Class 7 Learning Journey Spring 1 2021/22

Literacy

Persuasive Advertisement

During this term we have explored persuasive writing devices. The children explored a range of vocabulary to try and persuade future witches and wizards to come to Hogwarts.

Exploring a good example

Collecting vocabulary

Working on persuasive features

Explanation text

Our second piece of writing was an explanation text focusing on the mythical creatures from the Harry Potter universe. During this piece of writing we have explored interweaving fictional writing features as well as non-fiction to give our readers a clear understanding how unique these creatures are.

Hook

Gathering vocab

Exploring a good example

Drafting our writing

Maths

During maths this term, we have revisited place value, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division and we have also explored FDP as well as recapping our shape knowledge.

Lira

This term we have been able to link our LIRA to our Literacy as we read sections from the Chamber Of Secrets and some of the Cursed Child (play).

Topic

The wand chooses the wizard!

Our focus this half term was Design Technology

To introduce the topic, we each received a letter inviting us to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!

Before we began to process, we gathered ideas about what we wanted our wands to look like.

Using mod-roc to mould and build layers

PSHE/SRE

Internet safety

We dressed up in grey and black to represent keeping yourself anonymous whilst being online.

Children’s Mental Health Week

In our PSHE lessons we have been exploring how to take care of our mental health as well as our physical health.

Representing the figures who have an impact on our mental health.

Physical Education

In PE, we have been exploring dance. We have developed our improvisation skill, unison, creativity and our collaborative skills.

Appreciate

Credits:

Created with images by jazzmeister - "cathedral cloisters harry potter" • iphotoklick - "bridge scotland architecture" • Ramdlon - "math number school" • LaraHughes - "harry potter gryffindor house colours" • ivoafr - "ceiling the livraria lello wood" • Pavlofox - "macro focus gear" • gorartser - "access background blue" • hoangdong7698 - "love nature romance" • Broesis - "friendship fun backlighting" • Sonja-Kalee - "lunaria annua judas coin sunlight"