Weekly Homework Expectations for KS2 Children (Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6).
Read 3 x weekly (more is always encouraged please) – Reading diaries to be signed to earn 10 minutes of Golden Time.
TT Rockstars – The expectation is either to complete 3 x 3 minute sessions or 9 x 1 minute sessions over the course of the week. Please complete the Garage sessions, the algorithm will tailor a plan to your childs' specific needs by testing all tables at the start then refining the more you play.
Reading Diaries and TT Rockstars will be checked on Thursdays.
Eagle Class 2024 - 2025
To find out what we are learning in Summer 2 click the link to see our medium term planning. Please be aware that P.E is on a Friday afternoon.
Golden time will now be on a Thursday afternoon, children will earn 10 minutes by reading three times and another 10 minutes by spending nine minutes on TT Rockstars each week prior.
Click on the subject to see what we will be learning this term in more detail.
English
This half term we will be writing two pieces - a motivational leaflet and a persuasive argument. We will begin with the leaflet which will introduce us to our new class book -The Seed of Doubt. We will pick apart the SPaG features and use this to plan draft and edit our leaflets.
Maths
In Maths this term, we will be covering fractions, time and decimals. To begin wit, we will finish our second unit on fractions where children will be adding and subtracting from mixed numbers, then finding unit/non-unit fractions of amounts.
History/Geography
Our new Geography topic is map skills! This term we will be using a compass to follow and give directions, reading and using symbols and a key on an Ordnance Survey map and drawing a simple map of the school grounds using a key, grid lines, and symbols.
Science
Our next science topic this term is animals including humans. We will be identifying that animals, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition. We will also identify that humans and some other animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection and movement.