Newhey Community Primary School

The children will be reading and studying  the following texts:

Farm Boy

Flat Stanley and the Great Egyptian Grave Robbery

Malala’s Magic Pencil

Marshmallows

Using these texts as a focus the children will be writing a diary entry, a narrative, a character description and a persuasive letter.

In English lessons, the children will develop an understanding of:

• Noun phrases 
• Commas in a list 
• Adverbs 
• Expanded noun sentences 
• Similes
• Adjectives 
• Inverted  commas
• Semi-colon
• Fronted adverbials
• Conjunctions

We will be discovering about forces in the context of pushing and pulling, and will identify different actions as pushes or pulls.  The children will work scientifically and collaboratively to investigate friction, by exploring the movement of a toy car over different surfaces.  They will work in a hands on way to identify magnetic materials. Furthermore, they will conduct an investigation into the strength of different types of magnet. The children will explore the way magnetic poles can attract and repel.  They will develop their scientific enquiry skills, making observations, predictions and conclusions.

Multiplication and division

Multiplying by 10 and 1000

Dividing by 10 and 100

Multiplying a 2 digit by a 1 digit number

Length and perimeter

Measure in km and m

Equivalent lengths

Compare perimeter

Perimeter of rectilinear shapes

Find missing lengths

Perimeter of polygons

Fractions

Understand the whole

Partitioning fractions

Mixed fractions on a number line

Equivalent fractions

Understand improper fractions

Converting fractions

Decimals

Tenths as fractions

Tenths as decimals

Tenths on a number line

Dividing by 10

Hundredths as fractions

Hundredths as decimals

History

Ancient Egyptians

Children will find the answer to the question ‘Who were the Egyptians and when did they live?’ We will look Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses, how and why the pyramids were built and find out about the Egyptian book of the dead and mummification.

Geography

Are all settlements the same?

Classes will be finding out what a settlement is. They will focus on location of features of  land in the local area and land in New Delhi. They will then compare the two. 

Art

Tie-dye / Weaving (Craft)

Children will explore different techniques to use with materials. We will create a mood board to work as a visual mind map and source of inspiration of our ideas. We will learn to tie-dye, weave and sew to create a range of effects using fabric.

Computing

Creating media – Understanding how a web page is set up and planning a website.

Online Safety – Learn about how websites encourage us to buy online, what is fact, opinion or belief and understanding bots.

Music

Pentatonic melodies and composition

Children will watch a short animation and move in response to crescendo, tempo and duration. They will learn the pentatonic scale and perform this in small groups.

Design & Technology

Mechanisms (Pneumatic systems)

We will be exploring how to make a pneumatic toy – what makes a good toy, design techniques and how to assemble a pneumatic toy.