Reading for Pleasure

Our class novel this term is...

This story focuses on handling bullying and hot to get through the ups and down of life. Omar and his family have just moved, and he is NOT excited about starting at a new school. What if the work is too hard or the kids are mean or the teacher is a zombie alien?!

But when Omar makes a new best friend, things start looking up. That is, until a big, mean bully named Daniel makes every day a nightmare! Daniel even tells Omar that all Muslims are going to be kicked out of the country ... could that possibly be true?

Luckily, Omar's enormous imagination and goofy family help him get through life's ups and downs. Omar's funny, relatable narrative is the perfect answer to the call for both mirrors and windows to fill bookshelves with diverse stories.

Reading at Home

Each Thursday our class enjoys time in the school library with our dedicated librarians. All children are encouraged to spend quality time exploring the books and choosing one they would like to take home to enjoy!  We expect parents and children to spend time enjoying their chosen book before changing it the next week!

Writing

This term our writing begins with exploring a playscript set in Vietnam which is written by Lou Kuenzler.  After reading and examining the text we will then be writing our own playscripts!

Writing Challenge:

To write a playscript based on the characters from the BFG.

My scene:

• uses playscript conventions
• uses dialogue and stage directions to show how the characters think, move and speak
• includes a final speech.

Our non-fiction unit looks at developing the children's ability to evaluate evidence. They will read an explanation about hot the police use evidence to prove who has committed a crime. Next, they look at several pieces of evidence and choose two to present to a 'court'. They must weigh up which pieces of evidence will be the most useful in proving who committed the crime!

My evidence:

• has a clear introduction and is well organised, based on my plan and the notes I took.
• balances the strength and flaws carefully to show that it is reliable.
• uses technical language.
• includes supporting images and shares key words and phrases with my audience.