Lower Juniors

Each class teacher can be contacted on their class email for additional information.

Miss Holdway – class6@speenhamland.newburyacademytrust.org

Miss Reid – class7@speenhamland.newburyacademytrust.org

Mrs Earl – class8@speenhamland.newburyacademytrust.org

Topic Term Overview

Speenhamland School

Linked Learning:

The Rainforest

Lower Juniors

Summer Term 2021

English:

Using The Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry and Just so stories by Rudyard Kipling, pupils will:

Read, rehearse, perform and create Jungle Poetry
Write own narrative stories in the style of the Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling
Explanations about plants and their growth
Persuasive letters linked to deforestation and palm oil use
Word classes (conjunctions, determiners, adverbs, adjectives)
Direct speech and associated punctuation
A or an?
Was or were?
Improving reading and comprehension skills

Geography:

Identify position of equator, Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn, latitude, longitude, northern and southern hemispheres
climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts
location of world rainforests, their layers and features
Compare and contrast South America with the UK
Use atlases, maps and digital mapping at a range of scales
Use and create geographical diagrams

History:

Position of the Aztecs in history compared to other historical periods previously studied
Daily lives of Aztecs, education, family
Use of primary and secondary sources to support understanding of the Aztecs

Art:

Experiment with different grades of pencils
Make and match colours with increasing accuracy
Use more specific colour language, e.g. tone, tint, shade, hue
Paint trees with up to 4 layers with two trees in each layer
Join clay adequately and make informed choices about 3D techniques.
Choose a media to create a piece of artwork

D&T:

To research, design, construct and evaluate a mini greenhouse using key design criteria

Science:

Plants:

The functions of different parts of flowering plants
Plant requirements for successful growth
Water transportation in plants
Purpose of a flower
Seed dispersal in different plants

Living things and their habitats:

Different ways to group living things
Vertebrates and invertebrates
Using and creating classification keys
Impacts of changing environments

PSHE:

This term our foci are:

Relationships
Changing me

Maths:

This term we will be working on:

Multiplication and Division
Times Tables
Measure - Area and Perimeter
Fractions and Decimals
Measure – Mass and Capacity
Shape and geometry

RE:

Buddhism:

What is the best way for a Buddhist to lead a good life?

Christianity:

Do people need to go to church to show that they are Christians?

Computing:

Using Purple Mash, the children will learn about:

Logo – using a screen turtle to create shapes
Stop animation – create short story videos using stop animation technology
Hardware investigators – explore the components of a PC

P.E:

Music:

French:

Home Learning March 2021 Archive

Speenhamland School Home learning LKS2 Spring Term 2021 week commencing 1^st March 2021

Subject	Location	Task
Reading	Purple Mash	Monday 1^st March 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash Tuesday 2^nd March 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash Wednesday 3^rd March 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash Thursday 4^th March 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash Friday 5^th March 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash
English	DB Primary	Monday 1^st March 2021 –English live lesson at 10.00am Tuesday 2^nd March 2021 – English live lesson at 10.00am Wednesday 3^rd March 2021 – English live lesson at 10.30am Thursday 4^th March 2021 - English live lesson at 10.00am WORLD BOOK DAY! Friday 5^th March 2021 – Q&A about returning to school live lesson at 10.00am
Spellings	DB Primary	See weekly spellings
Maths	DB Primary with video links and accompanying worksheets	Year 3 Maths Monday 1^st March 2021 – fractions Tuesday 2^nd March 2021 – fractions Wednesday 3^rd March 2021 – fractions Thursday 4^th March 2021 – fractions Friday 5^th March 2020 – fractions Year 4 Maths: Monday 1^st March 2021 – fractions Tuesday 2^nd March 2021 – fractions Wednesday 3^rd March 2021 – fractions Thursday 4^th March 2021 – fractions Friday 5^th March 2021 – fractions
Handwriting	DB Primary	Year 3: Monday 1^st March 2021 – cursive style Tuesday 2^nd March 2021 – cursive style Wednesday 3^rd March 2021 – cursive style Thursday 4^th March 2021 – cursive style Year 4: Monday 1^st March 2021 – cursive style Tuesday 2^nd March 2021 – cursive style Wednesday 3^rd March 2021 – cursive style Thursday 4^th March 2021 – cursive style
Maths Fluency	TT Rockstars	Play for 10 - 15 minutes a day.
Science	DB Primary	Monday 1^st March 2021 – Geography: the difference between physical and human
Science	DB Primary	Tuesday 2^nd March 2021 – Geography: Victoria Park study
Science	DB Primary	Wednesday 3^rd March 2021 – Geography: re-designing Victoria Park
PHSE/class time	DB Primary	Thursday 4^th March 2021 – sharing with half term challenge with your class live lesson at 2.00pm
P.E.	YouTube	P.E. with Joe Wicks every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Home Learning February 2021 Archive

