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We offer Nursery Provision to Year 6
Weekly Blog
Week Beginning 11th September 2023
Welcome to Year 5. We've had a wonderful start to year 5 and have enjoyed getting to know each other in our groups.
Maths
We are going to be working on place value with numbers to 10000, numbers to 100000, numbers to 1000000 and read and write numbers to 1000000.
English
This week we are beginning to learn our new persuasive text and will be looking at letters and writing some letters.
Reading
We will continue to read our new text The Wolves of Willoughby Chase and using skills of retrieval and how the author creates impressions for the reader.
COMPUTING
We will be learning about Internet safety.
SCIENCE
We are learning about the properties of materials and comparing their uses.
ART
We are going to learn about the artist William Morris and begin to look at his work.
PSHE
We are focusing upon the theme of Being in my world.
Music
We will be introduced to the Ukelele and how to hold it. We will be reading chords
reading tablature and will play in ensemble.
PE
We will be working on the football skill of turning the ball.
Week Beginning 17.7.23
Maths
We will be continuing to work on measurement. Converting measurements
English
This week we are going to begin to plan and write biographies using the language we have focused on.
Reading
We will complete our whole class reading book, The Boy Who Swam With Piranhas.
COMPUTING
We will continue to use 2calculate to create spreadsheets.
SCIENCE
We will be conducting an investigation and also looking at Day and Night.
D.T
We will complete our DT models with a cam mechanism and evaluate our work.
ART
We are going to produce some artwork inspired by the work of Vincent Van Gogh and his Starry night painting.
PSHE
We are continuing our topic of relationships and will be focusing on looking ahead to the future.
Music
We will be performing our end of year assembly 5E/5F on Monday at 9.40am, 5F/5MR Tuesday at 9.40am. Please ensure that you are wearing your school uniform.
Enterprise Week
This week is Enterprise week. We will be working on the production and advertising of our product this week. Our popcorn will be on sale on Thursday after school for £1 a bag.
Week Beginning 10.7.23
Maths
We will be converting measurements.
This link may help you support your child at home with this week's homework.
English
This week we are going to begin to plan and write biographies using the language we have focused on.
Reading
We will continue to read The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas by David Almond. We will practise retrieval and vocabulary questions.
SPELLINGS
We are working on Determined Duffy. Please practise the words on the list.
COMPUTING
We will be using 2calculate to create spreadsheets.
PSHE
We are continuing our topic of relationships and will learning about puberty and what this means for us as we become teenagers.
Music
We will be singing in preparation for our end of year assemblies.
Cooking
We will be cooking and taste testing as part of our market research for Enterprise week project.
Week Beginning 3.7.23
Maths
We will be comparing and ordering negative numbers, finding the difference using negative numbers and will begin to look at measurements using kilograms and kilometres, milligrams and millimetres.
This link may help you support your child at home.
English
This week we are continuing to work on a non-fiction unit about writing a biography. We will use commas for ambiguity, passive voice and we will look at the language used in biographies.
Reading
We will continue to read The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas by David Almond. We will practise prediction, retrieval and comparisons.
SPELLINGS
We are working on Determined Duffy. Please practise the words on the list.
SCIENCE
This week we are looking at: Our Solar System.
COMPUTING
We will be using 2calculate to create spreadsheets.
PSHE
We are continuing our topic of relationships and will learning about sexual reproduction.
DT
We are investigating mechanisms and will begin to make a Moving Toy for a Reception aged child.
Week Beginning 20.6.23
Maths
We will be working on negative numbers.
These links may help you support your child at home.
Multiplying and dividing by 10, 100, 1000 video
English
This week we are going to begin to work on a non-fiction unit about writing a biography. Have you read a biography.
Reading
We will continue to read The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas by David Almond. We will practise vocabulary and inference skills.
SPELLINGS
We are working on Determined Duffy. Please practise the words on the list.
SCIENCE
This week we are looking at: The phases of the moon.
