Week beginning 19th February 2018

February 20, 2018

Welcome back after Half term.  I hope you all had a relaxing break and are now ready for the hard work ahead again.

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Maths-We will be learning about ratio and how to solve ratio problems in context.

English-Writing–We will be looking at the role of dreams during Shakespeare’s life and what was the attitude towards fairies and magic.

Reading-We will be continuing to read Holes by Louis Sachar.  The next book we will be reading is ‘The boy in the Striped Pyjamas’.  If anyone would like to buy their own copy so they can follow along with the class book, you are more than welcome to.

Science-We will be learning if the brightness of a lamp or the volume of a buzzer can change with the number and voltage of cells used in the circuit.​

History-We will be learning about the bombing at Pearl Harbour and what impact this had.

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R.E-We will be starting our work on Christianity.

Art-We will be studying silk paintings and making our own

P.E-There is no longer any swimming.  Instead we will be having 2 PE lessons in school-Boxerise and Pilates

Computing-We will continue to develop our understanding of On-line safety and APP design

PSHE-This term we will be looking at ways we can keep ourselves safe and healthy.  There will be a focus on on-line safety and what you can do to keep the risks to yourself and others low.  We will also be looking at what stereotyping is and how it can be a dangerous thing.

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Thank you to all those parents who have either sent back a parent’s evening form or who have made an appointment.
 Congratulations to Reem and Jaima who received the privilege cards this week.
There are some amazing trips and visitors coming up over the next 2 weeks for the children.
Tuesday 20th February-A Winter’s Tale (play by Shakespeare) workshop at school
Thursday 22nd February-The Houses of Parliament trip.  A packed lunch is required and we won’t be back until 4pm
Friday 23rd February-The Table Tennis World Team Championships-A packed lunch is required
Monday 26th February-National Theatre trip to watch A Winter’s Tale performed-A packed lunch is required.  We will be back at 4.15pm.
Tuesday 27th February-Growing Against Violence (GAV) workshop at school in the afternoon.