Week Commencing 22nd February

Subject	Location	Task
Reading	Purple Mash	Monday 22nd February 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash Tuesday 23rd February 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash Wednesday 24th February 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash Thursday 25^th February 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash Friday 26^th February 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash
English	DB Primary	Monday 22^nd February 2021 –English live lesson at 10.00am Tuesday 23^rd February 2021 – English live lesson at 10.00am Wednesday 24^th February 2021 – English live lesson at 10.30am Thursday 25^th February 2021 - English live lesson at 10.00am Friday 26^th February 2021 – English live lesson at 10.00am
Spellings	DB Primary	See weekly spellings
Maths	DB Primary with video links and accompanying worksheets	Year 3 Maths Monday 22^nd February 2021 – fractions Tuesday 23^rd February 2021 – fractions Wednesday 24^th February 2021 – fractions Thursday 25^th February 2021 – fractions Friday 26^th February 2020 – fractions Year 4 Maths: Monday 22^nd February 2021 – fractions Tuesday 23^rd February 2021 – fractions Wednesday 24^th February 2021 – fractions Thursday 25^th February 2021 – fractions Friday 26^th February 2021 – fractions
Handwriting	DB Primary	Year 3: Monday 22^nd February 2021 – practising forming capital letters Tuesday 23^rd February 2021 – practising forming capital letters Wednesday 24^th February 2021 – practising writing the letter t at the correct height Thursday 25^th February 2021 – practising writing the letter t at the correct height Year 4: Monday 22^nd February 2021 – spacing within words Tuesday 23^rd February 2021 – spacing within words Wednesday 24^th February 2021 – practising joining to and from w Thursday 25^th February 2021 – practising joining to and from w
Maths Fluency	TT Rockstars	Play for 10 - 15 minutes a day.
Science	DB Primary	Monday 22^nd February 2021 – Kitchen cupboard Science experiments
Science	DB Primary	Tuesday 23^rd February 2021 – Kitchen cupboard Science experiments
Science	DB Primary	Wednesday 24^th February 2021 – Kitchen cupboard Science experiments
PHSE/class time	DB Primary	Thursday 25^th February 2021 – sharing with half term challenge with your class live lesson at 2.00pm
P.E.	YouTube	P.E. with Joe Wicks every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Week Commencing 8th February

Speenhamland School Home learning LKS2 Spring Term 2021 week commencing 8^th February 2021

Subject	Location	Task
Reading	Purple Mash	Monday 8^st February 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash Tuesday 9^th February 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash Wednesday ^10th February 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash Thursday 11^th February 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash Friday 12^th February 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash
Computing	DB Primary	Monday 8th February 2021 –online safety live lesson at 10.00am Tuesday 9^th February 2021 – Safer Internet Day live lesson at 10.00am Wednesday 10^th February 2021 – online safety live lesson at 10.30am Thursday 11^th February 2021 - online safety live lesson at 10.00am Friday 12^th February 2021 – online safety live lesson at 10.00am
Spellings	DB Primary	See weekly spellings
Maths	DB Primary with video links and accompanying worksheets	Year 3 Maths Monday 8^th February 2021 – statistics Tuesday 9^th February 2021 – statistics Wednesday 10^th February 2021 – open-ended maths challenges / games Thursday 11^th February 2021 – open-ended maths challenges / games Friday 12^th February 2020 – open-ended maths challenges / games Year 4 Maths: Monday 8^th February 2021 – fractions Tuesday 9^th February 2021 – fractions Wednesday 10^th February 2021 – open-ended maths challenges / games Thursday 11^th February 2021 – open-ended maths challenges / games Friday 12^th February 2021 – open-ended maths challenges / games
Handwriting	DB Primary	Year 3: Monday 8^th February 2021 – joining ed Tuesday 9^th February 2021 – joining ed Wednesday 10^th February 2021 – joining ake Thursday 11^th February 2021 – sentences Year 4: Monday 8^th February 2021 – writing sentences Tuesday 9^th February 2021 – writing sentences Wednesday 10^th February 2021 – joining ous Thursday 11^th February 2021 – joining ous
Maths Fluency	TT Rockstars	Play for 10 - 15 minutes a day.
R.E.	DB Primary	Monday 1^st February 2021 – Buddhism (click on the subject tab on the DB homepage for a recorded lesson)
Science	DB Primary	Tuesday 2^nd February 2021 – Kitchen cupboard experiments (click on the subject tab on the DB homepage for a recorded lesson)
Geography	DB Primary	Wednesday 3^rd February 2021 – 4 figure grid references (click on the subject tab on the DB homepage for a recorded lesson)
Art	DB Primary	Thursday 4^th February 2021 – Robot junk modelling – sharing with your class live lesson at 2.00pm
P.E.	YouTube	P.E. with Joe Wicks every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Week Commencing 1st February 2021

