This year your class teacher is Mr Walker.

We have three teaching assistants in our class:

Mrs Powell (Tuesdays)

Mrs Hughes (Tuesdays)

Mrs Rattray (Monday - Thursday)

PE will take place every Thursday and Friday, when you will complete gymnastics and athletics lessons.

For PE sessions please bring the following:

- Black shorts, leggings or jogging bottoms

- White t-shirt or polo shirt

- Black pumps or trainers

It is usually best to leave your child's PE kit at school for the half-term so that it is always available to use.

It is important that your child brings their reading book into school each day as the days on which they will be able to read with an adult may change from time to time. It is also crucial that you listen to your child read each evening and ensure that you sign their reading record highlighting what they have read and how they performed.

Within this class children are given time every day where they can complete a quiz on accelerated reader and change their book.

Homework will be set on a Tuesday through our online learning platform, SeeSaw. A link for which is placed below:

https://app.seesaw.me/#/login

All homework should be completed by the following Monday and will be checked by your teacher on this day. Please make sure that if you are having difficulties with the homework, that you contact your class teacher with plenty of time so that they can assist your child in its completion. In addition, the school also run a homework club which can really help support those children that struggle completing their tasks independently.

 Light and Shadows

As writers, we will be using the text 'Journey' by Aaron Becker to:

• Write an adventure story based on ‘Journey’ using the language of Berlie Doherty
• Group related ideas into paragraphs
• Build an increasing range of sentence structures
• Use adverbs to express time, place and cause
• Use the present perfect form of verbs in contrast to the past tense
• Use prepositions, conjunctions and adverbs to express time, place and cause
• Group related ideas into paragraphs
• Use a or an according to whether the next word begins with a vowel or a consonant
• Use small details to describe characters
•  Include a setting to create atmosphere
• Sequence of events to follow the structure of the model story
• Write an opening paragraph and further paragraphs for each stage
• Create dialogue between characters that shows their relationship with each other
• Use 3rd person consistently
• Use tenses appropriately

As mathematicians, we will:

• Add fractions
• Subtract fractions
• Partition the whole
• Understand unit fractions of a set of objects
• Understand Non-unit fractions of a set of objects
• Reasoning with fractions of an amount
• Understand Pounds and pence
• Convert pounds and pence
• Add money
• Subtract money
• Find change

As scientists we will:

• Recall examples of light sources, objects that do not give out light and that darkness is the absence of light.
• Describe ways to protect eyes from harm.
• Describe what happens when light reflects, give examples of reflective surfaces or materials and describe factors that may affect the quality of a reflected image.
• Describe how shadows form and identify patterns between groups of materials and the shadows produced.
• Recall factors that affect the way a shadow appears, including what causes shadows to change throughout the day and factors that change the size of a shadow
• Describe the pattern of changing shadows throughout the day.
• Describe how the light source’s distance affects the shadow’s size.
• Explain why a particular material is appropriate to make a shadow puppet and use knowledge of shadows to animate it.

As artists, we will:

• Use sketches to produce a final piece of art 
• Identify the techniques used by different artist
• Show reflection in their art
• Experiment with different styles used by other artists 
• Draw for a sustained period of time at an appropriate level
• Use a sketchbook to collect and develop ideas
• Create repeated patterns 
• Print with two colour overlays
• Use graphic package to create images and effects

As computer technicians we will:

• Understand how to create a simple script in Scratch
• Add or change a sprite and prevent it from rotating
• Use decomposition to identify key features and understand how to decipher actions that make the quiz game work
• Understand what a variable is and how to use the ‘say’ and ‘ask’ blocks
• Create a variable and be able to use a variable to record a score
• Understand what a variable is and how it works within a program

As musicians we will:

• Complete a unit of Samba drumming with the Trafford Music Service.

As linguists we will:

• Attempt correct pronunciation of some cities in Spain and notice those that contain key phoneme b/v.
• Recognise different questions and select an appropriate phrase to answer them.
• Use a bilingual dictionary resource to research nouns.
• Listen and identify key information from a short text.
• Locate and read information within a known phrase structure.
• Create a short written paragraph using phrases adapted from a model.

As learners of RE we will be exploring the Big Question:

• What do Christians learn from the Creation Story?

We will:

• Look at where Creation belongs in the ‘Big Story’ of the Bible
• Find out what kind of world Christians believe in and what we mean by good
• Learn about how different Christians think about and look after the environment
• Understand what Christians mean by ‘The Fall’

As learners of PSHE we will be learning about:

• Learn how to see things from other people’s points of view and practise using empathy.
• Talk about feelings—what it means to feel safe, unsafe and everything in between.
• Use tools like the traffic light system to help us solve problems with our friends.
• Explore what healthy, happy relationships look like and how to build them.
• Understand different types of families and why every family is unique and special.
• Talk about how to manage conflicts kindly and respectfully at home and with friends.
• Learn what bullying is and how we can speak up safely if we or someone else needs help.
• Discover what it means to be a safe and caring bystander.
• Learn how to stay safe online and make smart choices when using the internet.
• Understand that it's okay to ask for help—especially from trusted adults.