LKS2 Weekly Update

Hello everyone!  We hope you have had a good holiday and are now ready for the final term of this year!  On this page, you will be able to see what we have covered in school each week and what you can expect over the next week. 

CLASSES:

Neptune Class (Miss Dodington and Mrs Presley)

Uranus Class (Mrs Bailey and Mrs Josham)

THIS WEEK (w/c 07/06/21):

Maths - We have been learning about hundredths as decimals and using place value grids and number lines to help us.  We have also been dividing 1 and 2-digit numbers by 10 and 100.

English - We have been creating story maps for our new fiction focus - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.  We have also been looking at interesting vocabulary and writing a description of the Chocolate Room.

Spelling - We have been learning to use the 'au' and 'augh' letter strings.

Foundation Subjects - In science, we have been classifying leaves using their key features. We have been learning about the beliefs of the ancient Greeks in history. In art, we have been experimenting with block printing.

NEXT WEEK (w/c 14/06/21):

Maths - We will be learning about turns and angles.

English - We will be describing a new character for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, exploring the use of pronouns and writing an advert for our own chocolate bar.

Spelling - We will be learning to use the 'ough' letter string.

Foundation Subjects - In science, we will be looking for similarities and differences between deciduous trees. We will be learning about the legacy of the ancient Greeks in history. In art, we will be looking at the work of famous artists who have used block printing, such as William Blake and Katsushika Hokusai.

HOMEWORK

Reading: All children should be reading daily. Please remember to complete your child's reading record so that we know how they are getting on.

Spelling: Please practise the weekly spellings from the list but also remember to try a few words from the Year 3 and 4 statutory spelling sheet.

Maths: We are focusing specifically on the knowledge of times table facts at the moment. All children have access to Times Tables Rock Stars to help them with this and they can also go on 'Hit The Button' on the Topmarks website.

USEFUL LINKS

Here are some useful links for you to use when at home:

Maths:

Times Table Rockstars: https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student

White Rose at home: https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning 

Top Marks Maths Games: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=16&AgeGroup=3

ICT Games: https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning 

English:

Nessy: https://www.nessy.com/uk/

Free E-Books: https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/

Free Audio Books for Kids: https://stories.audible.com/discovery/enterprise-discovery-21122358011?ref=adbl_ent_anon_ds_ds_dccs_sbtp-0-0

Phonics: https://www.phonicsbloom.com/