Teacher:  Mrs Burns

KS2 Teaching Assistants: Mrs Yorke and Miss Bingle

Curriculum information

Class 3

Terms 3&4 Spring 2025

The topics that we will be covering during this term of ‘Anglo-Saxons and Vikings’ and

next term ‘Africa‘ are:

English  

Narrative writing based on ‘Talk for Writing’ story – a warning tale

called “Zelda Claw and the Rain Cat”

Explanation text

Weekly spelling test with a new list given on a Thursday for homework

 
Maths Multiplication and division

Length, perimeter and area

Fractions and decimals

We will also work on our four operations to practise column addition and subtraction etc.  Times Tables Rock Stars will also continue and 50/100 club each  week

 

 
Science Light – how we see things.  Understanding reflection and danger of sunlight in our eyes.  How shadows are formed and how they can change

Setting up enquiries, fair tests, making predictions, carrying out investigations, recording results and writing conclusions

Plants – how water is transported within plants, labelling parts of a plant, finding out about pollination.  Understanding seed dispersal
Computing

 

 Communication – text, images and multimedia

Edit digital content for pictures and text.  Design a powerpoint presentation

 
History/

Geography

 The Anglo-Saxons and Vikings:

Viking invasions

Anglo-Saxon laws and justice

Everyday lives of people at this time

Africa – focus on Kenya

Map work skills

 
Art / DT Art – study of artist: Caravaggio.  Focus on drawing experimenting with different grades of pencil to create lines and marks.  Experiment with tone and show attention to detail

DT – materials including textiles

 
PE

 

 Dance

Gymnastics with Atlas Sports coach – Mr Sheldrake
RE How do festivals and worship show what matters to a Muslim?

How do festivals and family life show what matters to Jewish people?
Music

 

 Listening to music by Tchaikovsky.  Understanding instrumentation and appreciating the style

Exploring the music ‘Three Little Birds’ by Bob Marley.  Listening and researching about this genre

 

 

 
PSHE  

Keeping myself safe