In English, our class book this term is Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly. The children will be learning about character maps, newspapers, persuasive letters and memoirs. We will have a spelling test every Friday (words will be issued on Fridays) and we will have weekly lessons targeted at punctuation and grammar.

We have also introduced a new reading scheme called PALS (Peer Assisted Learning Strategies), where the children have a structured session three times a week for 35 minutes to improve comprehension skills.

Mathematics will begin with a unit on place value, followed by the operations and fractions. We will be having Mental Maths tests on Friday mornings.

We will be beginning Science by studying Forces and Earth & Space. Our Humanities topics will be Ancient Egypt and Natural Disasters. In RE, the children will be learning about Hinduism and our PSHE topics will Diverse Britain and Safety First.

In Computing, the topics that the children will be learning about Coding, Online Safety and Spreadsheets. In DT, the children will be developing a food project.

Enrichment Activities

Each week the children have the opportunities to attend a wide variety of clubs, such as cookery, chess, coding, football and more. They participate in weekly activities in their school houses. They also receive specialist Spanish, Art and Music lessons, as well as squash, tennis and ice skiting coaching.