24th November 2025

In English we have begun honing toolkit skills for writing our portal stories. We have practised writing with short sentences and unanswered questions to build suspense and mystery, and used sound effects to create an atmosphere. We are enjoying the Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie - we can never guess what twists and turns will be coming next...

In Maths we are heating up our brains on fractions - finding equivalent fractions, converting improper fractions to mixed numbers and back again, and ordering fractions less than and greater than one. Try using the fraction bars with your child on polypad: https://polypad.amplify.com/p (or ask them if they'd rather have 2/10 or ¼ of a pizza). 

10th November 2025

In Maths this half term we have been thinking hard about multiples, factors, prime numbers, and square and cube numbers. We've found Venn diagrams useful, as well as counters (for making arrays), multilink (making cubes), and hundred squares. We've also been getting better and better at our times tables, which has helped a lot - with record numbers of children moving up a level in Cracking Times Tables. 

In English we have begun planning and writing our own eyewitness accounts, some about firework night. Try testing your child on their first, second and third person identification - eyewitness accounts often use all three!