lks2 Curriculum

Below you will find more information and detail about what will be covering over this half term.

English

Our next writing roots book focus will be Weslandia by Paul Fleischman. It begins with children creating a shelter for their own civilisation, as a hook to create engagement with the text. The first part then continues with children making predictions, describing Wesley’s character and eventually retelling the story in their own words. In the second part, children begin by creating a non-chronological report, published as a brochure for Weslandia itself. Grammar such as conjunctions, adverbials and word families including suffixes embedded throughout

Reading:

Our class text will be Firework Makers Daughter by Phillip Pullman

 Please help your child to learn their spellings each week. The children have access to Spelling Shed to help them with their learning.

Please ensure you read with your child each night and write it in their reading diary. Please write in your child's reading diary each time you read so that we can monitor their progress. Remember you can read other books separate from their reading book at home also. 

Maths

Year 3 will be learning about time, shape and statistics by:

• Learning the Roman numerals to 12
• Reading time to the nearest 5 minutes
• Looking at am and pm times, 24 hour times and the digital clock
• Comparing times by looking at start and end times
• Looking at turns and different types of angles
• Exploring parallel, perpendicular, horizontal and vertical lines
• Recognising different polygons and their features
• Interpreting and drawing different types of graph

Year 4 will be learning about times, shape, position and statistics by:

• Reading time to the nearest minute
• Converting 12 and 24 hour times
• Converting between analogue and digital times
• Comparing and ordering angles
• Learning about the different quadrilaterals and triangles
• Plotting and drawing co-ordinates on a grid
• Drawing and translating shapes on a grid
• Examining lines of symmetry
• Interpreting and drawing line graphs

Take a look at these knowledge organisers to help support your year 3 child at home

length-and-perimeter.pdf

-multiplication-and-division.pdf

fractions.pdf

mass-and-capacity.pdf

money.pdf

Take a look at these knowledge organisers to help support your year 4 child at home

area--perimeter.pdf

multiplication-and-division.pdf

fractions.pdf

decimals.pdf

YEAR 4 Times Table Check

The purpose of the check is to determine whether your child can fluently recall their times tables up to 12, which is essential for future success in mathematics. It will also help your child’s school to identify if your child may need additional support.

What is the multiplication tables check?

It is an on-screen check consisting of 25 times table questions. Your child will be able to answer 3 practice questions before taking the actual check. They will then have 6 seconds to answer each question. On average, the check should take no longer than 5 minutes to complete.

Please find below some links for advice and support to help your child learn their times tables at home.

How to teach times tables

Help with times tables

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-tables

https://www.timestables.co.uk/

https://www.maths-games.org/times-tables-games.html

https://www.multiplication.com/games/all-games

Use the SOUND CHECK option on Times Table Rockstars to help also. 

If you would like further resources to help your child at home don't hesitate to send me an email or ask at the door before or after school.

Science

This half term we will focus on retrieving learning from our previous 5 half terms science learning by focusing on a key scientist from that area of science and carrying out an enquiry based task.

Computing-

This half term, we will be looking at how to make sure we are safe when using the internet.

 Theme (Geography) Campania- Italy

Within this unit we will:

• Locate European countries on a map
• Identify cities and towns within the Campania  region
• Identify a range of physical and human geographical features in the area.
• Find out about culture, lifestyle and traditions in Campania
• Find out about the impact of tourism within the area
• Look at climate of Campania
• Draw comparisons with North West England

Art- 

We will be looking at the work of Picasso next half term and exploring the cubism movement. Within this the children will:

• Know how to identify the techniques used by different artists and compare them.
• Recognise when art is from different cultures and from different historical periods.
• Experiment with the styles used by other artists.
• Explain some of the features of art from historical
• Know how different artists developed their specific techniques.

RE- What does it mean to be a Christian today?

Within this topic we will think about:

• Examples of what Christians do to show their faith
• Make connections between Christian beliefs and teachings.
• Describe some ways in which Christian express their faith through hymns and modern worship songs.

Music

The children will learn how to vary the dimensions of music to evoke mood and atmosphere. They will create suitable music to accompany song lyrics and poetry, as well as improvising a musical phone call to express a suggested mood!

The term ends with an opportunity to compose music inspired by stories and settings.

PE

Next half term classes 5 & 6 will continue with the coach from LSC to complete their basketball sessions.

Swimming will continue for those attending on a Wednesday.

Other PE lessons will include the rules and skills for rounders.

 Just a reminder about school PE KIT

Children should come to school on a Wednesday and Friday wearing full PE kit.

• White polo shirt
• Burgundy shorts or dark joggers
• School jumper
• Pumps or trainers                                                                                                                        

PSHE- Growing and Changing

Within this topic children will:

• Describe some of the changes that happen in people’s lives.
• Name positive and negative feelings
• Define the difference between ‘secret’ and ‘surprise’ and know the difference between a safe and unsafe secret.
• Know who to ask for help if they feel unsafe or uncomfortable.

Spanish- 

We will learn to vocabulary to describe the different weather types and different seasons to make a weather forecast. We will also learn ice cream flavours and how to say which ones we like and dislike.

DT-

For our DT day next half term, we will be inspired by world-renowned food from the Campania region of Italy. We will design a menu consisting of authentic culinary delights before having a go at following one of the recipes ourselves!