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Terms 1 and 2
Class texts
Lord of the Forest
The Green Ship
Free Verse
Haikus
English
Writing to entertain includes:
- character descriptions
- setting descriptions
- write a story from a key character’s perspesctive
Read, write and perform:
- free verse
- haikus
Maths
Number work includes:
- place value
- addition and subtraction
- multiplication and division
Science
Forces and magnetism
- observe how magnets attract or repel each other
- understand that magnets attract some materials and not others
- compare how things move on different surfaces
Geography
You’re great, Britain!
Art
We use Kapow Primary scheme of work for art.
Watercolours:
- techniques
- link to Quentin Blake’s illustrations
Design Technology
Constructing a castle
Music
Let your spirit fly
Learning about:
- R&B
- Michael Jackson
- musicals
- Motown
- Soul
- singing in two parts
- pitch
- dynamics
Glockenspiel Stage 1 and 2
Learning about:
- basic instrumental skills
- reading notation
Carol service preparation
PE
Games activities
- We learn skills used in a variety of invasion games.
Gymnastics
- The children practise the skills of balancing, jumping and rolling. They use these to make sequences.
Spanish
- Numbers
- Colours
RE
- What do Christians learn from the Creation story?
- St Nicholas carols
- Nativity
- Link with St Nichols church – carol service
Computing
- times tables Rock Stars
- My Maths
- e-safety
PSHE
We follow the Jigsaw scheme of work.
The topics are:
- Being me in my world
- Celebrating differences
Visits and events
- Local area walk
Terms 3 and 4
Class texts
Tanka poems
English
Writing to inform-
- recount (memoir)
- Write a first-person recount based on personal experience. Use adverbs of time for sequencing and maintain consistent tense.
- Instructions
- Write and evaluate a set of instructions to include directions, for example a treasure hunt.
Writing to persuade-
Write advertisements focusing on how information should be presented. Use:
- exaggerated claims
- tactics to grab attention
- a range of linguistic techniques
Writing to entertain-
Read, write and perform:
- free verse
- poetry (tanka)
Maths
Measurement includes:
- money
- length and perimeter
Number work includes:
- fractions
Statistics
Science
States of matter
Children learn to:
- compare and group materials together, according to whether they are solids, liquids or gases
- identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle
History
The topics are:
- Ancient Egypt
- Prehistoric Britain
Art
Pehistoric art – using charcoal
Design technology
Pneumatic toys
Music
Three Little Birds
Learning about:
- Reggae
- the historical context of music
- tempo
- texture
- timbre
BBC Ten pieces
Learning about:
- classical music
- exploring and responding to music through active listening, art and movement
PE
Gymnastics
Children practise:
- sequences
- partner work
- using apparatus
Dance
RE
- What is it like to follow God?
- Character study - Noah
- What is the Trinity?
PSHE
From the Jigsaw scheme of work the topics are:
- Dreams and goals
- Healthy me
Visits and events
Brighton museum – Ancient Egypt exhibits
Terms 5 and 6
Class texts
Kenning poems
English
Writing to entertain:
- adventure stories
- character and setting descriptions
- write an adventure story focusing on plot
Writing to inform:
- Report
Teacher demonstrates note-taking techniques from information texts.
We use a spider-diagram to organise information.
- Explanation
Create and use a flow-chart to explain a process.
Writing to entertain:
Read, write and perform:
- free verse
- Kenning poems
Maths
Geometry
- properties of shapes
Measurement includes:
- time
- mass
- capacity
Science
- Plants
Geography
- Volcanoes
History
- Roman Britain
Art
- Shadow puppets – link to traditional tales
Design technology
- Eating seasonally
Music
Glockenspiel stage 2
Learning about:
- playing using a wider range of notes
- more notation
Reflect, rewind, replay unit includes:
- revisiting learning from across the year
- preparing a song from performance
PE
Athletics activities:
- running
- jumping
- throwing
Striking and fielding activities:
- rounders
RE
The questions explored in class are:
- How does Lent prepare for Easter?
- What kind of world did Jesus want?
PSHE
From the Jigsaw scheme of work the topics are:
- Relationships
- Changing me