Autumn Term: The Vikings

As Mathematicians, we will learn how to:

• read and write the value of three digit numbers - hundreds, tens and ones
• find ten and one hundred more and less that a three digit number
• compare and order numbers to one thousand
• count in fifties
• add and subtract multiples of one hundred
• add and subtract one, two and three digit numbers to three digit numbers
• look for patterns within the three, four and eight multiplication tables
• count in equal groups of three, four and eight
• divide multiples of three, four and eight into equal groups
• continue to improve our quick recall of the two, five, ten, three and four multiplication tables

As Writers, within our recount writing we will learn how to:

• punctuate our sentences with capital letters and full stops
• sequence information in chronological order
• use time phrases to transition between events
• to write using the past tense

As Writers, within our quest story writing, we will learn how to:

• describe a setting
• introduce and describe characters
• use powerful verbs and adjectives
• punctuate dialogue
• include a dilemma

As Scientists, we will:

• explore the properties of rocks
• classify and group rocks based on their physical properties
• recognise that soils are made from organic matter
• investigate the permeability of rocks and soils
• describe how fossils are formed 

As individuals who value our health and well being, in PSHE we will learn how to:

• learn how to ask for help if we are worried about something
• identify the things and people that you need to stay safe from
• know how to get help in an emergency
• recognise our self worth and be proud of our achievements
• set targets and goals
• describe our feelings and understand conflicting feelings
• understand what makes a balanced diet
• understand how exercise effects your body and why our lungs and heart are important organs
• understand what is meant by the term habit and why habits can be hard to change

As Historians, we will:

• find about when the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings settled in Britain and the impact they had on the country
• learn about Viking raids and invasions
• discover how Vikings travelled

• examine the Anglo-Saxon resistance to the Viking invasion

• find out about different Viking invasions
• compare laws and justice in Viking Britain, Anglo-Saxon Britain and Britain today.
• discuss who the rightful heir to the throne was in the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings

As Design Technicians, we will:

• explore and investigate mechanisms
• plan and design a product using levers and linkages
• make and evaluate our product against a design brief

As Computer Technicians, we will:

• understand the purpose of computer games and explain how they work
• identify Viking settlements that were in Britain and explore Spheros
• programme a sphero and set a challenging course for a partner to

As Musicians, we will:

• understand how singing played a part in Viking history
• write lyrics to our own saga
• compose and perform a piece of music for our saga

As Athletes, we will:

• move safely and effectively
• dribble a basketball with control
• pass the ball in a range of ways
• understand the importance of using space on the court
• develop and perform a dance linked to the Vikings