English / Maths
Key text types, themes and texts used:
- Recount (talk for writing) of a fictional evacuee experience
- Biography related to significant historical figures
- The Arrival by Shaun Tan
- Archie Dobson’s War – BBC Radio
- Flotsam by David Wiesner
- to understand the different types of conjunction
- to revise words with the a_e pattern
- to revise words with the i_e pattern
- know and use ‘tion’
- to correctly spell oa/cial words within different types of sentence
- to find synonyms and antonyms for words with oa/tial patterns
- to correctly spell words with ea
- continue to distinguish between homophones and other words which are often confused
- use knowledge of morphology and etymology in spelling and understand that the spelling of some words needs to be learnt specifically, as listed in English Appendix 1
- read, write, order and compare numbers up to 10 000 000 and determine the value of each digit
- round any whole number to a required degree of accuracy
- use negative numbers in context, and calculate intervals across zero
- solve number and practical problems that involve all of the above.
- multiply multi-digit numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit whole number using the formal written method of long multiplication
- divide numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit whole number using the formal written method of long division, and interpret remainders as whole number remainders, fractions, or by rounding, as appropriate for the context
- divide numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit number using the formal written method of short division where appropriate, interpreting remainders according to the context
- perform mental calculations, including with mixed operations and large numbers
- identify common factors, common multiples and prime numbers
- solve addition and subtraction multi-step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why
- use common factors to simplify fractions; use common multiples to express fractions in the same denomination
- compare and order fractions, including fractions > 1
- add and subtract fractions with different denominators and mixed numbers, using the concept of equivalent fractions
- identify the value of each digit in numbers given to three decimal places and multiply and divide numbers by 10, 100 and 1000 giving answers up to three decimal places
- multiply one-digit numbers with up to two decimal places by whole numbers
- recall and use equivalences between simple fractions, decimals and percentages, including in different contexts.
- use simple formulae
- generate and describe linear number sequences
- express missing number problems algebraically
- solve problems involving the calculation and conversion of units of measure, using decimal notation up to three decimal places where appropriate
- use, read, write and convert between standard units, converting measurements of length, mass, volume and time from a smaller unit of measure to a larger unit, and vice versa, using decimal notation to up to three decimal places
- recognise that shapes with the same areas can have different perimeters and vice versa
- recognise when it is possible to use formulae for area and volume of shapes
- calculate the area of parallelograms and triangles
- compare and classify geometric shapes based on their properties and sizes and find unknown angles in any triangles, quadrilaterals, and regular polygons
- illustrate and name parts of circles, including radius, diameter and circumference and know that the diameter is twice the radius
- describe positions on the full coordinate grid (all four quadrants)
- draw and translate simple shapes on the coordinate plane, and reflect them in the axes.
- interpret and construct pie charts and line graphs and use these to solve problems
- calculate and interpret the mean as an average.
Science / Art and Design / Computing
Living things and their habitats
- describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including micro-organisms, plants and animals
- give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics
- recognise that light appears to travel in straight lines
- use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain that objects are seen because they give out or reflect light into the eye
- explain that we see things because light travels from light sources to our eyes or from light sources to objects and then to our eyes
- use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain why shadows have the same shape as the objects that cast them.
- to improve their mastery of art and
- design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials [for example, pencil, charcoal, paint, clay]
- Poppies sculpted from Modroc and metal gauze.
- Pastel sketches of Blitz scenes
- Charcoal sketches of WW1 scences.
- Select use and combine a variety of software to create digital content.
- Understand how to organise digital files and folders.
- Select and use a variety of software to communicate and collaborate with others.
- Automate simple processes by harnessing software tools.
- Understand how to collect data
- Organise information by using appropriate data types and data structures.
- Understand how to query and interpret data
- Present data in appropriate ways
Design and Technology / Geography / History / Religious Education
Covered in spring and summer term / Covered in spring and summer term /
- a study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066 (a significant turning point in British history, for example, the first railways or the Battle of Britain)
- rules in Judaism.
- impact of rules on our lives
- comparing rules
Comparing beliefs across religions