Reading
Our Class Text and Comprehension
In term 5 and 6 our reading comprehension lessons will be based upon our class text, “The Goose Guards – Roman Tales”, which is a novel written by Terry Deary. In the story we will hear about when Fabia embarrasses Brutus in a lesson, he’s determined to have revenge on her. He’s distracted from his plans when the Gauls attack Rome. Many Romans are killed but others are safe in the temples, with a sheer cliff on one side and Roman soldiers defending them on the other. Brennus, the king of the Gauls, plans to attack the remaining Romans, while Brutus comes up with a plan to upset Fabia.
To find out more about this text, view our “The Goose Guards – Roman Tales Knowledge Organiser.”
For further information about the reading skills we will focus upon this term, please view “Pankhurst’s Sequential Reading Curriculum”
Independent Reading
In class, we will continue to use the Accelerated Reader program. For further information about this, please view a Parent’s Guide to Accelerated Reader. (https://help.renlearn.co.uk/AR/ARParentGuide) If you need your child’s AR password, please contact me (Mrs Reeves).
Writing
Over the course of the term, we will be writing a biography about a Roman emperor, also, we will write a letter of reply about life in Roman times.
Furthermore, we will write a Roman myth using settings, characters, plot and direct speech. Writing myths will help children to understand the purpose behind many of the famous myths that we know today. The children will create characters, setting and a plot that either explains a natural phenomenon or teaches a lesson
Before the Romans came to Britain, very few people could read or write. The Romans kept written records, which is how we know so much about them and their life in Britannia. Later in the term we will analyse the original written accounts in this journal and use them as evidence to compose a historical report, about life in Roman Britannia.
Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling
Punctuation
This term we will recap the use of exclamation marks and introduce commas to separate main clause from subordinate clause. Furthermore, we will focus on demarcating sentences with increased security, including capital letters, full stops, exclamation marks and question marks.
In addition to this we will use an apostrophe for omission and possession and continue to use apostrophes in a range of contexts.
Grammar
This term we will revisit standard English and consolidate conjunctions and also, revisit adverbials. Furthermore, we will be consolidating using consistent tenses.
Spellings
During our spelling lessons this term, we will introduce Revisit diagraphs and trigraphs, revisit compound words, words ending in “-tion”. We will introduce the prefix “auto”
“sub” and “super”. In addition, we will introduce “k” for the “k” sound, revisit “ph” and “wh” words, and words with the “k” sound spelt “ch”.
To view our weekly breakdown of our spellings, please view our Term 5 and Term 6 Homework Grid.
In addition to these weekly spelling rules, we will continue to learn and spell words from the Year 3 and 4 statutory spelling list. For an overview of these spellings, please view the Spelling word list for Year 3 and Year 4.