Leys Farm Junior School

Numeracy
Follow the Numeracy Strategy using the Abacus Scheme.
Place value, Number calculations, Mental work
Money, Fractions, decimals, percentages
Ratio, Data handling
Calculators
Shape and Space
Measures

English
Fiction and poetry: (i) novels, stories and poems by significant children's writers; (ii) play-scripts; (iii) concrete poetry.
Non-Fiction: (i) recounts of events, activities, visits; observational records, news reports etc. (ii) instructional texts: rules, recipes, directions, instructions, etc. showing how things are done.

Science
Materials and their properties
Gases, evaporation, boiling, water cycle, state
Group and individual investigations
Fair testing

History
The Victorians History Unit. The life of children, homes and schools.
Visit to Normanby Hall to experience first hand Victorian school room and laundry.

ICT
Introduction to Spreadsheets
Databases

Design Technology
Moving Toys
Looking at mechanisms, including cams and levers

RE
Earth, Water and Fire
Peace