Ockbrook
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Home Learning
Welcome back to Ockbrook class!
How does the natural world support life and how can we protect it?
This half-term our geography topic focuses on biomes of the world. We will be answering the following questions:
- What is a biome?
- Where are the main 5 biomes found?
- What are the natural features of the rainforest biome?
- What are the natural features of hot deserts?
- What are the natural features of the Savannahs?
- How are biomes being affected by human activity?
- How can we live sustainably and protect our planet’s biomes?
This term in Maths we will be continuing our learning more about fractions by delving into percentages and decimals as well as statistics and ratio. We shall explore different methods, both formal and mental strategies that the children can utilise to help work out the correct answers.
In Guided Reading we will be focussing on the text, ‘Race to the Frozen North' by Catherine Johnson. This text ties into our geography topic. Robert E. Peary entered the lead character, Matthew Henson’s life, and offered him a chance at true adventure. Henson would become navigator, craftsman, translator, and right-hand man on a treacherous journey to the North Pole. Defying the odds and the many prejudices that faced him to become a true pioneer.
We will be studying two units in writing. These are diaries and persuasive speech. These genres will tie into the geography topic. Each unit lasts 2/3 weeks. Each unit begins by unpicking a model text, analysing the stylistic and structural elements of the text before creating a blueprint. Following this we identify and delve into specific grammar conventions found in the text type and the unit culminates in the children writing their own pieces.
This term in science we will be looking at animals including humans. Children will:
- describe the changes as humans develop to old age
- identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system, and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood
- recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function
- describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans
In PE we shall be taking part in cricket on Wednesdays and ultimate frisbee on Thursdays. The Thursday lesson will be Year 5 only until after SATS as Year 6 children will continue their SATS ‘booster’ sessions.
Dates for the Diary (SATS)
May 12th (Monday): English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling: Paper 1 (45 minutes) and Paper 2 (20 minutes).
May 13th (Tuesday): English Reading: One paper (60 minutes).
May 14th (Wednesday): Mathematics: Paper 1 (Arithmetic - 30 minutes) and Paper 2 (Reasoning - 40 minutes).
May 15th (Thursday): Mathematics: Paper 3 (Reasoning - 40 minutes).
Mr Dale (24/4/25)
Class Timetable
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Wednesday | PE kit |
Thursday | PE kit |
Friday | Spelling test and homework given out. |
Reminders
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