Welcome to Brecon Class! 

Welcome to Brecon class where years 4, 5 and 6 learn together. Our class is taught by two teachers: Mrs Grinnell and Mrs Brown and we are supported by our amazing teaching assistants. In our classroom, we work hard, support one another and celebrate each other’s successes.

We strive to provide as many opportunities for our KS2 children as possible. We are actively involved in local sporting tournaments and festivals and have a weekly session with our sports coach too. This term the children are also involved in an inter-school times table championship, sporting events run by our Year 6 Bronze Ambassadors and they can also attend Stop Motion lunchtime club if they wish.

Please take a look at our photographs to see what else we get up to!

This term’s English is based on the book ‘The Lost Happy Endings’. The children will focus on the features of traditional tales: covering work on setting, character and atmosphere. They will complete the unit by writing their own traditional tale. Grammar will be covered through the Pathways2Write scheme associated with this book.

Spellings are taught each week and practised daily. Year 4 children will learn spelling rules for the statutory spelling words for Years 3 & 4, whilst Years 5 & 6 will learn those associated with their years.

Children read daily in class and weekly in Guided Reading. Children should be reading regularly (at least 4 times a week) at home, either independently or to an adult, and are expected to keep their reading diaries up-to-date.

Maths will be taught in line with the National Curriculum expectations for Years 4, 5 and 6. The children will be focusing on fractions.

Year 4 will focus on unit and non-unit fractions, as well as equivalent fractions and adding and subtracting fractions. Whereas Year 5/6 will learn to compare and order fractions by converting to the same denominator. They will then move on to improper fractions and mixed numbers.

Science this term is about the function of the digestive system. Children will learn about the different parts and their scientific names, as well as modelling a digestive system. The children will learn about teeth and the importance of looking after their teeth.

In Art we will be learning about Mayan masks and pottery, to link with our history topic. We will be creating these in different mediums including clay and paper. 

In History we will be learning about the Marvellous Mayans! We will be exploring who they were, their culture and their way of writing and depicting numbers. We will also have the opportunity to explore certain Mayan delicacies, such as chocolate! 

In music we will be looking at the Hanami festival, representing blossom trees with sound and creating and performing a piece of music to represent Hanami.

RE this term will focus on what Christians believe about the type of king Jesus was and their understanding of the Kingdom of God. The children will look at relevant parables and research famous Christians who have put their faith into action.

In PSHE the children will be studying citizenship, in particular law and justice and also their impact on the environment.

In computing children will be looking at Programming music, what this is and why it is important. We will be learning how to use Scratch to help us complete this and planning a soundtrack for a specific programme.

Mr Carter, will take children on a Monday for invasion games, whilst Mrs Brown will teach the children Gymnastics on a Friday. We will be outside for some of these lessons, unless it is pouring with rain, so please send your child with appropriate PE clothes and a waterproof on these days.

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