Welcome back, Fox Class! The last term has flown by and we are now preparing for the excitement of the Christmas term. It is one that is sure to be filled with lots of exciting opportunities and fantastic memories for the children.
Our Learning This Term:
In Maths this term, we will finish our work on the four operations (including long division and problem solving). We will then spend some time working on fractions. This will include simplifying, comparing and ordering and applying the four operations to fractions. A secure times tables knowledge will be essential here, so please continue to practise these whenever you can!
The structure of our English lessons will change slightly, as we move towards the explicit teaching of reading being incorporated into our English curriculum. This will result in some English lessons developing VIPERS reading skills (vocabulary, inference, prediction, explanation, retrieval and summary) across a variety of text genres.
As a school, we have moved to using the Cornerstones curriculum to supplement our wider learning lessons. Our focus this term will move to World War Two. This will include the causes, preparation and key events of the war as well as learning about life on the Home Front. Our lessons will developed our understanding of the skills of a historian. We will learn to ask historically valid questions, make predictions and analyse sources for evidence.
In Science, we will be learning about evolution and inheritance – an interesting biology-based unit. This will include learning about the five kingdoms of classification, Darwin’s theory of evolution, the concept of natural selection and even artificial selection.
This academic year will see the return of Home Learning. This will be set on Tuesdays to be completed by the following Monday. All Home Learning will be set on Google Classroom. The tasks set will focus around our wider learning topics and will therefore require a range of skills across the term.
Our Learning Journey So Far:
Our Learning Environment:
