English

This term, we are studying the following textsfor a range of purposes:

Autumn 1

Jemmy Button by Alix Barzelay

Complemented by our History topic. 

• Writing     a setting description 
• Recount:     diary entry

Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterley 

Complemented by our Science topic. Additionally part of our Black History Month work. 

• Research     and non-chronological report writing 
• Writing     an emotive argument for change 

Autumn 2

The Sleeper and The Spindle by Neil Gaiman

• Persuasive     writing - advertisement 
• Extended     narrative: alternative fairytale ending, suspense and action

Macbeth - abridged, retold Andrew Matthews 

Complemented by our DT topic. 

• Written     instructions 
• Letter     writing

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This term, we are studying the following texts for a range of purposes:

Summer 1

The British by Benjamin Zephaniah

• Exploration of the different styles and purposes of poetry
• Creation and performance of slam poems 

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The Boy At The Back of The Class by Onjali Q. Raúf

• Persuasive letter to the Home Secretary
• Creating an extended narrative through character development

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Guided Reading: The Boy At The Back of The Class by Onjali Q. Raúf

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Summer 2

The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan

• Instructional writing
• Newspaper report writing

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Guided Reading: Clockwork by Philip Pullman

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• Number and Place Value: Reading, writing, comparing and rounding to 1,000,000, Roman numerals to 100, and M for 1,000
• Calculations - Addition and Subtraction: Counting on, counting back, formal column method, regrouping/renaming
• Calculations - Multiplication and Division: Multiples and factors, prime and composite numbers, square and cubed numbers, multiplication by 10, 100 and 1000. Long and short formal methods including ‘bus stop’ division, with and without remainders.
• Graphs: Reading tables and line graphs
• Worded Problems: Solving worded problems including multi-step problems

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Summer 1

• Geometry - types of angles, measuring and drawing angles, angles on a straight line and at a point, properties of quadrilaterals, angles inside quadrilaterals, polygons (regular and irregular)
• Position and Movement - Naming and plotting points, translations, reflections including successive reflections 
• Area and Perimeter - perimeter of rectangles and squares, area of rectangles and squares, perimeter of composite shapes, area of composite shapes, estimating area and drawing to scale

Summer 2

• Measurements- units of length, mass and volume, imperial and metric units, worded problems involving measurements, temperature 
• Volume - volume of solids, using cubic units, volume of cuboids, volume of liquids, worded problems involving volume 

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Djembe and Recorder Ensemble

Unit Aim - To learn how to make different sounds on the djembe drum, to learn compositions on the recorder and to combine these in whole class ensemble pieces.

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Ensemble Composition and Performance

Recorder ensemble

Learn about conventional staff notation and theory - semi quaver, quaver, crotchet, minim, semi breve and the rests for these.

Bar structure and simple time signatures 4/4, ¾ and 2/4.

Bass and treble clef notes.

Create and perform  a piece of music for the ensemble (using any of the forces learnt about in Autumn and Spring).

• Art: Repeat pattern making, colour and painting
• Key focus: Hindu mandalas
• Artists: William Morris, Kehinde Wiley

• DT - Food and Nutrition: Scottish shortbread

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Summer 1

Art: Collage mood boards 

The life and work of Cindy Sherman
Creation of abstract patterns to reflect personal experiences and expression

Complementing our English Studies and “I come from” poems 

Summer 2

Art: Book Art 

Key focus: 3D Form

DT: Textiles - A “Lost Thing” plushie 

Key focus: Combining pattern pieces, fabric shapes and different fabrics; strengthening, stiffening and reinforcing where appropriate. 

Both complementing our English Studies of The Lost Thing.

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• Being Me In My World - Who am I and how do I fit? Setting goals, dealing with challenges, rights and responsibilities (democracy), how behaviour, choices consequences and rewards can impact a group.
• Celebrating Difference - Respect for similarity and difference, anti-bullying (rumour spreading and name-calling, direct and indirect bullying) and being unique, exploring and respecting culture and cultural differences, what is racism, unconscious bias, consider happiness regardless of material wealth

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Summer 1

Relationships - Building positive, healthy relationships

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Summer 2

Changing Me - Coping positively with change (RSE)

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• Hinduism: Beliefs - Origin of Hinduism, gods and goddesses, symbolism, beliefs on life and death, the Om.
• Hinduism: Practices - Places of worship, Hindu wedding celebrations, Diwali, and Holi.

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Islam and Social Action: How do Muslims respond to climate change? 

• Stewardship, Almsgiving, Zakat, the purpose of religious charities 

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• Earth and Space: The Solar system and its planets, the sun in the centre of the solar system (heliocentric), day and night, time zones, the phases and movement of the moon
• Properties of Materials: Grouping and consideration of a material’s suitability, thermal conductors and insulators, testing and comparing hardness, solubility - solutes, solvents and solutions, including saturation points, solubility and insolubility, separating mixtures - methods including evaporation, filtering and sieving.

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Summer 1

Animals Including Humans 

• Key stages of a mammal’s life cycle 
• Exploring gestation periods of mammals
• Learning about foetal development
• Investigating hand span
• Changes experienced during puberty
• Changes experienced during old age 

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Summer 2

Living Things and Their Habitats 

• The life processes of plants
• The life cycles of mammals
• Comparing the life cycles of insects and amphibians
• The life cycles of birds and reptiles 
• The life and work of naturalists Jane Goodall and David Attenborough
• Researching and presenting information on a chosen life cycle

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• History: The British Empire - The origins, development, and end of the Empire, including its legacy.
• Geography: Changing World, Mapping skills, and local area studies

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Geography: Exploring the Caribbean 

• Location and comparisons to the UK, physical geography, human geography, reasons for migration from the Caribbean to the UK  
• Case study: Jamaica  

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History: Migration to London in the 20th-21st Century 

• Factors leading to an increase in migration, Caribbean migration, Southeast Asian migration, South Asian migration, asylum seekers and refugees, the impact and issues of migration 
• Case study: Harold Moody and Sam King MBE  

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• Computing systems and networks: Computers can be connected to form systems, search engines, their results and how they are ranked
• Programming - Selection in physical computing, control a simple circuit connected to the computer, count-controlled loops, conditional loops

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Summer 1

Creating media with vector drawings 

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Summer 2

Programming - selection in quizzes 

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• Hockey
• Football

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Say, read, write and understand:

• Talking about us - School subjects, opinion, likes and dislikes
• In the city and shopping - Buildings and places of interest, simple directions, conversations when shopping, numbers

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Spring 1

“Out of this world” - words on an ID card, identity, planets and relevant descriptions and adjectives

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Spring 2

At the seaside - nouns for items at the beach, talking about the seaside, persuasion, facts and information about the beach, extended written and spoken sentences

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