WC 27.11.23

Maths: Inverse operations (addition and subtraction). 

English: We are looking at two versions of the film 'Mulan'. Children will be working up to writing a film review. 
 

Spellings

Please ensure your child practises their spellings regularly.

WC 13.11.23

Maths: Addition up to 5 and 6 digits. 

English: We are looking at Children in Need and working up to writing a letter to Mrs Tryner.
Reading: We are reading Chapter 16 of 'Mulan Before the Sword'. 

Spellings

Please ensure your child practises their spellings regularly.

WC 6.11.23

Maths: Rounding up to 10, 100, 1000, 10,000 & 100,000

English: We are learning about the features of a persuasive letter. 
Reading: We are reading a persuasive letter to support our writing this week. 

Spellings

Please ensure your child practises their spellings regularly.

WC 16.10.23

DRAYTON MANOR SCHOOL TRIP - THURSDAY 19TH OCTOBER 2023

Maths: Comparing numbers up to 1,000,000 & end of half term arithmetic test

English: Writing a recount about our Tuesday swimming lesson

Whole class reading: Comprehension Test

Spellings
We have compiled 20 high frequency spellings which all of our children are finding challenging to spell. Please practise these over the half term and ensure your child can spell them in context. 

WC 9.10.23

Maths: Reading numbers up to 1,000,000 on a number line. 

English: Learning about the features of a recount. 

Whole class reading: Continuing to read and unpick our class text 'Mulan - The last Sword' 

Spellings (handed out every Friday, tested the following Thursday)

Please ensure that your children are practising their spellings everyday. As the year progresses, we may allocate different spellings to different children to help support an area of need, as and when they need it.

WC 2.10.23

Maths: Partitioning numbers up to 1 million. 

English: Creating a poem based on the folktale, 'Bamboo & The Turtle'

Whole class reading: Studying a Chinese folktale, 'The Nodding Dragon'. 

Spellings (handed out every Friday, tested the following Thursday)

Please ensure that your children are practising their spellings everyday. As the year progresses, we may allocate different spellings to different children to help support an area of need, as and when they need it. 

WC 25.9.23

Maths: Finding 10,100,1000, 10,000 and 100,000 more or less than a number. 

English: Understanding and using different types of figurative language

Whole class reading: Reading and un-picking Chapter 6 of our class text - Mulan 

Spellings (handed out every Friday, tested the following Thursday)

Please ensure that your children are practising their spellings everyday. As the year progresses, we may allocate different spellings to different children to help support an area of need, as and when they need it. 

WC 18.9.23

Maths: We will be continuing to look at place value and in particular, counting in powers of 10.

English: This week, we will be looking at generating expanded noun phrases whilst planning our own folktale! 

Whole class reading: We will be looking at a folktale called, 'The Four Dragons'. This will support our work in English. 

Spellings (handed out every Friday, tested the following Thursday)

Please ensure that your children are practising their spellings everyday. As the year progresses, we may allocate different spellings to different children to help support an area of need, as and when they need it. 

WC 11.9.23

Maths: Place value knowledge of numbers up to 1 million. 
English: Traditional Chinese Folk Tales with an emphasis on using concise adjectives within expanded noun phrases. 
Whole Class Reading: Chapter 1 of 'Mulan - The Last Sword' 

Spellings (Handed out each Friday and tested the following Thursday)

Please ensure that your children are practising their spellings everyday. As the year progresses, we may allocate different spellings to different children to help support an area of need, as and when they need it. 

Welcome back!

It's a brand new year and we are so excited to see everyone! This week, we will be spending time settling into our new classes and completing various PSHE activities. We will be looking at our class and school rules, our class charter and e-safety. We will also be completing some art activities involving self portraits and completing an artist study. 

Spellings (Handed out each Friday and tested the following Thursday)

Please ensure that your children are practising their spellings everyday.