Primrose Hill C of E Academy
2015/2016 Theme overview
Term
Oak YR
Elm Y1
1
Once there
were
giants
Prime
areas
Kings,
Great fire of London
Romans
Queens
and castles
History/Art/P4C
English: Cheltenham Literature Festival (Week 6: 5-9th October 2015)
Harvest
Harvest Play
Looking back
(Ancient History)
Author study
(Reading for pleasure)
Focus
Chestnut Y2
BirchY3
Willow
Y3 /4
Invaders/Se
ttlers
Holly
Y4/5
Invaders/
Settlers
Beech Y5
Sycamore 6
Stone Age
to Iron
Age
Local
history
study
RE
Harvest
Focus
Last three days of half term 19-21st October: Art focus days: knowing about great artists, craft makers and designers and
understand historical and cultural development of their art forms. Sculpture focus (clay, salt dough, paper)
Once there Kings,
Great fire of London
Romans
2
Invaders/Se Invaders/ Stone Age Local
were giants Queens and
to Iron
history
ttlers
Settlers
castles
Age
study
Focus Prime areas Geography
Geography (Human
Geography(Human and Physical)/DT (structures)
(Human
and
and
physical/fieldwork:
physical,
aerial photographs)/DT
castles in
(Structures)
hot and cold
places)
RE
Christmas Play
Christmas
Focus
Traditional
Julia Donaldson
Gary Northfield
Cressida Cowell
3
tales
(Various texts tbc)
(Comics)
(Dragon/fantasy)
Focus
Literacy
PE: Dance
Primrose Hill C of E Academy
2015/2016 Theme overview
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Traditional
tales
Focus
Literacy
Music: performance
Poetry/music recital (Each class throughout Mon-Weds during Collective Worship just to school) day on theme
celebration day Thursday 24th March 2016 9am (Whole school Collective Worship 1.00pm)
Whol
e
Schoo
l
Focus
RE
Focus
5
Focus
(Science) ‘The circle of life’
Plants
6
Focus
Whol
e
Schoo
Where the wild things are
Maurice Sendak
David Walliams
Jeff Koontz (Wimpy kid)
Francesca Simon (Horrid Henry)
Liz Pichon (Tom Gates)
Easter
Nonfiction:
Plants in
the local
area.
Identifyin
g plants
Observe and describe
how seeds and bulbs
grow.
Science
Geography – fieldwork and
observational skills
Maths challenge days 26/27th May 2016 Smarties?
Forest
Structure
Describe what plants
schools
of plants
need to grow and stay
healthy.
Science working scientifically
Community week (Cultures) 11th -15th July
Sport Days: w/b 4th July
Reports out to Parents 6th July
Lewis Carrol
(Jabberwocky)
Easter Play
Easter
Functions Grouping
Difference
of
living things
s in life
different
and
cycles.
parts of
classificatio
the plant
n.
Science
Geography – fieldwork and observational skills
Describe
how living
things are
classified.
Life cycles
of
flowering
plants
Give
reasons for
classifying
plants and
animals.
How
environmen
ts change.
Science working scientifically
Reproducti
on in some
plants and
animals.
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2015/2016 Theme overview
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Focus
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