1066 and all that!
Giraffes-Term 1
History
Normans, Anglo-Saxons, 1066: What was life like in Britain before
1066? Who had the strongest claim to the throne? Battle of Stamford
Bridge. Why did William, Duke of Normandy, win the Battle of
Hastings? What were the stages of the Battle of Hastings? What
problems did William Have?
Geography
Map work, Identify physical features (eg. river, sea, hill). How did these
influence where the battles took place?
Science
Forces: Recognise Sir Isaac Newton and his third Law of Motion;
Identify and label gravity and resistance forces; identify balanced and
unbalanced forces,; Explore parachutes and air resistance, identifying
enquiry questions for investigating effective parachutes; Investigate
how levers work and how the position of the fulcrum impacts on its
effectiveness; Explore gears noting how they help cyclists ride;
Investigate the effect of ground friction on the force needed to move
a toy car; Investigate and identify which shape of boat is best to beat
the water resistance of a river, offering an explanation
ICT:
Algorithms- write and debug programs (Scratch)
German: Greetings, Introducing yourself and Colours.
MATHEMATICS
Number – place value- Count forwards or backwards in steps of powers
of 10 for any given number up to 1,000,000; read and write numbers to
10,000,000, solving problems, rounding to the nearest 1,10,100 and 1000.
Addition and Subtraction – solve mental calculations, solve problems using
the 4 operations, add and subtract decimals
Multiplication and Division- Use estimation to check answers to
calculations and determine, in the context of a problem, an appropriate
degree of accuracy;
LITERACY
Main text;
“Beowulf” by Michael Morpurgo
Writing:
Structure sentences in different ways: Use a
variety of sentence openings; Use of pronouns to
avoid repetition; Using a range of sentence types;
Use of causal connectives /subordinators to start
sentences
Evidence of complex sentences
Use of causal connectives /subordinators to start
sentences – Because, Despite, Consequently etc.
Connective phrases for time and consequence are
used
Use of time phrases to link sentences/paragraphs
Uses a wider range of sentence connectives to
develop meaning and improve flow/cohesion. Use
of time connective phrases: As soon as, Having
done that, No sooner had etc.......
Complex sentences used confidently with a range
of subordinates to link related clauses.
SPAG: Use other types of punctuation- colon
Vary font size/ style
Words spoken are within speech marks.
Commas are used at the end of speech and within
speech marks
New speaker on a new line when writing dialogue.
Use of commas to separate clauses
Speech ends with correct punctuation - ? !
Reading:
Read aloud whole books to expose children to
books and authors they may not choose; Identify
and discuss themes in reading; Show
understanding through intonation, tone, volume
and action so that meaning is clear to an audience;
Discuss and evaluate how authors use language.
Shape – Identify 3-D shapes, including cubes and other cuboids, from 2D representation; Perform mental calculations, including with mixed
operations and large numbers; Recognise, describe and build simple 3-D
ARTS AND DESIGN
shapes, including making nets
Fractions: Compare and order fractions whose denominators are all
multiples of the same number; Add and subtract fractions; Compare and
order fractions, including fractions >1; Use common factors to simplify
fractions; use common multiples to express fractions in the same
denomination
Position and Direction: Identify, describe and represent the position of a
shape following a reflection or translation, using the appropriate
language, and know that the shape has not changed; Describe positions on
Music
Composition- The movies.
Art & Design
Using a progression of skills.
Design & Technology
Constructing a moving vehicle with wheels and
axles; Evaluating their use.
the full coordinate grid (all 4 quadrants); Draw and translate simple
shapes on the coordinate plane, and reflect them in the axes.
PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Our value this term is…
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
Net and wall games-
Respect
Tennis and Basketball
SEAL – “New Beginnings”
Religious Education:
Judaism- Birth, Bar Mitzvah, marriage, death and
death rituals