Cyprus and Ithaca Blog: Week Beginning:  30.4.18  

Welcome back to Cyprus and Ithaca class,  

In Literacy this week we will be learning about Rhyming Couplets in Poetry. We will also learn how to recite a poem and create our own poetry based on the theme of School.  

In Numeracy we will be learning about rounding decimals to the nearest whole number. We will also focus on finding the halves and doubles of decimal fractions.   

In Topic this week we will be learning about:

• What is the difference between a Conductor and an Insulator?

Your home learning this week is to be a book critique.  You need to choose your all-time favourite book and write a review about it. You must include:

• Book title
• Author and Illustrator
• Type of Genre (e.g fiction, non-fiction, fantasy, humour, scary, fairy-tale, adventure, sports, animal story, biography, historical, mystery)
• Plot
• Setting
• Main Characters
• Your Star Rating and why?

On Mathletics and at home please can parents focus on and revise with children:

• Times Tables 2-12 (this is imperative and all children are required to know all multiplication confidently.)
• Mental maths and number operations using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
• Equivalent Fractions and Decimals
• Converting Time from 12hr to 24hr and 24hr to 12hr
• Converting minutes, seconds, hours, days, months and years
• Rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000
• Multiplying decimals and dividing decimals by 10, 100 and 1000
• Formal Layout Division (Bus Stop Method)
• Finding Non-Unit Fractions of amounts
• Adding and Subtracting Fractions with the same denominator and different denominators
• Converting measurement: Weight (grams, kilograms, tonne) Length (cm, m, mm, km) and Capacity (ml and litres)
• Reading and Writing Roman Numerals
• Negative Numbers

For Literacy focus on sentence writing including:

• Punctuation
• Capital letters and full stops
• Apostrophes
• Exclamation marks, speech marks, commas, ellipses and brackets
• Connectives ensuring that sentences make sense
• Handwriting
• Writing complex sentences using verbs, adverbs, conjunctions and adjectives
• Writing in Paragraphs
• Vocabulary

Have a superb weekend. 

Miss Raval and Mrs Winters

Cyprus and Ithaca Blog: Week Beginning:  23.4.18  

Welcome back to Cyprus and Ithaca class,  

In Literacy this week we will be learning how to edit play scripts and employ ellipses and brackets. We will also learn how to incorporate stage direction into our writing. We will also focus on evaluating performances focusing on speech, expression and presentation.

In Numeracy we will be learning about reading and writing Roman Numerals to 100. We will also focus on time and learn how to convert from hours to minutes, minutes to seconds, years to months and weeks to days. We will also focus on solving time word problems using conversion methods.  

In Topic this week we will be learning about:

• What makes an electrical circuit and will be learning how to make one.

 Your home learning this week is to research about a famous electrical scientist and make a fact file about them. (You may wish to research more than one scientist.)

• Benjamin Franklin
• James Watt
• Alessandro Volta
• Michael Faraday
• Thomas Edison
• Nikola Tesla

On Mathletics and at home please can parents focus on and revise with children:

• Times Tables 2-12 (this is imperative and all children are required to know all multiplication confidently.)
• Mental maths and number operations using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
• Equivalent Fractions and Decimals
• Converting Time from 12hr to 24hr and 24hr to 12hr
• Converting minutes, seconds, hours, days, months and years
• Rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000
• Multiplying decimals and dividing decimals by 10, 100 and 1000
• Formal Layout Division (Bus Stop Method)
• Finding Non-Unit Fractions of amounts
• Adding and Subtracting Fractions with the same denominator and different denominators
• Converting measurement: Weight (grams, kilograms, tonne) Length (cm, m, mm, km) and Capacity (ml and litres)
• Reading and Writing Roman Numerals
• Negative Numbers

For Literacy focus on sentence writing including:

• Punctuation
• Capital letters and full stops
• Apostrophes
• Exclamation marks, speech marks, commas, ellipses and brackets
• Connectives ensuring that sentences make sense
• Handwriting
• Writing complex sentences using verbs, adverbs, conjunctions and adjectives
• Writing in Paragraphs
• Vocabulary

Have a great weekend. 

Miss Raval and Mrs Winters

Welcome back to Cyprus and Ithaca class,

We hope you have had a lovely weekend.

This week we will be celebrating Easter!!!!

