Overview by Term

 

Week 1

 27.10.25

Week 2

 3.11.25

Week 3

10.11.25 

Week 4

 17.11.25

Week 5

24.11.25

Week 6

1.12.25

Week 7

8.12.25

Week 8

15.12.25

English

Little Match Girl Strikes Back  

Little Match Girl Strikes Back Description of the factory and its workers

Little Match Girl Strikes Back Factory inspection report  

Little Match Girl Strikes Back   Persuasive speech  

Charles Dickens- Oliver Twist – description of Mr Bumble (characterising speech) 

Charles Dickens- Oliver Twist

Charles Dickens- Oliver Twist – instructions on How to Survive in Fagin’s gang

Charles Dickens – A Christmas Carol – playscript of scene with ghost of Christmas Past

Grammar/ Punctuation

Basic punctuation CL, FS, commas in list ? !   Expanded noun phrases   Hyphenated words

Basic punctuation CL, FS, commas in list ? !   Expanded noun phrases   Relative and embedded clauses

Basic punctuation CL, FS, commas in list ? !   Passive voice Formal language Modal verbs  

Basic punctuation CL, FS, commas in list ? !     Types of sentences – statement, exclamation, question      

Inverted commas and speech punctuation

SPAG assessment

Subordinating and co-ordinating conjunctions   Colon to introduce a list   Bullet points

 

Spellings

Challenge words Lesson 7

oa sound spelled ou or ow Lesson 8

soft c spelled ‘ce’     Lesson 9

Challenge words   Lesson 10

/f/ sound spelled ‘ph’   Lesson 11

Challenge words   Lesson 12

Suffix ably   Lesson 13

Suffix ible   Lesson 14

WCR

The Little Match Girl – intro to the story. Chapter 1 and 4   Australia NCR Grammarsaurus   Quick comprehension – Coral reefs   Murder most Unladylike – Fluent in 5 (Fred’s)  

Bonfire Night Wildwitch; wildfire     Quick comprehension – Vocab Ninja ‘No such thing as ghosts’   The Victorians – Comprehension Dojo  

Remembrance Extracts: Once.   Quick comprehension – Armistice Day    

International men’s day - A Life on Our Planet (NF). Newsround Article: Young People (NF)   SATS smashers (3 point answer examples – Give evidence from the text to support…)

Non- fiction November - Maps of the United Kingdom.

Amazing Immortals. 

SATS smashers (3 point answer examples- Impression and evidence)

Assessment week SATs Reading assessment Time travel Time travelling with a hamster

Christmas themed -The Christmas Carrolls -Tinsel   SATs smashers – Number these facts from 1 - 5

Christmas themed: - Virtually Christmas. - Diary of a Christmas Elf.  

  Maths

Fractions Equivalent fractions and simplifying Equivalent fractions on a number line Compare and order (denominator) Compare and order (numerator)

Fractions Add and subtract simple fractions Add and subtract any two fractions Add mixed numbers Subtract mixed numbers Multi step problems – complete during morning work together   Fractions Block A assessment

Fractions Multiply fractions by integers Multiply fractions by fractions Divide a fraction by an integer Divide any fraction by an integer

Fractions Mixed questions with fractions – adapt Fraction of an amount Fraction of an amount – find the whole

Fractions assessment and review

Assessments – 2023 SATs papers Arithmetic paper Reasoning 1 and 2   Measure review Practical work with metric measures

Measure Metric measures Convert metric measures Calculate with metric measures

Shape review

Science

Complete previous topic   A healthy lifestyle – drugs and medicine   Part 1 of assessment

Complete previous topic   The Digestive System and nutrition Digestive system and nutrition Comprehension Dojo   Part 2 of assessment

Circuits Component identification and symbols

Circuits Build a circuit and circuit diagrams

Circuits Cells and brightness and voltage and functionality (one of these investigations only but knowledge for both covered)

Light

Light

Light

RE

   

What would Jesus do?

What would Jesus do?  

What would Jesus do?  

What would Jesus do?  

What would Jesus do?  

What would Jesus do?  

What would Jesus do?  

PE

Handball

Handball

Handball

Handball

Handball  

Parkour/gymnastics

Parkour/gymnastics

Parkour/gymnastics

History 

How did the 19th century change Britain and the wider world?

What was Britain like at the start of the 19th century?

What was the Industrial Revolution and how did it change Britain?

What was life like for rich and poor Victorians?  

How did people try to make life fairer during the Victorian period?

Why did Britain build an empire, and what were its effects?  

What did the Victorians achieve, and how do we still see it today?

How different was Britain by 1900 compared to 1800?  

Geography

Review and assess learning – Australia topic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Art

Introduction to Jon Measures Look at examples of Jon Measures’ industrial landscapes — note mood, texture, colour palette, and technique. Discuss What stories do these places tell? How does he mix media?

Jon Measures   Practise building layers to create an effect   Adding contrasts: old vs. new, calm vs. busy, nature vs. building.  

Jon Measures

Adding Light, Smoke, and Movement

Focus: Pastel and paint techniques  

 

Jon Measures   Final touches and reflection

Mouth art   Introduce artists Tom Yelland and Henry Fraser

Mouth art – practice teachnique  

Mouth art – create final piece  

 

DT

Evaluate playground models

 

 

 

 

Batik design  

Batik fabric  

Applique batik final piece (Christmas decoration)  

Spanish

Review 3,4,5 Numbers to 50

Review 3,4,5 Numbers to 50

Review 3,4,5 Numbers to 50

Review 3,4,5 The date and birthday

Review 3,4,5 The date and birthday

Review 3,4,5 The date and birthday  

Review

 

PSHE  

Resolving conflict

What can I be?

Mindfulness

Taking responsibility for my health

Impact of technology on my health

Resilience toolbox

Immunisation

Good and bad habits

Computing

 

Spreadsheets

Spreadsheets

Spreadsheets

Blogging

Blogging

Blogging

Coding