Teacher/s: Mrs Rome and Mrs Pandya
KS2 Teaching Assistants: Miss Bingle/Mrs Yorke
Volunteer/s: Mr Dougan
Curriculum information
Class 4 2024-2025
Terms 1 and 2
The topics that we will be covering during this term of
‘Anglo Saxons and Vikings’
are:
| English |
Text genres: Wishing tale, narrative poetry, non-chronological report, improvement writing.
We will be placing particular emphasis on sentence construction, spelling, grammar and handwriting to support pupils in their return to school. |
| Maths | Place value
Addition and subtraction Multiplication and division Measurement: length, perimeter and area In addition, we will continue our work on our four operations through 4 in 5 sessions and daily mental maths sessions, focusing on times tables. |
| Science | Properties and changes of materials
We will be comparing different materials, learning about dissolving and separating different materials.
Electricity We will be investigating circuits during this unit, looking at switches and conductors/insulators. |
| Computing
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Online safety and digital literacy
What is a computer? |
| History | Our topic for this whole Autumn term is ‘The Anglo Saxons and Vikings’.
During our history topic we will be looking at the chronology of the Anglo Saxons and Vikings. We will be using primary and secondary sources looking at reliability and comparing life in these time to the present.
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| DT / Art | Art – Sculpture and 3D form: Looking at Anglo-Saxon clothing and using these ideas/inspirations to design and make our own Anglo Saxon brooch.
DT – Construction, mechanics and electronics: This term we will be looking at how we make structures stronger, mechanics (levers, pulleys and gears). We will be using our scientific knowledge to make a product which uses electricity/circuits.
For both, we will research ideas, plan and design, make / create and then evaluate our work and that of others. |
| PE
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Cricket, TAG Rugby, football and dance.
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| RE | ‘What is the Trinity and why is it important for Christians?’
‘What do Hindus believe God is like?’ |
| Music
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Glockenspiel Sessions
Christmas songs |
| PSHCE | Values / five ways of well-being (focus on ways to support our mental health and general well-being)
Me and My Relationships |
Please keep this target and curriculum information handy as it can be a useful tool in supporting your child in their learning during this term. Please do not hesitate in contacting us if you would like any further details about your child’s learning process or the curriculum being studied this term.
Many thanks, Mrs Rome & Mrs Pandya J
Please keep this target and curriculum information handy as it can be a useful tool in supporting your child in their learning during this term. Please do not hesitate in contacting us if you would like any further details about your child’s learning process or the curriculum being studied this term.
Many thanks, Mrs Rome & Miss Pates.