Useful websites for this term omans/

Fiction – Stories with historical settings. (Romans) Non-Fiction – Persuasive texts. Recounts. Reading comprehension. Place Value, ordering, rounding. Understanding + and -. Money and ‘real life’ problems. Making decisions and checking results. Handling Data. Using a calculator. Shape and space. Reasoning about shapes. Measures, including problems. Mental and paper strategies for + and -. Understanding multiplication. Fractions. Decimals. Moving and growing – Looking at the human body, skeleton and life cycle. Solids and liquids – properties of both – how can they be changed?!

Water – It’s cycle and why it’s so important! Linked to the Roman topic – creating war paint designs based on the Picts and creating mosaics. Developing images and repeating patterns. Basic algorithms. Romans and their affect on Britain – this topic will feed into all other subjects in Summer term 1 as an overall theme of work. Healthy lifestyles – How to live a healthy life. Body awareness – How the body changes – science link.

Rounders – skills and tactics. Athletics – Showing the Olympians how to do it and smashing our personal bests! Swimming – At Urmston leisure centre – basics and life saving skills. Speaking and listening – Practical activities for a wide range of key vocabulary. Journeys and pilgrimage – Judaism A look at the beliefs, stories and way of life for the Judaism religion. Linked to Roman topic – making coins and catapults! Charanga – Fresh Prince of Bel Air Looking at music through a rap classic.