Ockbrook
Please remember your P.E. kit, pupil organiser and reading book!
Remember to wear your P.E. kit on Tuesdays! Swimming kit on Wednesdays!
Home Learning
Welcome back to Ockbrook class!
Our Topic this term is:
Europe
This half-term our history topic focuses on the Europe. We will be learning:
To identify Europe as a continent. |
To name all continents |
To explore Europe as a physical, economical and ideological structure. |
To name at least 15 countries in Europe. |
To understand the human and physical characteristics of a region in a European Country. |
Contrast the region in a European Country with a region in South America. |
Understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of:
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This term in Maths we will be continuing our learning more about shape, position and direction and decimals. 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, ‘Who Let the Gods Out’ by Maz Evans. Here is a brief synopsis: Elliot has so far succeeded in keeping his mum’s illness a secret but now the money is running out and things are getting desperate. When a young Zodiac goddess, Virgo, lands in his back garden, Elliot thinks he might see a way to resolve some of his difficulties but, instead, the pair manage to accidentally release Thanatos - the immortal death-daemon - from centuries of imprisonment. With a wicked megalomaniac on the loose, Elliot and Virgo are out of their depth so must call on the help of Zeus and other long-retired gods to recapture the fugitive. But can they get to Thanatos before he gets to take over the world? Funny, witty, inspired and utterly contemporary, this fantasy thriller/adventure is a magical blend of ancient and modern, with brilliant characterisation and a truly human story at its heart.
We will be studying three units in writing. These are instructions, haikus and formal letters. These genres will tie into the 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 materials. Children will:
· compare and group together everyday materials on the basis of their properties, including their hardness, solubility, transparency, conductivity (electrical and thermal), and response to magnets |
· know that some materials will dissolve in liquid to form a solution, and describe how to recover a substance from a solution |
· use knowledge of solids, liquids and gases to decide how mixtures might be separated, including through filtering, sieving and evaporating |
· give reasons, based on evidence from comparative and fair tests, for the particular uses of everyday materials, including metals, wood and plastic |
· demonstrate that dissolving, mixing and changes of state are reversible changes |
explain that some changes result in the formation of new materials, and that this kind of change is not usually reversible, including changes associated with burning and the action of acid on bicarbonate of soda. |
In PE we shall be taking part in swimming lessons on Wednesdays and a mixture of athletics and touch rugby on Tuesdays (as we have been offered a fantastic opportunity of rugby training from the RFU.)
Dates for the Diary
Trust Games 6/7/24
INSET Day 28/7/24
Tag Rugby Festival 3/7/24
Whole School Transition Day 5/7/24
Cricket Event @ Elvaston CC 12/7/24
Sports Day 12/7/24
Leavers Service 18/7/24
Shardlowfest 19/7/24
Leavers Service 23/7/24
Mr Dale (6/6/24)
Remote Learning
Class Timetable
Day | |
Monday | Swimming |
Tuesday | PE kit! |
Wednesday |
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Thursday |
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Friday | Spelling test and homework given out. |
Reminders
Please remember to read every night!
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