What we are learning this week in Lilac Class for the week beginning 15.9.25

In Maths this week in Lilac Class, we are rounding numbers to the nearest 10, 100 or 1,000.  We will be considering which place value column we should look at to round the number to the nearest 10, 100 and 1,000,  identifying numbers that are powers of 10 and looking for number patterns and sequences.  Lilac Class are then moving onto partitioning larger numbers using supporting methods for addition and subtraction.

In English this week, we are reading a selection of poems about space, looking particularly at the work of Pie Corbett. We will be ‘Magpies’ where we are ‘stealing’ words and phrases from a selection of poems and then using them as a basis for our own poetry writing. We will be discussing the features of poetry writing and identifying examples of similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia and personification. 

For our Whole Class Guided Reading text, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe  we are reading Chapter Three.  Lilac Class are going to be developing their inference skills by answering questions that are not obvious in the text.  For example, ‘Why is Lucy initially confused in this chapter?’, ‘How can we first tell that Edmund is in Narnia?’ and ‘Why is the Queen annoyed?’

In RE this week, we are examining key words that Christians use to describe God. Lilac Class are focusing on the definitions of omnipotent, omniscient, eternal, holy, loving and spirit and why they are used in relation to God.

For our Time and Place we are finding out where the Mayans came from and when they existed.  We will be labelling a map of Mesoamerica and locating it on an atlas.  We will also be studying a timeline and learning about the other ancient civilisations that were around at the same time, for example, Ancient Greece.

For ICT, we are considering how larger computer systems work and how to keep our personal information safe online.  We will learn how devices and processes are connected.

For Science in Lilac Class, we are continuing with our work on Geocentric and Heliocentric theories.  What are these models and why are they different?  We will be exploring how scientific thinking has changed over the centuries.  We will then be describing the movement of the planets relative to the Sun.  Lilac Class are finding out what planets are in the Solar System, how large they are and their position in relation to the Sun. 

In Music, we will be listening to ‘Mars’ and ‘Venus’ from Gustav Holst’s The Planets Suite.  Lilac Class will be thinking about the different dynamics and instruments that are used and how they convey the meaning of the music.  We will also be using graphic notation to record musical ideas.