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F R I D A Y 2 2 N D S E P T E M B E R
Year Four, Five and Six Parents’ Curriculum Meeting
Aims of the meeting
Give you a better understanding of your child’s learning this term
Share our aims
Help parents/carers to feel empowered to support their children
Give you the opportunity to ask questions
Introductions
Mr Shreeves – Year 4, 5 and 6 lead.
Behaviour lead
Supporting classroom teachers
Developing good classroom practice
Pupil Progress
Homework - Reading
At least 20 minutes daily
Signed reading record (comments are really helpful)
Discussion about the text
Sounding out
Reading around the word
Checking for understanding
Predicting
Inference and deduction
Intonation and expression
Homework - spellings
High frequency words
Spelling rules
Examples given
Research other words that follow the rule.
Homework - Maths
No more active learn- alternative websites provided on first headteacher’s letter of the year
Maths slips- compulsory- to be completed in the blue homework books. This will be reviewed in Friday’s lesson.
Overview- for 2016/17
Fourth year of the new National Curriculum (September 2013) which was implemented from September 2014
Schools are no longer using levels to assess (2c/4b etc)-
Year six sats will measure progress against the New National Curriculum for the third year in May 2018
Third year of the new format for the end of key stage two tests
Progress will be measured by a scaled score- schools designed to demonstrate greater recognition of how each pupil compares to their peers.
100= expected progress, 110=working at greater depth. The current year 4 will have had a similar score at the end of KS1.
How we deliver the programmes of study
The National Curriculum gives sets out the statutory requirements of the Year 4, 5 and 6 curriculum. Progress across all of key stage 2 is assessed in the end of Year 6 tests.
St Joan of Arc uses the White Rose Maths and Wordsmith English schemes of work to ensure complete coverage of the statutory curriculum requirements. This is supplemented by other schemes of work at the teachers’ discretion.
Children’s progress will be tracked using Target Tracker- all teachers assess pupils against national attainment expectations for that year’s programme of study.
Statutory Subjects
Figure 1 – Structure of the national curriculum
Key stage 1 Key stage 2 Key stage 3 Key stage 4
Age 5 – 7 7 – 11 11 – 14 14 – 16
Year groups 1 – 2 3 – 6 7 – 9 10 – 11
Core subjects
English
Mathematics
Science
Foundation subjects
Art and design
Citizenship
Computing
Design and technology
Languages1
Geography
History
Music
Physical education
1 At key stage 2 the subject title is ‘foreign language’; at key stage 3 it is ‘modern foreign language’.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-primary-curriculum
The Core Subjects- Mathematics
• Progression shown year-by-year – but it will be for teachers to set out their year-by-year approach in their school curriculum.
• There are fewer things in more depth in primary, so data has less prominence and probability will not be introduced until Key Stage 3.
• All pupils will be expected to build firm foundations and not be accelerated to content expected in secondary school.
• The school has moved to a ‘ mastery’ based approach. This involves pupils studying topics in greater depth but at a slower pace. There will be more scope for reasoning, problem solving and investigations. All pupils will access manipulatives to reinforce understanding. This will not always be recorded in books.
• All pupils will participate in additional 15 minute maths fluency sessions in addition to the hour long daily maths lesson.
• Children will complete weekly arithmetic practice. • Pupils across all year groups will complete termly reasoning and arithmetic
papers from the White Rose scheme (providers of our maths curriculum planning).
• There are earlier and more challenging requirements for multiplication tables, which have been increased to 12x12 (to be learnt by the age of 9). End of Year 4 target.- Year 4 students to be tested from 2019-20 onwards.
• The curriculum has clear expectations around written methods in addition to mental methods. Arithmetic.
