Please find below an overview of the curriculum for this class. If you require further information please ask the class teacher in the first instance. Each term a curriculum letter is sent out from each class.
| 2021-22 | Autumn | Spring | Summer | |||
| Theme | ||||||
| Science | Rocks | Fatal Forces and Mega Magnets | Habitats | Plants | Nutrition and Movement | |
| History | Awful Ancient Egyptians | The First Railways | ||||
| Geography | Exploring Europe! | Rainforests | Maps and Plans | |||
| Computing | Connecting computers | Desktop Publishing | Branching databases | Sequencing Sounds | Events and actions in Programs | Stop Frame animation |
| DT | Moving Monsters | Mini Greenhouses | Sandwich Snacks | |||
| Art | Canopic Jars | Amazing Artists: (Dots, Splashes & Scratches) | ||||
| Music |
Y3 Exploring Descriptive Sounds Y4 Exploring Rhythmic Patterns |
Exploring Rhythm Exploring Arrangements |
Exploring Arrangements Exploring Melodies and Scales |
Exploring the Pentatonic Scale Exploring Sound Colours |
Exploring sound Colours Exploring Signals |
Exploring Singing Games Exploring Descriptive Sounds |
| RE | What is it like to follow God? | How do festivals and family life show what matters to Jewish people? | What is the Trinity and why is it important to Christians? | Why do Christians call the day Jesus died Good Friday? | What do festivals and worship show what matters to a Muslim? | How and why do people mark the significant events of life? |
| PE | Dance/Invasion Games | Dance/Invasion Games | Swimming Striking/Fielding |
Swimming Striking/Fielding |
Gym/Athletics | Gym/Athletics |
| Literacy | The Hodgeheg (Stories with familiar settings) | How to Operate a Magic Carpet (Instruction texts) Creating Christmas Images |
The Angel of Nitshill Road (Stories with issues and dilemmas) |
A Country in Europe (Persuasive texts) | Eion Colfer (Stories by the same author) | Should we keep animals in zoos? (Balanced arguments) |
| Relationship, Health and Sex Education | Be Yourself | Diverse Britain | One World | Think Positive | It’s My Body | Growing Up |
| 2022-23 | Autumn | Spring | Summer | |||
| Theme | ||||||
| Science | Sound | Electricity | Teeth and Digestion | States of Matter | Light | |
| History | Savage Stone Age to Incredible Iron Age | Romans | Saxons | |||
| Geography | Exploring the World | Land Use | ||||
| Computing | The Internet | Audio Production | Repetition in Shapes | Repetition in games | Data Logging | Photo Editing |
| DT | Torches/Light Boxes | Roman Bullas | ||||
| Art | Pop Art – Warhol | Anglo-Saxon Clay Pots | Famous Buildings | |||
| Music | Theme and Variations – Pop Art | Exploring Rhythm
Exploring Arrangements |
Exploring Arrangements
Exploring Melodies and Scales |
Exploring Pentatonic Scales
Exploring Sound Colours |
Exploring Sound Colours
Exploring Signals |
Exploring Singing Games
Exploring Descriptive Sounds |
| RE | What do Christians learn from the creation story? | What do Hindus believe God is like? | What does it mean to be a Hindu living in Britain today? | What kind of a world did Jesus want? | For Christians, when Jesus left, what was the impact of Pentecost? | How and why do people try to make the world a better place? |
| PE | Gym/Invasion Games | Gym/Invasion Games | Swimming
Net/Wall Games |
Swimming
Net/Wall Games |
Dance/Athletics | OAA/Athletics |
| Literacy | Paddington Bear
(Adventure stories) |
Violent Volcanoes (Explanation texts)
Shape Poems (Linked to Christmas) |
The Magic Faraway Tree
(Stories with imaginary settings) |
Roman Forts (Non-chronological reports) | Myths and Legends | The Smashing Saxons are Invading! (Newspaper recount) |
| Relationship, Health and Sex Education | TEAM | VIPs | Digital Wellbeing | Safety First | Aiming High | Money Matters |