Autumn Term:

Numeracy - Topics:

*Place Value - exploring number sequence to one million

*Addition and Subtraction - Using whole numbers and decimals, investigating different strategies

*Multiplication - Quick recall of all times tables

*Fractions - adding and subtracting fractions, investigating mixed numbers

*Measures (Time) - analogue and digital clock, calculating time durations

*Measures (Length) - estimation, converting lengths and solving length problems

*Shape - 2D shape sorting, symmetry and tessellation

*Shape - investigating angles

*Handling Data - Decision trees

Literacy Topics

Writing

*Demonstrate understanding that reports are used to provide information.

*Demonstrate understanding that there are at least 3 kinds of reports – chronological (history), non-chronological (science, geography) and comparative.

Grammar and Punctuation

*Nouns

*Verbs

*Adjectives

*Adverbs

*Plurals

*Pronouns

Reading

*AR reading books

*Group reading in class

*Independent reading at home and in school

 

World Around Us:

Our topic this term is "Early Man." During this topic we will learn

*How people used to live including roles and responsibilites 

*Conditions living things need to survive

*Simple food chains

*Relationships between animals and plants in a habitat

*How people interact for transport and communication

*How sound is formed and travels

*About the reasons for movement  of people in the past

 

PDMU:

Focus : Staying Safe and Healthy. Through this unit we will learn to

*Maintain a balance for physical and emotional health

*Maintain a balance diet

*Make informed and knowledgeable choices

*Seek accurate information when making important decisions

*Respect and value new life

*Understand that change in life is normal

*Understand bullying and how to handle difficult situations

 

The Arts:

Art and Design, children will

*Collect, examine and select resource materials to design and make a variety of 2D and 3D pieces of art

*Use a range of materials and tools

*Look at and talk about work of artists, designers and craft workers from their own culture and others

*Investigate mark making and use a variety of materials to mark, taking inspiration from people from the past

*Investigate the role of art through the ages

Drama, children will

*Explore creative and imaginative play situations using hot seating, tableau and freeze frames

 

Physical Education:

We aim to provide physical education twice per week, within these sessions we aim to

*Develop control in running, jumping, changing direction and changing speed

*Improve skills of handling, hitting, kicking and passing a ball

*Develop individual skills to partner skills

• Introduce and teach the basic skills of Highland Dance and Basket Ball.

 

Spring Term:

Numeracy: Topics:

Decimals

- ordering, adding, subtracting and simple equivalence

* Division

- using times table knowledge to divide 

 - Introduction of division with remainders 

 - Formal recording 

*Multiplication

-Revise all multiplication facts to 12x12

- Formally record

 - multiply 2 and 3 digit numbers by a single digit

*Fractions 

-Simple equivalence

-Adding and subtracting fractions

-Fractions of an amount

*Types of Number

-Squared and cube numbers

- Prime Numbers

*Handling Data

-Pictographs

-Venn Diagrams

* Measure

-Units to measure length and problems associated

*Time

- Converting digital and analogue clock

- Leap year

- Timetables and time duration problems

 

Literacy:

*Reading

-Guided Reading groups will read aloud with the teacher and complete guided reading tasks linked with their book. 

-Children will read aloud for pleasure and gain confidence in asking and answering a range of questions about their reading

*Writing

-Study procedural writing

-Investigate the grammar used in this form of writing.

- Follow Complete Spelling Programme Weekly

-Grammar and Punctuation (following progression documentation)

*Talking and Listening

- Children will listen to and take part in discussions, explanations, role-plays and presentations

- contribute comments, ask questions and respond to others’ points of view

-communicate information, ideas, opinions, feelings and imaginings, using an expanding vocabulary

The World Around Us:

 

Our topic is  Flight. Firstly we investigate:

Flight in Nature

-express and share our ideas and opinions on flight

-recognise the characteristics of different types of birds

-compare and contrast birds

-know that birds migrate and the hazards they face

-display information using world maps

-know different methods of seed dispersal

-understand the importance of bees to the plant kingdom

Science of Flight

The History of Flight

PDMU:

Thinking and Feeling : Process in Learning

I can identify, recognise and express a range of feelings.

I respect and value the feelings of others.

I know that thoughts, feelings and behaviour are linked.

I can recognise my own positive and negative emotions.

I know that it is OK to have strong negative feelings such as anger, but it is not OK to behave in any way I like.

I have some strategies to cope with uncomfortable feelings and to calm myself when necessary. • I can identify helpful and unhelpful reactions to events causing strong emotions. • I can take responsibility for my actions.

I know that my actions affect other people as well as myself.

I can express a range of feelings in ways that do not hurt me or other people.

I can help support someone who is coping with strong feelings, such as bereavement and loss.

ICT:

Using Just to Easy - Data Base

Design and create a range of programs, systems and content that accomplish given goals, including collecting, analysing, evaluating and presenting  data and information. 

 

PE:

*Swimming - directed by swimming teachers

*Healthy Kidz - directed by Healthy Kidz Coaches