Willow Class
Term 5
Welcome back and I hope you all had an enjoyable Easter break.
English
Phonics
  • revision of phase 5 sound families (ai, air, or, er, igh, oa, oo, oy, ou and ee)
  • short u, spelt ou
  • revision of prefixes – dis, mis, in, super and anti
  • revision of the suffixes- ation and ly
  • possessive apostrophes
  • possessive apostrophe with plural words
Writing
  • when constructing sentences, use a variety of ‘time’ and ‘cause’ conjunctions
  • identify the main clause in a complex sentence (which makes sense by itself) e.g. ‘Although they were tired, the foxes trudged on.’
  • begin to identify the subordinate clause.
  • choose nouns or pronouns appropriately for clarity
  • recognise that sentences need verbs to make sense; without a verb, a clause becomes a phrase
  • use the perfect form of verbs e.g. I have written my story so we can read it now
  • proof-read for spelling and punctuation errors.
Reading
  • read further exception words, noting the unusual correspondences between spelling and sound, and where these occur in the word.
  • using dictionaries to check the meaning of words that they have read
  • identifying themes in a wide range of books
understand what they read, in books they can read independently, by:
  • checking that the text makes sense to them, discussing their understanding and explaining the meaning of words in context
  • asking questions to improve their understanding of a text
  • drawing inferences such as inferring characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence
  • predicting what might happen from details stated and implied
  • identifying main ideas drawn from more than one paragraph and summarising these

Maths
Calculating
  • add and subtract numbers with up to three digits, using the expanded column method or column method
  • estimate the answer to a calculation and use inverse operations to check answers
  • recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 3, 4 and 8 multiplication tables
  • multiplying using the grid method
Fractions
  • count up and down in tenths; recognise that tenths arise from dividing an object into 10 equal parts and in dividing one-digit numbers or quantities by 10
  • recognise, find and write fractions of a discrete set of objects: unit fractions and non-unit fractions with small denominators
  • recognise and use fractions as numbers: unit fractions and non-unit fractions with small denominators
  • recognise and show, using diagrams, equivalent fractions with small denominators
  • add and subtract fractions with the same denominator within one whole
  • compare and order unit fractions, and fractions with the same denominators
  • solve problems that involve fractions and decimals
Shapes, Lines and Angles
  • measure the perimeter of simple 2-D shapes
  • draw 2-D shapes and make 3-D shapes using modelling materials; recognise 3-D shapes in different orientations and describe them
  • recognise angles as a property of shape or a description of a turn
  • identify right angles
  • recognise that two right angles make a half-turn, three make three quarters of a turn and four a complete turn
  • identify whether angles are greater than or less than a right angle
  • identify horizontal and vertical lines
  • identify pairs of perpendicular and parallel lines in shapes

Science- Rocks
  • compare and group together different kinds of rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple physical properties
  • describe in simple terms how fossils are formed when things that have lived are trapped within rock
  • recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic matter

Computing–We communicators (communicating safely on the internet)
  • develop a basic understanding of how email works
  • know how to open emails
  • know how to send emails
  • know how to send emails with attachments
  • know how to stay safe when communicating online

Humanities – Coastal Kent
  • can locate European countries on a map or globe as relevant to the pupils (e.g. family history, holidays)
  • explain how physical features affected early settlements (e.g. rivers, valleys, hills)
  • explain how the physical process of rivers or sea on the environment; including erosion, transportation and deposition
  • use maps, atlases, globes and digital mapping to locate countries
  • use 8 points of the compass
  • use 2 figure grid references (maths co-ordinates) to describe location
  • read basic symbols and a key to interpret OS maps
  • know that food is grown, reared and caught in the UK