St Mary’s CE Primary School Horsham
Termly Curriculum Map
English
Topic = The Romans Are Coming!
Text: Famous Lives: Boudicca; Assassin by Tony Bradman
Text Type: Recount; Narrative - Playscript; Poetry; Persuasive
Genre: Recount – Wanted Poster for Boudicca; Letter and advert to
persuade; Comic Strip narrative – Playscript based on the same
story; Reciting poetry;
(NC Programmes of Study:
Reading – Words
Reading – Comprehension
Writing - Transcription
Writing – Composition
Writing – Vocabulary, Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling)
The
Romans
are
Coming!
Maths:
Number: Place value in three-digit numbers; Compare and order
numbers up to 1000; Use partitioning to add and subtract 2-digit
numbers and use column methods; Multiplication and division
facts for the 3, 4 and 8 times tables + dividing with remainders;
Fractions: representing, comparing and ordering unit fractions of
shapes and numbers
Measurement: adding and subtracting money; measure and
compare grams and kilograms
Geometry: Recognising and drawing right angles in 2D shapes
Statistics: Read, present and interpret bar charts, using scales
Music
All lessons and
curriculum delivered by
West Sussex Music Trust
( with Mrs Tina Smith)
using Guitar as the main
instrument
MFL
Spanish (with Senor
Alberto from Spanish
Amigos)
Science
Forces and Magnets:
Investigate why some forces need contact between two objects, but magnetic forces can act at a
distance; observe how magnets attract or repel each other and attract some materials and not
others; compare and group together a variety of everyday materials on the basis of whether they
are attracted to a magnet, and identify some magnetic materials; describe magnets as having two
poles; predict whether two magnets will attract or repel each other, depending on which poles are
facing
Animals, including Humans
identify that animals, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition, and that they
cannot make their own food; they get nutrition from what they eat – create a healthy menu
identify that humans and some animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection and
movement. – link to Art to sketch a skeleton or joint
Year 3
RE
Hinduism - describe key aspects of Hinduism,
especially the people, stories and traditions (Puja
tray and ceremonies surrounding it) that
influence their beliefs and values ; reflect on
what it means to belong to a faith community
- before half term
Festival Matters – Jesus – The Servant king –
after half term + mix with the work found in
‘What Do We Know About Jesus?’, looking at
evidence from the gospels and other sources
History
Roman conquest and rule, including:

Caesar, Augustus, and Claudius

Britain as part of the Roman Empire

the decline and fall of the Western
Roman Empire
PE
Swimming: swim competently, confidently and
proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres;
use a range of strokes effectively such as front
crawl, backstroke and breaststroke;
Dance: perform dances using a range of
movement patterns; use Street Dance as dance
form (– through Sophie McEwan) and perform
the completed dance at two local district events
PSHE and SRE
It’s Good to be Me! – SEAL S.o.W
Spring Term 2016
Computing
‘WE ARE BUG FIXERS’ – Rising Stars S.o.W.

Finding and correcting bugs in
programs (Computational Thinking)
using ‘Scratch’ software
Depending on the length of the term, also:
‘WE ARE PRESENTERS’

children will use a range of software,
in particular video/movie editors, to
create content in the form of an
edited video;

in shooting their videos, the children
collect information
Geography

name and locate counties and cities of
the United Kingdom, geographical
regions and their identifying human
and physical characteristics, including
hills, mountains, cities, rivers, key
topographical features and land-use
patterns; and understand how some of
these aspects have changed over time
– special link to History/the Romans
Art and Design
Drawing and Painting:
DRAW: Tone and line drawing of Roman
artefacts
PAINT: colour mixing to achieve tone and texture
of a ‘still life’ painting of Roman emperors,
statues, etc
Design and Technology
By designing and making a (Roman or otherwise)
chariot the children will use a basic range of
tools and materials, and techniques such as
cutting, forming and joining