1. A warm welcome to the final year at Urmston Junior School. We will be studying the circulatory system, where water goes, the Mayans and the basis of evolution. Mr Keen and Mrs Billingsley

2. Fiction and Poetry: i) Narrative (story writing) ii) Quest stories iii) Flashbacks Non-Fiction: i) Recounts ii) Biography + Autobiography SPAG Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise Place Value, ordering, rounding. Understanding x and ÷. Money and ‘real life’ problems. Fractions, decimals and percentages Shape and space.. Measures, including problems. Ratio and proportion. Handling Data. Using a calculator. Mental and paper strategies for + and -. Reasoning about numbers. www.ixl.com www.topmarks.co.uk Circulatory system Respiratory system Evolution DNA www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize

3. Invasion Games /Dance / Gymnastics During this term we will be exploring a number of questions to help guide our learning. The questions are: What would a journey through the body look like? Will we ever see this water again? Who were the Mayans and what have we learnt from them? Have we always looked like this? Each question will give the children chance to focus their learning and develop skills required to research and report on findings. We can also shape their learning based on their prior knowledge and understanding. Skills: Investigation, identifying factors, comparisons and new developments. Christian Worship and Worship around the world. Personal Safety www.crucial-crew.org History of music development

4. Wednesday: homework relevant to learning handed out Monday: homework due in Children will continue to be informed of the school clubs they can join in school. Homework can be set to support all curriculum subjects and will be set as required Spelling patterns will be taught and tested in school. We will continue to monitor free writing for spelling checks. We have planned PE sessions in the hall and outside during the week. Please can you ensure that a PE kit is sent into school and left in school for each half term in the classroom storage boxes. Children without PE kits will be provided with spare kit from lost property. We will send PE kits home at each half term break for washing.