Our class reader will be Malorie Blackman 'Pig Heart Boy'.

Writing:

We will be writing shorter pieces this term, based around three picture books: 'Voices in the Park', 'FArTHER' and 'Fox'.  We will also be watching a short video called 'The Piano' and writing a letter from the main character to his wife during the war.

• I can use a wide range of clause structures, sometimes varying their position within the sentences.
• I can use commas to mark phrases and clauses. (Commas for clarity.)
• I use a range of sentence starters to create specific effects.
• I can use adverbs, preposition phrases and expanded noun phrases to add detail, qualification and precision.

Reading: Linked to our picture books: 'Voices in the Park', 'FArTHER' and 'Fox'. 

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.

Spelling:

Read Write Inc. Spellings

Unit 1 – 3 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.