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Sc i enc e Lig h t W e will be in v es t i g a t in g t h e wa y t h a t lig h t t r a v els , lo o k in g in p a r t ic u la r a t t h e wa y lig h t i s r eflec t ed f r o m a v a r iet y o f s u r f a c es , in c lu din g mi r r o r s . W e will a ls o be exp lo r in g t h e wa y t h a t s h a d o ws a r e fo r med a n d des ig n in g o u r o wn exp e r imen t s t o f i n d o u t wh a t f a c t o r s a f f ec t t h e s iz e o f t h e s h a d o w t h a t is fo r med by a n o bjec t . Hu man iti e s Hi sto ry : Ro man Brit a in We cont inue t o le a rn a ll a b o ut R o man Brit a in nex t ha lf -t erm. We w i ll be exp l oring w h a t h a ppened w hen t h e R o ma ns i nva ded a n d h o w lif e ch a n ged f o r p e o ple livin g in Br i t a in aft erw a rd s. We w i ll b e loo kin g a t t h e dif feren t ch a llenge s the Roma n s f a ce d a n d in vest i g at ing some o f t h eir ach i e v e men t s. T h ro u gh o ut the unit , w e w i l l be l oo king a t a ra nge o f a rt efa cts, ruin s and h ist o rica l sourc es t o help us w it h o ur t hi nkin g and learn in g. RE : Specia l Pla ces We w ill be t h in king a b o ut pla c es t ha t a re specia l t o us , a nd t hen explo r i n g mo sques a n d ch urche s a nd i de ntif yi n g t yp ica l f ea t ures o f ea ch . L i t e r a c y N e xt h a l f - t e r m we wi l l be l o o k i n g i n de p t h a t t h e n a r r a t i ve p o e m T h e H i g h w a y m a n by A l f r e d N o y e s. T h r o u g h o u t o u r st u dy o f t h i s p i e c e , we wi l l e xp l o r i n g t h e di f f e r e n t f e a t u r e s t h e p o e t u se s a n d t h i n k i n g a bo u t t h e r e a so n s wh y h e c h o s e t o p u t t h e t e x t t o g e t h e r i n t h i s wa y . W e wi l l a l so be e xp l o r i n g t h e e f f e c t t h a t f i g u r a t i v e l a n g u a g e a n d de sc r i p t i ve vo c a bu l a r y h a ve i n t h e p o e m , a s we l l a s e x a m i n i n g i t s st ru c t u r e . T h e u n i t wi l l e n d wi t h u s p r o du c i n g o u r o wn n a r ra t i ve p o e m i n sp i r e d by T h e H i g h w a y m a n . W e wi l l a l so c o n t i n u e t o c o m p l e t e B i g W r i t i n g a ss i g n m e n t s e ve r y F ri da y , h e l p i n g u s t o p r e p a r e t o m o ve u p t o Y e a r 4 / 5 . T he A r ts We wi ll be c o m p l et in g the R om an Shields wh ich we h ave begu n t o con st r u c t t his t e rm , c u stom i si n g t hem so t h at eac h c lass h as it s own desi gn. We w ill also be lo ok in g carefu lly at d i fferen t R om a n w e a p ons an d th en m ak in g ou r ow n , all leading u p t o o u r p lann ed R oman batt le r e -enac t m ent, inv olvin g all 3 c lasses on t h e field lat er in t he ter m ! N e x t h a l f - t e rm , w e ’ l l be l e a rni ng a bout . . . P E A t h l e t ics Wh il e Y e ar 4 wil l co n t in ue t o d e v e l o p th e ir s wim m ing s k il l s o nce a we e k , Y e ar 3 wil l b e p r act is in g t h e ir at h l e t ic s k il l s as we p r e p ar e f o r t h is ye ar ’ s S p o r t s D ay. Maths Next half-term we will be looking at data handling, collecting our own data and creating a range of graphs and tables in order to answer questions and draw conclusions. We will also be revisiting properties of shape and applying our existing knowledge of different 2D and 3D shapes to problem solving activities. Linked to our topic, we will also be looking at and learning about Roman numerals. We will continue to practice our times table facts every day. Miss Davis’ group will be focussing on their 4x table, Mr Humber’s set will be working on the 8x table, while Mr Holgate’s class will be revising their 9x table. Computing We will be using Scratch to program our own simple computer games, learning how logical commands can be used to control characters & make them react to events - try it out at scratch.mit.edu. C LA SS 7 – J U NE 20 1 6
