1st Half Autumn Term
During this half term, our Writing lessons will be focussed on sentence level work and the text `The Iron Man’. The children will write summaries of chapters, Dialogue between characters and write their own final Chapter. They will develop their understanding of how language is used by writers to draw pictures in the reader's mind.
In Humanities, we will focus on History and ` Why did the Roman Empire invaded Britain and what was the impact? Alongside a Local Study of, `Why did the Romans settle at Wroxeter?
In Mathematics we continue to revise the children’s basic knowledge of place value, basic methods for the addition, subtraction and multiplication and how to calculate the perimeter of simple rectilinear shapes. Supporting your child at home by encouraging them to develop the speed and accuracy of their recall of times tables and addition and subtraction facts to 20 would be greatly appreciated.
During Science, we will continue to study the different states that matter can take – solid, liquid and gas – and how different materials change from one state to another.
In PE we will be continuing with our development of the children’s skills, knowledge and understanding of Netball and on a Friday the children will go swimming.
2nd Half Autumn Term:
During this half term, our Writing lessons will be focussed on the text ` Escape from Pompei’. The children will write diary entries, newspaper reports and develop their understanding of how language is used by writers to draw pictures in the reader's mind.
In Humanities, we will focus on Geography and `Why people live near Volcanoes’.
In Mathematics we continue to revise the children’s basic knowledge of place value, basic methods for the addition, subtraction and multiplication and how to calculate the perimeter of simple rectilinear shapes. Supporting your child at home by encouraging them to develop the speed and accuracy of their recall of times tables and addition and subtraction facts to 20 would be greatly appreciated.
During Science, we will continue to study the different states that matter can take – solid, liquid and gas – and how different materials change from one state to another.
In PE we will be continuing with our development of the children’s skills, knowledge and understanding of Netball as well as Swimming.