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Category: Class 2
Spring Term 2019 Curriculum Maps
Dear Parents and Carers
Happy New Year and welcome back to the Spring Term 2019.
Here is an overview of the exciting themes and topics to be covered between now and Easter. Our learning across the curriculum will be linked to our topic where appropriate. The attached topic homework grid will also be available online. We look forward to your children’s ever-inspiring homework enhancing our classroom soon! Thank you in advance for the help you provide with this.
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Literacy Writing – What effect do you want your writing to have on the reader? Non-fiction Debating (one viewpoint) Writing a balanced argument Procedural reports biographies Fiction Figurative language Spring poetry Story writing Spelling, Grammar & Punctuation: precise use of punctuation; differences in register/tone/audience; knowing the class of words and their function in a sentence.; spelling hints and rules Additional SATS practice in Reading Comprehension, Grammar and Spelling in Year 6. |
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Numeracy Following National Curriculum Programme of Study, to include revision and expanding on Number to include expanding on decimal fractions, (percentages, algebra, ratio Y6); expanding work on all fractions, decimals and percentages (Y5); expanding work on all fractions, decimals; time; money (Y4) All children: reasoning and problem solving about maths.. Additional SATS practice in Year 6 |
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History/Geography Sir Isaac Newton (17th/18th Century significant British figures in history); his life, investigations, work and his legacy (cross reference with Science) |
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Art/Music Seasonal observations Wider Opportunities Provision – Thurs pm Year 3/4 Forest Schools; Friday pm – learning to play an instrument.; Shakespeare Workshop (at North Cowton with Melsonby Pr. Sch); Chinese New Year |
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PSHCE and Citizenship Resolutions, School Charter, Chinese New Year, British Values |
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Science Forces and Gravity Can you feel the Force? Investigating forces, gravity, levers, pulleys, friction. – how these relate to everyday life |
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R.E. 12th Night(Epiphany), Lent, Easter |
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French Je fais les courses: shopping, asking for items from a menu or in a shop, Easter in France, Sequencing language, imperatives |
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P.E. Invasion games – netball, rugby, team building skills |
Autumn Term 2018
Dear Parents and Carers
Here is an overview of the exciting themes and topics to be covered this Autumn Term. As we welcome our new Year 3 children to our classroom in the afternoons, we are going to build on their knowledge in a previous topic of castles. Therefore, our main theme of history will cover the Norman Invasion. Our learning across the curriculum will be linked to our topic where appropriate. A topic homework grid will be sent out shortly and will be available online. We look forward to your children’s ever-inspiring homework enhancing our classroom soon! Thank you in advance for the help you provide with this.
| Literacy Writing to inform and/or amuse Non-fiction Instructions Fact files fiction Writing a diary entry as a figure from history Seasonal poetry Playscripts (reading) |
| Numeracy Following National Curriculum Programme of Study, to include revision and expanding on place value, calculating counting in steps of 10 – 10-100, 000; using and applying all 4 operations of +,-, x and ÷ in ‘real-life- reasoning and problem solving about maths. |
| History/Geography The Normans – Who were they? Where did they come from and why did they invade England? How can we recognise Norman castles and churches? The Gun Powder Plot |
| Art/Music Autumn inspiration – changing colours and textures/Fireworks Wider Opportunities Provision – Friday pm – learning to play an instrument |
| PSHCE and Citizenship New Beginnings, Settling in., Firework Safety Code. Anti-Bullying Week 12-16th November 2018 |
| Science Electricity What would it be like without it for a day? Safety, circuits, conductors. |
| R.E. Harvest, Advent and Christmas |
| French Moi! Les Couleurs. Sequencing language, imperatives |
| P.E. Invasion games – football, tag rugby, dance |
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What we have been doing
