Numeracy Topics

*Place Value - exploring number sequence to one million

*Addition and Subtraction - Using whole numbers and decimals, investigating different strategies

*Multiplication - Quick recall of all times tables

*Fractions - adding and subtracting fractions, investigating mixed numbers

*Measures (Time) - analogue and digital clock, calculating time durations

*Measures (Length) - estimation, converting lengths and solving length problems

*Shape - 2D shape sorting, symmetry and tessellation

*Shape - investigating angles

*Handling Data - Decision trees

Literacy Topics

Writing

*Demonstrate understanding that reports are used to provide information.

*Demonstrate understanding that there are at least 3 kinds of reports – chronological (history), non-chronological (science, geography) and comparative.

Grammar and Punctuation

*Nouns

*Verbs

*Adjectives

*Adverbs

*Plurals

*Pronouns

Reading

*AR reading books

*Group reading in class

*Independent reading at home and in school

World Around Us

Our topic this term is "Early Man." During this topic we will learn

*How people used to live including roles and responsibilites 

*Conditions living things need to survive

*Simple food chains

*Relationships between animals and plants in a habitat

*How people interact for transport and communication

*How sound is formed and travels

*About the reasons for movement  of people in the past

PDMU

Focus : Staying Safe and Healthy. Through this unit we will learn to

*Maintain a balance for physical and emotional health

*Maintain a balance diet

*Make informed and knowledgeable choices

*Seek accurate information when making important decisions

*Respect and value new life

*Understand that change in life is normal

*Understand bullying and how to handle difficult situations

The Arts

Art and Design, children will

*Collect, examine and select resource materials to design and make a variety of 2D and 3D pieces of art

*Use a range of materials and tools

*Look at and talk about work of artists, designers and craft workers from their own culture and others

*Investigate mark making and use a variety of materials to mark, taking inspiration from people from the past

*Investigate the role of art through the ages

Drama, children will

*Explore creative and imaginative play situations using hot seating, tableau and freeze frames

Physical Education

We aim to provide physical education twice per week, within these sessions we aim to

*Develop control in running, jumping, changing direction and changing speed

*Improve skills of handling, hitting, kicking and passing a ball

*Develop individual skills to partner skills

* Introduce and teach the basic skills of Highland Dance and Basket Ball.