English: We have been creating our own information texts about the Romans this week. The children have been including key features such as headings, sub-headings and captions in their writing. They have also been focusing on using the third person and past tense.

Maths: We have been learning about Roman Numerals this week. We have learned how the Romans used simple addition and subtraction sums to create their numbers. We have also practised telling the time using a Roman Numeral clock.

History: Our History work has been linked to our English work. The children have researched about Roman Soldiers, particularly the uniform they wore as well as finding out other facts about the Roman army.

Computing: The children have been creating pictures on the laptops and have learned how to order their work using the ‘bring to front’, ‘send to back’ features.

PSHE: We have been learning how to manage our feelings, particularly thinking about what to do when we feel angry.

PE: The children have finished off their country dance work by learning a new dance including key techniques already taught.

Have a lovely half term everyone!

English: This week we have started to learn about information texts. We have discussed the key features of an information text and tried to find these within some actual information books. We have been doing some grammar work on past and present tense as well as finding different types of words – nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs and prepositional phrases within pieces of writing.

Maths: We have continued our work on fractions this week. We begun the week by solving problems to make some cakes. Then we moved onto learning how to add fractions with the same denominator, using lots of apparatus and pictures to help us.

Science: We have been learning what a fossil is and some of the processes that can create fossils.

RE: The children have written some lovely kenning poems to describe the Holy Trinity.

History/Art: We have continued to design and make our Roman shields.

PE: The children have continued to learn some country dancing and have been creating their own fitness circuits.

Homework: Homework will be set next week for children to complete over half term.

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

English: This week the children have planned and written their own Roman myth. They have thought carefully about a problem for their myth and how it could be solved as well as making sure they include speech and other techniques such as conjunctions and adverbial phrases in their writing.

Maths: This week we have been learning about fractions. We have been finding fractions of shapes as well as fractions of amounts. The children have worked really hard and the visual methods we have been using have helped them to not only find unit fractions – one third, one quarter etc – but to find non-unit fractions as well – two thirds, 3 quarters etc.

Art: This week the children have been designing and making their own Roman shield. They have had to think about their design carefully to ensure it has Roman symbols included.

Computing: Children were using paint this week to learn some key skills.

PSHE: The children have continued to learn about bullying this week where they have thought carefully about how people being bullied may feel.

Have a lovely weekend everyone!