Download Emerald Class Term 2- Who were the Romans?

Literacy
In Literacy this term we
will be learning to
retell the story of
Romulus and Remus.
We’ll use this to help
us to understand how to
use connectives
including later,
whenever, without
warning, meanwhile,
although and however.
In our non-fiction work
we’ll be looking at
instructions related to
our topic and advent.
This will help us to
understand why clear
sequenced steps are
important.
Music
This year Emeralds
will be learning to
play the violin! Mr
Smith will be
teaching the
different parts of
the violin, how to
pluck our violin and
many notes!
Emerald Class
Term 2- Who
were the
Romans?
Please help us practise
these at home!
We will continue to
practise our times
table test on every
other Tuesday.
Also we will practise
our problem solving on
Fridays.
We will keep working
hard in our spelling and
learning new spelling
rules. Spelling tests
will be on Friday.
Topic
In topic this term we
will be asking the
children
Who were the Romans?
Physical
Education
Please
make
sure you
read term
daily year
at home.
This
3 is
going to be having PE
every Wednesday and
Friday. We will be
learning gymnastics.
Please make sure you
remember your PE kit
each week! You will
need a red t- shirt,
black shorts and plim
soles.
Maths
In Maths we’ll be
focusing on our
understanding of mental
addition and
subtraction, time,
fractions and
multiplication facts
for the 3 and 4 times
tables.
We are really looking
forward to exploring
our topic this term.
If you would like to
come in and help or
have any questions,
please come in and see
us!
This term will focus on
the history of Rome,
understand where in
Europe Rome is and what
the city is like today.
We will discuss why the
Romans were able to
invade Britain, the
organisation of the
Roman army and the
legacy left behind.
Science
This term in science
we will be learning
Art & DT
about forces and
This term we are going
magnetism. We will
to explore the
explore pushes and
importance of art in
This term we are also
the Roman world.
pulls, natural
happy to welcome Miss
We will then create our
magnets
& compasses,
Jennings!
own shield and mosaic.
magnetic materials.
Please help us by
We will also
collecting large pieces
understand how
of cardboard.
Miss Gamblin
magnets attract and
repel and what they
Religious Education
are used for.
This term we will be learning about reconciliation and advent. In
reconciliation we will discuss how God makes us special and able to make
choices. We will understand that Jesus taught his disciples the
importance of forgiveness through the parable of the prodigal son and the
story of Zacchaeus.
In advent we will enjoy the stories of the annunciation, the visitation
and the parable of the sheep and the goats. We will then create our own