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Numeracy
January/February
NUMBER
- Understand the concept of percentages
- Appreciate the relationship between fractions, decimals and percentages
- Calculate percentages of amounts
- Recognise and use multiples and factors (revision)
- Understand and use negative numbers in context
- Complete simple addition and subtraction calculations involving negative numbers
MEASURES
- Tell the time in minutes to and past the hour
- Understand and use 24hr clock in meaningful contexts
- Use 24hr clock notation
SHAPE and SPACE
- Explore the relationship between 2.D. and 3.D. shapes
- Investigate the nets of 3.D. shapes
- Describe the properties of 3.D. shapes using appropriate language
- Investigate 1/2, 1/4, 3/4 and full turns
- Explore angle as a measure of turn
HANDLING DATA
- Draw and interpret Pie Charts
TSPC
- Group activities - 1. Whole and decimal numbers 2. Time These tasks will require the children to use and apply their knowledge and understanding in order to complete problem solving activities
- Izak9 - Fractions/decimals/percentages
Literacy
January/February
READING:
- Monthly book swap visits at Shantallow library.
- Continued ‘Accelerated Reading’ participation in class and at home.
- Completing our class novel, The Wildflower Girl by Marita Conlon McKenna.
- Daily reading sessions in class.
- Daily reading for homework.
- Accelerated reading tests online.
- Comprehension tasks, puzzles and lessons.
WRITING:
- The ‘6 Steps of Writing’ tasks.
- Instructional writing.
- Planning and writing a set of instructions.
- Talking and listening activities.
GRAMMAR:
- Homophones.
- Synonyms.
- Speech, direct and indirect.
- Apostrophes.
- Possessive nouns
- Connectives.
- Dictionary work.
- Dictionary and Thesaurus activities.
Calendar
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Thu 1 School closure - Easter |
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Mon 5 School closure -Easter |
Tue 6 School closure -Easter |
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P.E will be on Friday. please wear P.E uniform to school.
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