Class 3 consists of Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 pupils.

Year 4 pupils work with Year 3 pupils for Jigsaw, Science, Computing, R.E. and Games sessions.

Year 5 pupils work with Year 6 pupils for Jigsaw, Science, Computing, R.E. and Games sessions.

Term 1 2019 – 20

Modern Fiction

PSHE Theme: Being Me in My World

Core Text: Years 5/6 – Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo

Core Text: Years 4/5

• Dragons – How to Train Your Dragon
• Dragon Stories
• Dragon Poems

Writing Opportunities: Years 5/6

• Researching the plight of orang-utans and writing a persuasive text
• Shipwreck adventure story Diary writing
• Poem about the sea

Writing Opportunities: Years 4/5

• Dragon guide / explanations Write in character
• Writing a play script
• Descriptions
• Free verse

PSHE Outcomes:

Year 6

• Goals for the year
• Universal rights of the child
• Choices about behaviour
• Democracy

Year 5

• Set challenges/personal goals
• Rights and responsibilities as a British citizen/citizen of Tetsworth
• Choices about behaviour
• Democracy

Year 4

• Personal attitudes and actions/how these affect others
• My school community
• Democracy/school council/how my voice benefits the school/how do groups make decisions

Topic overview: Years 4/5/6/ – Invaders and Settlers – The Anglo-Saxon and Viking struggle for Britain

Geography Skills: Years 4/5/6 – Japan Today – links to Rugby World Cup

• To know where Japan is in the world
• To use longitude and latitude to describe position of Japan on a map/in relation to other countries including the U.K.
• Identify the physical and human geography of Japan
• Compare the life of a Japanese school child with their own lives.

Art/DT: Viking longboat model / illuminated manuscripts / Autumn art for branch

Experiential Learning:

• Contact with friends travelling in Japan for the RWC
• Harvest service / whole school breakfast

Maths: Years 4/5/6

• White Rose Schemes of Learning
• Y4: Place Value, Addition & Subtraction, Length & Perimeter, Multiplication & Division
• Y5: Place Value, Addition & Subtraction, Statistics, Multiplication & Division, Perimeter & Area
• Y6: Place Value, 4 Operations, Fractions, Position & Direction
• Understanding word problems
• Arithmetic
• Times tables practice (speed)
• Year 6 Focus – SATs Practice (arithmetic & problem-solving/reasoning)

Science:

Years 5/6 – Earth and Space

• Rotation and orbit of the earth, creating days and years.
• Seasons – caused by Earth’s tilt.
• Movement of Earth and Moon relative to the Sun.
• Study the phases of the Moon.
• Arrangement of planets in the solar system.
• Theories relating to the arrangement of stars and planets in the universe.
• Animals including humans (Keeping Healthy) – Label the main parts of the circulatory system; describe the structure and function of the heart, and how blood vessels and blood transport water and nutrients around the body; describe a healthy lifestyle, be aware of the impact of an unhealthy lifestyle and drugs on the body.

Year 4 (with Year 3)

• Plants
• The functions of different parts of plants, including the roots, stem/trunk, leaves and flowers.
• The requirements of different plants for life and growth and how this varies from plant to plant.
• How water is transported within plants.
• The role of flowers in the life cycle of flowering plants.

RE:

Years 5/6

• Islam – beliefs and questions
• How do people’s beliefs about God, the world and others impact on their lives?

Years 3/4 – Beliefs in Action – Christianity

How do religions and beliefs respond to the global issues of human rights, fairness, social justice and the importance of the environment?

