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Teacher: Mrs R Weller P.E. Days: Tuesday and Thursday Spelling Test: Monday Homework is given out on Monday and is to be handed in by Monday of the following week. Class hope and dream: To be kind and thoughtful to everyone at all times
Writing Targets: I can write sentences using capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks. I can use capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks with accuracy. I can use capital letters, full stops, commas, question marks and exclamation marks with accuracy.
Reading Target: I can use what I have read to work out how characters are feeling or why things happen and use evidence from the text to support my ideas. I can use what I have read to work out why characters behave in the way that they do and how ideas have been developed in non-fiction, finding evidence in the text to support my ideas. I can think about what I have read and how the information is presented to work out the writer’s point of view, referring to the texts to support my views.
Maths Targets: Recognise that multiplication is the inverse of division through missing number sentences/ function machines. Understand that multiplication is the inverse of division and the equivalent to repeated addition and use this to check results. Use grid method to calculate TU x U. Understand that multiplication is the inverse of division and the equivalent to repeated addition and use this to check results. Use grid method to calculate HTU x U or TU x TU
Summer 2011During the Summer Term our topic is Mexico and the Aztecs. We will be finding out about where Mexico is in the world as well as information about the climate, food and tourist industry. We will also be looking at the history of the Aztecs and their way of life.
Towards the end of the Summer Term we will be thinking about chocolate, including where it is grown and the people who grow it. This will include looking at the ethics behind buying fairtrade products. We will be using the novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl) in Literacy as part of this topic. Our Science topic will be Forces and Friction. We will be investigating what forces and friction are, how we can measure them and where we can find forces and friction in the world around us.
We have been working really hard on our French this term thinking about colours and parts of the body. We have learnt the song “Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” in French. Tête, épaules, genoux, et pied, genoux et pieds. Head shoulders knees and feet, knees and feet.
Tête, épaules, genoux, et pied, genoux et pieds. Head shoulders knees and feet, knees and feet.
J’ai un nez, deux yeux, deux oreilles, et un bouche. I’ve a nose, two eyes, two ears and a mouth.
 Tête, épaules, genoux, et pieds, genoux, et pieds. Head shoulders knees and feet, knees and feet.
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| Literacy |
Non-fiction – recounts based on the class trip to the National Coal Mining Museum and recounts delivered in a newspaper and magazine format. Poetry –exploring forms (haiku)
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| Mathematics | We are learning to add several small numbers, add several multiples of H/T, count on and back in
H/T/U add and subtract in Th/H/T/U, also recall multiplication facts for
2,3,4,5, use time table facts to solve division problems, recognise the
<and> symbols, finding pairs that total 9, 10,or 11, recognize simple
fractions. We are learning to recognise and give the properties of 2d shapes. We are learning to interpret and represent data in a tally charts and pictograms. We are learning to tell the time using a 24hr clock to the nearest minute using am/pm. We will also be using the clock for estimating and measurement of time.
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| Science |
We are learning about the force of friction and its effect on the movement of an object. We will also be learning about the properties of gas.
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| ICT |
We are using ICT to access many of the other areas of the curriculum,
such as digital art, historical researching and developing scientific
understanding. We will also be developing out typing skills and
continuing our work on E-safety.
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| History & Geography |
We are learning about our local history ...coal mining. We are also
studying the local environment which has been impacted by the local
history. Due to this we will be studying the two as a package in a going
underground topic. We will be learning what life was like as a miner and
how the strikes impacted the lives of local people. We will also be
looking at the impact of the industry on the local environment.
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| Art |
We are developing our fine art skills in a pen and ink style. We will be
creating images relating to our coal mining topic.
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| Music | We are exploring different sounds from instruments and working together to create a Samba performance. |
| Physical Education | We are learning the skills and techniques involved in tag rugby and further developing our gymnastic skills. |
| Religious Education | We are learning about the basic principles and foundations of the Islamic faith. |
| Personal, Social, Health Education |
We are learning how we can overcome obstacles and achieve our goals, Going for Goals with Mrs Walker. Later in the term we will be learning about our rights and responsibilities.
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| DT | We are learning about winding mechanisms. We will be designing and creating our own structure with a winding mechanism. |
