Kite Class
Kite Class
Teachers: Mrs Maddy Pengelly
Teaching Assistants: Mrs M Cornthwaite and Miss N Hazzard (mornings).
Welcome to the Summer term. We have an exciting curriculum planned for this term (more details below). If you do have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask any of the Kite staff.
Please can we remind everyone to ensure their child has a fruit or veg snack to eat at break. Also, remember we only allow water in the drink bottles.
Kite Curriculum overview Year B
Kite Class- Summer Term
English fiction will have a focus on openings and endings in our writing, using a warning tale (Reilly). Non-fiction writing will follow, focusing on information writing and discussion writing techniques. Poetry techniques will be taught during both the half-terms.. Pupils will also create their own ‘invent’ independent writing, to ‘show what they know!’ Spelling, punctuation and grammar will be taught throughout the year. Weekly spellings are attached below.
In Maths we will be developing our understanding of fractions including: adding and subtracting fractions with the same denominator beyond the whole,equivalent fractions, converting mixed numbers to improper fractions and vice versa, adding mixed numbers and proper fractions with denominators that are the same and multiples of each other. We will look at shape , calculating area and perimeter. Throughout term there will be a focus on mental addition and subtraction methods. We will continue to learn multiplication and dividing, including using a formal written method. All our maths will include problem solving, challenges and lots of math talk. ‘Maths on Track’ (short burst sessions of 15 minutes) will continually revise and remind of topics taught.
In R.E we will be asking :When Jesus left, what was the impact of Pentecost? Pupils will find out about the events of Pentecost found in the Bible, considering which events would be needed to retell the story for someone else. They will make links between the description of the day of Pentecost in Acts 2, the Holy Spirit and the Kingdom of God. Pupils will learn how Christians today show their beliefs about the Holy Spirit in worship and the way that they live their lives.
Knowledge Organiser – Pentecost
In our Science lessons in the first half term,we will be investigating:
Rocks:
- Compare and group together different kinds of rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple physical properties
- Describe in simple terms how fossils are formed when things that have lived are trapped within rock
- Recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic matter.
All living things (Y6):
- Describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including micro-organisms, plants and animals
- Give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics
Animals including humans (Y5):
- Describe the changes as humans develop from birth to old age
In Computing we look at Creating media – Photo editing
Learners will develop their understanding of how digital images can be changed and edited, and how they can then be resaved and reused. They will consider the impact that editing images can have, and evaluate the effectiveness of their choices.
Other curriculum areas for the Summer Term:
For the first part term, our topic work will have a History focus where we will be asking ‘What was the Golden Age of Islam and why was Baghdad so central in time and space? Pupils will look at and recall some key facts about Baghdad and life in Baghdad in AD 900. They will compare life in the Islamic Empire with that in Europe in the 10th – 11th centuries. They explain what the House of Wisdom was, and what happened there. They will discuss and debate ‘Which Islamic polymath (thinker in lots of disciplines) has left the greatest legacy?’.
The second part of Autumn will have a Geography focus. We will ask ‘How is our world impacted by plastic? This will cover the following:
- To understand what climate change is
- To know the causes of climate change
- To begin to understand the evidence for climate change
- To understand the effects of plastic on our world
- To know the alternatives for plastics
- To understand the effects of plastics on our oceans
Art Children will explore the exciting world of printmaking in art. They’ll experiment with a variety of techniques including monoprinting, relief and impressed printing, using materials such as fruit, leaves, wood blocks, and string. Children will record textures and patterns from both natural and manmade objects, and learn about colour mixing through overlapping prints. Sketchbooks will be used to plan, reflect, and improve their work. After half-term they will pupils will be exploring the theme of pattern in art. They will investigate patterns found in the natural and manmade environment, study the work of M.C. Escher (focusing on tessellation), and create their own patterns using paint, pencil, clay, textiles, and digital tools. Pupils will experiment with symmetry and repetition and design, This unit encourages both creativity and observation, helping children to understand how patterns are used in art, nature, and design all around us.
DT This will focus on : Making a sling shot car. Using a range of materials, design and make a car with a working slingshot mechanism and house the mechanism using a range of nets.
Music will focus on body and tuned percussion (Rainforests).
- Identify the structure of a piece of music.
- Have an idea as to when there is one layer in a piece of music and when there are two.
- Play a sequence in the correct order in time with their partner.
- Have two contrasting rhythms being played together.
- Have two different melodies being played together.
Have a complete piece of music with four different layers with an appropriate structure
Knowledge organiser: Music-Body-Percussion-
We will learn French. The focus will be Playground games – numbers and age. Pupils will count in French from one to twelve, recognising the written number words, talking about ages, comparing sentence structures in French and English and practicing vocabulary by playing counting and traditional French games .
Knowledge Organiser: _PlaygroundGames_
Weekly Spelling Tests will be on a Friday. All children have a paper copy and also a copy stuck in their reading record books.
Y4 Spellings Summer Term Y4 Spellings Summer Term 1
Y5 Spellings Summer Term Y5 Spellings Summer Term 1
ALL YEARS : TTRockstars Encourage your child to develop their Times Table knowledge using this App. They have their own password which can be found in their reading journal.
Reading- Please sign your child’s reading record every time they are heard reading. This will show a minimum of 4 reads a week is being completed. Reading record books will be checked every Friday and signed by member of Kite staff.
If you are using the AR scheme ,please log on below and complete a quiz. Always keep reading. Read aloud to an adult daily and read to themselves for at least 20 minutes a day, preferably more. Here is a link to questions to ask when listen to your child reading. If possible share stories as a family too. Write a book review for each book you read.
Click here during school hours to complete an AR quiz. Please record your score in your planner or Home Learning Book.
A reading website that has updated lists of children’s authors reading aloud and fun activities. https://www.weareteachers.com/virtual-author-activities/?utm_content=1584565321&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
Class work for children who are absent but able to work:
English
We are having a focus on character and dialogue. Have a go at the writing activities. Why not write your own tale using a character you have created and a detailed setting description? There are some help sheets below.
Create a character: Character Description
How do you write dialogue? Remind yourself here:Dialogue help Have a go at creating a setting: story-settings-writing frames
TTrockstars should be used everyday. If no device is available, children can write out the times tables. As a guide , begin with 10X, 5X and 2X. Move on to the others up to 12X. The corresponding division facts should also be learnt.
Reading 4 times a week for at least 20 minutes is encouraged. AR quizzes (for those using AR) can be accessed during school time.
Maths: Click on the links on the sheet.
Maths isolation workwho-was-jesus-6mv66c-9bc2d80dd348839
Time –
1.maths-ks2-lesson Time to the minute Powerpoint
1.maths-ks2-lesson Time to the minute worksheet
2.Telling-the-time AM PM answers
Here is some shape revision:
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