1. Raging Rivers and Changing Coastlines
Maths
Place Value: numbers to ten million, compare and order any number, round any numbers, negative numbers.
The four number operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division: adding and subtracting whole numbers, long division, short division, common factors and multiples, prime numbers, square and cube numbers, mental calculations and estimation.
English
Text Focus: Short stories and journalism.
Spelling focus: synonyms, homophones and hyphens
Grammar focus: simple, compound and complex sentences, subordinating and coordinating conjunctions, fronted sentences using adverbials (time, manner), subordinating conjunctions, extended –ing openers, relative clauses , embedded clauses, brackets, dashes, apostrophes, inverted commas, basic word groups (types of noun, pronouns, prepositions, determiners, modal verbs etc.), semi colons – complicated lists and linking 2 related clauses, colons for explanations.
Reading comprehension focus: making inferences and using the text to support your answer.
Raging Rivers and Changing Coastlines
Geography Focus
Computing
* E-Safety – online and gaming
Geography
Raging Rivers
Where does our water come from? - The Water Cycle .
Rivers of the World.
Features of a river.
Erosion and Deposition.
How do we use rivers?
Holding back the flood - the impact of damming rivers.
Art and DT
Underwater art: fish, shells: pen drawing, printing, using colour, making lanterns.
Science
Living Things and their Habitats: Classifying conundrums, The Linnaean System, curious creatures and micro-organisms.
Music
* Follow the ‘Charanga’ scheme. RE
Creation: Moses and the Ten Commandments.
Judaism PE
Swimming.
Training with Mr Paines.
PSHE
Being me in my world: my year ahead, being a global citizen, the learning charter, consequences.
Outdoor Learning
Pond dipping, insect hunting.