Core Subjects
Literacy
✍️ Haunted House Stories
In literacy, the class have been busy crafting their very own haunted house stories.
They explored:
- Building suspense
- Using descriptive language
- Creating atmosphere
- Developing characters and settings
The final stories were imaginative, spooky, and full of brilliant vocabulary!
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📝 Writing a Balanced Argument – Deforestation
This term, the children have also been learning how to write a balanced argument linked to our rainforest topic. They explored the issue of deforestation, looking carefully at both sides of the debate.
They discussed and researched:
- Reasons why deforestation happens, such as farming, logging and land use
- The impact on animals, people and the environment, including the loss of habitats and threats to indigenous communities
- Arguments for protecting rainforests and sustainable ways people can use forest resources
- Counter‑arguments showing why some communities and industries rely on the rainforest for income
Using this knowledge, the children wrote their own balanced arguments, presenting different viewpoints clearly before giving their own well‑reasoned conclusions. They worked hard to use persuasive language, connectives and formal sentence structures.
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Maths
➗ NFER Preparation
To get ready for their upcoming NFER tests, the class have been:
- Recapping key learning from across the year
- Practising calculation strategies
- Strengthening skills in reasoning and problem‑solving
They have approached revision with great focus and confidence.
Science
🔬 Living Things & Habitats
Our science work this term has focused on:
- Living things and their habitats
- Identifying features of different ecosystems
- Learning about British trees, including how to recognise them by their leaves and seeds
The children enjoyed making observations and comparing different types of trees found locally.
Reading
📖 Reading Comprehension Practice
This term, the children have also been working through reading comprehension booklets to help strengthen their understanding of texts.
These sessions focused on:
- Building confidence with retrieval, inference, and vocabulary questions
- Practising how to use evidence from the text to support their answers
- Developing skills in skimming, scanning, and summarising
- Improving their ability to explain ideas clearly in full sentences
The regular practice has helped boost their reading stamina and deepen their understanding of different types of writing.