• There is an earlier and more challenging requirement for fractions and decimals. • There is an increased requirement for pupils to use formulae for volume and to calculate the
area of shapes other than squares and rectangles. • Probability has been removed from the primary curriculum. • There is an increased requirement for understanding of proportional reasoning – for
example through volume and calculations with fractions. • Financial education has been reinforced, with a renewed emphasis on essential numeracy
skills, using money and working with percentages. • The curriculum has a strong steer that the use of calculators should be restricted until the
later years of primary. Not allowed to be used in end of Key Stage 2 tests. • There is a greater emphasis on the use of large numbers, algebra, ratio and proportion at an
earlier age. • Roman numerals have been introduced in the Year 3 curriculum. • There is a focus on counting beyond whole numbers, eg, decimals, fractions. • Abstract symbols have been introduced in Year 1. • Data handling has decreased, but the curriculum makes more reference to interpretation of
data. • To understand expectations in Years 5 and 6, equivalent objectives in the primary
framework would need to be drawn from Years 7, 8 and 9 pre 2015.
Year 4 Maths objectives
Year 4 Maths Key Objectives Summarised form Count backwards through zero, including negative numbers Recognise place value in four-digit numbers Round any number to the nearest 10, 100 or 1000 Know tables up to 12 × 12 Use place value and number facts to carry out mental calculations Use factor pairs and commutativity in mental calculations Use short multiplication method Recognise and use hundredths Recognise and write decimal equivalents to ¼, ½ and ¾ Divide one- or two-digit numbers by 10 and 100, using tenths and hundredths Round decimals with one decimal place to the nearest whole number Compare numbers up to two decimal places Convert between different units of metric measurement, including money Find the area of rectilinear shapes by counting squares Solve problems converting units of time Compare and classify shapes, including quadrilaterals and triangles Complete a simple symmetric figure with respect to a specific line of symmetry. Describe positions on a 2-D grid using co-ordinates Describe translations using a given unit to the left/right and up/down Interpret and present discrete and continuous data on appropriate graphs
Year 5 Maths objectives
Year 5 Maths Key Objectives Summarised form
Interpret negative numbers in context
Read Roman numerals to 1000, including years
Recognise and use square and cube numbers, and know the notation
Use rounding to check answers and determine accuracy
Identify multiples and factors, including finding factor pairs and common factors
Use vocabulary: prime numbers, prime factors and composite numbers
Know prime numbers up to 19
Multiply and divide numbers by 10, 100 or 1000, including decimals
Use long multiplication for multiplying numbers of up to 4 digits by one or two digits
Divide numbers using standard written short division
Convert between mixed numbers and improper fractions
Compare and order fractions whose denominators are multiples of the same number
Identify, name and write equivalent fractions including tenths and hundredths
Add and subtract fractions with denominators that are multiples of the same number
Multiply proper fractions and mixed numbers by whole numbers with support
Read and write decimal numbers as fractions
Year 5 Maths objectives
Round decimals with 2 decimals places to whole number or to one decimal place
Read, write, order and compare numbers with up to 3 decimal places
Recognise % symbol and explain as a fraction with denominator 100 (parts out of 100)
Understand and use common approximate conversions between metric and imperial
Measure and calculate the perimeter of composite rectilinear shapes
Calculate the area of rectangles, and estimate the area of irregular shapes
Use the properties of rectangles to find missing lengths and angles
Distinguish between regular and irregular polygons
Identify 3-d shapes from 2-d representations
Know angles are measured in degrees and compare acute, obtuse and reflex angles
Draw and measure angles to the nearest degree
Identify angles at a point, in a turn and on a straight line
Describe and represent the result of a reflection or translation
