Golden Willow
Golden Willow is a Year 4/5 class and we love reading! We have a reading challenge made up of 30 plus books, selected by our teacher, which we try and read over the course of the year.
| Subjects | Focus for half term |
|---|---|
| Reading | This half term we continue to read The Voyage of the Sparrowhawk by Natasha Farrant. In whole class reading we are focusing on flash back stories, such as A Christmas Carol. At home: children should be reading daily to increase their fluency and build their vocabulary. Ask them if they came across any new vocabulary when they were reading and define it for them. |
| Writing | This half term we are writing flashback stories based around the story of The Christmas Carol. We will continue to work on correctly punctuating direct speech and how to effectively extend, or shrink sentences for effect. At home: The basis of writing, is reading - ask your child to collect amazing phrases or words they wish to use in their writing. Discuss different types of writing with your child, such as instructions, news articles, non-fiction pieces, blogs etc. When they are writing at home, ensure they employ their spelling strategies they have learnt in school. |
| Maths | In Maths, Year 5 are learning about different methods for multiplying e.g. short multiplication and Year 4 are learning about calculating perimeter before also moving on to look at multiplication facts. At home: it is important that your practises times tables as they work towards the multiplication check in Year 4 and they are the basis of new learning in Year 5. We recommend practising at least 3 times a week using the nuggets on Century or through the https://www.timestables.co.uk/ website. |
| RE | This half term the children will be thinking about what it means to be in covenant in both Christianity and Judaism. At home: discuss your beliefs with your child and ask them theirs. Do they know other people who may believe differently? |
| Science | This half term the children are learning about electrical circuits as they answer the question: how does an electrical switch work? At home: discuss which items in your home are powered by electricity. Do you have items powered by alternative energy sources? |
| Other Subjects | Geography: How and why is my local area changing? D&T: How can air make my product move? French: How do I celebrate birthdays? PE: Football Music: How can we structure our musical ideas? |