Reynolds ClassYear 3 and Year 4 Miss Atkinson |
Morpurgo ClassYear 3 and Year 4 Mrs Smithson |
Sirdeshpande ClassYear 3 and Year 4 Mrs Homburg and Mrs Gilbert |
Class Authors
Peter H. Reynolds |
Michael Morpurgo |
Rashmi Sirdeshpande |
Peter Hamilton Reynolds is an author and illustrator of children's books and is the Founder of the educational media company FableVision. Recommended read: The Dot |
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
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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 |
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 2020
Stunning start – VideoWe will be travelling through time, living through:
Moving into:
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We Are Authors!
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We Are Mathematicians!
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We Are Scientists!
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We Are Artists and Designers!
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Rock Bottom 3/4AUTUMN 2020 |
We Are Musicians!
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We Are Digital Leaders!
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We Are Hunters!
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We are safe and respectful citizens
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We are curious!
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Fabulous Finish!
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