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Here's what we are learning about in Tiger Class this year...

Subject	Term 1		Term 2		Term 3		Term 4	Term 5		Term 6
Topic	WWII: Operation Dynamo			WWII: The Blitz & The Battle of Britain	Earliest Civilisations in Direct Contrast to British History			Environmental Ashford and The Green Corridor – A Local Study
English	Autobiography & Biographies Diary Entries –. Key Texts: Goodnight Mr Tom		Newspaper Reports – Blitz! WWI Poetry – Kipling, McCrae, Owen etc. Narrative Recounts – Blitz! Key Texts: Extracts from ‘Life After Life’ (Blitz experiences		Non-chronological reports on The Maya Explanation Texts (Science). Key Texts : Varjak Paw		Non-chronological reports on the Maya. Explanation Texts (Science) . Key Texts: Holes	Play-Scripts. Key Texts: Macbeth/ Midsummer Night’s Dream/Romeo and Juliet		The Art of Persuasion: letters, adverts, discussion and debates. Key Texts: The Firework-Makers Daughter
Maths	Number: Place Value; Addition and Subtraction.		Statistics; Perimeter and Area. Number: Multiplication and Division.		Number: Multiplication and Division; Fractions.		Decimals and Percentages.	Number: Decimals. Geometry: Properties of Shapes.		Geometry: Position and direction. Measurement: Converting Units; Measures: volume.
Science	Animals including Humans.		All Living Things.		The Earth and Space.		Forces.	Properties and Changes of Materials.
Computing	We are Game Developers.		We are Cryptographers.		We are Artists.		We are Web Developers.	We are Bloggers.		We are Architects.
History	Operation Dynamo and Evacuation World War II: whose war? What was the impact of World War II on people in our locality?			The Blitz and Battle of Britain How significant was the Blitz?When was the most dangerous time to live? How different was the Blitz? New opportunities-How significant was the impact of World War II on women?	Mayan Civilisation Where and when did the Maya live? What was Maya writing like? How did the Maya tell the time? What numbers did the Maya use in Maths? Did the Maya play football like us? How do we know about the Maya?			Environmental Ashford and The Green Corridor – A Local Study
Geography	European Countries Invasion routes Maps and Navigation				Human and physical geography of Mexico Position on a map Time zones Significant human and physical features. Weather and climate			How can we protect and improve the environment? On site/local fieldwork examples for improving and managing local environment Measuring your own footprint.
Design Technology	Rationing: Design a meal for a family.			Design and Make Gas Masks or Anderson Shelters.			Design and Make Bridges.
Art and Design	In Flanders Fields The art of WW2			Blitz Art	Explore different impressionist art inspired by water: eg – Seurat.			Architecture Inspired by Nature and the natural World.
Music	Singing Music from WWII			Singing Sounds of Christmas: 1940’s.	Singing Percussion: Maya Style.			Skills: Music Express.
RE	Why do some people think God exists?	If God is everywhere, why go to a place of worship? (Possible RE				U 2.2 What would Jesus do? (Can we live by the values of Jesus in the C21?)			U 2.6 What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today?
PE	Handball Athletics	Basketball Boxercise				Hockey Dynamic Dance	Netball Gym fit circuits	Cricket Athletics		Tennis Rounders
PSHE	Being Me in My World.	Celebrating Differences.				Dreams and Goals.	Healthy Me.	Relationships.		Changing Me.
MFL	What’s the Time?	Schools.				Places in Town.	That’s a Date.	Then and Now.		Café!