Our Class Reader will be 'Pig Heart Boy' by Malorie Blackman.  

Writing:

Mrs Myers: We will be using three different books called, Voices in the Park, Fox and FArTHER to create some short pieces of narrative writing.

• ‘Voices in the Park’ – Scene setting.

• ‘Fox’ – character descriptions.
• ‘Fox’ – The new final chapter

• ‘FArTHER’ – The day dad remembered me.

Miss Hicks: We will be creating a balanced argument about the 'Invention of the Lightbulb'. 

Reading: Linked to the picture books mentioned above.

Children to be able to understand what they read by:

• checking that the book makes sense to them, discussing their understanding and exploring the meaning of words in context
• asking questions to improve their understanding
• drawing inferences such as inferring characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence
• predicting what might happen from details stated and implied
• summarising the main ideas drawn from more than one paragraph, identifying key details that support the main ideas
• identifying how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning
• discuss and evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader
• distinguish between statements of fact and opinion
• retrieve, record and present information from non-fiction
• participate in discussions about books that are read to them and those they can read for themselves, building on their own and others’ ideas and challenging views courteously
• explain and discuss their understanding of what they have read, including through formal presentations and debates, maintaining a focus on the topic and using notes where necessary
• provide reasoned justifications for their views.

Grammar

We will be covering the following and evidencing them in our writing:

• Noun phrases
• Cohesive Devices across paragraphs (including ellipses)
• Commas to demarcate clauses
• Punctuation of bullet points to list information

Spelling:

Read Write Inc. Spellings

Unit 1 – 4 focuses on revising the different suffixes.

Alongside these will be the orange words, these are spellings on the word list for Year 5 and 6. A copy of these can be found in the back of their spelling logs.