Term 5, week 6
Welcome to the last week of term 5!
English: In English this week, we will be continuing our own stories, based on Cinderella of the Nile by Beverley Naidoo. The children have made a start on the introduction to their stories and will all aim to finish these this week.
Whole Class Reading: In Whole Class reading this week, we will be looking at the opening extract of The Wild Robot by Peter Brown. We will investigate the vocabulary and answer questions about the text, both as a class and individually.
Maths: In Maths this week we will continue the fractions unit, looking at non-unit fractions and investigating the ‘whole’. Times tables will be an ongoing feature, with the children completing a times table challenge each week.
Mrs Banner will be teaching our RE on Friday, a spelling test, computing, and further elements of the maths curriculum.
In the wider curriculum this week, we will be having some fun with magnets, investigating metals and how north and south poles attract and repel. In Time and Place, the unit will continue with an in-depth study of Tutankhamun. In art, we will investigate another artist in relation to portraiture and further experiment with watercolour paint to complete our practice portrait. In music, we will continue with the body percussion sequence.
PE will be on Monday, when we will continue with our dance unit.
Swimming, as usual, will be on Tuesday.
The children will need full PE kit, swimming costume/trunks, a towel, swimming cap - this is required by the swimming pool, and goggles (although these are optional). There will also be occasions when we do additional PE sessions, so please can the children have their PE kit in school all week. Please remind the children to bring all their kit, including a towel!
I am always happy to answer any questions you may have, so please do contact me if you have any queries, using the class email address:
Best wishes
Mrs Smallcombe and the Maple Team