Welcome to the Junior’s Class Page!

We have a mixed age class with pupils from Year 3 to Year 6, who are taught by Miss Duxbury. 

History: The Benin Kingdom

In this unit, the children will learn in depth about where the ancient Kingdom of Benin was located and how it came to thrive, what the people there believed in and how they showed this in their artwork. The unit explores western attitudes towards African civilisations, comparing the achievements, oral tales and artefacts of ancient Benin to those in Europe at the same time. The children will also learn about the story of Eweka and finally discover how European invaders threatened the civilisation of ancient Benin.

Science:

LKS2 Forces and Magnets: Children will investigate how toys can be grouped according to how they move and will carry out a simple investigation into the way an elastic band catapult can move a toy car. They will investigate the effect of different surfaces on the movement of a sliding coin and will have the opportunity to identify which materials are magnetic and which are not. Children will also be able to carry out an investigation to identify the strength of different magnets. In the final lesson, children will be able to apply their subject knowledge to design a magnetic tool that will pick up magnetic materials.

UKS2 Forces: The children will learn about a variety of forces including gravity, air resistance, water resistance and friction. They will explore how simple mechanisms can be used to make work easier and will observe and explain how gravity causes an unsupported object to fall towards the Earth, researching the relative effects of the gravitational pull on other planets. During this unit children will plan, conduct and write conclusions for their own tests.

This unit builds on the work children did in Year 3 Magnets and Forces.

Homework

Children will receive English and Maths homework every Friday, this is to be completed for the following Monday. Homework is always based on work children have been doing in school and set to suit their abilities. If something is sent home that a pupil needs more help with, please inform us on the Monday morning so we can do this.

Spellings and Times Tables

Spellings and Times Tables are set on Friday and the children have their test on the following Friday. Children write their spellings in their book and have time to practise in school during the week. They are given times table sheets (with times tables up to 12×) at the beginning of the year. They are to use this to practise at home. While children are given time to practise in school, it is important they take the time to practise at home too.

At Home Math Resources/Textbooks 

At home maths- these links allow you to access maths activities and text books for the different year group levels using your active learn login details. 

https://preview.pearsonactivelearn.com/PowerMathsYear3 https://preview.pearsonactivelearn.com/PowerMathsYear4 https://preview.pearsonactivelearn.com/PowerMathsYear5 https://preview.pearsonactivelearn.com/PowerMathsYear6