Spring 1
This half term, our topic is Gods and Mortals. The focus is on Greek myths and legends, including Theseus & the Minotaur, Icarus & Daedalus, Pandora and Zeus.
English
The children will look at Greek myths and write their own, based on Theseus & the Minotaur. In Topic writing, they will explore the story of Icarus & Daedalus and write a diary in character. They will then be looking at autobiographies, writing as a Greek God or Goddess...
Maths
In Maths, the children will be learning to round and estimate, calculate money & measures, interpret data from pictograms, tell the time to the nearest minute and use shape, position & direction in a labyrinth...
Reading
At the end of the day, we will read a selection of Claude stories by Alex T. Smith.