Spring 1

Maths

In maths we have completed our topic on fractions, decimals and percentages. We calculated percentages of quantities and became fluent identifying equivalence between fractions, decimals and percentages.

Then we moved onto a unit on ratio and proportion, calculating scale factors. We applied this to real life situation and investigated the optimum ratio for orange squash.

Every Friday, we have worked on our arithmetic skills and over the half term have made rapid progress.

English

In English we read Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson to support out Geography work on Rainforests. We wrote a travelogue of the main character's journey from England to the city of Menause located in the Amazon Rainforest. Next, we wrote a discussion text on the theme of 'What makes a family?' using the experiences of the three orphaned children in the novel as our inspiration. We worked in groups to prepare and perform a Readers Theatre of a section of the novel. This helped us understand the characters thoughts and feelings.

Music

In music we took our inspiration from our novel set in the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest and used percussion instruments to learn and perform Samba rhythmns. We used drums, rain sticks and tambourines. We learned how to record the rhythmns using correct musical notation. 

Science

During out unit on Electrical circuits we worked in pairs and groups to build electrical circuits to solve problems. We learned that the more voltage is flowing around a circuit, the brighter the bulb or the louder the buzzer in the circuit. We learned to draw circuit diagrams using correct symbols for each component.

Spring 2