Emperors and Empires

Overview of the project:

English:

Summer 1:                                                                                                     

Purpose: to inform                                                                                        

Outcomes: biography and instructional writing

Text: You wouldn’t want to be a Roman Gladiator by John Malam

Summer 2:

Purpose: to entertain                                               

Outcomes: narrative and informal letter

Texts: The Green Ship by Quentin Blake

Maths: fractions, money, time, angles and properties of shape, statistics

Science: plants, forces and magnets

Geography: revision and retrieval practice

History: Emperors and Empires

PSHE: Relationships and Changing Me

PE: cricket and athletics

RE: Islam

Computing: Coding

Learning Behaviour: Friendship and resilience

How can you support your children at home?

Reading: You should read with your child at least 5 times a week at home. Rewards will be given to the children who are achieving this every week. 

Spellings: New spellings are sent out on a Wednesday and tested the following Wednesday. These can be practised on Spelling Shed and sheets will be printed and sent home.

TT Rockstars: Use TT Rockstars to practise times tables. Children will be tested through the ’99 club’ on a Friday and be rewarded with badges as they complete each 'club'. 

Topic homework: There is a topic homework sheet attached  to our Summer newsletter linked to our topic of the term. We would like the children to choose at least one activity to do and bring in to share with the class. 

Our Roman Workshop

We had a workshop all about the Roman army and their weaponry and we re-enacted Boudicca's revolt. We also had the opportunity to handle the weapons and armour and looked at original Roman artefacts. We all had an amazing day!