Literacy (writing)

• Letter writing – write a formal letter to a Historical figure
• Diary writing – balanced argument expressed in diary entry
• Narrative – creating and writing the ending of a story
• Biography – writing a biography of a key figure in the history of computing.

Guided Reading

• Comprehension skills

• The Wizard of Oz (story)
• The Hobbit (narrative)
• Northern Lights (story)
• Peter Pan (Story)
• The Dragonfly (poem)
• The Perfect photo(narrative)
• Chioke’s Chance (fiction)
• Beneath the Waves (fantasy story)
• The Angel of the North (non-fiction)
• The Problem with Plastic non-fiction)
• From Sketches to Cinema (non-fiction)
• Diving the Depths (non-fiction)

Maths

• Arithmetic
• Times tables
• Varied fluency and representations
• Reasoning and problem-solving

Science

• Science is covered in a rolling schedule of eleven strands of Science (space, forces, light, sound, electricity, materials 1, materials 2, living things, plants, animals, evolution).

Topic – Geography

Chile and South America

• Earthquakes
• Map reading – coordinates

Topic - History

World War 2

• The Home Front
• Kindertransport
• Anne Frank
• Holocaust

Music

• Singing and performing
• Listening and appraising
• Debussy

Art

Artistic trade

• Sculpture and Movement design – Alexander Calder

Drawing and Sketching skills

• Drawing landscapes

Computing

• Use of technology  - How networks work
• Searching – How internet searches work
• Computer science – Programming

RSE

• Puberty and where babies come from

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PSHE

• Healthy and happy relationships – in person and online

P.E.

• Gymnastics
• Alternative sport - walking football

Design and Technology

• Electrical systems

• Including programming, controlling and complex switches