Term 3

Week Commencing 10/01/22

In maths this week we are going to be learning about division with remainders.

This week in literacy we are going to be making predictions about our text ‘Varjak Paw’ and writing a diary entry in role.

For our Stone Age topic, the children are going to be hunter-gatherers and hunt for their food on the playground. Then we write a paragraph to explain what they had to do.

In Science we are going to be grouping materials by their magnetic properties.

PE this term will be on a Thursday and the children will be carrying on with their cricket lessons.

In RE the children will be learning more about Hinduism and why collecting ‘good Karma’ is important to them.

Week Commencing 04/01/22

Welcome back.

In maths this week we are going to be learning about multiplication and using formal method to multiply.

This week in literacy we will be introduced to our new core text: Varjak Paw. By looking at the front cover and reading the blurb, we will then make inference and predictions about the text.

Our new topic for the term is The Stone age and this week we will be placing events in chronological order.

In Science we are going to start our new topic ‘Forces and Magnets. We begin with an introduction to the topic, then learn about how different objects move on different surfaces.

In PE our new topic is ‘Fitness’. This week we will be learning about why fitness is important for physical and mental health.

In RE our religion for the term is Hinduism and we will begin by understanding the difference and similarities between Hinduism and Christianity.

Week commencing 06/12/21

In maths this week we are going to be reading, drawing, and plotting co-ordinates in the first quadrant.

This week in literacy we are going to have an opportunity to edit our stories from last week and then to publish them for our Christmas writing competition.

In Science we are going to be learning about ice and investigating if we can make it melt quicker or slower.

PE this week we will be playing mini games of Netball, focusing on all the skills we have learnt so far.

In RE will be focusing of the Christmas story.

Week commencing 29/11/21

This week we are starting the week investigating factors of numbers before moving onto parallel lines and perpendicular lines.

This week in literacy we are going to be writing an ending to a story, editing our own work, and writing our own fiction stories.

In Science we are going to be investigating what happens when a solid is heated.

This week in Geography, the children will be explaining why volcanoes and earthquakes happen in the same places.

PE we are continuing with learning Netball and this week will leaning how to shoot.

Week commencing 22.11.21

In maths this week we are learning to multiply mentally, compare statements and to solve multiplication problems

This week in literacy, we are going to be identifying features, story mapping and planning our own fiction stories.

In Science we are going to be investigating if you can make a gas from a solid.

This week in Geography, the children will continue to learn about earthquakes and why some cause more damage than others.

PE we are continuing with learning Netball and this week the children will learn about different positions required during a game.

Week commencing 15.11.21

In maths this week we are learning to count and divide in multiples of 8, 11 and 12. We will also be looking at multiplying any number by 10 and 100.

This week in literacy, we are going to be identifying the key features of fiction writing, describing a setting and describing a character in a story.

In Science we are going to be investigating if gas has weight and then will be writing our own conclusion.

This week in Geography, the children will learn about why New Zealand has many earthquakes in comparison to other countries.

PE we are continuing with learning Netball skills and the children will have an opportunity to apply these into a game situation.

Week commencing 08.11.21

In maths this week we are learning to count and divide in multiples of 3,4,6 and 9.

In literacy, we will be planning our non-chronological reports, checking that we have included all the key features and then writing our reports. Afterwards, the children will have the opportunity to edit their work.

In Science we are going to be setting up a fair test, to see which liquid travels the quickest down a gradient.

This week in Geography, the children will be observing and recording the distributions of earthquakes over the past 200 years in New Zealand.

PE we are continuing with learning Netball skills and the children will have an opportunity to apply these into a game situation.

Week commencing 01.11.21

Welcome back

In Maths this week we are continuing to use column method to add and subtract 3- and 4-digit numbers. Then, we will learn how to check our answers through using the inverse operation and estimating.

In literacy, we are continuing with our ‘Anglo-Saxon’ topic and will be writing our own non-chronological reports about this time. The children will be identifying the key features of non-chronological reports and then will be taking notes and researching the Anglo-Saxon period.

In Science we are going to be identifying different states of matter. The children will have the opportunity to investigate solid, liquids and gases.

This week in Geography, the children will be introduced to earthquakes, and they will be locating New Zealand on a map.