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Greenhaw Primary School
 

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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School closure - Easter
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School closure -Easter
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Mon 5
School closure -Easter
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School closure -Easter
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School closure -Easter
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School closure -Easter
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School closure -Easter
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P.E will be on Friday. please wear P.E uniform to school.

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Core Links

Audible
Books online
 
 
 

 
 
 

Oak National Academy
Home Learning
Website
(Government)
 
 
Oxford owl
This website
covers many
curriculum areas
across key
stages. There
are helpful
videos on a
number of areas.
 
 
 

 
 

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