Markland Hill C. P. School
Overview of your child’s work this term.
Lower KS2 Year 3 & 4 AUTUMN TERM THEME: ‘Tomb Raiders’
Subject Area
Literacy
Throughout the different
genres we will be focusing on
developing children’s key skills:
reading, sentence construction
and phonics linked with
spelling.
Content
Half term A
Using the book ‘I need my monster by Amanda Noll’ children
will:
 Make predictions about characters
 Write descriptions, letters, postcards
 Write narrative poetry
 Create a monster and add this to a ‘year book’ of
monsters
Half term B
Using the book ‘BFG by Roald Dahl’
 Make predictions about characters
 Write character descriptions
 Story writing
Numeracy
Our main focus this term will
be embedding the core number
and calculation skills developed
in K.S.1/Year 3
We will be building on cross
curricular links with Literacy
and the Ancient Egyptians and
embedding investigative work
and real life links.
Science
Information & Communication
Technology
Connected Curriculum
R.E.
KIRFS: To secure number bonds to 10, 20 and 100
Pupils will access a range of practical and pictorial activities and
investigations in:
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Number
Calculation
Shape and space
Data handling
Variation and Classification - (feeding relationships and life
processes)
‘We are Communicators’ – use and purpose of email.
Recap the VLE and use of ePortfolio
TOPIC: Tomb Raiders
History – A world history study - the key features, including the
everyday lives of men, women and children, of Ancient Egypt
Design Technology: Design and make products involving stiff
and flexible sheet materials Egyptian Slippers
Art: Textiles – Quick print/ Digital media: choice of
selected/limited colours, embellish with, sequins, jewels,
(stitches) and buttons
Judaism: Celebrations Belonging/Journey of Life
PSHE
Developing good relationships & respecting the differences
between people
MFL
Children will continue to develop their oracy, Literacy and
inter-cultural understanding in French
The Class Orchestra
Outdoor = Co-ordination and Agility sports
Indoor = Dance and gymnastics
Weekly tasks set using the ‘workabooks’ & activities linked to
the KIRFS (see school website)
Music
P.E.
Homework
Key Vocabulary
Predict
Describe
Preposition
Connective
Heading/Subheading
Alliteration
Simile
New descriptive
vocabulary
Gnarled
Intriguing
Ominous
Unfurled
Rejected
Number, calculate,
addition, subtraction,
multiplication, division,
total, difference,
investigate, organise,
sort, compare,
probability
Variation
Species
Organism
Classification
Forum
Chat
Message
Email
Filter
Ancient Egypt,
mummification, tombs,
Giza, Pharaoh, Africa,
Embellishment, fabric,
materials, flexibility,
practicality
Sukkot, Rosh Hashanah
Bar Mitzvah