Science
Term 3: The main topic theme is Towers
or Turnips?
Literacy
Traditional Tales
Read and enjoy listening to a traditional fable
Discuss different characters in the stories
Discuss different dilemmas raised by a traditional tale
Debate with others
Create compound sentences using simple sentences and use a varity of conjunction to join sentences
together.
Act out a conversation between two characters from the traditional tale and explore dialogue through
drama.
Plan and create a traditional tale of their own using the structure of one they already know
Discuss a text, asking and answering questions about it to create deeper understanding.
Letters
Sustain conversation, explain or give reasons for their views or choices
Use talk to organize roles and action
Actively include and respond to all members of the group
Explore how different texts appeal to readers using varied sentence structures and descriptive language
Share and compare reasons for reading preferences, extending the range of books read
Identify features that writers use to provoke readers' reactions
Use layout, format, graphics and illustrations for different purposes
Group related material into paragraphs
Write with consistency in the size and proportion of letters and spacing within and between words, using
the correct formation of handwriting joins
Develop accuracy and speed when using keyboard skills to type, edit and re-draft
Dialogue and Plays
Read and discuss stories, identifying the different characters and voices by using dramatized reading and
puppets. Identify the features and conventions of written dialogue, demonstrate and then write dialogue.
Compare this with a play based on the same story. Write and perform play scripts based on familiar
stories.
Mathematics
Calculations – mental and written strategies for subtraction and division.
Ordering, estimating, rounding
Numbers and the number system – fractions, reasoning
Measurement
Mental Starters
Multiples of 50 and 100
2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 8x, 10x tables
Doubles and near doubles
Counting on and back in 1s, 2s, 5s and 10s from any number to 1000
Place value of digits within numbers
Spanish
General vocabulary
To pronounce Spanish vowels (las vocals)
To pronounce Spanish consonants (las consonants)
To spell basic words in Spanish
How to use basic classroom language
Forces and Magnets
Notice that some forces need contact between two objects, but magnetic forces can act at a distance.
Compare how things move on different surfaces
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
Information Communication Technology
We are programmers
Chn will create an algorithm for an animation scene in the form of a storyboard
Write a program in Scratch to create the animation
Correct mistakes in their animation programmes
Design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals; solve problems by decomposing them into
smaller parts
Use sequence… in programs; work with variables and various forms of input and output.
Use logical reasoning to detect and correct errors in algorithms and programs.
Art / DT
Fairy Tale theme
What is the best material for Rapunzel’s plait?
Design a new wig for Rapunzel
How will you move the giant turnip?
Invent a way to lift & move the turnip
Physical Education
Net/Wall Games
Consolidate and develop the range and consistency of their skills
Choose and use a range of simple tactics and strategies
Keep, adapt and make rules for games
Recognise what skilful play looks like
Begin to understand the importance and identify the parts of performance that need improving.
Music
Delivered by In Harmony Lambeth
Music theory, involving musical notation and language.
To play orchestral pieces as part of a large orchestra and smaller groups
How to read music, hold their instrument effectively, find pitch, tempo.
How improve the quality of the sound they produce on their instrument
How you can help
The main theme of the topic we are covering this term is Fairy Tales! It is
a Literacy based topic. There are many ways in which you can help at
home, including reading traditional tales and discussing their significance,
finding out about different traditional tales in different cultures and the
dilemmas in each one. The Science and Design Technology the topic
relates to forces and magnets associated with our topic looking at the
force used in the fairy tale ‘The Enormous Turnip’.
Asking your child questions about what they have learned and ensuring
that they can give a thorough explanation, will help them to further their
understanding.
HERBERT MORRISON
PRIMARY SCHOOL
Information for Parents
in
Year
Remember to sit with your child and read through spellings and involve
them in your reading – checking and looking for any spelling patterns and
punctuation they are learning to use and recognise. Please give your
child opportunities to read aloud, helping them with correct pronunciation
and good use of expression. Asking them questions about the story that
they have read will help their understanding.
Do you read your child a story each night? Can you remember a story
from your childhood that your mother or father told you? Would you be
willing to come in and share this with the class? Discuss how stories can
change as they are handed down through the generations. Visit the
library to look for stories and poetry related to the topics.
Please take a look at the mental starters for Mathematics, these are
repeated and built on throughout the term.
When shopping ask your child to help you add up the bill, ask them how
much change they would get when buying an item and how long the
shopping trip will be. Always keep maths practical, through cards,
dominoes and board games (such as battleships and monopoly). Please
practise times tables and number bonds with them.
Keep it fun!
Can you send in any fairy tale books we can
share in class or come into class and help with
this Term’s topic?
Term 3