MEDIUM TERM PLANNING

KS2

Spring Term 3 2020

Assessment opportunities

Cross curricular links

British and Christian values: opportunities for personal, spiritual and cultural development

Week 1

6-10 Jan

Week 2

13-17 Jan

Week 3

20-24 Jan

Week 4

27-31 Jan

Week 5

3 Feb – 7 Feb

Week 6

10-14 Feb

Y5/6

English

Reading

&

Writing

Genre/

Text

Focus

Main Text Varjak Paw by S F Said

Main Writing Outcomes: Persuasive writing – Varjak - cat of the year

Narrative (adventure) – describe a setting, create tension, describe action, escape

Poems (cat themed) free verse and Haiku

Reading:

Investigate the relationships between Varjak and key

members of his family using freeze frames (drama).

Children predict what might happen at points in

story based on their reading inferences.

Consider both sides of the case for the cats staying

or leaving

Discuss how author creates tensions and

atmosphere

Writing:

Main outcomes as above

Other writing opportunities

Summarise key arguments

Persuade a character to change their mind

Describe Varjak hunting an animal to create tension

Plan a suspense story using boxed up framework

Write a letter to ‘Society for the Protection of Rare

Breeds’ detailing the sighting of a Mesopotamian Blue

cat and asking for further information

Newspaper article ‘ The Outlaw Varjak Paw’

An explanation of ‘The Skills’

Y5/6

Grammar

& Punctuation

prepositions

Relative clauses

Revision of main and subordinate clauses

Identify subject verb object in a sentence (as appropriate)

Identify the passive voice. Change the passive voice to the active and vice versa. Greater depth – select the passive voice

to hide the agent or to shift focus to the object of an active sentence

Register/style (formal/informal story characters’ speech)

Organise written work appropriately according to genre and audience

Y5

Spelling Weekly test

Y6

Spelling Weekly test

In this term, spelling will cover the following:

Learning and practising the Year 5/6 common exception words – homework is based on these words

Children will create and add to their own personal spelling lists

Precision spelling sessions for children who need to make more spelling progress – homework may be given

Year 5 spelling focus on:

Creating nouns using the ‘ity’, ‘ness’ and ‘ship’ suffixes

Homophones and near homophones

Year 6 spelling focus on:

Adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words

ending ‘fer’

Words with a long /e/ spelt ‘ie’ or ‘ei’

Word families based on common words

Statutory common exception words

Y5/6

Maths

Measurement:

Perimeter, Area and

Volume

Measure and calculate

the perimeter of

composite rectilinear

shapes in cm and m.

Calculate and

compare the area of

rectangles

Recognise that

shapes with the

same areas can

have different

perimeters and

vice versa.

Estimate volume

Calculate, estimate

and compare

volume of cubes

and cuboids

Fractions

Number: Fractions

Compare and order fractions whose denominators are multiples of the same number.

Compare and order fractions, including fractions > 1

Identify, name and write equivalent fractions of a given fraction, represented visually including tenths

and hundredths.

Use common factors to simplify fractions; use common multiples to express fractions in

the same denomination.

Recognise mixed numbers and improper fractions and convert from one form to the other and write

mathematical statements >1 as a mixed number [for example 25 + 45 = 65 = 1 15 ]

Add and subtract fractions with the same denominator and denominators that are multiples of the

same number.

Add and subtract fractions with different denominations and mixed numbers, using the

concept of equivalent fractions.

Multiply proper fractions and mixed numbers by whole numbers, supported by materials and diagrams.

Multiply simple pairs of proper fractions, writing the answer in its simplest form [for

example 𝟏𝟒 x 𝟏𝟐 = 𝟏𝟖 ]

Divide proper fractions by whole numbers [for example 𝟏𝟑 ÷ 2 = 𝟏𝟔 ]

Read and write decimal numbers as fractions [ for example 0.71 = 71100]

Associate a fraction with division and calculate decimal fraction equivalents [ for

example, 0.375] for a simple fraction [for example 𝟑𝟖]

Solve problems involving multiplication and division, including scaling by simple fractions and problems

involving simple rates.

Y3/4

English

Reading

&

Writing

Genre/

Text

Focus

Non Fiction – Non Chronological reports

Fiction – Narrative writing

Texts: The Wolves in the wall, Wolves, Top gun of the sky (Poetry)

Main writing outcomes: Report on animal in an urban setting

Poetry – Rhyming animal poem using facts

Descriptive writing – Short story about a nightmare in the style of the Wolves in the Wall

Reading

Research information about British wildlife in cities using websites and books.

Read about and discuss the characters in The Wolves in the wall.

Read and compare two texts on the same subject.

Read own writing to whole class.

Read a report and analyse the information given.

Writing

Create a fact file on an urban animal.

Plan a report using boxes and headings.

Describe the characters in a story using interesting adjectives.

Make effective notes from research to use in own work.

Write a short narrative story about a life changing dream

Use factual information to create a poem about an animal

Y3/4

Grammar

& Punctuation

Use a variety of conjunctions in sentences

Use commas correctly to separate lists and clauses

Identify the present perfect form of verbs

Use paragraphs and headings correctly in non-fiction Write using a mixture of simple, compound and complex sentences

Y3

Spelling Weekly test

Y4

Spelling Weekly test

In this term, spelling will cover the following:

Learning and practising the Year 3/4 common exception words – homework is based on these words

Children will create and add to their own personal spelling lists

Precision spelling sessions for children who need to make more spelling progress – homework may be given

Year 3 spelling focus on:

Words with a short /i/ spelt with ‘y’

Adding ‘er’ ‘ed’ ‘ing’ to words with more than one

syllable

Using the prefix ‘mis’ and ‘dis’

Words with a /k/ sound spelt with ‘ch’

Year 4 spelling focus on:

Homophones and near homophones

Nouns ending in the suffix ‘ation’

Adding the prefixes ‘sub’ and ‘super’

Plural possessive apostrophes

Y3/4

Maths

Number – Multiplication and

division

Write and calculate mathematical

statements for multiplication and

Measurement – Length, perimeter

and area

Measure compare, add and subtract

lengths. (mm/cm/m)

Fractions

Recognise and use fractions as

numbers: unit fractions and non-unit

fractions with small denominators.

division using multiplication tables

including two-digit numbers times one-

digit numbers using mental and written

methods.

