, rivers.

Settlements - a study of villages, towns and cities.  Consideration of the difference in size of each of these types of settlement and their characteristics.

ICT

Word processing. Internet search engine/history project. Design and technology money box project.

Graphics project. Serif Draw. Spreadsheet league table project. Excel crossword project.

ID Cards in Page Plus. Power Point Curriculum Vitae project.

Art

Designing and making tropical fish.

Observational drawing - natural objects.

Composition - ideas linked with previous observational drawings.

DT

Money box project

Buggy project.  Buggy competition

Exam life saver - vacuuming forming project.

Music

Singing. Keyboards - melodies and melody writing. Related listening.

Singing. House Music Competition. Group composition, use of ostinato and introduction of musical form - dynamics contrast.

Singing. Keyboards - melody writing, use of form and contrast. Related listening.

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