We will be busy learning about the Easter Story and doing lots of fun Easter activities, we just can’t wait!!!! We will also do some revision in Numeracy and Literacy on units we have covered this term.

Over the holidays your homework challenge is to:

• Make an electrical device using recyclable materials such as IPhones, radios, cameras, televisions and tablets etc

You will then need to investigate the uses of electricity and why it is so important. Once you have done this you are going to pretend that there has been a power cut for 1 day and the whole world has no electricity!!! What will you do in ‘A day without Electricity?’

On Mathletics and at home please can parents focus on and revise with children:

• Times Tables 2-12 (this is imperative and all children are required to know all multiplication confidently.)
• Mental maths and number operations using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
• Equivalent Fractions and Decimals
• Converting Time from 12hr to 24hr and 24hr to 12hr
• Rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000
• Multiplying decimals and dividing decimals by 10, 100 and 1000
• Formal Layout Division (Bus Stop Method)
• Finding Non-Unit Fractions of amounts
• Adding and Subtracting Fractions with the same denominator and different denominators
• Converting measurement: Weight (grams, kilograms, tonne) Length (cm, m, mm, km) and Capacity (ml and litres)
• Ordering numbers and partitioning into Thousands, Hundreds, Tens and Units
• Negative Numbers

For Literacy focus on sentence writing including:

• Punctuation
• Capital letters and full stops
• Apostrophes
• Exclamation marks, speech marks, commas, ellipses and brackets
• Connectives ensuring that sentences make sense
• Handwriting
• Writing complex sentences using verbs, adverbs, conjunctions and adjectives
• Writing in Paragraphs
• Vocabulary

Have a fantastic Easter break and we look forward to welcoming you back in the Summer Term!!! 

Happy Easter !!!!!!

Miss Raval and Mrs Winters

Welcome back to Cyprus and Ithaca class,

We hope you have had a fantastic weekend.

Over the next two weeks we will be preparing for the Easter Celebrations!!!!

In Literacy we will be revising grammar and punctuation in sentences and how to write complex sentences using a variety of vocabulary.

In Numeracy, we will be revising fractions, decimals and time.

In Science this week we will be investigating:

• How to soundproof homes and what materials could be used to make buildings and homes quieter.

For your home learning challenge this week you are all shop owners!!! You need to pretend that you own your own business such as a restaurant, a clothes shop a pet shop, a bakery etc (you can choose) and write about:  

• What is the name of your shop and what do you sell?
• Where is your shop?
• Who comes to your shop?
• Why did you decide to open a shop selling your products?

Be as creative as possible you might even sell pet aliens on Jupiter!!!!

On Mathletics and at home please can parents focus on and revise with children:

• Times Tables 2-12 (this is imperative and all children are required to know all multiplication confidently.)
• Mental maths and number operations using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
• Equivalent Fractions and Decimals
• Converting Time from 12hr to 24hr and 24hr to 12hr
• Rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000
• Multiplying decimals and dividing decimals by 10, 100 and 1000
• Formal Layout Division (Bus Stop Method)
• Finding Non-Unit Fractions of amounts
• Adding and Subtracting Fractions with the same denominator and different denominators
• Converting measurement: Weight (grams, kilograms, tonne) Length (cm, m, mm, km) and Capacity (ml and litres)
• Ordering numbers and partitioning into Thousands, Hundreds, Tens and Units
• Negative Numbers

For Literacy focus on sentence writing including:

• Punctuation
• Capital letters and full stops
• Apostrophes
• Exclamation marks, speech marks, commas, ellipses and brackets
• Connectives ensuring that sentences make sense
• Handwriting
• Writing complex sentences using verbs, adverbs, conjunctions and adjectives
• Writing in Paragraphs
• Vocabulary

Have a restful weekend! 

Miss Raval and Mrs Winters

Cyprus and Ithaca Blog: Week Beginning:  12.3.18  

Welcome back to Cyprus and Ithaca class,

We hope you have had a lovely weekend; fun filled with lots of love and laughter celebrating Mother’s day.

In Literacy, we will be continuing our learning on persuasive texts. We will be focusing on how to construct an argument for and against a topic and will learn how to write letters of persuasion.   

In Numeracy, we will be learning about the place value of numbers and partitioning numbers into thousands, hundreds, tens and units. We will also learn how to convert millilitres into litres and litres into millilitres using our knowledge of division and multiplication.   

