Literacy
In Year 5 this week, we will be learning:
- to annotate a poem for meaning
- to explore the meaning of figurative language
- to develop the use of figurative language in written work
Maths
In Year 5 this week, we will be learning:
- to secure knowledge of factors and multiples
- to secure knowledge of prime number and prime factors
- to plot co-ordinates in two quadrants
Literacy
In Year 6 this week, we will be learning:
- How to edit/improve our balanced arguments from last week, focusing on the key grammatical structure and language features
- The structure and language features of a diary entry
- How to effectively portray a character's thoughts and feelings through a diary entry
Maths
In Year 6 this week, we will be revising:
- Fractions, Decimals and Percentages; this includes: writing fractions as mixed numbers and improper fractions (and converting between the two); comparing and ordering fractions; adding and subtracting fractions; multiplying and dividing fractions; FDP equivalents
Literacy
In Year 5 this week, we will be learning:
- to understand the role of highwaymen
- to produce visual images from language use
- to explore how writers produce dramatic effects
Maths
In Year 5 this week, we will be learning:
- what percentage means and to write percentages as fractions
- to write percentages as decimals
- to find percentages of amounts
Literacy
In Year 5 this week, we will be learning:
- to use Jules Verne's writing techniques when composing a narrative
- to maintain character consistency in writing
- to self-assess through editing
Maths
In Year 5 this week, we will be learning:
- to add and subtract decimals (with up to 3 decimal places)
- to multiply and divide by powers of 10 (up to 3 decimal places)
- round decimals (with up to 3 decimal places)
Literacy
In Year 5 this week, we will be learning:
- to use modal verbs
- to understand spelling rules and the anomalies of plurals
- about Jules Verne's writing techniques
Maths
In Year 5 this week, we will be learning:
- to convert between different units of measurements
- how to use timetables and solve timetable problems
- to use the conversion of measurements to solve multi-step word problems
Literacy
In Year 5 this week, we will be learning:
- to write a recount
- to understand the use of semi-colons
- to revise the use of parenthesis
Maths
In Year 5 this week, we will be learning:
- to round to the nearest 10,100,1 000, 10 000 and 100 000
- to revise column addition and subtraction, including missing number questions
- to solve multi-step word problems
Literacy
In Year 5 this week, we will be learning:
- to plan a newspaper article
- to write a newspaper article
- to use report writing features and language
Maths
In Year 5 this week, we will be learning:
- to solve word problems involving addition and subtraction
- to solve word problems using units of measure
- to consolidate learning so far in Year 5