PE: Years 4/5/6

• Swimming
• Football

ICT/Computing: Years 5/6 and 3/4 – Coding

French: Years 4/5/6 (Early Start French) – Age, Months of the Year, Numbers to 31, Birthdays, Days of the Week

Music: Years 4/5/6 (Charanga) – Abba – Mamma Mia Appraisal, Pulse & Rhythm, Singing & Performing

Term 2 2019 – 20

Africa

PSHE Theme: Celebrating Difference

Core Text: Years 5/6 – Africa

• Journey to Jo’burg by Beverley Naidoo
• Nelson Mandela
• Anansi
• African poetry

Core Text: Years 4/5 – There’s a boy in the girls’ bathroom

Writing Opportunities: Years 5/6

• Traditional tales
• Non-fiction
• Biography
• Newspaper report

Writing Opportunities: Years 4/5

• Report writing
• Letters
• Diary entries
• Party guide

PSHE Outcomes: Year 6

• Disabilities
• Power struggles
• Bullying
• Difference – conflict or celebration?

Year 5

• Cultural differences
• Racism
• Bullying
• Lives in the developing world

Year 4

• Making assumptions
• Bullying
• I am unique
• First impressions

Topic overview: Years 4/5/6/ – Invaders and Settlers – The Anglo-Saxon and Viking struggle for Britain

Geography Skills: Years 4/5/6 – Village settlers – Anglo-Saxons / Vikings

• To understand the needs of settlers and the origins of place names
• To identify a range of mapping symbols and understand their meaning
• To understand how settlements are connected
• To design a settlement, based on physical features and personal choice

Art/DT: Christmas – cards / calendars / for branch (3D stars)

Experiential Learning:

• Children in Need
• Festival of Christmas music
• Tetsworth Senior Citizens lunch (singing)
• Christmas service / dinner / parties
• Boxing practise for 5/6 boys and girls to win Blue Peter badge

Maths: Years 4/5/6

• White Rose Schemes of Learning
• Y4: Place Value, Addition & Subtraction, Length & Perimeter, Multiplication & Division
• Y5: Place Value, Addition & Subtraction, Statistics, Multiplication & Division, Perimeter & Area
• Y6: Place Value, 4 Operations, Fractions, Position & Direction
• Understanding word problems
• Arithmetic
• Times tables practice (speed)
• Year 6 Focus – SATs Practice (arithmetic & problem-solving/reasoning)

Science:

Years 5/6 – Electricity

• Using a wider range of electrical components.
• To make changes to electrical circuits to compare how they operate.
• To identify changes in the output of components through changing the number of cells and position of switches.
• How voltage is important in operating different components.
• Comparing and contrasting battery-operated devices with mains power

Year 4 (with Year 3) – All living things – classification

• Give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on characteristics.
• Identify a variety of living things in the local and wider environment.
• Use classification keys.
• Classify vertebrates into fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
• Classify invertebrates into snails, slugs, worms, spiders and insects.

RE:

Years 5/6

• Christianity – religion, family and community
• How do religious families and communities practise their faith and how does this contribute to local life?

Years 3/4

• Christianity – Parables
• Christmas

PE: Years 4/5/6 – Gymnastics 

ICT/Computing: Years 5/6 and 3/4 – Online safety

French: Years 4/5/6 – Dates, Pets, Brothers & Sisters, The Classroom, Where you live, Christmas

Music: Years 4/5/6 – Instrumental skills – Playing tunes in a variety of styles, Scores & notation.

Term 3 2019 – 20

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PSHE Theme: Dreams and Goals

Core Text: Years 5/6 The Victorians

• Street Child
• Shadow Play
• Victorian poetry

Core Text: Years 4/5

• Myths and legends – Robin Hood
• Ballads

Writing Opportunities: Years 5/6

• reports
• Diary
• Playscript
• Persuasion text
• Instructions
• Biography

Writing Opportunities: Years 4/5

• Wanted posters
• Persuasive argument
• New version of story
• Dialogue into narrative
• Composing ballads

PSHE Outcomes:

Year 6

• Knowing learning strengths
• Self-motivation
• World problems and me
• Making the world a better place
• Accepting praise and compliments

Year 5

• My dream lifestyle
• Different jobs
• Sponsorship to help other cultures

Year 4

• Hopes and dreams (sometimes dashed)
• Counteracting disappointment
• Steps to goals
• My contribution to achievements

Topic Overview: Years 4/5/6/ – Jamaica – Understand geographical similarities and differences through a study of human and physical geography of a region in North America

Geography Skills: Years 4/5/6 – Catalonia – here we come!

