This is a short term but we really do have a lot to fit in so let's not waste any time and have a look at what we will be doing this week.
Literacy
This week in literacy we are looking at recounts. Our recount work will be based around mountains and exploration.
In week one we will be comparing different types of information texts & identifying how they are structured.
Making notes on & using evidence from across a text to explain events or ideas.
Inferring writer’s perspectives from what is written & implied.
Presenting a spoken argument sequencing points logically, defending views with evidence.
Reflecting on how working in role helps to explore complex issues.
Using & recognising the impact of theatrical effects in drama.
Adapting sentences to different text types/ purpose/readers.
Identifying different question types and evaluating their impact on the audience.
Comparing the usefulness of techniques such as visualisation and empathy when exploring texts. Adapting non-narrative forms to write factual texts, e.g. interviews.
By the end of this week the children will have used their research skills and interview skills to collect information to write a recount.
They must be able to find information from different sources and use note taking skills to record their information for future reference.
Should be able to construct a set of questions to interview someone and obtain the information needed to write a factual text.
Could be able to adapt non-narrative forms to write factual texts.
Try these websites.
http://www.geocities.com/bhutiahoo/everest.html information on Everest.
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/englishD6.htm information on what is included in a recount and examples of recount writing.
http://www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/literacyresources/index.php?category_id=78 a recount based on World War 2.
Numeracy
Let's aim this term to get everyone an award in their times tables. Only you can do this by working hard.
This week Miss Wright's and Mrs Morgan's group will be relating fractions to division.They will also be using decimal notation for tenths and hundredths.
By the end of the week they must be able to use division to find fractions, including tenths and hundreds of numbers and quantities.
Should be able to know what each digit represents in a number with up to 2 decimal places.
Could order a set of decimal numbers.
Try these websites
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/activities/decimals.shtml ordering decimals.
http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/tens.cgi place value with decimal places game.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/shockwave/games/laddergame.html Help builder Ted with his ladder to rescue the dog. Be warned if you get it wrong he will fall off and watch out for the builders bum!!
This week Mrs Millington's group will be looking at co-ordinates. They will be learning to read and plot co-ordinates in all four quadrants and the will be able to recognise where a shape is after translation.
Science
The week in Science we will be completing our topic on the Earth and Beyond and we will get to teach our lessons to year 1/2, something we all really look forward to.
Topic
We will be starting the topic of World War 2 this week and this will involve lots of subjects including history, geography, music, dance, art, PHSE.
This week will be an introduction into the topic we will begin to understand the involvement of European countries during WWII. Identify & describe reasons for, & results of historical events, situations & changes. Find out about the events, people & changes from a variety of sources.Understand that Europe is made up of a number of countries that are unique in many ways. Identify how & why places change. Describe where places are. Identify & describe what places are like. Describe how places are different.
I f you want to get a head start try some of these websites
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/history/worldwar2audioclipslibrary.shtml
Hear the sounds of WWII; famous speeches, news reports of the time, actual accounts
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/europe/02/euro_borders/html/15.stm
Map of Modern Europe.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/find_out/guides/european_union/newsid_2138000/2138993.stm
information about the EU. Easy to read & child-friendly.
http://europa.eu/europago/explore/welcome.jsp
Official site of the European Union for children. A good place to start researching.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Participants_in_World_War_II
Background information for teachers and parents. Who was involved and why.
Here I Am
This week we will be starting the topic of celebrations. We will be working on the recognise section of the topic and the children will need to recognise that people need celebrations.
The children will reflect on how they would feel if nothing was ever celebrated.
The children will appreciate that people need to celebrate important moments in life.
This is a very fitting start to the topic as we have just left the Christmas season. Have a chat with your child about the celebrations throughout the year and why we need them.
That's all for this week folks, I'm sure we will all be shattered by the end of it, I know I am just thinking about it!!
Year 5/6 Team.
p.s could we also say a very big thank you to all of you and your parents for the beautiful cards and gifts we were given at Christmas we really do appreciate it. Thanks.
