Being a reader and writer Can explore how other writers

create setting, characters and atmosphere?

Can I use a range of techniques to create these things in my own writing?

Can I use my natural surroundings as inspiration for my own writing?

Can I write poetry and narrative?

Can I include dialogue in my writing?

Can I read a range of texts including Roald Dahl, poetry and Shakespeare?

Being a mathematician Can I convert between

fractions, decimals and percentages?

Can I understand Algebra?

Can I understand perimeter, area and volume?

Can I complete a variety of multiplications and divisions including word problems?

Can I understand fractions?

Being a scientist (En) Can I understand the different

forces which act upon objects? Can I understand how movement

is affected by air and water resistance and explore this in a practical way?

Can I make predictions and conduct experiments to check them?

Can I describe how the human circulatory and digestive systems work?

Being a historian/geographer Do I know about the oldest trees

in the UK? Can I discover historical events

that these ancient trees would have seen?

Can I make a timeline of British history that some notable trees would have witnessed?

Can I explore local history through learning about local ancient trees?

Can I develop my map skills? Can I look at physical differences

in landscapes in different places?

Being a technologist (A) (Et) Can I use ICT to tell a story? Can I design and produce a

functioning puppet for ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’?

Can I construct a parachute and a water going vessel to test my scientific theories? Badger Class

Spring termTip top trees

Being a linguist (A) (D) Can I talk about my hobbies and

pastimes in French? Can I talk about my likes and

dislikes in French? Do I know the difference

between school in France and England?

Being an artist (A) Can I work on a collaborative

piece of art based on ‘The Lost Words’?

Can I explore the work of natural artists and use their ideas to inspire me?

Can I create art inspired by my natural surroundings?

Being a community (Et) (D) Can I show responsibility within

my class? Can I be involved in a the

school’s plastic projects this term?

Will I be a responsible member of Badger class and help to set an example to younger children?

Being a philosopher (D) (Et) What have I learnt this week in

Open The Book? What changes will I be going

through this term or next? Can I demonstrate

resilience in my learning.

Being a musician (A) Can I explore ‘heard’

sounds? Can I use natural sounds to

inspire my music? Can I create music using a

variety of instruments? Can I listen to music inspired

by the forest?

Being an outdoor learner (En) Can I help to look after our school

environment? Can I use our outside space to

learn about forces and movement?

Can I develop my teamwork skills during interhouse games?

Being an athlete Can I improve my Golden Mile

total? Can I work on my seated balance

skills? Can I develop sequences of

movments that express my own ideas?

Can I develop and idea to challenge myself?

Can I improve my teamwork

skills?Our Curriculum Drivers: Environment (En) Diversity (D) Arts (A) Enterprise (Et)