Topics 2015-16

Class
Owls
YR/1
Term 1
We Are What We Eat
Assessing: Technology and Geography
History: Changes within living memory
The Magic Toymaker
Assessing History
Christianity
Theme: The Creation Story
Theme: Christmas Story
Food chains and habitats (Green plants and
habitats)
Animals (My Brilliant body)
We Are What We Eat
Assessing: Technology and Geography
Kites
Y1/2
RE – Y2
History: Changes within living memory
The Magic Toymaker
Assessing History
Christianity
Theme: What did Jesus Teach?
Theme: Jesus as a Gift from God
Food chains and habitats (Green plants and
habitats)
Animals (My Brilliant body)
SUBJECTS FOR 2015-16
Term 2
From A-B (Transport)
Assessing: Geography
Term 3
The Circus is Coming to Town
Assessing: Art
History: Events beyond Living memory (eg: Great Fire
of London, first aeroplane flight, Neil Armstrong)
The First Olympians (Lives of significant
individuals/Olympians)
Assessing: History
Christianity
Theme: Jesus as a Friend
Theme: Easter (Palm Sunday)
Judaism
Theme: Shabbat
Theme: Hannuakkah
Marvellous Materials
My Brilliant body
(living or not and humans)
From A-B (Transport)
Assessing: Geography
The Circus is Coming to Town
Assessing: Art
History: Events beyond Living memory (eg: Great Fire
of London, first aeroplane flight, Neil Armstrong)
The First Olympians (Lives of significant
individuals/Olympians)
Assessing: History
Christianity
Theme: Prayer at Home
Theme: Easter - resurrection
Islam
Theme: Community and Belonging
Theme: Hajj
Marvellous Materials
My Brilliant body
(living or not and humans)
Hawks
Y3/4
Footprints from the Past
Assessing: Geography
Impact of Romans on Britain – technology,
culture, beliefs (what have the Romans done
for us?)
Assessing: History
RE – Y3
Science LKS2
Hinduism - Theme: Diwali
Christianity - Theme: Christmas
Light and shadows (year 3) Light
The uses of electricity, and how to wire a
simple circuit. (year 4) Electricity
Inventions that changed the world
Assessing: Technology
The Olympic Games
(All subjects)
Anglo-Saxon art and culture and Christian conversion
Assessing: Art
Local History: Old Sarum and Salisbury Cathedral
Assessing: Music
Christianity – Theme; Jesus’ Miracles
Christianity - Theme: Easter – forgiveness
Hinduism
Theme: Hindu Beliefs
Theme: Pilgrimage to the River Ganges
States of matter and changes of state, with particular
reference to water (year 4) States of matter
Classification of living things: plants and animals and
conservation (year 4) Exploring the world of animals
and plants.
Animals including humans: what animals need to
survive, movement and skeleton (year 3) What
goes in must come out.
Sources of Sound (year 4) Scintillating sound
Gateway to the World (Airports)
Assessing: Geography
Changing power of the monarchs (John, Anne,
Victoria)
Assessing: History
Falcons
Y4/5
RE – Y5
Science LKS2
Sikhism - Theme: Belief into action
Christianity - Theme: Christmas
Year 5 only
Life cycles, including reproduction and growth
and old age (year 5)
Life, the universe and everything
Year 4 only
Light and shadows (year 3) Light
ALL
Classification of living things: plants and
animals and conservation (year 4) Exploring
the world of animals and plants.
What’s on the Menu?
Assessing; Technology and Geography
The Olympic Games (all subjects)
Achievements of earliest civilisations – the Indus
Valley
Ancient Greece (Milepost 3, same as Eagles: The
Great, the Bold and the Brave)
Sikhism - Theme: Beliefs and moral values
Christianity - Theme: Easter
Sikhism - Theme: Prayer and Worship
Christianity - Theme: Beliefs and Practices
States of matter and changes of state, with particular
reference to water (year 4) States of matter
Animals including humans: what animals need to
survive, movement and skeleton (year 3) What
goes in must come out.
The uses of electricity, and how to wire a simple
circuit. (year 4) Electricity
Sources of Sound (year 4) Scintillating sound
Eagles
Growing Up
Assessing: Science
History- AD900 (Mayan Society)
Assessing: Art
Going Global
Assessing; geography
Significant turning point in British History (eg: Battle
of Britain, first railways)
Assessing: History
Sikhism - Theme: Beliefs and moral values
Christianity - Theme: Easter
RE - Y5
Sikhism - Theme: Belief into action
Christianity - Theme: Christmas
Science
UKS2
Life cycles, including reproduction and growth
and old age (year 5)
Life, the universe and everything
The Great, The Bold and the Brave (Ancient
Greeks)
The Athlete (Olympics)
Assessing: all subjects
Sikhism - Theme: Prayer and Worship
Christianity - Theme: Beliefs and Practices
Human circulatory system and blood (year 6)
Humans, inheritance and evolution
Changes of materials (year 6)
Changes that form new materials
Properties of materials (year 5)
Materials Matter
Inheritance and evolution happening over long
periods of time (year 6)
Humans, inheritance and evolution