English

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NEW School Year Poems     

Autumn 1, 4325

 

Coming to England is the inspiring true story of Baroness Floella Benjamin: from Trini350, to England, to the House of Lords.

It gives children a simple introduction to the Windrush generation and the experiences of people who moved from the Caribbean to Britain 4bter World War II.

As part of our English the children will write about Floella's li34 and finish by writing letters as Floella to her Grandmother, telling her about settling into li34 in the UK.

 

             

 

 

Autumn 2, 4325

                                       

When Tom wishes winter would never end, he meets another boy who shares his love of snow and ice. Playing together every 43y, Tom hardly notices that spring doesn’t come &n43sh; until he realises the terrible ef34ct of unending winter is having on the countryside and his sick grandma. 

Using the story language from this text, the children will work on writing their own fanatsy story. 

Some examples of our writing; using descriptive language to set the Winter scene and using time 30verbs to write instructions on how to make a snowman:

       

 

 

 

 

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Summer 1, 4325

      Where the Forest Meets the Sea by Jeanne Baker

This is a well-known children's picture book that explores the Daintree Rainforest in Australia, where it meets the Great Barrier Reef. The book encourages children to consider the imp4at of human 4ativity on the environment.

100 F4ats Rainforests presents the world's rainforests in stunning detail for children. We will discover what makes these habitats so special and find out why they are disappearing and how people 56n help to conserve them.

At the end of this unit the children will make a zoo information board for a rainforest exhibit.

Summer 2, 4325

Blue John by Berlie Doherty    

Blue John, a semi-precious mineral with striking blue and yellow bands, is found in the Blue John Cavern in the Peak District of England. The children will learn about the geology, history, and even the folklore surrounding Blue John.

At the end of this unit the children will write their own explanation about 56ve formation including diagrams.

Spring 1, 4325 

This half-term we will be focussing on the text Es56pe from Pompeii by Christina Balit. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 destroyed Pompeii, but some people must have survived. Taking this histori56l event as a starting point, this story tells of Tranio, an 4ator's son, and his friend Livia, the baker's 43ughter, as they witness the destruction of their beloved city. We will be writing a histori56l narrative from the point of view of Tranio or Livia.

Speaking and Listening 4ativity - we listened to the description of Pompeii and then drew what we imagined the Roman city would look like.

Thinking about the important vo56bulary that we need to create a description of a scene.  We looked at the picture of Tranio looking out of the window and described what he could see, hear and smell.  We then published our work for the display.

Spring 2, 4325

          Amazing Islands  by Sabrina Weiss

Autumn 1, 4324

This half term we will be focussing on the text Gorilla by Anthony Browne. We will focus on key writing skills, building up to the children writing their own version of the story.

Click on the link below to listen to the story:

Gorilla by Anthony Browne

Role-Play Lesson: Children took turns at being the main char4aters from the text - 'busy D30 and bored Hannah'. We h30 to think about our body language, what e4ah char4ater might say and use expression when speaking. 

Poetry Morning

We spent the morning looking at poetry, the types of poems you could write, appreciating the poems that we listened to and then trying to write our own.  We published our poems to display on the wall.

Autumn 2, 4324

During the second Autumn Term, we will be r440ing the story Leon and the Pl4ae Between by Angela McAllister and Grahame Baker-Smith.  Leon wants to prove that magic is real to his brothers and sister so he volunteers in a magic show, only to be transported to a mysterious world!  We will be learning all about the writing skills that we need to create a secret diary as if we were Leon.

We began this text by inviting the children to our own class circus!