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 ‘Where the Forest meets the Sea’. The children will focus on the features of non-fiction books covering work on precise nouns, sub-headings, captions and rich and specific vocabulary. They will complete the unit by writing their own information board for a rainforest. Grammar will be taught discreetly, as well as 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 decimals.

Year 4 will focus on recognising tenths and hundredths as both fractions and decimals. Whereas Year 5/6 will learn about decimals to 3 decimal places. Next, they will learn about length, perimeter and area and finish the term learning about describing position and direction on a grid.

Science this term is about Evolution and Inheritance. The children will learn about Charles Darwin and his work on adaptation. They will investigate particular examples of how plants and animals have adapted to their environments and learn that this can lead to evolution.

In Geography this half term we are looking at the amazing Amazon rainforest, and other rainforests around the world. We will be looking at Biomes, and how rainforest climates differ to our climate, as well as focussing on the layers of the rainforest and the animals we might find there. We will be looking at what we can do to save the rainforest and creating letters from this.

In Art this half term we are creating an art installation linked to our Geography topic! We will be exploring famous art installations, and understanding how different art installations can be made. We will then be having a go at creating a rainforest art installation!

 In music this half term we are looking at body and tuned percussion. We will be focusing on how body percussion can help us create sounds, such as rain drops, then looking at how tuned percussion can complement this.

In computing we are looking at data! Focussing on how data is transmitted, RFID and using RFID. We will be increasing our knowledge through use of computer programmes and QR codes.

 RE this term will focus what Jesus did to save human beings. The lessons will look at the events leading up to Easter and who was responsible for them.

In PSHE the children will be finishing their work on Citizenship and then beginning their work on Economic Wellbeing – learning about borrowing, income and expenditure and how to prioritise spending.

PE this half term will be taught by Mr Carter on a Monday for tennis, whilst Mrs Grinnell will teach rounders  on a Wednesday (please note the change of day). We will be outside for 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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