Class 4 – Curriculum

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.

Skills Progression Grids

2022-23	Autumn		Spring		Summer
Theme
English	Wolf Brother -Suspense writing. -Personification poetry.	Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief -Beating the monster. -Instructions	Beowulf -Fantasy story. -Explanation text.	Midnight Fox -Meeting someone story. -Non chronological report	The Hobbit -Journey Story. -Informal letter.	River boy – Wishing story. -Poetry
Maths Yr 5	Decimal fractions – 4 weeks Money – 1 week Negative numbers – 2 weeks	Short multiplication and division – 8 Weeks	Area and scaling – 5 weeks Calculating with decimal fractions – 2 weeks	Calculating with decimal fractions – 1 week Factors, multiples and primes – 4 weeks	Fractions – 6 weeks	Converting units – 2 weeks Angles – 3 weeks Consolidation and assessment. 1 week
Maths Yr 6	Calculating using knowledge of structures – 5 weeks Multiples of 1000 – 2 weeks	Numbers up to 10,000,000 – 4 weeks Consolidation and assessment – 2 weeks Draw compose and decompose shapes – 2 weeks.	Multiplication and division – 4 weeks Area, perimeter, position and direction – 2 weeks	Fractions and percentages – 4 weeks Statistics 1 week.	Ratio and proportion – 2 weeks Calculating using knowledge of structures (2) – 1 week. SATS – 1 week Solving problems with two unknowns – 2 weeks.	Order of operations – 1 week Mean Average – 1 week.
Science	Properties and Changes of materials		Earth and Space		Life Cycles	Classification
History	Ancient Greeks		Anglo Saxons		Vikings
Geography	Mountain Environments			Water, Rivers and Coasts		Mountain Environments
Computing	Communication and Collaboration	Intro to spreadsheets	Webpage Creation	Variables in games	Sensing	3D modelling
DT		Christmas Crafts	Cooking to live – bread and pizza			Structures
Art		Greek vases – silhouettes	Van Gogh – painting William Morris – Printing Zentangle	Canal artwork	Viking themed textiles and clay	Sketching animals
Music	African sounds	Rounds	Journey into space		Songs for the Show
RE	Creation and science: conflicting or complementary?	Why do some people believe in God and some people not?	Why is the Torah so important to Jewish people?	What do Christians believe Jesus did to ‘save’ people?	Christians and how to live: what would Jesus do?	What does it mean to be a Muslim living in Britain today?
PE	Invasion Games Y6 OAA Unit 3 Y6		Dance Unit 5 Y6 Gym Y6		Net wall games Y6 Athletics Folder
French	Les Vetements		J’habite		Un pays francophone
Relationship, Health and Sex Education	Caring Friendships Internet Safety and Harms Online Relationships	Health Prevention Mental Wellbeing	Healthy Eating	Respectful Relationships	Mental Wellbeing Being Safe	Families and People who Care for Me: Sex Education Transition
Modern Foreign Language French

2023-24	Autumn		Spring		Summer
Theme
English	Non-chronological reports Adverts	Oliver Twist Poetry – daffodils Instruction	The highwayman Newspaper reports	Stories from other cultures Skellig	The hobbit Assessment of writing and revision	The hobbit Production
Maths	Place value Calculation Negative numbers and co-ordinates	Multiples, factors and primes Fractions, decimals and percentages	Angles in shape Area and Volume Ratio and proportion	Measures Statistics	Review	Problem solving
Science	Light	Forces inc. pulleys	Animals including Humans	Evolution and Inheritance	Electricity
History	Mayan Civilization		Crime and Punishment		Local History- Battle of Bosworth	Slave Trade Literacy Link
Geography	Geography of Thurlaston including Counties			A place in North or South America
Computing	Systems and Searching	Vector Drawing	Flat File databases	Selection in Physical Computing	Video Production	Selection in Quizzes
DT	Residential	Cams		South American cooking	Motors and Computer Control
Art		Christmas Art		South American artists		Jewellery making
Music	Blues		Electronic sounds		Songs for the Show
RE	What does it mean if God is holy and loving?	What matters most to Humanists and Christians?	For Christians what kind of a King is Jesus?	Why do Christians believe Jesus was the Messiah?	Why do Hindus want to be good?	How does faith help people when life gets hard?
PE	Invasion Games Y5 OAA Unit 3 Y5		Dance Unit 5 Y5 Gym Y6		Net wall games Y5 Athletics Folder
French	Moi et mon ecole		Qu’est-ce que tu veux?		Les Sport
Relationship, Health and Sex Education	Caring Friendships Internet Safety and Harms Online Relationships	Health Prevention	Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco Healthy Eating Mental Wellbeing	Respectful Relationships	Being Safe Families and People who Care for Me	Basic First Aid Transition
Modern Foreign Language French