Medium Term Plan: Neptune Term 4 2016-2017

Subject / Week 1
W/B 20.02 / Week 2
W/B 27.02 / Week 3
W/B 06.03 / Week 4
W/B 03.03
Literacy
Hamilton Trust
Classic Fiction: E. Nesbit-Five Children & It (Fiction 6: Summer Set B-3 weeks)
Narrative Poems: Alfred Noyes-Highwayman (Poetry 2: Autumn Set B-3 weeks) / Inference & deduction skills
Write a story opening
Adding detail
SPAG: Complex sentences / Create a story plan
Modifiers, intensifiers, mitigators-adverbs to modify verbs
SPAG: Fronted adverbials / Write a short story
Edit and assess own writing / Sequence events
Identify powerful vocabulary
Investigate old fashioned vocabulary
Investigate features of the poem
Numeracy
Hamilton Trust/Maths Hub
Number-Algebra (1 week)
Number-ratio (1 week)
Geometry and statistics (1 week)
Geometry-properties of shape (2 weeks)
Revision (1 week) / Spr 7: Algebra
Understand and use simple formulae. Express missing number problems algebraically. Find pairs of numbers that satisfy an equation with two unknowns. Generate and describe linear number sequences. / Spr 10: Shape, ratio & percentages
Solve problems involving similar shapes where the scale factor is known or can be found. Find areas of triangles, rectangles and parallelograms. Describe ratios between unequal quantities, e.g. paint, solve ratio problems, e.g. in context of recipes. Solve problems involving unequal quantities. Use fractions and percentages to describe proportions. / Spr 4: Co-ordinates, statistics & measure
Plot points and draw polygons in all four quadrants. Work out new co-ordinates after a translation or reflection. Construct and interpret pie charts. Draw a line graph and read intermediate points. Understand and use approximate equivalences between metric units and common imperial units such as inches, pounds and pints. / Aut 4: Shape & angles
Name parts of circles (radius, diameter, circumference) and know that the diameter is twice the radius. Classify and sort quadrilaterals. Find unknown angles in any triangles, quadrilaterals, and regular polygons. Find unknown angles around a point, on a straight line or vertically opposite.
Science
Hamilton Trust
Living Things and their Habitats - Classification Connoisseurs / Finding Linnaeus
Meet the father of classification and have a look at his classic system still used today. / Odd one out
Try your hand at using branching classification keys to see if you can unlock the subtle differences between certain plants and animals. / The sweetness of classification
Have a go at coming up with your own feature-led sweets classification system then apply your classification knowledge and skills as you start creating more challenging zoological classification keys. / Classification in your backyard
Gain your next qualification credit as you begin to put your classification skills to work: collect, record, classify and name some of the botanical beauties found on your doorstep.
Topic
Comparing locations: Country study-India
Hamilton Trust / Modern Asia: Block A1: Asia
Create a class display of a map of Asia; begin to research locations in further detail. / Modern Asia: Block A2/3: Mountains, rivers & capitals
Investigate key Asian rivers and mountains. Research Asian capital cities. / . Modern Asia: Block D1: Geography of India
Look at the geography of the country. Use your map skills to identify the physical and human geography of some key places. / Modern Asia: Exploring the culture
Explore the culture of modern day India-Religion, art, Bollywood, food, language
ICT
Hamilton Trust
Spreadsheets & databases / Spreadsheets in sport
The Premier and Super Leagues want you to explore their performance tracking spreadsheets. Understand why and how formulae are created, and manipulate the data to represent it graphically for each sporting league. / Create your own sports performance spreadsheet
Are you the next big thing in football? Develop and create a personal spreadsheet to record and track your running performance in PE. / Design your own fantasy team database
You have been challenged to set up your own database of top footballer performers to help create your own fantasy football team. / Design your own fantasy team database
You have been challenged to set up your own database of top footballer performers to help create your own fantasy football team.
Art & DT
Indian art / Indian elephant black & white design
Look at examples of designs-level of intricacy & patterns used. Experiment with designs / Indian elephant black & white design
Use template & complete with own design / Indian elephant colour & sequin design
Look at examples-level of intricacy & patterns, vivid colour & amount of bejewelling. Experiment with designs / Indian elephant colour & sequin design
Use template & complete with own design
PE
American sports / American football / American football / Basketball / Basketball
RE
Hinduism / A supreme power / Trimurti / Scriptures / Gods & Goddesses
Subject / Week 5
W/B 20.03 / Week 6
W/B 27.03
Literacy
Hamilton Trust
Modern Classic Fiction: E. Nesbit-Five Children & It (Fiction 6: Summer Set B-3 weeks) Narrative Poems: Alfred Noyes-Highwayman (Poetry 2: Autumn Set B-3 weeks) / Using adverbials
Learn a poem by heart & recite
SPAG: Relative clauses
Perfect form of verbs / Plan & write a new ending-one or more stanzas
Edit & self assess work
Numeracy
Hamilton Trust
Hamilton Trust/Maths Hub
Number-Algebra (1 week)
Number-ratio (1 week)
Geometry and statistics (1 week)
Geometry-properties of shape (2 weeks)
Revision (1 week) / Spr 9: Area, perimeter & volume
Find the area of triangles and parallelograms, beginning to use formulae. Find areas and perimeters of rectilinear shapes. Recognise that shapes with the same areas can have different perimeters and vice versa. Find volumes of cubes and cuboids. / Sum 1: Revision- Number, place value, addition and subtraction
Understand and use place value and round numbers up to 10,000,000. Understand and use place value in numbers with 3 decimal places, multiply and divide by 10, 100 and 1000. Convert between metric units of measurement. Place negative numbers on lines, find intervals which cross zero. Use column addition and subtraction, estimating answers. Solve multi-step word problems. Includes bar model examples.
Science
Hamilton Trust
Living Things and their Habitats - Classification Connoisseurs / Quirky creatures
The world is awash with unusual creatures, plants and organisms that need to be classified. Your studying is entering its advanced stages now and you need to show application of your skills. / New creature feature
This is your opportunity to apply your skills and develop your drawing skills further to complement your classification skills. Can you push your qualification to distinction level as you design your own ‘new’ creatures to fit into the Animalia classification system?
Topic
Comparing locations: Country study-India
Hamilton Trust / Modern Asia: India as a holiday destination
Research possible holiday destinations and activities-design and make a holiday brochure/advertisement / Comparisons between the two countries:
GDP, birth & death rates, education & welfare systems, average income etc.
ICT
Hamilton Trust
Spreadsheets & databases / Choose your team
Add in your performance data on football players to your new database. Try it out and select your own fantasy ‘team’ to follow. Will your team win the league? Can you now share all of your data in sports know-how in a ‘masterclass’ for your friends? / Choose your team
Add in your performance data on football players to your new database. Try it out and select your own fantasy ‘team’ to follow. Will your team win the league? Can you now share all of your data in sports know-how in a ‘masterclass’ for your friends?
Art & DT
Indian art / Indian Mehndi peacock design
Look at examples of designs-level of intricacy & patterns used. Experiment with designs / Indian Mehndi peacock design
Use template & complete with own design
PE
American sports / Ice hockey / Ice hockey
RE
Hinduism / Living things / Worship