Autumn Term Overview

Topic Title: Would you commit treason? 

Literacy

Focus text: Treason by Berlie Doherty

  • Writing
  • Riddles
  • Biography writing
  • Descriptive writing
  • Narrative
  • Diary entry
  • Non-chronological report 

Maths

  • Place Value
  • Addition and Subtraction
  • Multiplication and Division
  • Fractions

Science

  • Light
  • Electricity

History - The Tudors

  • Henry VIII and his six wives
  • Crime and Punishment
  • War of the Roses and Battle of Bosworth
  • Tudor Life - Clothing, Food 
  • Spanish Armada 
  • Tudor London 

Geography

  • Compare and contrast the countries of the UK
  • Identify where I live in the UK and locate major UK cities
  • Physical characteristics of the UK
  • How people affect the UK landscape 
  • Industries in the UK
  • Energy sources used in the UK 

Art and Design/ D.T.

  • Art Activism 
  • Felt phone cases

Computing

  • Online safety and Programming 

PSHE

  • Safe relationships
  • Raising Aspirations  

Physical Education

  • P.E. with class teacher - Netball 
  • P.E with a coach - Football 

French

  • Phonics 
  • Presenting myself
  • My family 

Religious Education

  • Christians and how to live: what would Jesus do? 
  • Why do Christians believe that Jesus was the Messiah? 

Music

  • Drumming with Mr Cook - learning to play the Djembe drums

Memorable experiences/Innovate task

  • Trip to Gainsborough Old Hall
  • Christmas Carol Concert