Good Afternoon Everybody.
I am glad we are all back and have had a fantastic start to the second half term.
Teams
This week in class I have taught the class how to use Microsoft Teams - this is an online learning platform. The children have been given their own emails and passwords to log onto Teams. We will be using this platform should we need to work from home as per the guidance given by the DfE.
You should have been sent a step-by-step guide how on how to use Microsoft Teams and we will be producing a video showing you exactly how to navigate the program which will be on our blog.
In class we will continue to practise using Teams so that we are able to easily use the programme.
Next week
Maths - We will continue to solve word problems using mixed operations and moving onto multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100.
English - Next week, we are going to be starting to write our own myth. We are going to look at what makes a good myth and why. We will also begin to start creating our own setting.
Home learning project
Anglo Saxon Settlements.
This half term I would like you to build a 3D model of an Anglo Saxon Settlement. You can be as creative as you like but it should be based on the set up of a real life Anglo Saxon village.
When you return, you will need to be able to speak about your settlement and discuss the different parts of the village.
The deadline for this project is 11th Decemeber 2020
Please ensure you use mathletics and times table rockstars to support you with your times tables. Continue to read your books and use the reading stems to answer questions about the text.
Half Term Overview
English - we will continue to focus on Beowulf - we will be using this to write our own myth.
Maths
Factors and Correspondence problems
Problem Solving
Multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100
Measures and Conversions
Comparing, estimating and calculating
Statistics
Perimeter
Science
Identify the different types of teeth in humans and their simple functions.
Construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey.
Identify how sounds are made, associating some of them with something vibrating.
Recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear.
Find patterns between the pitch of a sound and features of the object that produced it.
Find patterns between the volume of a sound and the strength of the vibrations that produced it.
Recognise that sounds get fainter as the distance from the sound source increases.
Computing
To understand the dynamics of a search engine and know that there are different search engines (some within specific sites e.g. BBC, and some the whole of the Internet e.g. Google, Yahooligans, Ask Jeeves)
To collect data and identify where it could be inaccurate.
To be able to skim read and sift information to check its relevance and modify their search strategies if necessary
To understand that the information they use needs to be appropriate for the audience they are writing for e.g. copying and pasting difficult language
To plan, create and search a database to answer questions.
To choose the best way to present data to my friends.
To use a data logger to record and share my readings with my friends.
Geography
Use atlases to find places using index/ contents.
To locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on Europe concentrating on their environmental regions.
To locate the key physical characteristics of the UK
To locate the human characteristics of the UK
To use plans.
To identify differences between places.
To understand what a volcano is and where they are in the world.
Art and Design
Introduction to Monet and his artwork
Watercolour wash
Explore Wet on Dry colour mixing
Explore Wet on Wet
Use a wax crayon on watercolour
Christmas scene using watercolours in the style of Monet
Christmas scene using watercolours in the style of Monet
R.E.
To introduce Hinduism and their beliefs about God.
To recognize the Aum symbol and its meaning/importance to Hindu’s
To learn, know and describe the Hindu God Ganesh and the story behind the elephant headed god
To learn about the different Hindu Gods and understand the importance of each of them in Hindu worship.
To understand each Hindu home will have a Shrine.
To understand the importance of a Puja plate and the different items found on it.
To understand and explain the importance of a Mandir to Hindu worship.
To look at the different Hindu festivals in a calendar and how the clothes change for each festival/celebration.
To understand Diwali and how Hindus celebrate this festival.
Spanish
To learn how to ask for and say your birthday
To sing Happy Birthday in Spanish
To listen to, watch and follow a video clip with unfamiliar vocabulary
To learn some typical exclamations in Spanish
To use language of days, dates, and celebrations to make a birthday party invitation
To learn about a typical celebratory custom from Mexico
To learn new Christmas vocabulary
To learn about the key Christmas dates for Spanish people
I hope you all have a lovely weekend!
Mrs Bidder