Complete, read and interpret information in tables, including timetables
Year 6 Maths Objectives Year 6 Maths Key Objectives Summarised form
Use negative numbers to calculate intervals across zero
Divide numbers using long division, interpreting the remainders as appropriate
Use order of operations to carry out calculations
Use common factors to simplify fractions
Compare and order fractions of any size
Add and subtract fractions with different denominators and mixed numbers
Multiply simple pairs of proper fractions
Divide proper fractions by whole numbers
Calculate decimal fraction equivalents for simple fractions
Multiply a number with up to two decimal places by whole numbers
Use written division with answers of up to two decimal places
Solve problems involving the calculation of percentages
Recall and use equivalences between fractions, decimals and percentages
Solve problems using ratio using multiplication and division facts
Solve problems involving similar shapes where the scale factor is known
Solve problems involving proportion, using knowledge of fractions and multiples
Year 6 Maths Objectives Continued
Use simple formulae
Generate and describe linear number sequences
Express missing number problems algebraically
Convert units of measure between smaller and larger units
Convert between miles and kilometres
Calculate the area of parallelograms and triangles
Calculate and compare volume of cubes and cuboids
Illustrate and name parts of a circle
Finding missing angles in triangles, quadrilaterals and regular polygons
Recognise vertically opposite angles and find missing angles
Describe positions on the full co-ordinate grid
Translate shapes on a co-ordinate grid and reflect in the axes
Construct and interpret pie charts
Calculate the mean as an average
The Aims of the English Curriculum
The overarching aim for English in the national curriculum is to promote high standards of language and literacy by equipping pupils with a strong command of the spoken and written word, and to develop their love of literature through widespread reading for enjoyment. The national curriculum for English aims to ensure that all pupils:
read easily, fluently and with good understanding
develop the habit of reading widely and often, for both pleasure and information
acquire a wide vocabulary, an understanding of grammar and knowledge of linguistic conventions for reading, writing and spoken language
appreciate our rich and varied literary heritage
write clearly, accurately and coherently, adapting their language and style in and for a range of contexts, purposes and audiences
use discussion in order to learn; they should be able to elaborate and explain clearly their understanding and ideas
are competent in the arts of speaking and listening, making formal presentations, demonstrating to others and participating in debate.
Children will focus on creating, editing and continually reviewing and improving their writing. Redrafting will be given greater prominence than before. Instead of weekly ‘ Big Writing’, children will produce two extended writing pieces per half term- these will go into their publishing folders.
Each child will participate in Guided Reading once a week.
Handwriting practice will continue twice a week in class
Spelling homework is given on Mondays and is revisited on Fridays.
English In Years, 4, 5, and 6
Reading in Years3-4
Year 3-4 Reading Key Objectives Summarised form
1 Read aloud and understand words based on knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes
2 Read further exception words, including those with unusual spelling/sound links
3 Retell some fairy tales or traditional tales orally
4 Identify themes and conventions in a range of books
5 Perform plays and poetry aloud using intonation, tone, volume and action
6 Recognise some different forms of poetry
7 Use dictionaries to check the meanings of words
8 Check that a text makes sense, including explaining the meaning of words in context
9 Identify and summarise the main ideas drawn from more than one paragraph
10 Draw inferences about feelings thoughts and motives
11 Use evidence to justify inferences
12 Discuss words and phrases which capture the reader's interest
13 Identify how language contributes to meaning
14 Identify how structure and presentation contribute to meaning
15 Retrieve and record information from non-fiction texts
Writing in Years 3-4
