St Mary’s School Long Term Planning Overview Autumn Term 2015Year Group 4

English / Maths / Science / Computing / RE / PSHE / History /
Geography / Art / Design Technology / Music / PE / French / WholeSchool focus weeks
First half term Topic headings: Anglo- Saxons
Spelling:
Adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters.
Sound I as y and ou.
Grammar:
Use conjunctions to express time or cause
Use adverbs to modify verbs.
Text types:
Stories by the same author.
Stories from other cultures.
Instructions and explanations.
Humorous poems. / Mental maths
Beat that’s
Learn it’s.
Place value
Addition and subtraction.
Shape and data.
Multiplication and division. / Animals, including humans / We are software developers- developing a simple educational game. / Gymnastics
(Classes separate)
Invasion games - Netball SW
Second half term Topic headings: Anglo- Saxons/ Vikings/ Christmas
Spelling:
Prefixes
Grammar:
Person – understanding that writing can be third or first person.
Use prepositions to express time and place.
Text types:
Information texts.
Non- fiction Christmas letters.
Creating images. / Mental maths
Beat that’s
Learn it’s.
Subtraction.
Time and data.
Multiplication and division.
Division and fractions. / Electricity / We are toy designers.
Prototyping an interactive toy. / Gymnastics
(Classes separate)
Invasion games Tag rugby- SW

St Mary’s School Long Term Planning Overview Spring Term 2015Year Group 3

English / Maths / Science / Computing / RE / PSHE / History /
Geography / Art / Design Technology / Music / PE / French / WholeSchool focus weeks
First half term Topic headings: Comparing Australia and Africa
Spelling:
Suffixes ation and ly
Ure and er
Grammar:
Use commas after or before phrases and clauses.
Use adverbs and adverbials.
Text types:
Myths and legends.
Stories about imaginary worlds.
Recounts. / Mental maths
Beat that’s
Learn it’s.
Place value, fraction and decimals.
Addition, subtraction and money.
Measurement and data.
Fractions and decimals. / Living things and their habitats / We are musicians – producing digital music. / Religion and the individual
Hinduism / Handball- SW / Animals and pets
Second half term Topic headings: Comparing Australia and Africa
Spelling:
Suffixes ous, ion, ian, cian and tion.
Grammar:
Fronted adverbials.
Pronouns – using pronouns to avoid repetition or ambiguity and to add clarity and cohesion.
Text types:
Non-chronological reports.
Traditional poems.
Performance poems. / Mental maths
Beat that’s
Learn it’s.
Place value, decimals and negative numbers.
Addition and subtraction.
Time, timetables and co-ordinates. / Living things and their habitats / We are HTML editors.
Editing and writing HTML. / Symbols and religious expression
Christianity / Hockey - SW / Family, alphabet and household items

St Mary’s School Long Term Planning Overview Summer Term 2015Year Group 3

English / Maths / Science / Computing / RE / PSHE / History /
Geography / Art / Design Technology / Music / PE / French / WholeSchool focus weeks
First half term Topic headings: World War 2 (Possible Kentwell Hall visit)
Spelling:
Words with the k sound spelt ch.
Suffix que
Words with the s sound spelt sc
Grammar:
Using dialogue in narrative or drama, emphasising the differences between spoken and written speech,
Text types:
Adventure stories.
Plays and dialogues.
Persuasive writing. / Mental maths
Beat that’s
Learn it’s.
Place value,
Addition and subtraction.
Area, perimeter and co-ordinates.
Fractions, decimals and length / Sound / We are co-authors – producing a wiki. / Net games
Striking
Fielding games (Cricket) / Months of the year.
Giving opinions about food.
Second half term Topic headings: World War 2 (Possible Kentwell Hall visit)
Spelling:
Ei, eigh and ey.
Homophones and near homophones.
Grammar:
Possessive apostrophe with plural words.
Text types:
Non-chronological reports.
Traditional poems.
Shape poems. / Mental maths
Beat that’s
Learn it’s.
Shape, symmetry and angles.
Time and graphs.
Fractions, decimals and division. / States of matter / We are meteorologists – presenting the weather. / Athletics / Weather and places in France.