Maths

This half term our focus is fractions. We will be comparing, ordering, adding and subtracting fractions with different denominators. After that we will multiply and subract fractions with different denominators and learn to convert improper fractions to mixed numbers.

English

Our class reader this half term is The Curse of the Maya by Johnny Pearce and Andy Lonfrahan. We follow Verity and Ethan to Guatamala as they accompany their father on an archaeological journey of discovery. We will describe the rainforest setting they are launched into, and write a narrative of their temple exploration including accurately punctuated speech. To enable us to do this we will research Maya temples and make formal presentations using our speaking and listening skills alongside out computing skills.

Reading

We have begun studying Wonder by R.J Palacio and are honing our retrieval, and summarising skills before developing our inference skills. We wilol be learning to extract information from a text and use it to formulate our own ideas about characters and plot lines. All the while, we will be practising SAT style questions in preparation for May 2026.