Multiply two and three digit

numbers by a one digit number

using formal written layout.

Solve problems including missing

number problems involving

multiplication and division.

Solve problems involving

multiplying and adding, including

using the distributive law to

multiply two-digit numbers by

one-digit, integer scaling problems

and correspondence problems.

Recognise and use factor pairs and

commutativity in mental

calculations.

Measure the perimeter of simple 2D

shapes.

Measure and calculate the

perimeter of a rectilinear figure in

cm and M.

Measure using the appropriate tools

and units, progressing to use a wider

range of measures including mixed

units.

Convert between different units of

measure.

Find the area of rectilinear shapes

by counting squares.

Recognise, find and write fractions of a

discrete set of objects.

Solve problems involving

increasingly harder fractions to

calculate quantities and fractions

to divide quantities including non-

unit fractions where the answer is

a whole number.

Y5/6

Science

What do we know

about the Earth,

Sun and Moon –

revision.

Produce a more

detailed power-

point about the

Sun – what is

made of; how big

is it; how does it

compare with

other stars.

The Solar System

– comparison of

planets and what

is new in the

discovery of

planets and

activity in our

solar system.

The Phases of the

Moon – why does

this occur and how

does it affect the

Earth.

Moons of other

planets.

Satellite

technology – what

are satellites used

for and why are

they so important

to modern life.

The work of

NASA and the

European Space

Agency ESA.

Y3/4

Science

Our planet – its

shape, size and what

is it made of.

The Sun – what is it

made of; how big is

it and why is it so

important to the

Earth.

The other planets

in our Solar

System.

The Moon – what is

it made of and how

does it orbit the

Earth.

How the view of

the Moon changes

throughout the

month and why.

Space and Planets

quiz for assessment.

RE Why is the

Torah so

important to

Jewish People?

Recap prior

learning about

Jewish beliefs

including the

Shema

Text

Deuteronomy 6:4-

9

How is the shema

linked to beliefs

about God and

how it is used in

the mezuzah

The story of the

exodus

The story of the

exodus and its

relation to

passover

Find out how the

sefer torah is

produced covered

and treated and the

reasons for this

The torah

Jewish beliefs

about kosher

foods

Progressive and

orthodox views

and observances

Diversity within

Judaism –

orthodox and

progressive ideas

similarities and

differences

KS2

PE

Mulit-skills games

and hockey skills

Introduction an

safety

As week 1

Skills of passing

and stopping the

ball using a

hockey stick

Hockey games

Working in

ateam

Netball skills

Passing and moving

Netball skills

Shooting, marking

and positioning

Netball games

KS2 Computing

Year 5/6

Data handling

I can use a spreadsheet and database to collect and record data.

I can present data in an appropriate way.

I can search a database using different operators to refine my search.

I can plan the process needed to investigate the world around me.

I can interpret the data I collect.

I can present the data I collect in an appropriate way.

I can use the skills I have developed to interrogate a database.

Y3/4

Data handling

I can talk about the different ways data can be organized.

I can search a ready-made database to answer questions.

I can collect data to help me answer a question.

I can add to a database.

I can organize data in different ways.

I can collect data and identify where it could be inaccurate.

I can plan, create and search a database to answer questions.

KS2 Humanities

History/

Geography

Topic

Local area study – Geography

National curriculum knowledge:

Name and locate countries and cities of the United Kingdom, geographical regions and their identifying human and physical

characteristics, key topographical features and land use patterns and understand how some of these aspects have changed

over time.

Symphony key learning objectives: Bold=UKS2 only

Locational knowledge:

I can name and locate counties and cities in the UK.

I can describe physical features of the UK.

I can describe geographical features of the UK.

Geographical skills and fieldwork:

I can use 4 and 6 six figure grid references, keys and symbols to interpret a map.

I can use 8 points of a compass independently.

I can use keys and symbols including ordinance survey maps.

Tasks

In lessons children will be

Reading an OS map using symbols and grid references to understand what and where places and things are.

Draw a map of their village in an OS style from memory.

Look at a digital map of the local area and record the physical and human features of the land.

Compare the human and physical features of the local area with another more urban area in the UK.

Use a compass to describe where things in the local area are in relation to each other.

KS2

Art

Design

Technology

Collage work –

Owl pictures – a

symbol of wisdom

Landscapes – the

work of Van

Gogh

Landscapes – the

work of Turner

Landscapes –

creating a

Landscape picture

of Hillesley –

sketching and

drawing

Landscapes –

turning our

sketches into a

painting

Abstract lunar

landscapes – to

complement our

Science topic

KS2

MFL

(French)

None this term

KS2

PSHE

Introduction to the

theme of Wisdom

Anti-bullying

workshop

Making wise

choices about

our lives

As last week Making wise

choices about

difficult moral

dilemmas

Recap – what do I

know about

Wisdom

KS2

Music

This term y3/4/5

will continue to

take part in

percussion lessons

on Friday

mornings. Year 6

will be having SATs

Booster sessions

with Mrs Cooper.

All the ks2

children will take

part in i-pad music

creation sessions

with a specialist

teacher every

Wednesday

afternoon.