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 Gomersall 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!

We have a busy term in Brecon Class ahead. We will be learning about ‘Dangerous Deserts’ this half term. We will be looking at what a desert is, how they are formed and where they can be found around the world. We will learn about and discuss the causes of desertification and its effects on living things as well as how plants and animals (including humans) adapt to survive in harsh, dry conditions.

Our English lessons will be based on the book,  ‘Can we save the Tiger?’ by Martin Jenkins. This thought provoking book will encourage the children to analyse how we can persuade people to protect our endangered animals. Children will write their own booklet to include information, explanation and persuasion.

Maths will be taught in line with the National Curriculum expectations for Years 4, 5 and 6. a particular focus for Year 4s will be on their times tables. The rest of the term will be spent on fractions, from recognising fractions and equivalent fractions to ordering and comparing them. Year 5 & 6 will learn to simplify fractions using the highest common factor.

In addition to a daily Maths lesson, the children also keep their calculating skills up-to-date during daily morning Maths and times tables challenges.

In Science, we will look at different states of matter. Children will learn the properties of solids, liquids and gases, carrying out investigations in order to prove these properties. We will look at real life applications, such as how long different chocolate takes to melt and why we put salt on the icy roads.

Our Art and Design work will focus on pencil drawing and printing. We will spend time improving our drawing skills, incorporating tone to show 3D shape. Our drawings will be used to create prints from different media.

This half-term’s unit of work will be learning about the Blues!  The children will learn about the history of blues music, how to play simple chords and how to put these chords together to play the 12 bar blues (Continued from Autumn 2).

In computing we are looking at how to keep ourselves safe online. We will be deepening our understanding of our data and how it may be used and best practise when using search engines.

In RE, we will be answering the question: Why do some people believe in God and some don’t, focusing on Christian ideas about God. Pupils will consider why people do or don’t believe in God and the impact that might have on the way they live their everyday life. Children will learn the meaning of agnostics and atheists and ask questions about why they do or don’t believe in God.

In PSHE Year 5 and 6 will be completing work on living a healthy lifestyle by creating resilience strategies and learning about the benefits of immunisation.Year 4 will be working alongside Year 3 to learn about children’s rights.

On Mondays, Mr Watkins, our sports coach, will be teaching gymnastics. The children will be building on their previously learned skills and developing sequences in groups and as individuals. On Fridays, Mrs Gomersall will be teaching circuit training. There will be a focus on improving our fitness and working specific muscle groups.

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