What we are learning about during the Summer 1 and 2 Term in Mow Cop Class.

English

Children will be revisiting poetry when they return to school and will recap the poetic devices which were taught last term. We will be focusing on the purpose of our pieces and why we write them. There will be a focus on action suspense, non-chronological reports and we will also have chance to look at our own class novel. 

Every Wednesday, we will have an Extended Writing lesson where a creative approach will be used to encourage pupils to use their imagination. Pupils will be given the opportunity to write at length, whilst using a range of different sentence structures to maintain pace, and keep their audience engaged.

Spellings will be practised each week with a focus on a different root morpheme (e.g. ‘centre’, ‘cin’) and which prefixes and suffixes can be added to form different words and meanings. We will be looking at a range of different spelling rules and discuss these in detail in class.

Mathematics

We will be following the Maths-No Problem! scheme and will start the term with further developing pupil understanding of decimals. At the end of Summer term, we will begin learning about area and perimeter. This will include learning about how to work out the area of a shape and comparing that to the perimeter, identifying whether they are the same or different and explaining why, 

We will also continue working towards the statutory Multiplication Tests, practicing our multiplication tables daily using the ‘Mastering number’ scheme.

We are also advising children to practice their times tables at home, they can do this on the Multiplication Tables Check website, using the settings - 25 questions, 6 seconds. 

Science

In Science, the children will begin by looking at ‘Electricity’. Children will understand what a circuit is and how they work. They will recognise the key symbols that are required to make up a working circuit and create one themselves. Throughout these lessons, children will develop their knowledge of scientific enquiry and will complete a series of investigations in small groups.

Wider Curriculum – History & Geography

Our history focus for the half term will be recapping all of our prior learning on Ancient Greece and the Romans. The children will be checkin to see what they have learnt in year 4 and will be able to develop on this learning in a series of lessons. 

Geography lessons will focus on recapping knowledge learnt throughout the year. Children will again have the opportunity to show off what they know and also develop their understanding of certain topics, such as, human and physical features of Central Canada, South East England and Veneto, Italy.

Wider Curriculum – Physical Education

To begin this term we will be focussing on our ball skills, including dribbling, bouncing, passing, and catching. The children will be able to partake in a series of activies and games to work on these skills. 

In Summer 2 we will then be focussing on Sports Day and we will be spending time practicing all of the events that take place, allowing the children to feel confident in the race they are taking part in. 

Wider Curriculum – Art & Design Technology

Children will be creating their own 'Chiaozza' style sculptures. They will be researching, designing and creating their pieces and then evaluating what they like about them and looking at how they would improve them for next time. 

In DT, children will be exploring what makes a healthy balanced diet, before designing their own Pitta Pockets using healthy ingredients that they like, and then making them and eating them. 

Wider Curriculum – Music

Mrs Shakspeare will teach music on a Friday. Pupils will enjoy learning new music as well as playing many musical instruments. They will be looking at different classical and contemporary composers and comparing music from different countries and eras.

We will also be having extra Music lessons on a Monday, taught in lesson time with their class teacher. We are focusing on how to create a vocal melody and developing a range of strategies for practising effectively.

Wider Curriculum – PSHE

PSHE lessons will continue to be taught through assemblies and class discussions. Children will learn about ways to keep safe including how we can stay safe and healthy - linking to our DT topic. Later in the term they will learn about how we can make a difference in the world. 

Wider Curriculum – RE

Children will be studying Hindu Dharma. They will be learning about Hindu beliefs and religious celebrations such as Eid. We will then move onto the study of Sikhism, were children will reflect on their learning in their previous years and we will build on that, discussing key language. 

Wider Curriculum – Computing

During Computing lessons, children will learn about ‘Data loggers’ and what they are and how to utilise them. We will be discussing when we might see data loggers in everyday life, why they are useful and then creating our own working data logger. 

Wider Curriculum – Spanish

During Spanish lessons, children will continue to broaden their knowledge of Spanish in lessons focussing on Ice cream and vegetables.  

General Class Reminders

• Full school PE kit is required to be worn to school on a Thursday for PE lessons. 
• READING BOOKS need to be brought into school every day. Children will have the option of changing their books every Tuesday. Reading with your child is extremely important and we will provide reading records for you and your child to note their reading at home.
• HOMEWORK will be set every Friday and will be due back in school the following Wednesday. Children will also be given spellings to learn and mental maths to practise. Both of these will be tested on a Friday.
• MULTIPLICATION TABLES will be a large focus of our learning throughout the year, in preparation for the Year 4 Multiplication Check. Children will be expected to support their in-school learning by practicing these at home. Use the link https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check to go onto the practice wesbite. 

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