What we are learning in Lilac Class for the week beginning 21.9.26

This week is Baseline Assessment week and this will affect some of our coverage. 

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. 

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 our text is The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, and we are reading Chapter Four this week.  Lilac Class are focusing on their inference skills, looking beyond the actual text and thinking about why the Queen believes Edmund is an idiot and why she wants him to bring his siblings.  We are also exploring why Edmund does not want to go and get his siblings and bring them to the Queen. 

In RE this week, we are continuing with examining keywords 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 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 experimenting with search engines and making use of a web search to find specific information.  We will be comparing results from different search engines and be able to explain why we should search for trustworthy websites and not share any personal information online. 

For Science in Lilac Class, we are 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 are continuing with our appraisal of ‘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.  This week in Lilac Class we are starting our Spanish lessons.  We will be learning to speak and read phrases for different greetings.