Year 3-4 Writing Key Objectives Summarised form
1 Spell words which are often misspelt from the Y3-4 list
2 Use the possessive apostrophe accurately with plurals
3 Use a dictionary to check a spelling
4 Use appropriate handwriting joins, including choosing unjoined letters
5 Adopt the features of existing texts to shape own writing
6 Build sentences with varied vocabulary and structures
7 Organise paragraphs around a theme
8 Develop detail of characters, settings and plot in narratives
9 Use simple organisational devices in non-fiction
10 Suggest improvements to grammar and vocabulary
11 Proofread own work for spelling and punctuation errors
12 Read aloud using appropriate intonation, tone and volume
13 Use a range of conjunctions to extend sentences with more than one clause
14 Choose nouns and pronouns for clarity and cohesion
15 Use conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions to express time, cause & place
16 Use fronted adverbials
17 Understand the difference between plural and possessive '-s'
18 Recognise and use standard English verb inflections
19 Use extended noun phrases, including with prepositions
20 Use and punctuate direct speech correctly
Punctuation and Grammar in Year 4
Autumn Term
Unit Unit Unit Unit
Non-fiction Unit 4.1 Wanted: Space Explorer! (3 weeks)
Fiction Unit 4.1 Christophe’s Story (3 weeks)
Live Unit 4.1 Sounds Spooky… (2 weeks)
Poetry Unit 4.1 Creating Images (2 weeks)
Grammar lessons Grammar lessons Grammar lessons Grammar lessons
Adverbials of time – Fronted Adverbials
Adverbials of Place and Revising Fronted Adverbials
Determiners
Introducing Possessive Pronouns
Revising Capital Letters
Determiners
Revising Conjunctions and Clauses
Revising Nouns
Introducing Direct Speech
Standard and Non-Standard Verbs
Introducing Noun Phrases
Spring Term
Unit Unit Unit Unit
Non-fiction Unit 4.2 The World’s Weirdest Sports (3 weeks)
Word Detectives (1 week)
Fiction Unit 4.2 The Spiderwick Chronicles [tbc] (4 weeks)
Poetry Unit 4.2 Exploring Poetic Form (2 weeks)
Grammar lessons Grammar lessons Grammar lessons Grammar lessons
Comparative and Superlative
Multi-clause Sentences
Select from further activities bank according to the needs of your class
Adverbials of time – Fronted Adverbials
Adverbials of Place and Revising Fronted Adverbials
Using commas with fronted adverbials
Apostrophes to show possession
Plural and possessive
Select from further activities bank according to the needs of your class
Summer Term
Unit Unit Unit Unit
Non-fiction Unit 4.3 The Shang Dynasty of Ancient China (2 weeks)
Fiction Unit 4.3 The Iron Man (3 weeks)
Live Unit 4.2 The Grand Tour (3 weeks)
Poetry Unit 4.3 Poems about Animals and the Outdoors (2 weeks)
Grammar lessons Grammar lessons Grammar lessons Grammar lessons
Pronouns
Singular and plural agreement
Nouns and pronouns
Apostrophes to show possession
Punctuating direct speech
Noun phrases
Select from further activities bank according to the needs of your class
Standard and non-standard verbs
English Year4 Overview
Reading in Years 5-6
Year 5-6 Reading Key Objectives Summarised form
1 Use knowledge of morphology and etymology to read aloud and understand new words
2 Make comparisons within and across books
3 Read a range of modern fiction, fiction from literary heritage and books from other cultures and traditions
4 Identify and discuss themes and conventions across a wide range of writing
5 Discuss understanding of texts, including exploring meaning of words in context
6 Ask questions to improve understanding of texts
7 Summarise ideas drawn from more than one paragraphs, identifying key details
8 Predict future events from details stated and implied
9 Identify how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning
10 Discuss how authors use language, including figurative language, to affect the reader
11 Make book recommendations, giving reasons for choices
12 Participate in discussions about books, building on and challenging ideas
13 Explain and discuss understanding of reading
14 Participate in formal presentations and debates about reading
15 Provide reasoned justifications for views
Writing in Years 5-6
Year 5-6 Writing Key Objectives Summarised form
1 Spell some words with silent letters
2 Recognise and use spellings for homophones and other often-confused words
3 Use a dictionary to check spelling and meaning
4 Identify the audience and purpose before writing, and adapt accordingly
