Teacher – Miss Donaldson/ Mrs Morrison

Literacy

WRITING:

We will be learning to create texts for different purposes including factual writing based on our topic. We will be learning to organise and take notes logically under different headings and layouts and acknowledge sources of where our information came from. We will be writing for various purposes including reports and using persuasive techniques. We are looking to develop confidence in using different types of punctuation and connectives in our writing.

We will be developing our creative writing skills looking at how we use punctuation and paragraphs effectively.

SPELLING & PHONICS:

We will continue to learn new spelling rules and patterns each week which will help us spell more difficult words. We will be learning specialist words linked to our topic and will learning to check and edit our writing appropriately.

READING:

We will be learning to find, select and sort information from a variety of sources. We will be learning to read and highlight the key points and key words for our own notes. We will then be able to use these notes to create our own texts. We will be looking at inference and using evidence to support our ideas.

LISTENING & TALKING:

We will be learning to listen or watch and discuss the main ideas. Our main focus this term is on using the suitable vocabulary for our audience.

Numeracy and Mathematics

NUMERACY:

We will be focusing on place value, ordering, rounding and deepening our understanding of number – applying this to larger numbers and within word problems.

We will be working on addition and subtraction strategies. We are focusing on improving our mental recall and times tables through a variety of fun, interactive games. We will also be using our problem-solving skills to solve multistep problems.

MATHEMATICS:

We will be learning about time. We will be looking at 12 hr and 24 hr clocks. We will be using timetables and learning to plan a journey. We will be learning how to calculate durations and use this to solve problems.

We will be learning about the nets of 3D shapes and also the circumference, diameter and radius of a circle. We will also be showing our understanding of symmetry through reflection and translation.

Health and Wellbeing

Our P.E days are Wednesday (indoor) and Friday (MUGA).

We will be focussing on fitness, judo, basketball and hockey.

Health:

We will be focusing on kindness, friendship and respect. We will learn the language of emotions and how to express ourselves in a positive manner. We will be using Branch Out to support this learning it focusses on physical and mental wellbeing.

Interdisciplinary Learning (IDL)

OUR PROJECT IS THE TITANIC:

We will be learning to use primary and secondary sources to research events in the past. We will be learning to compare and contrast different time periods and events in the past and present. We will discuss how events in the past impact life today.

Useful websites

NUMBER:

SumdOg: https://www.sumdog.com/en/

Topmarks: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/

Spell Zone: https://www.spellzone.com/

Spell Training: https://www.spellingtraining.com/

Doorway Speller: https://www.doorwayonline.org.uk/literacy/speller/

TOPIC:

National Geographic: www.natgeokids.com

HOMEWORK:

Homework will go out on a Wednesday and should be returned the following Monday.

Reading will be issued on a Wednesday and should be completed for the following Monday.