COMPUTING
We will be using 2calculate to create spreadsheets.
PSHE
We are continuing our topic of relationships and will learning about sexual reproduction.
DT
We are investigating mechanisms and will begin to make a Moving Toy for a Reception aged child.
Week Beginning 20.6.23
Maths
We will be working on decimal sequences and multiplying and dividing by 10,100,1000.
This link may help you support your child at home. Multiplying and dividing by 10, 100, 1000 video
English
This week we are going to plan and write our own quest story with an alien theme. We will aim to include tools such as direct and reported speech, model verbs, parenthesis, passive voice and including powerful vocabulary.
Reading
We will continue to read The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas by David Almond. We will practise retrieval, inference skills and mixed comprehension skills.
SPELLINGS
We are working on Determined Duffy. Please practise these words.
SCIENCE
This week we are looking at: Is the earth round?
COMPUTING
We will be using 2calculate to create spreadsheets.
PSHE
We are beginning our topic of relationships and will learning about the male reproductive system.
RE
We are beginning a comparative unit which will look at how we live together in one world. We will focus on How do others live their lives fairly.
DT
We are investigating mechanisms and will design a Moving Toy for a Reception aged child.
FOOD AND NUTRITION
We are making Egg fried rice.
Week Beginning 12.6.23
Maths
We will be working on adding and subtracting decimals.
This link may help you support your child at home. Adding and subtracting decimals
English
We will be working on a fiction unit which will focus on using dialogue and description. Our stories will have an alien landing theme. We will be constructing speech sentences using the correct punctuation and describing the character's reactions.
Reading
We will continue to read The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas by David Almond. We will practise retrieval and inference skills. We will also explore new vocabulary and order events from the text.
SPELLINGS
We are working on Determined Duffy. Please practise these words.
SCIENCE
How to describe the movement of the Earth, and other planets, relative to the Sun in the solar system.
COMPUTING
We will be using 2calculate to create spreadsheets.
PSHE
We are beginning our topic of relationships and will learning about the female reproductive system.
RE
We are beginning a comparative unit which will look at how we live together in one world. We will focus on what a global community looks like.
DT
We are investigating mechanisms and will design a Moving Toy for a Reception aged child.
Week Beginning 6.6.23
Maths
We will be working on adding and subtracting decimals and complements to 1.
This link may help you support your child at home. Adding and subtracting decimals
English
We will be working on a fiction unit which will focus on using dialogue and description. Our stories will have an alien landing theme.
Reading
We will begin our new text The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas by David Almond.
SPELLINGS
We are working on Determined Duffy. Please practise these words.
SCIENCE
How to describe the movement of the Earth, and other planets, relative to the Sun in the solar system. We will be focusing on the skill of recording.
COMPUTING
We will be using 2calculate to create spreadsheets.
PSHE
We are beginning our topic of relationships and will be talking about body image.
RE
We are beginning a comparative unit which will look at how we live together in one world. The first lesson will focus on what a global community looks like.
DT
We are investigating mechanisms and will design a Moving Toy for a Reception aged child.
Week Beginning 22.5.23
Maths
We will be working on translation and lines of symmetry.
English
We will researching information about Vikings in order to write our own newspaper report.
Reading
We have nearly finished Viking Boy. What will happen to Gunner? We will review the text?
SPELLINGS
We are working on Spaghetti Shakespeare. Please practise these words.
SCIENCE
We are looking at how to plan and undertake a fair test.
HISTORY
We are learning about what life was like for Vikings in Britain.
COMPUTING
We will finish and share the games we have created.
PSHE
We are thinking about our relationships with technology. Are they healthy ones?
ART
We will be creating Viking amulet designs.
FRENCH
We are continuing to look at the story of the Gingerbread Man in French.
Week Beginning 15.5.23
Maths
We will be looking at regular and irregular polygons, 3D shapes, reading and plotting co-ordinates and translation.