5 Select appropriate grammar and vocabulary to change or enhance meaning
6 Develop setting, atmosphere and character, including through dialogue
7 Summarise longer passages
8 Use a range of cohesive devices
9 Use advanced organisational and presentational devices
10 Use the correct tense consistently throughout a piece of writing
11 Ensure correct subject and verb agreement
12 Perform compositions using appropriate intonation, volume and movement
13 Use a thesaurus
14 Use expanded noun phrases to convey complicated information concisely
15 Use modal verbs or adverbs to indicate degrees of possibility
16 Use relative clauses
17 Convert nouns or adjectives into verbs
18 Use adverbials of time, place and number for cohesion
19 Recognise vocabulary and structures that are appropriate for formal use
20 Use passive verbs to affect the presentation of information
21 Use the perfect form of verbs to mark relationships of time and cause
22 Recognise difference in informal and formal language
23 Use grammatical connections and adverbials for cohesion
24 Use ellipsis
25 Use commas to clarify meaning or avoid ambiguity
26 Use brackets, dashes and commas to indicate parenthesis
27 Use hyphens to avoid ambiguity
28 Use semi-colons, colons and dashes between independent clauses
29 Use a colon to introduce a list
30 Punctuate bullet points consistently
Punctuation and Grammar in Years 5 and 6
Unit Unit Unit Unit
Poetry Unit 5.1 Poets’ Voices (2 weeks)
Fiction Unit 5.1 Friend or Foe (4 weeks)
Non-fiction Unit 5.1 Animals on the Move (2 weeks)
Live Unit 5.1 Ultimate Rap! (2 weeks)
Grammar lessons Grammar lessons Grammar lessons Grammar lessons
Revision 1
Revision 2
Revision 3
Standard and Non-Standard English
Word Classes
Relative Clauses
Relative Pronouns
Punctuation
Punctuation 2
Spring Term
Unit Unit Unit Unit
Poetry Unit 5.2 Tell Me a Story (2 weeks)
Fiction Unit 5.2 Oranges in No Man’s Land (4 weeks)
Word Detectives (1 week)
Non-fiction Unit 5.2 Inside the Museum of… (3 weeks)
Grammar lessons Grammar lessons Grammar lessons Grammar lessons
Standard and non-Standard English
Punctuation and Performance
Revision 2
Modal Verbs
Modal Verbs and Adverbs
Select from further activities bank according to the needs of your class
Relative Clauses
Commas for Clarity
Summer Term
Unit Unit Unit Unit
Poetry Unit 5.3 Compare and Perform (2 weeks)
Fiction Unit 5.3 Greek Myths (3 weeks)
Non-fiction Unit 5.3 Ultimate Explorers (2 weeks)
Live Unit 5.2 Pitch It! (3 weeks)
Grammar lessons Grammar lessons Grammar lessons Grammar lessons
Using prefixes (dis-, de-, mis-, over-)
Apostrophes for contraction and possession
Punctuation
Text Cohesion
Text Cohesion Relative clauses
Spoken and written language
English Year 5 Overview
Unit Unit Unit Unit
Poetry Unit 6.1 Powerful Language (2 weeks)
Fiction Unit 6.1 Eye of the Wolf (4 weeks)
Non-fiction Unit 6.1 Mission: Save Pompeii! (2 weeks)
Live Unit 6.1 The Great Debate (2 weeks)
Grammar lessons Grammar lessons Grammar lessons Grammar lessons
Chunks of Meaning: Subject, Verb, Object
Chunks of Meaning: Subject, Verb, Object and Adverbial
Grammar Revision
Chunks of Meaning: the Verb ‘to be’ and Subject, Verb, Complement
Colons, Lists and Bullet Points
Boundaries Between Main Clauses Colons, Lists and Bullet Points
Select from further activities bank according to the needs of your class
Spring Term
Unit Unit Unit Unit
Poetry Unit 6.2 Poetic Voice (2 weeks)
Fiction Unit 6.2 Fantastic, Funny and Frightening! (4 weeks)
Word Detectives (1 weeks)
Non-fiction Unit 6.2 Why is Blood Red? (3 weeks)
Grammar lessons Grammar lessons Grammar lessons Grammar lessons
Synonyms and Antonyms
Abstract Nouns
Building Sentences
Informal Speech and Writing
Formal and Informal Language
The Subjunctive
Select from further activities bank according to the needs of your class
Formal Connections: Conjunctions and Adverbials
Active and Passive
Summer Term
Unit Unit Unit Unit
Comprehension Revision unit (2 weeks)
Fiction Unit 6.3 Salamander Dream (2 weeks)
Non-fiction Unit 6.3 Amazing Inventions (2 weeks)
Live Unit 6.2 A Midsummer Night’s Dream (4 weeks)
Grammar lessons Grammar lessons Grammar lessons Grammar lessons
Ellipsis
‘So’ as a Co-ordinating and Subordinating Conjunction
Punctuating Direct Speech
Active and Passive
Using Prefixes (de-, dis-, mis-, over-)
Select from further activities bank according to the needs of your class
English Year 6 Overview
What’s about KS2 SATS?
