What we are learning this week in Lilac Class for the week beginning 10.11.25

In Maths this week in Lilac Class, we are multiplying and dividing whole numbers by 10, 100 and 1,000, looking carefully at a place value and Gattegno chart to support learning. We will then start our new block of learning entitled ‘Fractions’.  Lilac Class are at first finding fractions equivalent to a unit fraction and a non-unit fraction.  We will then be moving onto recognising equivalent fractions using our knowledge of common factors and multiples to establish whether fractions are equivalent.  We are also exploring the multiplicative relationship between the numerator and the denominator. 

In English this week in Lilac Class we are starting to draft a non-chronological report about the different layers of a tropical rainforest using the features of report writing.  For example, using subheadings to organise information and fronted adverbials to introduce information.  Our reports will inform the reader about how rainforests are structured and what groups of animals live in the different layers. For our Whole Class Guided Reading our text, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis we are reading Chapter 10 this week.  We are still continuing with developing our summarising skills and looking beyond the text by answering such questions as ‘What impression do you get of the cave where they sleep?’ and ‘How do they know the Witch’s magic is weakening?’ 

In RE, we are continuing to explore the qualities that a Messiah should have and what a Messiah is expected to be.  Lilac Class are designing a ‘Wanted!’ poster for the Messiah. The Jewish people are waiting for the ‘anointed one’: a Saviour. What should this person be like? We will then be examining selected texts from Isaiah and Micah in the Old Testament.  Christians believe these are prophecies that apply to Jesus. 

For Time and Place, we are continuing our work about the beliefs and religious practices of the Ancient Mayan Civilisation. We are learning about the different gods and how they affected the lives of the Mayan people.  We will also be finding out about the Mayan Creation Story.

For Science in Lilac Class we are writing up our pattern seeking experiment that explores the relationship between mass and weight as a force. In ICT, using a storyboard script, we will film a short video and then evaluate the effectiveness of our video.  In Art, we are ready to paint our Mayan pottery, working carefully from our sketches based on original Mayan artefacts.