English
We will using looking at the active and passive voice when writing, research events about the Battle of Stamford Bridge which we will use in a report, use three points to move forward action in our writing and practise writing an engaging introduction to our report.
Reading
We are continuing to read Viking Boy by Tony Bradman and using retrieval skills to answer questions about our reading.
SPELLINGS
We are working on Spaghetti Shakespeare. Please practise these words.
SCIENCE
We are looking at how to plan and undertake a fair test.
HISTORY
We are learning about what life was like for Vikings in Britain.
COMPUTING
We will finish and share the games we have created.
PSHE
We are looking at screen time.
ART
We will be focusing on animals when creating Viking art.
FRENCH
We are continuing to look at the story of the Gingerbread Man in French.
Week Beginning 9.5.23
Maths
We will be looking at measuring angles and drawing lines and angles.
English
We will using our knowledge of the Vikings when writing a newspaper report.
Reading
We are continuing to read Viking Boy by Tony Bradman and using retrieval skills to answer questions about our reading.
SPELLINGS
We are working on Spaghetti Shakespeare. Please practise these words.
SCIENCE
We are investigating spinners.
HISTORY
We are learning about Alfred the Great.
COMPUTING
We will add to our games using Game Creator.
PSHE
We are looking at online gaming.
Week Beginning 2.5.23
Maths
We will be looking at measuring angles and drawing lines and angles.
English
We will continue be learning a defeat the monster text about Beowolf and looking at the language features we will use to write our own. We will continue to innovate the text and create our own independent defeat the monster story.
Reading
We are continuing to read Viking Boy by Tony Bradman and summarising and using inference skills.
PSHE
We are talking about Being in an online community.
SPELLINGS
We are working on Spaghetti Shakespeare. Please practise these words.
SCIENCE
We are looking at the effects of friction between moving surfaces.
HISTORY
We are learning about Viking settlement in Britain.
COMPUTING
We are using Game Creator to design a game.
FOOD/NUTRITION
We are looking at where foods come from and making a nutritional salad.
Week Beginning 24.4.23
Maths
We will be looking at angles, using degrees to measure angles and classifying angles.
English
We will continue be learning a defeat the monster text about Beowolf and looking at the language features we will use to write our own. We will begin to innovate the text in order to work towards creating our own version.
Reading
We are continuing to read Viking Boy by Tony Bradman and focusing on the authors vocabulary and using our retrieval and inference skills.
PSHE
We are talking about healthy relationships with online communities.
SPELLINGS
We are working on Spaghetti Shakespere.
SCIENCE
We are looking at forces and friction.
HISTORY
We are learning about Viking invasions of Britain.
RE
Islam - prayer
COMPUTING
We are using Game Creator to design a game.
Week Beginning 17.4.23
Maths
We will be learning about statistics.
English
We will be learning a defeat the monster text about Beowolf and looking at the language features we will use to write our own.
Reading
Our new reading book is Viking Boy by Tony Bradman.
PSHE
We are talking about healthy relationships.
SPELLINGS
We are working on Spaghetti Shakespere.
HISTORY
We are beginning our topic on Vikings.
Week Beginning 27.03.23
Maths
We will be continuing to work on perimeters of shapes.
English
We will be completing writing tasks linked to STEM.
Reading
We are getting close to the end of The Explorers now. What will happen to our characters stranded in the Amazon rainforest?
PSHE
Healthy Me. We will learning about having healthy relationships with food.
SPELLINGS
We are working on Diamond Dickenson. Have you used any of the words correctly in your writing?
GEOGRAPHY
We will complete our geography topic linked to Rainforests.
DT
We will be completing our pulley and gear systems.
Week Beginning 20.3.23
Maths
We will be working on percentages of decimals and moving onto perimeters of rectangles.
English
We are continuing our unit of work comparing forests and woodlands.
Reading
We are getting close to the end of The Explorers now. What will happen to our characters stranded in the Amazon rainforest?