Maths SATS continue to use the same structure as the previous two year’s tests- no more mental test. There are three papers; 1 arithmetic paper and 2 reasoning papers
Arithmetic paper assessing children’s use of formal written methods.
Last year’s papers and the sample papers are available on line
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-curriculum-assessments-practice-materials
In English the children complete an hour long Reading paper and a Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar paper
The children in Year 6 will complete practice papers using last year’s sample and actual paper
This is done to develop learning rather than just to assess pupils. At St Joan of Arc we ensure that the children do not feel pressurised when taking these tests and that they are aware that they are used to aid their learning and development
Pupils’ writing attainment is assessed by the class teacher in collaboration with moderators from Islington. Unlike last year, this year the teachers’ judgements will be ‘best-fit’ as opposed to last year’s ‘ secure fit’.
RE- Come and See Scheme of Work
Autumn Domestic Church Week 1-4
Year 4 - PEOPLE - The family of God in
Scripture
Year 5 - OURSELVES - Created in the
image and likeness of God
Year 6 - LOVING - God who never stops
loving
Baptism/Confirmation Week 5-8
Year 4 - CALLED - Confirmation: a call to
witness
Year 5 - LIFE CHOICES - Marriage,
commitment and service
Year 6 - VOCATION AND COMMITMENT -
The vocation of priesthood and religious life
Judaism Week 9
Year 4 - Torah
Year 5 - Passover
Year 6 - Rosh Hashanah,
Yom Kippur
Advent/Christmas Week 10-13
Year 4 - GIFT - God’s gift of love and
friendship in Jesus
Year 5 - HOPE - Advent: waiting in the
joyful hope for Jesus, the promised one
Year 6 - EXPECTATIONS - Jesus born to
show God to the world
Spring Local Church Week 1-4
Year 4 - COMMUNITY - Life in the local
Christian community and ministries in
the parish
Year 5 - MISSION - Continuing Jesus’
mission in diocese (ecumenism)
