Victoria Road Primary School
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Summer Term 2022: Literacy Text
During the Summer Term we will be linking our writing to our South America topic in Geography by using the book The Explorer by Kathrine Rundell.
From his seat in the tiny aeroplane, Fred watches as the mysteries of the Amazon jungle pass by below him.
He has always dreamed of becoming an explorer, of making history and of reading his name amongst the lists of great discoveries. If only he could land and look about him.
As the plane crashes into the canopy, Fred is suddenly left without a choice.
He and the three other children may be alive, but the jungle is a vast, untamed place. With no hope of rescue, the chance of getting home feels impossibly small. Except, it seems, someone has been there before them...
Other Texts - Plantinum Jubilee Linked 'River of Hope' (Sustainability):
During the term we will be celebrating the Platinum Jubilee so will be loking closely at 'Sustainability' for the next 70 years and how we can achieve this - producing a wonder river of hope that will cascade througout our school. For this, year 6 will be using the text The Lost Whale which looks at pollution in a beautifully written story by the author Hannah Gold.
What if you could communicate with a whale?
Rio has been sent to live with a grandmother he barely knows in California, while his mum is in hospital back home. Alone and adrift, the only thing that makes him smile is joining his new friend Marina on her dad's whale watching trips. That is until an incredible encounter with White Beak, a gentle giant of the sea changes everything. But when White Beak goes missing, Rio must set out on a desperate quest to find his whale and somehow save his mum.
Dive into this incredible story about the connection between a boy and a whale and the bond that sets them both free.