Zetter ClassYear 3 Mr Gee |
Sirdeshpande ClassYear 3 and Year 4 Miss Bonini |
Morpurgo ClassYear 4 Mr Morland |
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Class Authors |
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Neal Zetter |
Rashmi Sirdeshpande |
Michael Morpurgo |
Neal Zetter is London-based comedy performance poet, author and entertainer who has been using poetry writing and performance to develop literacy, confidence, self-expression, creativity and presentation skills in 3 to 103 year olds for more twenty years.. Recommended read: Gorilla ballerina
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Rashmi Sirdeshpande is a lawyer turned children's author, with two young children who ask her lots of questions. Rashmi writes non-fiction picture books that ignite children's curiosity, as well as fictional stories that crackle with imagination. Recommended read: How to Be Extraordinary |
Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo, OBE, FRSL, FKC is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as War Horse. Recommended read: War Horse |
Curriculum Overview 2020/21
Subject |
AutumnTerm 1 |
AutumnTerm 2 |
SpringTerm 1 |
SpringTerm 2 |
SummerTerm |
SummerTerm 2 |
English |
Stories with historical settings Poetry Information texts Instructions
The Wild Way Home How to wash a Woolly Mammoth Stone Age Boy |
Taking flight (LS+ film unit) Kenning Poem Setting description
The Flood Letter Writing Newspaper Writing
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The Windmill Farmer (LS+) Descriptive writing - Story writing. Personification poetry.
Recount The Lighthouse Keeper Float |
Myths and Legends
Cross curricular non-chronological report |
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Maths |
Number Place value Addition and subtraction |
Number Addition and subtraction. Multiplication and division. |
Number Multiplication and division Measure. Length, perimeter and area |
Number Fractions and decimals |
Measurement Money Time. Statistics Geometry. |
Property and shapes. Measure Mass capacity (YR3) Position and direction (YR4) |
Topic title |
Rock Bottom |
Epic Earth |
Crashes and Currents |
Roads and Ruins |
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Science |
Animals including Humans |
Living Things and Habitats |
Sound | Electricity | ||
History |
Stone Age To Iron Age |
Roman Empire and its Impact | ||||
Geography |
Map reading Land use Reasons for building settlements |
Climate and Weather. | Earthquakes and Volcanoes | Coasts | ||
Computing |
Presentation Skills |
Acceptable usage of computers and the internet within school and the wider community. | Programming and Scratch | Photo Stories | Word Processing | |
Art |
Changes: Fossils Cave Painting Skara Brae inspired models. |
Creating the life of the rainforest Rousseau Pipe Cleaner insects |
Exploration of the elements through art. | Landscapes: Real and imaginary. | Romans and Gods, buildings and architecture. | |
Design Technology |
Models of Stonehenge.
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Mini survival shelters
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Creating circuits |
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Music |
Rhythm Charanga: Y4Mamma Mia/ Stop |
Pulse Y3 Glockenspiel stage 1 |
Pitch Y4 Lean on me. |
Composition Y4 Glockenspiel 2 / Y4 Reflect rewind and replay |
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P.E.Next Generation |
Orienteering Key concepts: Teamwork and map reading skills |
Invasion games Key concepts: Attacking, defending and using space |
Gymnastics Key Concepts: Accurate replication of movements |
Athletic Activities Key concepts: Performing to maximum |
Striking and fielding Key concepts: Hand eye, space and strategy |
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R.E. |
Beliefs and Actions Why do people pray/ Why are festivals important? |
Values Why is Jesus inspiring to some people? |
Peace |
Sacred Places What does it mean to be a Hindu in Britain today? |
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PSHCE |
How can we be a good friend? What keeps us safe? |
What are families like? |
What makes a community? |
Why should we eat well and look after our teeth? |
Why should we keep active and sleep well? |
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MFL |
A New Start |
The Calendar and Celebrations |
Animals I like and don’t like |
Carnival Colours and playground games |
Breakfast, Fruit, Nouns and a Hungry Giant |
Going on a Picnic |
Topic Web Autumn 2021
Stunning start - discovery!
Visit to Ripon Police and Prison Museum
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We Are Authors!
Newspapers Non chronological reports Character descriptions |
We Are Mathematicians!
Place value Addition and subtraction |
We Are Scientists!
Forces and Magnets |
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We Are Historians!
Crime and Punishment How has crime and punishment changed over time?
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Urchins, Sprogs and Guttersnipes Autumn 2021 |
We Are Musicians!
Let your Spirit Fly |
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Special visits this term: Ripon Museums |
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Special visitors this term: The Police |
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We Are Digital Leaders!
Cyber Crime and Safer Internet |
We Are Designers!
Design a moving vehicle
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We Are Artists! Photography : Portraits and E-fits
Colour Tones, shades and emotions |
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We Are Sports Stars!
Invasion games Key concepts: Attacking, defending and using space
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We Celebrate Different Faiths And Languages Of Our Community And Beyond!
French - A New Start
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We Are Safe & Respectful Citizens/PSHE!
Me and my relationships
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Fabulous Finish!
Prison Workout |
Stunning start - discovery!Take off A virtual visit to the airport and flight across America |
We Are Authors!Poetry – The Sound Collector Diary – On the Way Home Descriptive writing of dangerous journeys |
We Are Mathematicians!
Addition and subtraction Multiplication and division Time |
We Are Scientists!
Light and Shadows
What is light? How can we change the size of a shadow? |
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We Are Geographers!
The Americas - focussing on North and South America, concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries, states and major cities
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Road Trip |
We Are Musicians!
Glockenspiels - exploring and developing playing skills |
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We Are Digital Leaders!
Research Skills Google Maps and American cities |
We Are Designers!
Design a moving vehicle with lights!
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We Are Artists! Journeys Imaginary settings and map patterns |
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We Are Sports Stars!
Gymnastics Key Concepts: Accurate replication of movements
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We Celebrate Different Faiths And Languages Of Our Community And Beyond!
What does it mean to be a Christian in Britain today?
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PSHE/ RSE / Jigsaw Celebrating Difference Families and their differences Thanksgiving
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Fabulous Finish!
Peruvian Paddington Party |
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