What we are learning this week in Lilac Class for the week beginning 15.6.26

For Maths this week in Lilac Class, we are learning to read and plot coordinates; the x-value must be read first.  Lilac Class will solve problems with coordinates. We will be using given coordinates to work out the missing coordinates.  Lilac Class will then explore how to translate a shape, starting with translating a single point, then translating using coordinates. We will then be identifying lines of symmetry on shapes (vertical, horizontal, diagonal) using mirrors to help us. 

In English this week in Lilac Class, we are starting to plan and draft a dual narrative based on our reading of our supplementary text ‘Ice Trap!  Shackleton’s Incredible Expedition’ by Meredith Hooper.  The part of the text we are focusing on is where Endurance is trapped in the ice and is sinking.  As a class we will discuss the question ‘What should Shackleton and his men do now that the ship is sinking?’  In groups, we will then act out this situation and what the men did e.g. pulling lifeboats across the ice and carrying provisions from the sinking ship.  We will also draw on our ‘Hot Seating’ activity about this situation from the viewpoint of the men and then from the perspective of Ernest Shackleton, their leader. 

For our Guided Reading text, Shackleton’s Journey by William Grill this week, we are reading pages 43 to 48. We will be using our inference skills when thinking about the impact of the double-page picture on the reader and what we, as the reader, can tell from this picture.  We will be using our retrieval skills to find out what Worsley used to navigate and why the crew’s condition was deteriorating and why they couldn’t wait for help on Elephant Island.  We will also be learning about what makes Cape Horn so dangerous. 

For RE in Lilac Class, we are studying Zakah and why it is important to Muslims.  Lilac Class will be thinking about who is generous to you and how being generous makes a difference and how does it make you feel? 

For Time and Place in Lilac Class, we are exploring the mountain ranges in India and finding out where they are situated on a map.  We will be finding out how different types of mountains are formed and finding out facts about different mountain ranges. For Science in Lilac Class, we are learning about the process of reproduction in humans and comparing this with other mammals.  In ICT, we are applying what we have learnt about Vector drawing, reflecting on the skills we have used and thinking about why we have used them.   In French, this week we are learning about France as a country (currency, where it is located, what is a traditional dish, for example) and studying a map of French. 

For Design and the Arts, Lilac Class are planning seascapes using a range of different materials to create a variety of effects and textures.  We will be listening to Arnold Bax’s Symphonic Poem ‘Tintagel’ for inspiration and examining the mixed media design ‘Colourful Fish Swirl’ by the artist Nikki B who lives in Tintagel in Cornwall.