This week we will continue our work on Charles Dickens. The children have been reading extracts from a range of Dickens’ works, including Oliver Twist, Bleak House, Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities. Children have been looking at character, setting, theme, cliffhangers and a range of other writing essentials so that they can begin to develop their own stories weaving in traits found in Dickens’ stories. We will be uploading our stories onto the website link found on our ‘Links’ tab at the top of this page.
We will start to look at Victoria’s life and her reign and the impact she made on the British Empire. We will be further investigating the British Empire and understanding how export and import was affected and developed.
In Miss Ingram’s math class you will be focusing on multiplication and division skills. Your math target this week is finding pairs that total 20. In Mrs Hems and Mrs Barton’s class you will be looking at aspects of shape and space, focusing on angles, measuring and drawing using a protractor as well as finding missing angles. Our math target will be finding pairs that total 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500.
There are many exciting events happening in the upcoming weeks involving the Olympics. This week, children will have the chance to try their hand at some archery! Also, be prepared for Tuesday January 31st when the Happy Puzzle Company will be coming in to challenge your children with their mathematical thinking skills. In addition, there will be a family event after school to play math games and enjoy some problem solving activities.
