R.E

In R.E, we will be studying the topic of 'Life in the Risen Jesus’. We will focus on The Resurrection story and what this means for our faith. The children will reflect upon the presence and importance of Jesus in our lives.

Children will continue to prepare their own collective worships as well as say more formal prayers. During lessons we will be expecting the children to use scripture to inspire and support their work.

English

Our English work will focus on Ancient Greece. We will study a variety of Ancient Greek myths and think carefully about the meaning, use of language and structure. The children will write their own myths applying the grammar, spellings and punctuation which we have studied throughout the year.

Through our study of the Greeks the children will also apply their writing skills to reporting about the Olympic games and completing a diary entry linked to the Trojan war.

Our grammar work will focus on commas and revision of key terminology studied this year. 

We continue to concentrate on spelling patterns and rules and thank you, in advance, for your continued support in helping your child learn their weekly spellings.

In reading we will study Holes by Louis Sachar. This fantastic book will provide plenty of opportunities for us to develop our reading skills.

Mathematics

In Mathematics, we will build on our learning in fractions by studying decimals and percentages in detail. Throughout our learning, we will focus on developing fluency, reasoning and problem solving.

We will also focus on improving speed and accuracy with arithmetic.

On Thursday mornings, the children will complete the topic on measures with Mrs Donnelly.

Science

The focus is:

-compare and group together everyday materials on the basis of their properties,

-know that some materials will dissolve in liquid to form a solution, and describe how to recover a substance from a solution

-use knowledge of solids, liquids and gases to decide how mixtures might be separated, including through filtering, sieving and evaporating

-give reasons, based on evidence from comparative and fair tests, for the particular uses of everyday materials, including metals, wood and plastic

-demonstrate that dissolving, mixing and changes of state are reversible changes

-explain that some changes result in the formation of new materials

Mrs Donnelly will teach this on a Friday morning. 

Latin

The children will continue to learn Latin in school. This is an incredibly useful skill with so many languages being derived from Latin.

Geography

In Geography we will study biomes and vegetation belts across the world.

P.E.

In P.E the children will complete a unit on athletics. This will be great preparation for sports day!

We will also complete a dance unit based on the wonderful Highwayman poem.

Computing

In this unit, we will develop our knowledge and use of Scratch programming. The children will use their knowledge of writing programs and using selection to control outcomes to design a quiz in response to a given task and implement it as a program.

Music

We will complete a series of lessons around the song, 'You've Got a Friend in Me' This will cover a variety of skills including listening, appraising and performing. 

History

Our history work will focus on the Ancient Greeks. We will find out who the Ancient Greeks were and their continued importance and influence. We will study Ancient Greek democracy and The Olympic Games. We will also find out about the Trojan war and learn about Greek Gods and Goddesses.

Art

Our art work will focus on finding out about the influence and importance of Ancient Greek art. The children will research, design and make a Greek pot.

RHE

The children will continue their learning in Relationships and Health Education following the scheme, ‘Life to the Full’.

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Learning Log

This half term I would like the children to research and report on The Olympic Games. They can choose to focus on The Ancient or Modern Olympics. We will then compare and contrast their findings in class. 

Please submit by Thursday 23rd May.