Speenhamland School Home learning LKS2 Spring Term 2021 week commencing 1^st February 2021

Subject	Location	Task
Reading	Purple Mash	Monday 1^st February 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash Tuesday 2^nd February 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash Wednesday 3^rd February 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash Thursday 4^th February 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash Friday 5^th February 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash
Writing	DB Primary	Monday 1^st February 2021 – Reading class text (The Iron Man) and answering comprehension questions live lesson at 10.00am Tuesday 2^nd February 2021 –live lesson at 10.00am Wednesday 3^rd February 2021 –live lesson at 10.30am Thursday 4^th February 2021 - live lesson at 10.00am Friday 5^th February 2021 –live lesson at 10.00am
Spellings	DB Primary	See weekly spellings
Maths	DB Primary with video links and accompanying worksheets	Year 3 Maths Monday 1^st February 2021 – subtracting money (pounds and pence) Tuesday 2^nd February 2021 –giving change (pounds and pence) Wednesday 3^rd February 2021 – Tally charts Thursday 4^th February 2021 – pictograms Friday 5^th February 2020 – pictograms Year 4 Maths: Monday 1^st February 2021 – unit and non-unit fractions Tuesday 2^nd February 2021 – what is a fraction? Wednesday3^rd February 2021 – tenths Thursday 4^th February 2021 – counting in tenths Friday 5^th February 2021 – equivalent fractions
Handwriting	DB Primary	Year 3: Monday 1^st February 2021 – joining es Tuesday 2^nd February 2021 – adding s or es Wednesday 3^rd February 2021 – joining ie Thursday 5^th February 2021 – joining ie Year 4: Monday 1^st February 2021 – joining r Tuesday 2^nd February 2021 – joining r Wednesday 3^rd February 2021 – joining ly Thursday 4^th February 2021 – joining r and ly
Maths Fluency	TT Rockstars	Play for 10 - 15 minutes a day.
R.E.	DB Primary	Monday 1^st February 2021 – 8-fold path in Buddhism (click on the subject tab on the DB homepage for a recorded lesson)
Science	DB Primary	Tuesday 2^nd February 2021 – forces and magnets (click on the subject tab on the DB homepage for a recorded lesson)
Geography	DB Primary	Wednesday 3^rd February 2021 – 4 figure grid references (click on the subject tab on the DB homepage for a recorded lesson)
Art	DB Primary	Thursday 4^th February 2021 – Robot junk modelling (click on the subject tab on the DB homepage for the lesson activity)
PHSE with your class	TEAMs	Thursday 4^th February 2021 – drop in class session live lesson at 2.00pm
P.E.	YouTube	P.E. with Joe Wicks every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Home Learning January 2021

Speenhamland School Home learning LKS2 Spring Term 2021 week commencing 25^th January 2021

