What we are doing this week in Lilac Class for the week beginning 26.1.26

For Maths this week in Lilac Class, we are multiplying a 4- digit number by a 2-digit number and thinking about where we put the exchange and the use of a zero placeholder.  We are then going to solve problems with multiplication by practising efficient mental strategies.  Lilac Class will then be moving onto solving calculations using short division and exploring what you need to do if the number you are dividing by does not divide exactly into the first digit.

In English this week in Lilac Class, we are drafting and levelling up our viewpoint narrative. This piece of extended writing is based on the first chapter of Berlie Doherty’s Street Child entitled ‘The Shilling Pie’. We will be using a range of sentence openers to hook the reader and drawing on our brilliant vocabulary we have created during the planning session. 

For Whole Class Guided Reading, Lilac Class are reading Chapters 4 and 5 of Berlie Doherty’s Street Child entitled ‘The Workhouse’ and ‘Behind Bars’.  These chapters are about Jim’s initial experiences of the workhouse, what he hears, sees and feels.  We will be finding evidence in the text as to why Jim was really scared to speak out and why he wanted to escape. 

In RE, we are finishing off examining what keywords we could use to explain how a Hebrew would feel and experience.  This is an activity to consolidate our work about the meaning of our key vocabulary – persecute, oppression, justice, injustice, freedom and salvation. 

For Time and Place, Lilac Class are learning about the negative and positive effects of the Industrial Revolution on the population of Victorian Britain.  We will also be finding out what historical bias means.  Some events and aspects of the Industrial Revolution could be positive and negative, depending on your point of view.  In ICT, we are improving our sequences that use count-controlled loops and motors. In French, Lilac Class are learning words for dates and times.   We will also be involved in partner work creating questions and answers.

For Science in Lilac Class, we have designed an experiment to find out which material is the best insulator: foil, wool, clingfilm or newspaper.  Analysing our results, we want to find out which material will be the best one to use to keep Dr Charles’s tea warm! This week we are writing up the conclusion and evaluation.

In Design and the Arts, we are continuing with our samplers based on our plans.  We will be learning to use a variety of stiches with different coloured thread.