Farm to Fork

Farm to Fork

1. Maths

   • Number & Place Value
     • Round numbers to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000; Count backwards through zero to include negative numbers
   • Addition and Subtraction: add and subtract numbers with up to 4 digits using the formal written methods of columnar addition and subtraction, estimate and use inverse operations to check answers to a calculation, solve addition and subtraction two-step problems in contexts
   • Measure Distance & Perimeter: Convert between different units of measure, measure and calculate the perimeter of a rectilinear figure (including squares) in centimetres and metres, find the area of rectilinear shapes by counting squares, estimate, compare and calculate different measures, including money in pounds and pence, Statutory requirements  read, write and convert time between analogue and digital 12- and 24-hour clocks, solve problems involving converting from hours to minutes; minutes to seconds; years to months; weeks to days

2. English

   • Writing to entertain: Cinnamon
     • Outcome: narrative
     • Descriptiive language using the senses (not sight), noun phrases & prepositions, descriptive language in poetry, revise types of sentences, dialogue with a clear purpose, introduce subordinate clauses
   • Writing to persuade: Varmints
     • Outcome: persuasive letter
   • Learn, recite and perform a poem: Talking Turkeys (for Christmas)

3. Science

   • Animals including humans
     • Digestion, teeth & food chains
       • To describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans, to identify the different types of teeth in humans and their simple functions, to construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey.

4. Whole Class Reading

   • Extended Poem: Undefeated - linked to Black History Month. Key themes: The Civil Rights Movement, significant black people (sports stars, musicians, historical figures) & people whose lives have been documented through BLM
   • Non-chronological text

5. Geography

   • Identify key trade links around the world (based on a few chosen food items)
   • Understand the effects of trade on different people - farmers, suppliers, buyers, etc
   • Choose one area around the world and understand the impact on trade
   • Understand geographical similarities and differences through the physical geography of a region - focusing on crops grown or river process

6. Art

   • Clay sculpture inspired by David Hockney
     • Line drawing and mark marking to represent landscapes including farm scene
     • Plan and create a farm scene on a clay tile and paint with acrylic. Mark make with tools and create other raised areas using basic clay rolling and sharing techniques

7. RE

   • Judaism 2 - Festivals of Jewish life - 3 festivals to be covered: Sukkot, Pesach and Hannukah.
     • Key questions: How does what happened at each festival help to teach young Jews about their past? What do these festivals show about Jews’ relationship with God? What connections are there between the traditions carried out at the festivals and the teaching of Judaism?

8. PE

   • Gymnastics
   • Invasion games
     • Mr Gibbs - Tag Rugby
     • Mr Hattam - Handball
     • Play competitive games, modified where appropriate and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending

9. PSHE

   • Celebrating difference
     • Celebrating difference - to understand that we sometimes make assumptions about people based on what they look like; to know that bullying is sometimes hard to spot and discuss what to do if we think it might be happening; to identify why some witnesses join in with bullying and some don't tell; identify what is special about myself and how I am unique; talk about times when my first impression changed once I got to know someone

10. French

    • Christmas in France - Christmas vocabulary
    • My family - describe own family and ask questions

11. Computing - Kapow units

    • Programming - Scratch continued
    • Online safety

12. Launch - Farm trip to Mudchute

13. Landing - Year Group International Food Festival