• An overview of Europe, Spain and the region of Catalonia.
• A focus on Barcelona – enabling the children to compare and contrast with other areas and regions of the world.
• Skills in using maps, atlases and globes.
• Key concepts and skills of locating places through an atlas are developed.

Art/DT: Pencil / pastel / watercolour – tropical fruits / birds / flora / coral reefs

Experiential Learning: Junior Citizen

Maths: Years 4/5/6

• White Rose Schemes of Learning
• Y4:Multiplication & Division, Area, Fractions, Decimals
• Y5: Multiplication & Division, Fractions, Decimals & Percentages
• Y6: Decimals, Percentages, Algebra, Converting Units, Perimeter, Area & Volume, Ratio
• Understanding word problems
• Arithmetic
• Times tables practice (speed)
• Year 6 Focus – SATs Practice (arithmetic & problem-solving/reasoning)

Science:

Years 5/6 – Properties of materials: irreversible changes

• States of matter.
• Irreversible changes that do not need heat.
• The role of heat in changing foodstuffs.
• The effects of burning on different materials.
• Investigating vinegar and bicarbonate of soda, in particular the creation and collection of carbon dioxide.
• Understanding iron and the causes and effects of rust.
• Understanding plastics – their manufacture, properties and history.

Year 4 (with Year 3)

Forces and magnets

• Objects needing forces to make them move.
• Different types of forces including, pushes, pulls and twists.
• The directions in which forces are exerted.
• Different types of movement including rolling and sliding.
• The way different surfaces effect movement.
• Magnets and how to test them.

RE:

Years 5/6

• Judaism – Inspirational people
• From whom do believers find inspiration?

Years 3/4

• Islam – symbols and religious expression
• Why are the 5 pillars important to Muslims?
• How are Muslim beliefs expressed through calligraphy and architecture and why?

PE: Years 4/5/6

• Swimming
• Dance

ICT/Computing:

Years 5/6 – Quizzing

Years 3/4 – Effective searching

French: Years 4/5/6 – Places in town, Directions, School, Classroom Objects,

Music: Years 4/5/6 – Composition, Styles – Grime, Classical, Bhangra, Tango, Latin Fusion

Term 4 2019 – 20

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PSHE Theme: Healthy Me

Core Text: Years 5/6 – The Victorians

• Street Child
• Shadow Play
• Victorian poetry

Core Text: Years 4/5 – The Iron Woman by Ted Hughes

Writing Opportunities: Years 5/6

• reports
• Diary
• Playscript
• Persuasion text
• Instructions
• Biography

Writing Opportunities: Years 4/5

• Recounts
• Information reports
• TV / radio interview

PSHE Outcomes:

Year 6

• Impact of food
• Drugs
• Alcohol
• Emergency aid
• Mental health / illness
• stress

Year 5

• Smoking
• Alcohol
• Emergency aid
• Body image
• Food
• Healthy lifestyle

Year 4

• Friendship groups
• group dynamics
• smoking
• alcohol
• resisting pressure
• right and wrong

Topic Overview: Years 4/5/6/ – Jamaica – Understand geographical similarities and differences through a study of human and physical geography of a region in North America

Geography Skills: Years 4/5/6 – Catalonia – here we come!

