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Term 3 |
Maths |
Decimals - place value, rounding, multiplication and division. Conversion of length, weight, volume. Equivalent fractions/decimals/percentages. Pie charts, Mean, medium, mode and range. Perimeter. Area of triangle. Compound shapes. Measuring and estimating angles, calculating angles. |
Entrance exam revision. Line and rotational symmetry. Algebra- collecting terms, powers, expanding/factorising, substitution. BIDMAS, writing and solving equations, nth term of a sequence. Drawing angles. Constructing triangles. Mean, median, mode. Range from frequency tables. |
Addition/subtraction of fractions. Improper fractions, mixed numbers. Ratio and proportion. Surface area and volume of cuboid. Transformations - reflections, rotations, translations. Tessellation and congruence of shapes. Straight line graphs, equation of straight line. Experimental probability. |
English |
Playscripts, Presentation/ handwriting. Essay writing: factual, imaginative, discursive. Essay planning: beginnings and endings. Descriptive writing - characters and settings. Comprehension with related vocab. Work. Spellings. Poetry. Compound words. Well known phrases. Onomatopoeia. Personification. Diminutives. Tense. Gender. Punctuation revision. Parts of speech. Homophones, class reader. Library skills and individual reading. |
Letter writing. Timed essays and comprehensions. Enhancing written work with adjectives and adverbs. Study of newspapers plus related writing in reporting style. Interviews. Advertising. Instructions. Ambiguities. Library skills. Spelling. Punctuation revision/ colon and semi-colon. Class reader. Purpose and design of book cover. Summaries. Crosswords/ word puzzles. Clockwise Magazine articles. Puns. Similies/metaphors. |
Debates. Writing related to completed novel: reviews, character studies. Diaries, blurb, vocab. Spelling. Prefixes/suffixes and roots (latin and greek). Synonyms. Antonyms. Homonyms. Revision of apostrophes. Alliteration. Speeches on set subjects. Word games. Library skills. Palindromes. |
Science |
Forces: 6 naturally occurring forces, friction tests, forces versus distance travelled, balancing forces/movement, centre of gravity. |
The Human Body: organs and their functions, digestion, pulse rate, food types, healthy living, hygiene, teeth, harmful substances. |
Planets/Flight: number size and position of planets and the effect on temperature and gravity. Methods of flight, 4 forces of flight, lift, action and reaction, rocket launching, fair testing, calculating height by scale drawing. |
History |
Study skills - the methods used by historians to find out about the past. Chronology, complex time lines, artefacts, anachronism and sources of evidence.
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The Tudors - Henry Tudor (Battle of Bosworth), The Tudor dynasty. Henry VIII and his 6 wives. The break with Rome. Sir Frances Drake. The Spanish Armada. |
The Vikings. Who they were. Reasons for coming. Viking crafts/skills. Factors affecting settlement. Way of life of settlers. |
Geography |
Mountains - mountain formation, mountains and the weather, project. |
Africa - its location in the world and examples of some countries and their environments. Current world environmental issues. |
Rivers - hydrological cycle, source to mouth, rivers and people. A field study in the local area. |
ICT |
Letter of complaint - word processing. Fantasy football internet project. Spreadsheets including formulae and functions, ordering. CD design graphics project. |
Databases, inc, mail merge, sorting, use of filters. Clockwise Magazine. PowerPoint lecture by pupils on the school. |
Newspaper in Page Plus. Desktop publishing - importing text into frames, logos, press conference. |
Art |
Natural Collage. Self-portraits (concentrating on observational drawings). |
Composition in mixed media. |
Newspaper in Page Plus. Desktop publishing - importing text into frames, logos, press conference. |
DT |
Anodised jewellery. |
Fairgrounds - electronics, control |
Fairgrounds - electronics, control |
Music |
Singing/preparation for concerts. Keyboard work, use and make up of chords. History of music and related listening.
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House Music Competition. Singing. Instrumental group composition from an ostinato base. History of music and related listening. |
Singing. Keyboard work. Music in different styles, jazz, blues etc. Composition based on above styles. Related listening. |
RS |
We follow the Junior Steps in RE Scheme throughout the school |
We follow the Junior Steps in RE Scheme throughout the school |
We follow the Junior Steps in RE Scheme throughout the school |
French |
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German |
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