• Maths

    • Number and place value
      -Counting in steps of 6, 7, 9, 25 and 1000
      -Counting backwards through zero to include negative numbers
      -Rounding any number to the nearest 10, 100 or 1000
    • Calculating
      -Adding and subtracting with numbers up to four digits using column addition and subtraction
      -Knowing multiplication facts for all times tables up to 12 x 12
      -Multiplying three-digit numbers by one-digit numbers
    • Fractions and decimals
      -Finding fractions of quantities (for example: 2/6 of 48)
      -Understanding equivalence between fractions and decimals
      -Dividing one-digit and two-digit numbers by 10 and 100
      -Rounding decimals with one decimal place to the nearest whole number
    • Measuring
      -Converting between units of measurement
      -Working out the perimeter and area of shapes
      -Calculating with amounts of money
      -Telling and writing the time using the 12-hour and 24-hour clock
      -Solving problems involving converting between units of time
    • Geometry
      -Classifying different types of triangles and quadrilaterals
      -Recognizing acute and obtuse angles
      -Identifying lines of symmetry in 2D shapes
      -Plotting coordinates in the first quadrant
      -Translating shapes up/down and left/right Statistics
      -Interpreting and presenting data in bar charts and line graphs
      -Solving comparison, sum and difference problems using information presented in bar charts, pictograms and tables

    English

    • Reading
      -Stories with an historical setting
      -Stories in imaginary worlds
      -Plays
      -Newspapers and magazines
      -Information texts
      -Persuasive writing
      -Pply their growing knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes to read aloud and understand the meaning of new words they meet
      -Read a range of fiction, poetry, plays and non-fiction texts
      -Re-tell stories orally
      -Perform poems and play scripts, showing understanding through intonation and action
      -Infer characters' feelings though their actions, justifying their inference with evidence
      -Identify main ideas drawn and summarize these
    • Writing
      -Understand how to spell words with a variety of prefixes and suffixes
      -Use the possessive apostrophe in words with regular plurals
      -Use a wider range of connectives (when, before, after, while, so, because)
      -Start using inverted commas to punctuate speech
      -Use fronted adverbials with commas (for example: Cautiously, she opened the door...)
      -Become more confident in joining their handwriting, increasing its legibility and quality
      -Create settings, characters and plot in narratives using a range of descriptive language
      -Use paragraphs to organize ideas around a theme
      -Assess and improve their writing