Our Class Reader will be 'Secret Suffragette' by Barbara Mitchelhill

Writing:

Mrs Myers: to encourage children back into writing, we will be writing shorter pieces this term, based around three picture books: Voices in the Park, Fox and 'FArTHER'.  We will be studying these books as part of book talk - don't be fooled into thinking that picture books are only for children... 😀

Miss Hicks: To run alongside our science topic on light, we will be planning and creating an chronological report on who they think really invented the lightbulb: Edison or Swan.

Our composition focus will be:

Year 6:

• 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 three picture books.

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.

SPAG:

• I can vary sentence structure depending on whether it is formal or informal.
• I can use a variety of organisational and presentation devices correct to the text type (cohesive devices).
• I can sustain and develop ideas logically in both narrative and non-narrative writing.
• I can use commas to mark phrases and clauses. (Commas for clarity.)
• I can use adverbs, preposition phrases and expanded noun phrases to add detail, qualification and precision.

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.