Reading

 Following their enthusiasm for 'The Wild Robot' during guided reading in Term 4, we have transitioned it as our next guided reading book for the start of Term 5. The children are deeply engaged in deciphering the adventures and challenges faced by Roz. We have been thrilled to learn about her journey through the island so far and are intrigued to find out how her story will end. The children's reading skills are being put to the test, as they analyse characters, plot twists, and themes, fostering a deeper understanding of the narrative. 

Further into the term we will be looking at some poetry written by James Carter, starting with 'Beware' and then on to 'Splish! Splash! Splosh!

Writing

This term the children will be writing a myth based on 'Theseus and the Minotaur'. We will experiment with different figurative language techniques as well as higher level punctuation. The children will have a chance to use ambitious vocabulary to describe characters and settings.

We have been working hard on our use of apostrophes for possession and contractions and hope to continue working on this into Term 5 as part of our SPAG. 

By the end of year 3 all children would like to have a handwriting pen license and therefor we will continue to practice our joint, cursive handwriting and any practice they can do at home would be useful. 

Maths

This term, the children will have the opportunity to dive into the world of fractions. Looking at what makes a fraction and understanding the meaning and role of a denominator and numerator. We will then move on to adding and subtracting fractions and looking at how we can partition a whole. The children will use their maths zone to investigate with manipulatives and pictorial representations. 

Science

The children will take part in science week during week 5 of term 5. We will use our investigation skills to answer different enquiries and take part in some different science competitions. 

Topic

In History the children started to study the life of Ancient Greeks, our topic will continue into Term 5 where we will look closer at conflicts faced by the Greeks. The children will learn about Alexandra the Great and the impact he had. We will also investigate Greek battles and discover why Athens and Sparta were different. 

To kick start our Greek topic this term we will be having a Greek day where we will taste different Greek food, make Greek pottery and dress as Ancient Greeks for the day.