In English, we will be...

• Using our core text ‘Stella by Starlight’ to create a newspaper article about what the main characters experienced at the beginning of the story. 

• Focusing on how our vocabulary choice can be used to impact the readers.

• Using reported speech for impact.

• We will also write a first person narrative of a specific event from the story.

In History, we will be...

• Discussing the Civil Rights movement and how key figures made an impact 

• Consider laws that were different depending on a person's race and compare them to laws today

• Discuss and explore the origins of the the Transatlantic slave trade

In our Maths learning, we will be...

•  Multiplying using the column method.

• Dividing using the short division method with remainders.

• Multiplying fractions

• Multiplying mixed numbers

• Calculating a fraction of an amount

In Science, we will be...

• Exploring how light travels.

• Exploring where light comes from.

• Experimenting with reflection and shadows.

• Identifying that the eye is a lens.

In Reading, we will be looking at the text 'The London Eye Mystery' by Siobhan Dowd.

We will be using the following reading skills...

• Retrieval

• Explanation

• Connections

• Inference

• Prediction

• Evaluation

• Sequencing

• Summarising

In our Life Skills Lessons, we will be...

-Building relationships by working with different partners.

-Cooperating with others while following instructions.

-Measuring out different ingredients using different measuring tools.

In our R.S.H.E learning, we will be...

• Identifying what prejudice means.

• Differentiate between discrimination and prejudice and how to recognise acts of discrimination.

• Recognise stereotypes in different contexts and the influence they have on attitudes and understanding of different groups

In R.E., we will be...

• Exploring the Sangha and its' importance to Buddhism

• Comparing and contrasting how a Buddhist, Buddhist munk and Buddhist nun live day to day

• Reflect on ideas of right and wrong and their own and others’ responses to them.

In Art and DT, we will be...

• Explain what their own style is 

• Apply a wide range of techniques in their work and explain why they have chosen these techniques 

• Have a strong understanding of colour theory and how to use it to create a balanced painting 

Swimming will remain on Friday afternoons. 

Pupils will have the opportunity to choose an enrichment activity on Friday afternoon's after swimming.