2. Narrative – Traditional Stories (Fables, Myths and Legends) Non-Fiction – Chronological Reports Key skills: -Composition and effect -Paragraphing and the flow of writing -Punctuation and Grammar Place Value, ordering, rounding. Understanding + and -. Money and ‘real life’ problems. Making decisions and checking results. Handling Data. Using a calculator. Shape and space. Reasoning about shapes. Measures, including problems. Mental and paper strategies for + and -. Understanding multiplication. Fractions. Decimals. As part of ‘‘Could you be the next CSI Investigator?’ (solids, liquids and gases)

3. Incorporated into topics! Striking & fielding games & Dance (samba) The Bible and the Christian Faith throughout the Globe Charanga : “Don’t Stop Believin’ “ ‘We are bloggers’ & ‘We are web developers’ Speaking and Listening As part of ‘Why are Brazil and the rainforests in the news again?’ and ‘Why should gunpowder, treason and plot never be forgotten?’

4. Literacy and Numeracy (Given out on Friday to be handed in on Wednesday) Personal Spellings (list of common misspelt words plus their own individual lists to learn…watch this space!) Times tables (ask your child! ;)) READ, READ, READ! We may ask for your support in helping your child with this term in different ways. Please support and advise your child with your interest, experiences and enthusiasm, but do not complete the work on his or her behalf! We have included some of the recommended websites to support the homework tasks and independent research activities. Your child has been encouraged to explore other sources of information, including books from their local library. Please visit our website for further links. Websites: www.primaryresources.co.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/science/ http://library.thinkquest.org/13238 http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/6286 http://library.thinkquest.org/29064 http://library.thinkquest.org/28947 Greek mythology. http://library.thinkquest.org/J001532 http://library.thinkquest.org/C005417/ http://library.thinkquest.org/25535/ http://library.thinkquest.org/J002356F http://platea.pntic.mec.es/~cvera/aplicacion/telemaque/carte/old-index.html www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/6946/mythology www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour_def/mythology/mythology.html www.afroam.org/children/myths/myths.html www.akasha.demon.co.uk/norse.htm