In Science this week we will be investigating:

• If sound has the same intensity the further away you go from the source
• How do telephone transmissions work

Your Homework challenge this week is to write a recipe for your favourite food. You need to also include the following:

• Photo of your favourite food
• Instructions on how to cook your dish
• What part of the world is your cuisine from?
• Why is it your favourite dish?

On Mathletics and at home please can parents focus on and revise with children:

• Times Tables 2-12 (this is imperative and all children are required to know all multiplication confidently.)
• Mental maths and number operations using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
• Equivalent Fractions and Decimals
• Converting Time from 12hr to 24hr and 24hr to 12hr
• Rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000
• Multiplying decimals and dividing decimals by 10, 100 and 1000
• Formal Layout Division (Bus Stop Method)
• Finding Non-Unit Fractions of amounts
• Adding and Subtracting Fractions with the same denominator and different denominators
• Converting measurement: Weight (grams, kilograms, tonne) Length (cm, m, mm, km) and Capacity (ml and litres)
• Ordering numbers and partitioning into Thousands, Hundreds, Tens and Units
• Negative Numbers

For Literacy focus on sentence writing including:

• Punctuation
• Capital letters and full stops
• Apostrophes
• Exclamation marks, speech marks, commas, ellipses and brackets
• Connectives ensuring that sentences make sense
• Handwriting
• Writing complex sentences using verbs, adverbs, conjunctions and adjectives
• Writing in Paragraphs
• Vocabulary

Have a wonderful weekend!

Miss Raval and Mrs Winters

Welcome back to Cyprus and Ithaca class,

We hope you have had a relaxing weekend and enjoyed the snow!!!

In Literacy, we will be learning about the features of persuasive texts with a focus on identifying and employing informal and formal language within writing.    

In Numeracy, we will be learning about dividing decimals and whole numbers by 10 and 100. We will also learn how to collect data read and understand data and convert data into a Line Graph.   

In Science this week we will be investigating:

• How pitch and volume impacts sound and vibration

Due to school closing last week the home learning challenge has been repeated this week. This is to allow all children to investigate endangered animals and species and participate in conducting some independent research and writing.

Your Homework challenge this week is to investigate an endangered animal or species and write a persuasive letter to Wild Life Alliance explaining:

• What animal or species is endangered?
• Why is it endangered?
• Where is its habitat?
• Why do we need to protect these endangered animals/species?
• What can we do to protect them from being endangered or extinct?
• You could also include pictures of the animal, its habitat and where it can be found.

On Mathletics and at home please can parents focus on and revise with children:

• Times Tables 2-12 (this is imperative and all children are required to know all multiplication confidently.)
• Mental maths and number operations using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
• Equivalent Fractions and Decimals
• Converting Time from 12hr to 24hr and 24hr to 12hr
• Rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000
• Multiplying decimals and dividing decimals by 10 and 100
• Formal Layout Division (Bus Stop Method)
• Finding Non-Unit Fractions of amounts
• Adding and Subtracting Fractions with the same denominator and different denominators

For Literacy focus on sentence writing including:

• Punctuation
• Capital letters and full stops
• Exclamation marks, speech marks, commas, ellipses and brackets
• Connectives ensuring that sentences make sense
• Handwriting
• Writing complex sentences using verbs, adverbs, conjunctions and adjectives
• Writing in Paragraphs

Have a wonderful weekend!

Miss Raval and Mrs Winters

Welcome back to Cyprus and Ithaca class,

We hope you have had a fabulous weekend.  

In Literacy, we will continue to learn about Sci-Fi and Fantasy texts and will dive into our imaginations to become authors of either Sci-Fi or Fantasy genres by planning, writing and editing our own stories.    

In Numeracy, we will be learning about how to add and subtract fractions with the same denominator. We will also learn about converting units of measure using our multiplication and division skills and will learn how to convert kilometres, metres and centimetres.  

In Science this week we will be investigating:

• How ears work and how can we listen to sound?
• How does pitch impact on hearing?

Your Homework challenge this week is to investigate an endangered animal or species and write a persuasive letter to Wild Life Alliance explaining:

• What animal or species is endangered?
• Why is it endangered?
• Where is its habitat?
• Why do we need to protect these endangered animals/species?
• What can we do to protect them from being endangered or extinct?
• You could also include pictures of the animal, its habitat and where it can be found.

