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If you need to contact the Class Teacher (Mrs Moore) please email: lmoore@victoria-road.kent.sch.uk

Here's what we are learning about in Lion 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	Narrative Recounts Diary Entries Key Texts: Goodnight Mr Tom	Narrative recounts Newspaper Reports Key Texts: Goodnight Mr Tom Extracts from The Diary of Anne Frank		Non-Chronological Reports Biography: cross curricular (science). Key Texts: Journey to the River Sea		Performance Poetry Key Texts: The Highwayman	Poetry Persuasive Writing/ Cross curricular topic Key Texts: Chaucer - Play		Play Scripts Key Texts : Play based on End of Year Production
Maths	Baseline assessment will inform planning for rest of year.	Number: Place Value; Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division Number: Fractions; decimals;		Number: Percentages; Algebra;		Number: Ratio; Measurement: Converting Units; perimeter, area and volume;	Geometry: position and direction; properties of shapes; statistics;		Problem Solving and Investigations
Science	Electricity	Light		Evolution and Inheritance Biography The Water Cycle		All Living Things	Animals Including Humans
Computing	We are computational thinkers	We are adventure gamers		We are network engineers		We are advertisers	We are travel writers		We are publishers
History	Operation Dynamo and Evacuation World War II: whose war? What did men do in World War II? Did all men have to fight? When was the most dangerous time to live? How different was the Blitz?		The Blitz and Battle of Britain Local Impact Children and evacuees The role of women	Investigate an early non -European society which contrasts with British history 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 an Anderson Shelters.				Theatrical props
Art and Design	In Flanders Fields The art of WW2		Art Illusions	Explore different impressionist art inspired by water: eg – Seurat.			Street Art		Production Art
Music	Singing Music from WWII		Music Express	Singing Handel’s Water Music	Skills: Music Express.		Singing and performance
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!