PSHE
Healthy Me. We will learning about body image and accepting ourselves for who we are.
SPELLINGS
We are working on Diamond Dickenson. Have you used any of the words correctly in your writing?
GEOGRAPHY
We will continue to focus on deforestation and South American countries.
DT
We will be creating designs for our pulley and gear systems.
Week Beginning 13.3.23
Maths
We will be rounding to 1 decimal place, understanding percentages and learning about percentages as fractions.
English
We are beginning a new unit of work comparing forests and woodlands.
Reading
We will be continuing to read our text The Explorers and explore the vocabulary and summarise the main points from the text.
PSHE
Healthy Me. We will learning about exploitation.
SPELLINGS
We are working on Anxious Austen. Please do the end of list quizzes.
SCIENCE
We are completing an investigation relating to life cycles.
Week Beginning 6.3.23
Maths
We will be learning to order and compare decimals to 3 decimal places and round to the nearest whole number. We will also be assessing the pupil's arithmetic and reasoning skills.
English
We are completing our innovated version of The Man Who Walked Between Towers and undertake an independent writing piece based on our model text.
Reading
We will be continuing to read our text The Explorers and explore the vocabulary and summarise the main points from the text. We will also undertake an assessment of the reading skills we have taught this term.
PSHE
Healthy Me. We will learning about taking personal responsibility in relation to alcohol and learning about the effects it has on the body.
SPELLINGS
We are working on Anxious Austen. Please do the end of list quizzes.
RAINFORESTS
Children who are not swimming will continue to learn about rainforests and will be doing PE sessions as usual.
Week Beginning 27.2.23
Maths
We will be working on comparing and ordering fractions and working using thousandths as decimals.
Do you know your 3 and 6 times tables? Can you recall them rapidly?
Practise times tables rockstars.
English
We are continuing to learn the model text for The Man Who Walked Between Two Towers and practise the toolkit skills use within the text.
Reading
We will be continuing to read our text The Explorers and use summarising, inference and prediction skills.
PSHE
Healthy Me. We will learning about taking personal responsibility.
ART
We are studying the artist Henri Rousseau. Maybe you could go and see his famous painting 'Surprised' in the National Gallery, London.
SPELLINGS
We are working on Anxious Austen. Please do the end of list quizzes.
RAINFORESTS
Children who are not swimming will continue to learn about rainforests and will be doing PE sessions as usual.
Week Beginning 20.2.23
Maths
We will be working on decimals up to 2 decimal places and equivalent fractions.
Do you know your 3 and 6 times tables? Can you recall them rapidly? Practise times tables rockstars.
English
We are going to work on a fiction unit about The Man Who Walked Between Two Towers.
We will use our toolkit skills to write our own discussion text.
Reading
We will be continuing to read our text The Explorers and use summarising, inference and prediction skills.
PSHE
Healthy Me. We will learning about taking personal responsibility.
SPELLINGS
We are working on Anxious Austen. Please do the end of list quizzes.
SCIENCE
We will continue to learn about living things.
RE
We are learning about Christianity and how Christians know what happened at Easter.
DT
We are working on pulleys and gears.
Week Beginning 6.2.23
Maths
We will be continue to work on fractions this week and use fractions as operators.
Don't forget to continue to practise on Times Tables Rockstars.
English
We are going to complete our writing unit on writing a discussion text about 'Do we still need zoos? We will use our toolkit skills to write our own discussion text.
Reading
We will be continuing to read our text The Explorers and use summarising, inference and prediction skills.
PSHE
Dreams and goals. We will review our work on dreams and goals and look at how we support one another.
SPELLINGS
We are working on Anxious Austen. Please do the end of list quizzes.
SCIENCE
We are learning about mammals.
RE
We are learning about Christianity and in particular Adam and Eve, Christmas and Easter - How are these connected?
DT
We are working on pulleys and gears.
Week Beginning 30.1.23
Maths
We will be continue to multiply fractions and will be working out fractions of an amount.
