Autumn Term:

Numeracy Topics

*Place Value – exploring numbers up to 50 (P3)/ up to 100 (P4)                

*Addition and Subtraction – understanding the relationship between addition and subtraction, developing knowledge of addition and subtraction facts, writing addition sums vertically (P4)

*Money- Develop understanding up to 20p (P3)/ up to £1 (P4)

*Measures (Time) – Days of the week (P3), telling the time on the analogue clock and digital clock (P3/4), calculating time durations (P4)

*Measures (Length) – measuring length in using non-standard and standard units of measurements i.e., metres/centimetres

*Shape – 2D Shapes

*Shape (Angle)- Right angles

 

Literacy Topics

Writing

Poetry

• Participate in modelled, shared, guided and independent writing, including composing on a screen
• Talk about and plan what they are going to write 
• Investigate and experiment with rhyme and rhythm
• Begin to check their work in relation to specific criteria
• Write for a variety of purposes and audiences

Grammar and Punctuation

• Nouns
• Verbs
• Adjectives
• Question Marks
• Capital letters

Reading

• Guided reading groups in class and home reading book
• AR reading books (P4)
• Independent reading at home and in school (P4)

 

World Around Us

Our topic this term is "Things that move."

 

PDMU

Focus : Friendships and The Real Me

Specific weeks: Friendship Week and Anti-Bullying Week

 

The Arts

Art and Design

• Digital Art and Design - Arcimboldo's Faces, Feelings Filters and Pop Art Collages

Music

• Travel

Drama

• Linked to Friendship Week
• Christmas Show

 

Physical Education

Games - Throwing and Catching

• Practice and develop the skills of handling, hitting and kicking through a range of activities and using equipment
• Devleop the skills relevant to games, including running, stopping, jumping and skipping
• Make use of space to outwit an opponent
• Take part in simple games (involving individual and co-operative play)

Gymnastics

• Explore a range of movement skills including travelling, jumping and landing, rolling, climbing, transferring weight, balancing
• Explore, practice and improve body management skills
• Form simple sequences by linking movements
• Progress from working individually to working in pairs
• Evaluate their movements and those of others

Spring Term

Numeracy Topics

• Place Value – exploring numbers up to 100 (P3)/ up to 1000 (P4)                
• Addition and Subtraction – understanding the relationship between addition and subtraction, developing knowledge of addition and subtraction facts, writing addition sums vertically – working on formal recording (P4)
• Money- Develop understanding up to 50p (P3)/ up to £1 (P4)
• Measures (Time) – telling the time on the analogue clock and digital clock (P3/4), calculating time durations (P4) calendar (P4)
• Measures (Length) – measuring length in using non-standard and standard units of measurements i.e., metres/centimetres
• Shape- 3D Shapes
• Shape (Angle)- Turns, four compass directions, movement and position
• Handling Data (Graphs)- Representing data on block graphs and pictograms, and interpret results.

 

Literacy Topics

Writing

Persuasive Writing

• Understand the features of persuasive writing
• Recognise that there may be other points of view. 
• Use bargaining to persuade. 
• Group facts and opinions

Class Novel:

Ancient Egypt (Non-fiction) and Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures

Grammar and Punctuation

• Use of powerful verbs
• Full stops and exclamation marks
• Speech marks
• Plurals- adding ‘s’ and ‘es’
• Connectives
• Prepositions

Phonics and Spelling

• Continuing with Levels 3 - 5 Twinkl Phonics scheme
• Complete Spelling Programme: ot, plural, op, og, ob (P3)
• Complete Spelling Programme: rhyme patterns, plurals, ell (st 3), ill, ull, ass, ess  (P4)

Reading

• AR reading books (P4)
• Group reading in class
• Independent reading at home and in school (P4)

 

World Around Us

Our topic this term is "Ancient Egypt."

 

PDMU

Focus : Difficult Feelings & Stranger danger/Internet Safety

Strategies and skills for self awareness     

• Beginning to recognise, name and manage their own feelings and emotions and that they are a natural, important and healthy part of a human being
• Beginning to recognise and manage the effects of strong feelings such as anger, sadness or loss
• Knowing what to do or from whom to seek help when feeling unsafe
• Knowing about potential dangers and threats in the home and environment
• Developing simple safety rules and strategies to protect themselves from potentially dangerous situations                                  

The Arts

Art and Design

The children will

• Learn about textile artist Gunta Stolzl and the decorative art of Gustav Klimt
• Learn about textiles technique and weaving

Music

Music Express: Ancient Worlds

Performance: the children will celebrate the achievements of the 'Amazing Egyptians' and explore 20th century minimalist music inspired by the age of Akhenaten. The will arrange and perform a layered pyramid structure.

Drama

The children will:

• Explore a range of cultural and human issues in a safe environment by participating in dramatic activity and sharing ideas with others
• Develop a range of drama strategies including freeze frame, tableau and hot seating

Physical Education

GYMNASTICS  

Shape

• explore a range of movement skills, including travelling, jumping and landing, rolling, climbing,  transferring weight, balancing
• improve body management skills form simple sequences

Daily Mile