January/February

NUMBER

• Understand the concept of percentages
• Appreciate the relationship between fractions, decimals and percentages
• Calculate percentages of amounts
• Recognise and use multiples and factors (revision)
• Understand and use negative numbers in context
• Complete simple addition and subtraction calculations involving negative numbers

MEASURES

• Tell the time in minutes to and past the hour
• Understand and use 24hr clock in meaningful contexts
• Use 24hr clock notation

SHAPE and SPACE

• Explore the relationship between 2.D. and 3.D. shapes
• Investigate the nets of 3.D. shapes
• Describe the properties of 3.D. shapes using appropriate language
• Investigate 1/2, 1/4, 3/4 and full turns
• Explore angle as a measure of turn

HANDLING DATA

• Draw and interpret Pie Charts

TSPC

• Group activities - 1. Whole and decimal numbers   2. Time    These tasks will require the children to use and apply their knowledge and understanding in order to complete problem solving activities
• Izak9 - Fractions/decimals/percentages

January/February

READING:

• Monthly book swap visits at Shantallow library.
• Continued ‘Accelerated Reading’ participation in class and at home.
• Completing our class novel, The Wildflower Girl by Marita Conlon McKenna.
• Daily reading sessions in class.
• Daily reading for homework.
• Accelerated reading tests online.
• Comprehension tasks, puzzles and lessons.

WRITING:

• The ‘6 Steps of Writing’ tasks.
• Instructional writing.
• Planning and writing a set of instructions.
• Talking and listening activities.

GRAMMAR:

• Homophones.
• Synonyms.
• Speech, direct and indirect.
• Apostrophes.
• Possessive nouns
• Connectives.
• Dictionary work.
• Dictionary and Thesaurus activities.