Don't forget to continue to practise on Times Tables Rockstars.
English
We are going to continue our writing unit on writing a discussion text about 'Do we still need zoos? We will explore the language of our model text and learn about using the passive voice in our writing.
Reading
We will be continuing to read our text The Explorers and use inference and retrieval skills.
PSHE
Dreams and goals. We are looking at how we support one another.
SPELLINGS
We are working on Anxious Austen. Please do the end of list quizzes.
SCIENCE
We are learning about how plants reproduce.
RE
We are learning about Christianity and in particular Adam and Eve, Christmas and Easter - How are these connected?
French
We are learning about family members.
DT
We are working on pulleys and gears.
Week Beginning 23.1.23
Maths
This week we are working on multiplying fractions.
Don't forget to continue to practise on Times Tables Rockstars.
English
We are going to begin our writing unit on writing a discussion text.
Reading
We will be continuing to read our text The Explorers and use inference and retrieval skills.
PSHE
Dreams and goals. We are continuing to explore our Dreams and goals for the future and how we can achieve these.
SPELLINGS
We are working on Delicious Dideon and Anxious Austen. If you are not a confident speller, please continue to practise some of the previous lists.
RE
We are learning about Christianity and in particular Adam and Eve, Christmas and Easter - How are these connected?
French
We are learning the months of the year.
Week Beginning 16.1.23
Maths
This week we are working on division.
If you would like support with how we teach this, please look on our support for parents tab on the school website.
Don't forget to continue to practise on Times Tables Rockstars.
English
We are continuing to work on suspense writing. This week we are innovating our model text and will begin to create our own suspense story using the rule of 3, hiding the threat, creating unexpected events using figurative language, varying sentence structure and creating a setting that suits the story.
Reading
We will be continuing to read our new text The Explorers. We are focusing upon retrieval and inference.
PSHE
Dreams and goals. We are continuing to explore our Dreams and goals for the future and how we can achieve these.
SPELLINGS
We are working on Delicious Dideon. If you are not a confident speller, please continue to practise some of the previous lists.
RE
We are learning about Christianity and in particular Adam and Eve, Christmas and Easter - How are these connected?
French
We are learning classroom instructions.
Week Beginning 9.1.23
Happy New Year Everyone!
Maths
This week we are working on multiplication and short division.
If you would like support with how we teach this, please look on our support for parents tab on the school website.
Don't forget to continue to practise on Times Tables Rockstars.
English
We are currently working on suspense writing. We will be exploring the language of our model text and looking for examples of figurative language/
Reading
We will be continuing to read our new text The Explorers. We are focusing upon retrieval and summarising skills.
PSHE
Dreams and goals. We are continuing to explore our Dreams and goals for the future and how we can achieve these.
SPELLINGS
Do you we are moving onto Delicious Dideon. If you are not a confident speller, please continue to practise some of the previous lists.
RE
We are learning about Christianity and in particular Adam and Eve, Christmas and Easter - How are these connected?
French
We are naming classroom objects in French.
Week Beginning 12.12.22
Maths
We are completing our work on fractions and will assess the understanding of this topic.
English
We will write our own explanation text this week, using the features and language structures we have studied.
Reading
We will complete our book Have Sword Will Travel this week and will complete a review of the text.
PSHE
Review of the half term and the zones of regulation.
SPELLINGS
Do you know how to spell the words on Weird Wordsworth? Keep practising!
RE
Why is light an important sign at Christmas?
Week Beginning 5.1.22
Maths
We are continuing to work with fractions. We will be adding fractions with whole amounts and fractions combined. For a recap on fractions please click here.
English
We will begin to adapt a model explanation text in order to help us write our own.
Reading
We are continuing to read Have Sword Will Travel and will be using our skills of retrieval and inference.
Science
We will complete our unit and find out what we now know about Properties and materials.
PSHE
Celebrating differences.
