Curriculum Planner 2025-2026

Welcome to Summer Term 5

How do we get from sun to shadow?

This term, we will be scientists. We will be conducting experiments and looking to understand what light is, how it works and how it behaves.

 For our Reading lessons, will be exploring the children’s classic Charlotte’s Web. A book which was a favourite when your teachers were children!

Our writing will be based on what we learn about in our topic lessons and will be presented as an explanation text. We will identify the features and use what we find to inform our own writing. Towards the end of the term we will be creating our own poetry.

 In Languages, we will be learning a whole new story called La Petite Elodie. This will give us the chance to expand our French vocabulary and improve our pronunciation.

PE this term will all take place on a Monday, when we will do Gymnastics, and on a Wednesday, when we will do Athletics (until we are able to re-start our swimming lessons).

Please rememeber that our weekly home learning is to read, practise your spellings and keep learning the times tables and division facts on Times Tables Rock Stars.

This is so important and will help you in all areas of the curriculum.

Y4s: With the National Multiplication Check coming up after the half term, now is the time to use your TTRS heatmaps to really focus on what you need to improve on.

Y5s: This is an excellent way to keep those tables fresh in your mind.

Welcome to Spring Term 4

Where is Bath and how has it changed since 1066?

This term, we are going to become experts in the geography and history of Bath and particularly No. 1 Royal Crescent which will be the inspiration for our art project. We will investigate the beautiful Georgian part of the city and we will be looking at the human and physical features that have shaped the area.

 For our Reading lessons, we will be continuing our core text Northern Lights and our linked text will be Little People, Big Dreams about Jane Austen who spent time in Bath during the Regency period.

Our writing will be based on a mystery story set in Bath and we will also be thinking performing our stories when we share them with Dickens class.

 In Languages, we will be learning about French Easter traditions and making French Easter cards.

PE this term will all take place on a Monday when we will do Chance to Shine Cricket and on a Wednesday when we will do Rounders.

Please remember that our weekly home learning is to read, practise your spellings and keep learning the times tables and division facts on Times Tables Rock Stars.

This is so important and will help you in all areas of the curriculum.

Welcome to Spring Term 3

What were the Arts like in the 1970s?

This term, we are going to be art-historians-exploring life and the Arts in the 1970s. It was a colourful decade. We will learn all about the music, fashion and art that influenced a generation. For our Reading lessons we will be reading a novel by Philip Pullman called Northern Lights. Our writing this term is Fantasy story. We will be using Story making methods.  Who knows where this will take our imagination and what tales we will create! In Languages, we will be innovating a French story that we learnt before-it will be a great opportunity to expand our vocabulary.

Please remember that our weekly home learning is to read, practise your spellings and keep learning the times tables and division facts on Times Tables Rock Stars. These weekly homework tasks are so important and will help you in many areas of the curriculum.

PE this terms is very exciting as we will be going to the Springfield Centre for swimming lessons, on a Wednesday. On a Tuesday, we will be doing GetSet4PE Football. Please make sure you have appropriate PE kit: Navy or black shorts or joggers and a white t-shirt.

Useful websites

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/Greece.html