In English, we will be...

• Exploring our core text ‘Greta and the Giants’

• Understanding how plastic pollution affects the environment. 

• Identifying features of a letter. 

• Exploring an effective use of conjunctions, fronted adverbial and modal verbs to write a letter.  

• Identify the features of a persuasive speech.  

• Exploring the power of three, repetition, emotive language and rhetorical questions.  

In Geography we will be...

• Understanding how a river is formed and their impact on human geography. 

• Exploring how to use info-graphics. 

• Exploring the geographical changes to the River Thames. 

• Identifying rivers from the Stone Age to the present day. 

• Investigating different ways to make a sustainable change. 

In Maths, we will be...

• Exploring adding and subtracting numbers with and without exchanging. 

• Identifying how to add and 2 and 3 digit numbers. 

• Finding complements to 100. 

• Identifying the inverse operations. 

• Exploring equal groups and using arrays. 

• Recalling multiples of 2, 5 and 10. 

• Exploring sharing and grouping. 

• Multiplying and dividing within the 3 times-table. 

• Multiplying and dividing within the 4 times-table.

• Multiplying and dividing within the 8 times-table. 

In Science, we will be...

• Describing how animals get their food. 

• Explaining the need for a balanced diet.

• Grouping and classifying animals. 

• Describing the role of the skeleton. 

• Exploring the role of muscles. 

In Reading, we will be looking at the texts...

• Greta and the Giants 

• Little Thoughts, Big Dreams: Great Thunburg

• A newspaper article on plastic pollution.

• Little Thoughts, Big Dreams: David Attenborough

• Fantastic Mr Fox 

We will be using the following reading skills...

• Inferencing

• Evaluating

• Making Connections

• Asking Questions

• Predicting

• Summarising

• Clarifying

In French, we will be...

• Introducing different animals. 

• Naming and producing animals names. 

• Consolidating the names of animals. 

• Exploring and understanding the role of the indefinite article and determiner. 

• Understanding how to use the irregular verb 'to be'. 

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

• Understanding the different ways to pay for things and why people may choose them. 

• Understanding how to create a budget. 

• Recognising that money has an impact on how we feel. 

• Recongnising how ethics can influence out spending decisons. 

• Understanding that there are a range of jobs available and to think about what job they might want to do. 

• Understanding that there are stereotypes in the workplace and these should not limit people's carer aspirations. 

In RE, we will be...

• Focusing on the religion of Judaism.

• Exploring the main values, beliefs and celebrations within Judaism. 

In Art and DT, we will be...

• Exploring a variety of materials through observational drawings. 

• Producing a mood board based on illustrator Wayne Anderson. 

• Experimenting and designing a final piece. 

• Designing a tile design. 

• Using distressing techniques to age foil. 

Home Learning

At Delce Academy we encourage our children to:

• Read every evening and record this in their reading record

• Learn their spellings for the week

• Practice their Times Tables daily using TTRS or the worksheet provided

There will also be 6 home learning activities set for the term. These activity ideas are optional but we advise your encouragement as it will further support your child in continuing their love of learning outside of the classroom. Your child can complete as many of the activities as they would like and bring their work in to share with their class. 

Timetable Rockstars and Number Bots

• This is available for the children to play on to practise their timetables and number bots using Number bots

P.E:

• Children will change at school so please ensure children have an appropriate sports kit for the weather. PE days for individual classes will be sent home via Arbor.