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Mathematics

To recall multiplication facts.

Times tables activity on Education City

To complete the maths challenge.

Complete the Maths Challenge on the school website (Challenges area.)

 To define key maths vocabulary 

Write definitions for the key maths vocabulary explored until throughout the first 3 weeks (list given).

To answer questions based on our in class learning

Answer the Area and perimeter questions that are on the blog.  Write your answers in your book.

To answer questions based on our in class learning

Answer the questions on irregular shapes that are on the blog. Write answers in your book.

Literacy

To complete the reading challenge

Complete the Reading Challenge on the school website (Challenges area.)

To use adventurous vocabulary.

Write a story about a trip to a magical place. Make sure you use lots of descriptive language and dialogue.

To use persuasive vocabulary

If you could get rid of anything in the world, what would it be and why? Persuade your reader with as many persuasive features as you can. (can write a paragraph or make a poster)

To create a persuasive leaflet

Create your own travel brochure for Coventry. Try to persuade as many people as you can to come with all its tourist attractions.

To comprehend a text.

Read the persuasive text on the blog and answer the comprehension questions.

To locate Spain and some of the physical features.

Geography

Where is Spain? What can you tell me about its key Physical Features? How about its important Human Features? Create a fact file.

To understand seasonality and where and how food is grown DT

Research food grown in Spanish. Explain how the weather in Spain impacts on the food grown.

To investigate thermal insulators.

Science

Which materials are best at keeping drinks warm? Why? How could we test? Plan in investigation.

To research the Spanish royal family

History

Spain has a Royal Family. What can you find out about them? What can you find out about the history of the Spanish Royal Family? Create an information text.

To research Spain’s traditional clothing.

Outfit Designer Competition

Design either a Flamenco dancer’s outfit or a Matador’s outfit. Challenge: Make an actual prototype of your outfit and model it!

PE and Swimming Kits

Make sure your Swimming Kits are brought into school every Monday ready for the week ahead. Remember to wear your PE kit to school on Mondays.

Literacy

Our Literacy units this half term will be Persuasion and Adventure Stories. Children will learn about the key features of a persuasive text and create a travel brochure for travelling to Spain, which links in with our topic: Spain.
Furthermore, children will learn the features of an adventure story by learning about ‘The Road to El Dorado’ story. They will build upon their fiction writing skills they developed last term where they wrote science fiction stories.

Our Guided Reading focus this half term will be on find & retrieve skills, applying prior knowledge, inference and speculation and compare and contrast skills.

Each week, the children will be set a piece of homework to support their learning. The homework planner overleaf gives details about the homework tasks that your child is expected to complete each week. This homework may need to be completed in the homework books, posted on the blog or it will be available on ‘Education City’.

https://www.educationcity.com/

http://www.broadheath.coventry.sch.uk/

Children will also be expected to practise their weekly spellings, read their reading book to an adult daily, complete challenges in your reading diary and contribute to our class blog.

Maths

In Maths this half term we will be focusing on Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division and Area and perimeter so please practise these skills at home. If you need any help in supporting your child with this at home, e.g. you are unsure of the methods your child is learning, then please speak to your child’s class teacher who will be happy to help.

Each week the children will be set a piece of homework to support the previous week’s learning. The homework planner overleaf gives details about the homework tasks that your child is expected to complete each week. This homework may need to be completed in the homework books, posted on the blog or it will be available on ‘Education City’.

http://www.broadheath.coventry.sch.uk/

https://www.educationcity.com/

You will also be expected to practise your multiplication facts and number bonds at home as well as complete several calculations to help you retain the skills you are learning. Moreover, you MUST contribute to class blogs and maths challenges.

We encourage all the children to use times table rockstars at home. Remember there are prizes for the highest scorers and you earn a place on the wall of fame!

Science

Our Science unit this half term is ‘Materials.’

The children will learn about different materials in our environment and further afield. The will explore different materials and the characteristics which make them unique They will explore the topic through a variety of practical investigations.

Keep looking out for Science links and challenges on our class blog.

Topic

Our topic this term is Spain.

We will be learning about the Geography, Politics, History and culture of this fascinating country throughout this half term. The topic will conclude with a ‘Spain Day’ where all our learning will be showcased and celebrated by the children.

Computing: Our Computing unit this half term is ‘I am an Architect.’

SMSC: Our SMSC unit this half term will be ‘What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today?’’ 

DT:  Our DT unit is food technology. We will be preparing a Spanish dish and creating appropriate packaging

Music: Children will explore Spanish music and create music along that theme.

PE: Our PE units this half term will be Basketball and Swimming