Literacy
Fiction – Drama (Shakespeare)
The children will be introduced to Shakespeare’s plays
Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth. They will investigate
different ways of writing dialogue inc playscript layout &
the use of informal language.
Poetry – Classic narrative and oral poetry
The Ballad of Charlotte Dymond by Charles Causley,
Lochinvar by Sir Walter Scott
Children learn the classic narrative poem Ballad of
Charlotte Dymond to recite & identify features. They
will use role play to study the characters in depth.
Compare with Lochinvar & explore relative clauses.
Non-fiction – Reports and Journalistic writing
We will look at different ways of writing speech –
playscripts, speech bubbles, direct & reported speech.
Compare formal & informal writing including the use of
passive voice. Children write newspaper reports.
Science – Electricity
This topic begins with a revision of simple
circuits and then hands on experience with
symbols, diagrams and circuits
Earth and Space
The children find facts about the Sun, Moon
and Earth and develop an understanding of
day and night, the four seasons and the
Moon’s phases. The Solar System is
investigated, along with the other stars in
their constellations.
RE
Local church – Sources
The children will explore the experience
of a wide variety of books and the
purpose for which they were written and
the Bible as the story of God’s love told
by the People of God.
Eucharist - Unity
The children will explore how the
Eucharist enables the Christian family to
live and grow in communion every day.
MFL - The children will study
French towns, weather, hobbies,
travel and transport.
The Maya Civilisation
St Patrick’s Class
Spring 2015
Numeracy
Areas of maths we aim to cover this term include:
Fractions;
Probability, ratio;
Mental and written calculation;
Place value and negative numbers;
Mental addition and subtraction including money;
Place value and addition of decimals;
Co-ordinates and statistics;
Mental multiplication and division; written
multiplication;
Fractions, decimals and percentages;
Written division; multiplying and dividing fractions;
Perimeter, area and volume.
Art/DT
Mayan jewellery, cooking,
weaving, pottery and temple
construction.
PE
Rugby, netball, handball, dance and
multiskills
Computing
They will carry out internet research,
learn basic programming skills and focus
on e-safety.
Music - The children will play the
recorder and learn to control sounds
through singing and playing different
instruments. They will also focus on lyrics,
melody, rhythm and pulse.
Historical and geographical understanding
Non-European civilisations – the Maya
Civilisation
We will discover where the Maya lived, locating
the ancient Maya cities and we will find out what
the first explorers discovered and how they
documented what they saw. We will also explore
the way they lived and their beliefs by
investigating their gods, food, number system
and calendar.