Dear Parent/Carer,
Welcome back to Term 6, our final term! We hope that you have all had a lovely half term and are all set and ready for our new learning.
As in our previous terms: Mr O’Neon will continue in class on Monday and Tuesday and Mrs Purver in class on Wednesday and Thursday. We also have Mrs Crockford and Mrs Woodward who will be supporting the children this year. On a Friday, the children will be supported by Mrs Crockford and will continue with their subject specialist lessons for Art, French, ICT, Music and P.E.
Topic:
This term we will be returning to our Geography learning, with our new Rivers topic. The children will be learning to recognise rivers of the world and how humans are connected to them. During this topic they will also leanr to name, locate and describe key rivers in; Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa. During this topic, the children will develop their understanding of how people interact with the world around them. They will explore how people use rivers, for example for irrigation for farmland, for transport and as a water supply.
Art:
This term we will be completing a unit on Modern Architecture. This topic builds on the children’s knowledge of architecture by studying architecture of the modern world. During their lessons they will learn to define modern architecture and explore the differences with ‘traditional’ architecture by comparison between St Paul’s Cathedral and the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. Through this comparison the children consider the buildings critically, comparing use of line, materials and different features. They will also revise how to use different drawing skills studied in the year 3 topic on Still Life and Form to make drawings of the Guggenheim Museum.
Science:
This term the children will complete their learning about ‘Plants. The children will continue to develop and explore what plants need to thrive, contrasting different plants and the differing amounts of things they need to live. Children will then learn about how water is absorbed and transported in a plant. Finally, the children will explore reproduction in plants, looking at pollination and seed dispersal respectively.
Numeracy:
The focus for this term will be to revisit fractions and think about the whole number, adding and subtracting fractions. The children will consolidate their understanding of the key vocabulary numerator and denominator. Following this fractiosn unit we will also cover, time, shape and statistics. It sure will be a busy term! As always, we will be ensuring that the children have a good grasp of these areas so that we are able to progressively build on their knowledge and understanding. We will use manipulatives where necessary to help children to understand and will follow the ‘Maths Mastery’ approach to learning. We are keen that the children have a solid foundation in-order to build upon. As ever, times tables continue to have an important role to play in ensuring your child feels confident in number. We will be focussing on fluency in recounting times tables and have regular activities to encourage participation and home learning.
English:
This term, we will continue our focus on narrative writing. The children will be unleashing their creativity and imagination as they create their own story. We will be focusing on creating detailed story settings, interesting characters and exciting plots full of danger and surprise. There will also be a big focus this term on uses of punctuation, handwriting and SPAG features including: homophones, word families, place and cause conjunctions and refining our skills to edit and evaluate what has been written.
Our class text this term is Ottoline and the Yellow Cat by Chris Riddell.
R.E:
This term our R.E unit will see us return to our learning about Sikhism. Our big question for this term is ‘How do Sikh people worship and celebrate?’
P.E:
Will be on Tuesdays and Fridays. In class, this term we will covering a Athletics, which will also link to work with our sports coach on Fridays. PLEASE make sure your child has their FULL PE kit in school, at all times and that it is clearly named. PE is a vital part of the curriculum and children need to have the correct kit with them.
ICT:
This term the children will be continuing to review their learning and understanding about online safety and alongside this they will be exploring the concept of graphing by creating their own graphs and reading them to interpret the data (this will also link to our statistic unit that will be covered in Maths this term.)
Homework and Spellings:
On a Friday, children will be sent home with a new homework challenge. The children can bring in their completed homework on any day but must be handed in by Friday. The homework will include:
- Daily reading of a home reader (20 minutes, building to 30 minutes and minimum of 3 x weekly)
- Number bonds or times tables
- Spellings, these will be tested on a Monday
This term the children will also be encouraged to log-on to their Spelling Bee account. They can then complete games targeted towards their current spelling patterns. The children’s log-in details are in their yellow reading record. Please let us know if they cannot find their account details.
- Family Talk task (which will be outlined in the school weekly newsletter)
- Other types of homework (as outlined in the homework policy)
If you have any questions or concerns then please do not hesitate to get in touch. We look forward to working with you together this term.
Many thanks for your continued support,
Mr O’Neon, Mrs Purver, Mrs Crockford and Mrs Woodward.
