English
Writing
- Formal letter writing
- Traditional tales: origin stories
Text: Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling
Reading Skills
- Tale of Despereaux
Grammar / Punctuation / Spelling
- Homophones
- Similes
- Determiners
- Paragraphs
- Subordinate clause
Maths
Number: Multiplication and Division
- Multiplication and division- formal methods
- Times tables up to 12
Measure
- Length and perimeter
- Area
Reasoning
- Estimating answers
- Problem solving questions
Science
Sound
- How sound is made
- How sound travels as vibrations through a medium to the ear
- Pitch and volume and how both can be changed
Computing
Programming- Turtle Logo
- How to create an algorithm to program a procedure
- Online programming, such as Turtle Logo.
History
Invasion
- Revisit knowledge of Ancient Rome
- Anglo-Saxons
- Historical context of the period before the Viking invasions.
Geography
Interconnected worlds
- Compass points
- Four and six-figure grid references
- Tropics
- The countries, climates and culture of North and South America
- Conduct an enquiry to prove a hypothesis, gathering data from maps and surveys before drawing conclusions.
Greek
Advanced: Reading: Develop reading comprehension skills and achieve fluency in reading in Greek through reading non-fiction texts about animals. Writing: Write a story in paragraphs using time connectives, adjectives and similes, Grammar: Present tense, use of apostrophe Spelling:Topic vocabulary, colors, months, seasons and high frequency words.
Beg./Int: Consolidating basic language structures and being able to discuss the topic Describing myself and my Family (likes/dislikes and adjectives). NB:Intermediates work with extended vocabulary and more complex structures.
Greek Culture
The Odyssey
- Greek mythology
- Adventures of Odysseus as he tries to return to Ithaca.
Music
- Expanding knowledge on various musical genres
- Understanding the special musical characteristics of each genre
- Reading and playing a pitched percussion instrument (Glockenspiel)
- Exploring musical works of important composers focusing on tempo, dynamics and structure
- Singing songs from around the world
- Local music traditions
Art & Design
Contrast and Complement:
- Continue to study color theory by studying the color wheel and color mixing.
- Exploration of tertiary colors, complementary colors and analogous colors
PE
Physical development
- Throwing & catching through small sided (adapted) invasion games
Cognitive development
- Working as a team
- Respect
PSHE
World: This unit aims to enable the children to explore the concepts of inequality and stereotypes and encourages them to reflect on what they can do to help make the world a fairer place.
Philosophy
We look at developing skills like critical and creative thinking, communication, empathy, and logical reasoning. Students learn to reflect on their beliefs, work collaboratively, and apply ethical concepts like fairness and justice to real-life situations
How can you help at home?
- Establish a regular homework routine
- Listen to your child read as often as you can and ask questions
- Practise multiplications up to 12×12
- Promote healthy eating by providing healthy snacks