Subject	Location	Task
Reading	Purple Mash	Monday 25^th January 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash Tuesday 26^th January 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash Wednesday 27^th January 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash Thursday 28^th January 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash Friday 29^th January 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash
Writing	DB Primary	Monday 25^th January 2021 – Reading class text (The Iron Man) and answering comprehension questions live lesson at 10.00am Tuesday 26^th January 2021 –main clauses live lesson at 10.00am Wednesday 27^th January 2021 –subordinate clauses live lesson at 10.30am Thursday 28^th January 2021 -relative clauses live lesson at 10.00am Friday 29^th January 2021 –create a news report video live lesson at 10.00am
Spellings	DB Primary	See weekly spellings
Maths	DB Primary with video links and accompanying worksheets	Year 3 Maths Monday 25th January 2021 – money (pounds and pence) Tuesday 26th January 2021 –money (pounds and pence) Wednesday 27th January 2021 – money (pounds and pence) Thursday 28th January 2021 – money (pounds and pence) Friday 29th January 2020 – money (pounds and pence) Year 4 Maths: Monday 25th January 2021 – dividing 3 digits by 1 digit Tuesday 26th January 2021 – What is area? Wednesday 27th January 2021 – counting squares Thursday 28th January 2021 – making shapes Friday 29th January 2021 – comparing area
Handwriting	DB Primary	Year 3: Monday 25^th January 2021 – Practising joining to and from the letter l Tuesday 26^th January 2021 – Practising joining to and from the letter l Wednesday 27^th January 2021 – Practising joining to the letter y Thursday 28^th January 2021 – Practising joining to the letter y Year 4: Monday 25^th January 2021 – Practising consistency in spacing Tuesday 26^th January 2021 – Practising consistency in spacing Wednesday 27^th January 2021 – Practising using a diagonal join Thursday 28^th January 2021 – Practising using a diagonal join
Maths Fluency	TT Rockstars	Play for 10 - 15 minutes a day.
Art	DB Primary	Monday 25^th January 2021 – graffiti live lesson at 1.30pm
Geography	DB Primary	Tuesday 26^th January 2021 – 4 figure grid references live lesson at 2.00pm
Science	DB Primary	Wednesday 27^th January 2021 – forces live lesson at 2.00pm
R.E.	DB Primary	Thursday 28^th January 2021 – Stories from Buddhism live lesson at 2.00pm
P.E.	YouTube	P.E. with Joe Wicks every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Birdwatch challenge	DB Primary	29^thto 31^st January. Observe the types and amounts of birds that you can see in your garden or from your window. Submit results at www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch

Week Commencing 18th January 2021

Subject	Location	Task
Reading	Purple Mash	Monday 18^th January 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash Tuesday 19^th January 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash Wednesday 20^th January 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash Thursday 21^th January 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash Friday 22^th January 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash
Writing	DB Primary	Monday 18^th January 2021 – Reading class text (The Iron Man) and answering comprehension questions Tuesday 19^th January 2021 – prepositions Wednesday 20^th January 2021 – prepositions Thursday 21^th January 2021 - fronted prepositional phrases Friday 22^th January 2021 – descriptive writing using noun and prepositional phrases
Spellings	DB Primary	See weekly spellings
Maths	DB Primary with video links and accompanying worksheets	Year 3 Maths Monday 18th January 2021 – Multiplication and division Tuesday 19th January 2021 – Multiplication and division Wednesday 20th January 2021 – Multiplication and division Thursday 21th January 2021 – Multiplication and division Friday 22th January 2020 – Multiplication and division Year 4 Maths: Monday 18th January 2021 – Multiply 2 digit numbers by a 1 digit number with exchange Tuesday 19th January 2021 – Multiply 3 digit numbers by a 1 digit number Wednesday 20th January 2021 – Divide 2 digit numbers by a 1 digit number Thursday 21th January 2021 – Divide 2 digit numbers by a 1 digit number Friday 22th January 2021 – Divide 2 digit numbers by a 1 digit number
Handwriting	DB Primary	Year 3 Handwriting (4 sessions a week): Monday 18th January 2021 – practising the diagonal join to a small letter: ci Tuesday 19th January 2021 – practising the diagonal join to a small letter: ci Wednesday 20th January 2021 – practising the diagonal join to a tall letter: mb Thursday 21th January 2021 - practising the diagonal join to a tall letter: mb Year 4 Handwriting (4 session a week): Monday 18th January 2021 – practising writing letters at the correct size and height: rie Tuesday 19th January 2021 – practising writing letters at the correct size and height: rie Wednesday 20th January 2021 – Practising writing double letters: tt Thursday 21th January 2021 – Practising writing double letters: tt
Maths Fluency	TT Rockstars	Play for 10 - 15 minutes a day.
RE	DB Primary	Monday 18^th January 2021 – Understanding change
Science	DB Primary	Tuesday 19^th January 2021 – What is a magnet and its effect?
Geography	DB Primary	Wednesday 20^th January 2021 - Using coordinates to support map work
Art	DB Primary	Thursday 21^th January 2021 – Creating street art
P.E.	YouTube	P.E. with Joe Wicks will commence week beginning 11^th January 2021