Art/DT:

• Easter cards
• Art work for branch

Experiential Learning:

• World Book Day
• Sport Relief
• Spring service

Maths: Years 4/5/6

• White Rose Schemes of Learning
• Y4:Multiplication & Division, Area, Fractions, Decimals
• Y5: Multiplication & Division, Fractions, Decimals & Percentages
• Y6: Decimals, Percentages, Algebra, Converting Units, Perimeter, Area & Volume, Ratio
• Understanding word problems
• Arithmetic
• Times tables practice (speed)
• Year 6 Focus – SATs Practice (arithmetic & problem-solving/reasoning)

Science:

Years 5/6 – forces

• How to measure force.
• How to consider the direction of the force and its effects on the motion of an object.
• Friction and the principal of a gravitational field.
• The application of forces through simple machines such as pulleys and leavers.

Year 4 (with Year 3) – Rocks

• To compare and group together different types of rocks on the basis of their simple physical properties.
• To relate the simple physical properties of some rocks to their formation.
• To describe in simple terms how fossils are formed when things that have lived are trapped within sedimentary rock.
• To know that there are different types of soil.
• To understand the scientific reasoning behind decisions to use particular materials in particular ways.

RE:

Years 5/6 – Easter

Years 3/4 – Easter

PE: Years 4/5/6 – Tag Rugby

ICT/Computing:

Years 5/6 – 3D modelling

Years 3/4 – Typing

French: Years 4/5/6 – Time, Weather, Numbers beyond 31, The Euro,

Music: Years 4/5/6 – History of Music, Gospel, Appraisal and analysis

Term 5 2019 – 20

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PSHE Theme: Relationships

Core Text: Years 5/6

• The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
• Fantasy poems

Core Text: Years 4/5 – Stories with issues

• The Suitcase Kid by Jacqueline Wilson
• Cliffhanger by Jacqueline Wilson
• Charles Causley poetry

Writing Opportunities: Years 5/6

• Formal / informal language
• Book review
• Diary entries / letters
• Newspaper article
• Interesting language for a poem

Writing Opportunities: Years 4/5

• Fact-files
• Formal letter
• Playscript
• Haiku

PSHE Outcomes:

Year 6

• Special people
• Bereavement
• Power struggles
• Safer technology use

Year 5

• Characteristics and personal qualities
• Friendships
• Boyfriend/girlfriend
• Safety – technology

Year 4

• Relationship webs
• My special people
• Memories
• Animal rights
• Special pets

Topic Overview: Years 4/5/6/ – Greek Life – What was life like in Ancient Greece and how does the Greek legacy continue to influence our lives today?

Geography Skills: Years 4/5/6 – How is Alaska changing?

• Identify key places and make regional and global comparisons.
• Identify position relative to key points on the globe (equator, tropics, Arctic Circle) and a comparison place.
• Recognise the concept of sustainable living in Alaska.
• Physical and human features – rivers / Trans-Alaska pipeline.
• Exon-Valdez disaster.

Art/DT:

• Clay work – pots
• Greek patterns

Experiential Learning:

• Sleepover
• Year 6 transition events
• Science week / partnership science day

Maths: Years 4/5/6

• White Rose Schemes of Learning
• Y4:Decimals, Money, Time, Statistics, Properties of Shape, Position & Direction
• Y5: Decimals, Properties of Shape, Position & Direction, Converting Units, Volume
• Y6: Properties of Shapes, Problem Solving, Statistics, Investigations
• Transition project: number walls.
• Understanding word problems
• Arithmetic
• Times tables practice (speed)
• Year 6 Focus SATs Practice (arithmetic & problem-solving/reasoning

Science:

Years 5/6 – animals (including humans) heart systems etc

• Circulatory system
• Pulse
• Heart and fitness
• Organs of the body
• Galen and Harvey
• Blood vessels and blood
• the respiratory system
• circulation and changes in the blood
• life style
• dangers to health
• vertebrate organ systems
• invertebrate organ systems

Year 4 (with Year 3) – States of matter

• Differences between solids, liquids and gases.
• How to group and sort materials according to their properties.
• That some materials change state when heated or cooled.
• How to measure temperature in degrees Celsius.
• The physical processes involved in the water cycle.

