Saturn Class Curriculum

2020/21 School Branches	Autumn From the Past into the Future	Spring What a Wonderful World	Summer People who Make a Difference
English	Use of a range of genres – fiction, non-fiction, poetry. Writing focus – composition and transcription Guided Reading, Phonics, Handwriting, Grammar and Punctuation
Maths	Number and place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, fractions, measurements, properties of shape, position, direction and statistics.
Science	Humans Light*	Plants	Forces and Motion Seasonal Changes
History/ Geography	Communication – The Great Fire of London	Whistle Stop World Tour – Celebrations Around the World	The Victorians – Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole
Art DT	Wassily Kandinsky RUSSIAN	Gustave Klimt AUSTRIAN (Art Nouveau) Cooking and Nutrition – Fruit and vegetable preparation	William Morris BRITISH (Arts and Craft Movement)
Music	Celtic Folk Music Sea Shanties Ballet Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker		Jazz Music Louis Armstrong Ella Fitzgerald Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’ – Largo
P.E	Throwing and Catching and Invasion Games (rugby focus) Gymnastics – Floor Work and Equipment Use	Dance and Football Netball and Tennis	Circuits (Keeping Healthy) and Athletics (Running and Jumping) Cricket and Athletics (Throwing)
Computing		E-safety and Technology in Our Lives Programming
Religious Education	Creation – Who made the world? Incarnation – Why does Christmas matter? (digging deeper)	Gospel – What is the good news that Jesus brings? Salvation – Why does Easter matter? (digging deeper)	Who is Jewish and how do they live? Who am I? What does it mean to belong?
Personal, Social and Health Education	Families and Close Relationships Friendships and management hurtful behaviour	Communities and Shared Responsibilities Media Literacy and Digital Resilience	Keeping Safe Ourselves, Growing and Changing