Week Commencing 11th January

Subject	Location	Task
Reading	Purple Mash	Monday 11^th January 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash Tuesday 12^th January 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash Wednesday 13^th January 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash Thursday 14^th January 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash Friday 15^th January 2021 - check 2dos in Purple Mash
Writing	DB Primary	Monday 11^th January 2021 – Reading class text and answering comprehension questions Tuesday 12^th January 2021 – simple noun phrases Wednesday 13^th January 2021 – expanded noun phrases Thursday 14^th January 2021 - Writing descriptive sentences containing expanded noun phrases Friday 15^th January 2021 – writing a character description containing expanded noun phrases
Spellings	DB Primary	See weekly spellings
Maths	DB Primary with video links and accompanying worksheets	Year 3 Maths Monday 11th January 2021 – The 2, 4 and 8 times tables Tuesday 12th January 2021 – The 8 times tables Wednesday 13th January 2021 – Factor pairs Thursday 14th January 2021 - Comparing statements Friday 15th January 2020 – Related calculations Year 4 Maths: Monday 11th January 2021 – Multiplying 3 numbers Tuesday 12th January 2021 – factor pairs Wednesday 13th January 2021 – Efficient multiplication Thursday 14th January 2021 – Written methods Friday 15th January 2021 – Multiplying 2 digits by 1 digit
Maths Fluency	TT Rockstars	Play for 10 - 15 minutes a day.
RE	DB Primary	Monday 11^th January 2021 What makes the world a wonderful place?
Science	DB Primary	Tuesday 12^th January 2021 – Forces experiment to understand friction
Geography	DB Primary	Wednesday 13^th January 2021 Ordnance survey map symbols
Art	DB Primary	Thursday 14^th January 2021 graffiti style art work
P.E.	YouTube	P.E. with Joe Wicks will commence week beginning 11^th January 2021

Week Commencing 4th January

Subject	Location/ learning platform	Task	Self-evaluation
Reading
Writing	DB Primary	Wednesday 6^th January 2021: creating imaginative robot vocabulary Thursday 7^th January 2021: Creating similes using robot vocabulary Friday 8^th January 2021: Creating a robot poem containing similes and publishing robot poem
Spellings/ Phonics	DB Primary	Weekly spellings will start week commencing 11^th January 2021
Maths	DB Primary with video links and accompanying worksheets	Year 3: Wednesday 6^th January 2021: multiplication – equal groups Thursday 7^th January 2021: Multiplication as repeated addition Friday 8^th January 2021: Multiplication as arrays Year 4: Wednesday 6^th January 2021: Multiplying by 10 Thursday 7^th January 2021: Multiplying by 100 Friday 8^th January 2021: Multiplying by 1 and 0
Maths Fluency	TT Rockstars	Play for 10 - 15 minutes a day.
Science	DB Primary	Wednesday 6^th January 2021 What is a force?
Topic (Geography)	DB Primary	Thursday 7^th January 2021: Direction using eight points of the compass Friday 8^th January 2021: Using compass directions to locate places in the local area and OS map work
P.E.	YouTube	P.E. with Joe Wicks will commence week beginning 11^th January 2021
School Council challenge		This will commence week beginning 11^th January 2021
PM Pal Challenge		This will commence week beginning 11^th January 2021

The new Autumn term starts on Monday 6th September 2021 for all pupils.

14/06/2021 Find out more

Lower Juniors

Topic Term Overview

Home Learning March 2021 Archive

Home Learning February 2021 Archive

Home Learning January 2021

The new Autumn term starts on Monday 6th September 2021 for all pupils.