RE:

Years 5/6

• Judaism – inspirational people / worship, pilgrimage and special places
• What are the key features of a Jewish synagogue and why are they significant?
• What are the holy places that are important to Jews and why?
• What do places of worship teach us about religion?

Years 3/4

• Christianity – worship, pilgrimage and special places
• Where, how and why do people worship, including at particular sites?

PE: Years 4/5/6 – Athletics

ICT/Computing:

Years5/6 – Game creator

Years 3/4 – Animation

French: Years 4/5/6 – What you like, Eating and Drinking, Ice-Cream, Leisure Activities.

Music: Years 4/5/6 – Development of Pop Music, The Beatles, Appraisal, Pulse & Rhythm, Singing & Performing

Term 6 2019 – 20

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PSHE Theme: Changing Me

Core Text: Years 5/6 – World War 2

• Carrie’s War by Nina Bawden
• The Blitz
• The diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank

Core Text: Years 4/5 – A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare

Writing Opportunities: Years 5/6

• Postcards / letters
• Writing from different viewpoints
• Alternative endings

Writing Opportunities: Years 4/5

• Spells
• Playscripts
• Dialogue in narrative
• Entry for plant dictionary
• Reviews

PSHE Outcomes

Year 6

• Body image
• Puberty
• Conception – birth
• Physical attraction
• Transition to Year 7

Year 5

• My body image
• Puberty
• Reproduction
• Teenage years
• Looking forward to Year 6

Year 4

• I am unique – characteristics
• Body parts
• How a body changes – menstruation
• Circle of change
• Accepting change
• Looking forward to Year 5

Topic Overview: Years 4/5/6/ – Greek Life – What was life like in Ancient Greece and how does the Greek legacy continue to influence our lives today?

Geography Skills: Years 4/5/6 – Who are the global caretakers?

• Social and environmental issues caused by using fossil fuels.
• Renewable energy sources / steps to use less energy.

Art/DT:

• 3D models – environmental
• Props/ costumes for school production

Experiential Learning:

• Sports morning
• Year 5/6 residential
• Partnership dance festival
• Whole school performance
• Reward trips
• School nurse

Maths: Years 4/5/6

• White Rose Schemes of Learning
• Y4:Decimals, Money, Time, Statistics, Properties of Shape, Position & Direction
• Y5: Decimals, Properties of Shape, Position & Direction, Converting Units, Volume
• Y6: Properties of Shapes, Problem Solving, Statistics, Investigations
• Transition project: number walls.
• Understanding word problems
• Arithmetic
• Times tables practice (speed)
• Year 6 Focus – SATs Practice (arithmetic & problem-solving/reasoning

Science:

Years 5/6 – Evolution and inheritance

• That organisms are the same species if they can reproduce together to produce offspring.
• Variations – genetic or environmental.
• Adaptations – survival of the fittest.
• Charles Darwin and the Theory of Evolution.
• Modern humans have hominid ancestors.

Year 4 (with Year 3) – Animals including Humans – Skeletons, Muscles and Movements.

• Suggest which body parts we use for common movements.
• Understand how the skeleton, muscles and joints work and that most animals have similar structures.
• Know that animals, including humans, grow into adults.

RE:

Years 5/6

• Hinduism – the journey of life and death
• Why are some occasions sacred to believers and what do people think about life after death?

Year 3/4

• Judaism – beliefs and questions
• What does the story of creation mean for Jewish people?
• What do Jews believe will happen when the Messiah comes?
• What is God’s promise in the Covenant and why is it important to Jews?

PE: Years 4/5/6

• Swimming
• Cricket

ICT/Computing:

Years 5/6 – Spreadsheets

Years 3/4 – Logo

French: Years 4/5/6 – Lessons, Clothes, Revision, Writing sentences, Holidays.

Music: Years 4/5/6 – Western Classical Music, Composition, Notation