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Mrs Logan's Crew
Class Team: Mrs Logan, Miss Holloway and Mr Sunderland.
Welcome to The Lyra Crew!
We are starting the year with a book study like no other by studying a best-selling novel of all time. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a 2006 historical fiction novel depicting the innocence of childhood during World War 2. With multiple themes interwoven throughout, the class will explore boundaries, friendship, innocence, ignorance, equality and perception. We will do this through making predictions, character analysis, comparison and inference with essay writing to finish.
Maths will look at place value, comparing and ordering, standard form and all things number. Science is a chemistry topic looking at states of matter, the particle model, changes of state and density/diffusion. Our non-core subjects will delve into coding for computing, ecosystems for geography, greetings in French and Judaism in religious studies The first term is always about getting to know one another, settling back into the school routine and thinking about what we want from our year at Athena. I am confident it will be a productive term for all.
Term 2 is fast approaching, and we are going to be taking a trip to infinity and beyond! This term, through the awe and wonder of poetry, we will be learning about Space. To do this, we will be making predictions, presenting reasoned explanations to answer questions, writing persuasive letters and drafting, writing and illustrating our very own published poems. Science will be interwoven with English lessons. Citizenship will help us understand taxes, budgeting and money management. Geography will explore natural disasters and the impact this has on our world. Maths will lead us into algebra and sequencing. Music will closely link with our Space topic and throughout the term, we will be looking to answer the unanswered question of “What is out there?"
In Term 3, we are continuing with the theme of Space by looking at The Space Race and the Moon Landing to question; Can We Make Sense of Space? We will be writing non-chronological reports, considering conspiracy theories linked to Space, creating eye-witness accounts and publishing newspaper reports. Science will look at Forces. Religious Studies will consider Christianity. PSHE will explore Political Power and Computing will look at Data Modelling. For PE, we will be moving onto Hockey.
Term 4 is already upon us, and this will see us working through a book study. The book we will be exploring is RJ Palacio’s novel ‘Wonder’. Set to move hearts and change minds, this story is about a typical 10-year-old boy wanting to be accepted in life. A tale of differences, friendship, acceptance and much, much more. Throughout the term, we will be analysing Palacio's style of writing, creating our own writing pieces and working towards a final published narrative. Maths will look at measure and then move onto fractions, decimals and percentages. Geography is going to be a local study linked to tourism. PE will see us understanding the sport of Dodgeball. Computing will be coding with Dash/Dot Robots and Citizenship will look at Rights, Responsibilities and Laws. Science this term will be a Physics topic looking at Sound. It will once again be a jam-packed term with lots of exciting things happening!
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