St Blaise – Maple Class
Term 2 2015-2016
Maths
English - Writing – Myths and legends, narrative linked to Beowulf, diary
writing – linked to Anglo-Saxon everyday life
Mental multiplication and division; written multiplication including fractions
Fractions, decimals and word problems
Area, perimeter, volume and co-ordinates
Place value, written addition and subtraction
Guided reading – individual guided groups
World book day – Mini Grey – creating comic strips – 7th March
Focus author – Michael Morpurgo – Beowulf
Data handling activities
Science
Science week – 14th-18th March
Electricity focus
Understanding Physical Development,
Health and Wellbeing
This is an overview of our topic which the children have helped to plan. If you have anything to contribute which
would enrich our work, we would encourage you to be involved.
Recognise conductors and insulators,
create circuits including, lights,
buzzers and switches
Use symbols when drawing circuits
The AngloSaxons
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Going for goals
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PE – play competitive games –
netball, badminton, golf, hockey
and basketball
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Finish swimming sessions
including assessment
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Y5&6 – School nurse visit
History
Understand British chronology
Roman withdrawal, invasions of scots and
Angles and Saxons
Geography
Anglo-Saxon settlements and kingdoms
European map – related to Britain
Everyday life including the role of women
and children
The British Isles including places name and
identification/ location
Place names, runes and the legacy
Art and culture – including the Sutton
Hoo ship burial
Christian conversion
Trips and visits
Computing
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SCRATCH – programming
an interactive maths quiz
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Dorchester Abbey – Saxon Day
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Wantage – King Alfred
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Mini Grey – World Book Day
Art and DT
RE – The Christian conversion of Britain
Did God intend Jesus to be crucified?
Preparation for Easter including Holy week
and Easter service preparation
*Exploring Anglo-Saxon patterns and printing repeated patterns
*Creating runes and a purse
*Designing and making brooches