On Mathletics and at home please can parents focus on and revise with children:

• Times Tables 2-12 (this is imperative and all children are required to know all multiplication confidently.)
• Mental maths and number operations using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
• Equivalent Fractions
• Converting Time from 12hr to 24hr and 24hr to 12hr
• Rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000
• Multiplying decimals and dividing decimals by 100
• Formal Layout Division (Bus Stop Method)
• Finding Non-Unit Fractions of amounts
• Adding and Subtracting Fractions with the same denominator

For Literacy focus on sentence writing including:

• Punctuation
• Capital letters and full stops
• Exclamation marks, speech marks, commas, ellipses and brackets
• Connectives ensuring that sentences make sense
• Handwriting
• Writing complex sentences using verbs, adverbs, conjunctions and adjectives
• Writing in Paragraphs

Have a restful weekend!

Miss Raval and Mrs Winters

Cyprus and Ithaca Blog: Week Beginning:  19.2.18

Welcome back to Cyprus and Ithaca class,

We hope you have had a fantastic half term break. This week we will be having a very busy but an exciting first week back.

In Literacy, we will be learning about Sci-Fi and fantasy texts such as Harry Potter. We will be investigating the features of  Sci-Fi and Fantasy and will learn how to write our own stories based on what we have learnt.  

In Numeracy, we will be learning about finding Non-Unit Fractions of numbers and amounts. We will revisit employing number skills and will be focusing on multiplication and division to investigate fractions. We will also be learning about converting units of measure and will learn how to convert kilograms into grams and grams into kilograms.

Our new topic for the term in Science is Sound. This week we will be investigating vibration and how does sound travel.  

Your Homework challenge this week is to write a short five day diary entry about your holiday. You need to start with ‘Dear Diary…’ and could include:

• What did you do during your holidays
• Your Highlights
• Explain why these were special highlights

On Mathletics and at home please can parents focus on and revise with children:

• Times Tables 2-12 (this is imperative and all children are required to know all multiplication confidently.)
• Mental maths and number operations using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
• Equivalent Fractions
• Converting Time from 12hr to 24hr and 24hr to 12hr
• Rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000
• Multiplying decimals and dividing decimals by 100
• Formal Layout Division (Bus Stop Method)
• Finding Non-Unit Fractions of amounts

For Literacy focus on sentence writing including:

• Punctuation
• Capital letters and full stops
• Exclamation marks, speech marks, commas, ellipses and brackets
• Connectives ensuring that sentences make sense
• Handwriting
• Writing complex sentences using verbs, adverbs, conjunctions and adjectives
• Writing in Paragraphs

Have a great weekend !!! 

Miss Raval and Mrs Winters

Welcome back to Cyprus and Ithaca class,

This week we have been very busy using our investigating skills to explore many different areas of learning. We have conducted experiments in Science and tested changes in solids, liquids and gasses. We have researched about pollution, global warming and endangered species and explored what can we do to prevent further pollution and saving the environment. 

We have also researched how London has changed since the Great Fire of London and The Plague. We have also learnt about The Tudors and researched Tales from the Tower. We also learnt how to stay safe and discussed Internet Safety.

We have had a fantastic trip to the Tower of London and very much-enjoyed celebrating Number Day.

Our new topic in Science next term will be investigating and learning about ‘how does sound affect us?’  

Your Homework challenge over the holidays is to write a short biography about a musician/singer from the past or present such as Mozart, Beethoven, or famous singers such as Michael Jackson Stormzy or even Beyonce!

Your home learning project is to make a musical instrument out of recyclable materials and with resources found at home. Be creative and as imaginative as possible! 

On Mathletics and at home please can parents focus on and revise with children:

• Times Tables 2-12 (this is imperative and all children are required to know all multiplication confidently.)
• Mental maths and number operations using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
• Equivalent Fractions
• Converting Time from 12hr to 24hr and 24hr to 12hr
• Rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000
• Multiplying decimals and dividing decimals by 100
• Formal Layout Division (Bus Stop Method)

For Literacy please can parents focus on sentence writing including:

• Punctuation
• Capital letters and full stops
• Exclamation marks, speech marks and commas
• Connectives ensuring that sentences make sense
• Handwriting ensuring it is cursive and legible to read
• Reading every day
• Comprehension

Thank you for all your support this half term it has been very exciting and busy! We would also like to wish you a fantastic half term break.  

Miss Raval and Mrs Winters