Our learning objectives this week are:

English – We shall be using thought bubbles and freezeframes to explore characterisation, using book talk, writing a character profile in role as another character, identifying and evaluating the key features of a news report and, finally, planning a newspaper report.

Class reading book – 

A soaring tale of empathy, hope, and resilience, Tina Athaide’s unforgettable middle grade debut follows two friends whose lives are transformed by Idi Amin’s decision to expel Indians from Uganda in 1972.

Twelve-year-old Asha and her best friend, Yesofu, never cared about the differences between them: Indian. African. Girl. Boy. Short. Tall. But when Ugandan President Idi Amin announces that Indians have ninety days to leave the country, suddenly those differences are the only things that people in Entebbe can see—not the shared after-school samosas or Asha cheering for Yesofu at every cricket game.

Determined for her life to stay the same, Asha clings to her world tighter than ever before. But Yesofu is torn, pulled between his friends, his family, and a promise that could bring his dreams of university within reach. Now, as neighbors leave and soldiers line the streets, the two friends find that nothing seems sure—not even their friendship. And with only days before the deadline, Asha and Yesofu must decide if the bravest thing of all might be to let each other go.

Maths – We shall be revisiting and securing our number and place value knowledge.

Science – We shall be planning our very own investigation.

PE –

QE2 – Tuesdays and Thursdays

Tower – Tuesdays and Wednesdays

Please remember to wear your full PE kit on days that you have a PE lesson.

Geography – We shall be looking at Japanese culture over the next two weeks.

RHE – We shall be continuing with our learning about reproduction.

Music – We shall be composing a school song.

RE – We shall be looking at pilgrimage.

This week is Autism Awareness Week. Please visit https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/what-is-autism for more information.

Our learning objectives this week are:

English – Writing and editing a playscript and engaging in Book Talk.

Maths – We shall be continuing to consolidate our learning up until half term. We shall be recapping the learning objectives taught so far this half term.

Science – We shall be identifying characteristics of different types of animals.

PE – Each week we shall have a Fitness and an Athletics session.

What are we studying in English?

For this unit, we shall be using a range of different adaptations to understand the story of Macbeth.

Key dates

31st March – Last day of term.

19th April – Return to school.