Year 6 - SOURCES - The Bible, the
special book for the Church
Eucharist Week 5-8
Year 4 - GIVING & RECEIVING - Living in
communion
Year 5 - MEMORIAL SACRIFICE - Eucharist
as the living memorial of Christ’s sacrifice
Year 6 - UNITY - Eucharist enabling people
to live in communion
Lent/Easter Week 9-12
Year 4 - SELF DISCIPLINE - Celebrating
growth to new life
Year 5 - SACRIFICE - Lent: a time of aligning
with the sacrifice made by Jesus
Year 6 - DEATH & NEW LIFE - Celebrating
Jesus’ death and resurrection
Summer Pentecost Week 1-4
Year 4 - NEW LIFE - To hear and live the
Easter message
Year 5 - TRANSFORMATION -
Celebration of the Spirit’s transforming
power
Year 6 - WITNESSES - The Holy Spirit
enables people to become witnesses
Reconciliation/Anointing of the sick Week 4-8
Year 4 - BUILDING BRIDGES - Admitting
wrong, being reconciled with God and each
other
Year 5 - FREEDOM & RESPONSIBILITY
Commandments enable Christians to be
free & responsible
Year 6 - HEALING - Sacrament of the Sick
Islam Week 9
Year 4 – Qur’an
Year 5 – Ramadan and
Pilgrimage
Year 6 – Guidance for
Muslims
Universal Church Week 10-13
Year 4 - GOD’S PEOPLE - Different saints
show people what God is like
Year 5 - STEWARDSHIP - The Church is
called to the stewardship of Creation
Year 6 - COMMON GOOD - Work of the
worldwide Christian family
As a Catholic School, RE is taught for 2.5 hours a week in Key Stage 2
Science-Year 4
Year 4 Science Key Objectives Summarised form
1 Take accurate measurements using a range of scientific apparatus
2 Present findings using tables, graphs and charts as appropriate
3 Use straightforward evidence in support of ideas
4 Use a classification key to identify plants or animals
5 Describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans
6 Construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey.
7 Compare and group materials together, according to whether they are solids, liquids or gases
8 Explain the main stages of the water cycle
9 Recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear
10 Construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts
Year 5 Science
Year 5 Science Key Objectives Summarised form
1 Plan scientific investigations, including controlling variables where appropriate
2 Record data using diagrams, keys, tables and a range of graphs
3 Report conclusions and explanations from scientific investigations
4 Describe the life process of reproduction in some plants and animals.
5 Explain how mixtures can be separated through filtering, sieving and evaporating
6 Explain that some irreversible changes form new materials
7 Describe the movement of the Earth, and other planets, relative to the Sun
8 Explain day and night on earth, and the apparent movement of the Sun
9 Explain that gravity causes unsupported objects to fall towards the Earth
10 Identify the effects of air resistance, water resistance and friction between moving surfaces
Year 6 Science
Year 6 Science Key Objectives Summarised form
1 Use test results to design further investigations
2 Using simple models to describe scientific ideas
3 Identifying scientific evidence that has been used to support or refute ideas or arguments.
4 Classify some plants, animals or micro-organisms, explaining the choices made
5 Explain the main parts and functions of the human circulatory system, including heart and blood vessels
6 Recognise that living things produce offspring which are not usually identical to their parents
7 Identify how adaptation of plants and animals over time may lead to evolution.
8 Explain that we see things which either give out or reflect light
9 Explain how the number of voltage of cells affects bulbs, buzzers or motors in a circuit
10 Use recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit in a diagram.
Science Topics
Year 4 Classifying living
things
*Habitats/sustainab
ility
Digestion/Teeth/food
chains
States of matter
*solids, liquids and
gases
Sound
Electricity
Year 5 Earth and space Forces and gravity Materials changing
states
Life Cycles
Mammals, amphibians,
insects
Life cycle of Human
(Puberty)
Year 6 Classification of
Micro organism
Circulatory system
Evolution and
inheritance
Light
*How we see
Electricity
The children also learn about famous scientists related to their units of work. For example, Year 6 will learn about Mary Anning and Charles Darwin when studying Evolution and Inheritance.
Other Subjects
This year the children will be taught Spanish in years 4 and 5 for one hour a week. Year 6 will take part in a Spanish revision unit post- Sats.
Geography, history, art and D&T (including food and nutrition) are taught through topic where possible. You can find more details on these on the Curriculum Newsletters.
Singing practice takes place on a Friday afternoon Years 4 and 5 will receive specialist music teaching every Friday from
Mr Nelson. Year 6 will have specialist music teaching post –Sats. E-safety lessons will have increased prominence this year in line with
the Government’s requirements. Details can be found on the curriculum newsletters.
Years 5 and 6 take part in Sex and Relationship Education combining elements of both the RE and Science curriculums at the end of the Summer Term.
Year 4 will be swimming on Wednesdays during the Autumn and Spring terms.