SPELLINGS
Do you know how to spell the words on Weird Wordsworth? Keep practising!
Cooking
We are looking at Mexican Christmas bread and will design our own breads ready to make next week.
Week Beginning 28.11.22
Maths
We are continuing to work with fractions. We will be adding fractions. For a recap on fractions please click here.
English
We will begin to learn an explanation text and learn the features and skills needed to write our own great explanation text.
Reading
We are continuing to read Have Sword Will Travel and will be using our skills of prediction and retrieval.
Science
We will complete our unit and find out what we now know about Properties and materials.
PSHE
Our work on anti-bullying will continue with a focus on different types of bullying.
SPELLINGS
Do you know how to spell the words on Weird Wordsworth? Keep practising!
Week Beginning 21.11.22
Maths
We are continuing to work with fractions. We will be comparing and ordering fractions, adding and subtracting fractions and add fractions within 1.
English
We will be completing our unit on writing a warning tale and will be writing our independent pieces using the skills from our toolkit.
Reading
We are continuing to read Have Sword Will Travel and will be finding evidence in the text which forms our impressions of the characters.
Science
As part of our properties of materials unit we will investigate the stickiest tape and present our findings.
PSHE
We will explore name calling and spreading rumours as part of our anti bullying work.
Week Beginning 14.11.22
Maths
Our work on Fractions this week will focus upon changing mixed to improper fractions, ordering fractions and comparing fractions less than 1.
English
We will begin to innovate our model text and create our own versions based on the original Caravan text.
Reading
We are continuing to read Have Sword Will Travel and will work on our intonation, the impressions that the author creates and inference. We will also look at an extract from The Hobbit.
Science
We will be exploring absorbency.
History
We will be looking at how and why people travelled during the middle ages and how the plague affected their lives.
PSHE
We will be looking at anti-bullying.
Week Beginning 8.11.22
Maths
We will be continuing to work on fractions. We will be converting improper fractions to mixed fractions.
English
We will begin to work on a warning tale called the caravan. We will be continuing to use figurative language to create atmosphere in our settings, use apostrophes and unpick our model text so that we understand the skills which have been used.
Reading
We are continuing our book called Have Sword Will Travel by Gareth Nix.
Science
We will continuing to learn about the properties of materials and investigating dissolving.
History
We are beginning to learn about The Plague.
PE
We are learning netball skills and playing small team games.
PSHE
Our theme is Celebrating Differences.
Week Beginning 31/10/22
Maths
We will be working on fractions. We will be finding fractions equivalent to a unit and non-unit fraction, recognising equivalent fractions and converting improper fractions to mixed numbers.
English
We will begin to work on a warning tale called the caravan. We will be using figurative language and the power of 3.
Reading
We are starting a new book called Have Sword Will Travel by Gareth Nix.
PSHE
Reviewing how the zones of regulation are working in class and thinking of further tools to help us.
Sculpture Week
We will be completing our Sculpture week activities. Have you brought in your empty 2litre plastic bottle.
Week Beginning 17/10/22
Maths
We will be working on multiplication and squared and cubed numbers. We will also be multiplying and dividing numbers by 10, 100 and 1000.
English
We are continuing to work on our non fiction writing and will be writing our own independent piece.
Reading
We are getting to the end of The Wolves of WIlloughby Chase. We are continuing to use our reading skills to unpick the text and we can't wait to find out what happens to Sylvia and Bonnie.
Geography
We will be using grid references to read maps
DT
We will complete our kite making and evaluate our results.
Computing
Internet safety
PSHE
Reviewing how the zones of regulation are working in class and thinking of further tools to help us.
Week Beginning 10/10/22
Maths
We will begin a unit of work on statistics. This will include; Common multiples, Factors, Common factors, Prime numbers, and square numbers.
English
We will be completing a persuasive writing unit based on writing a non-chronological report. This will link to our topic on Industrial Britain.
Reading
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase is getting really exciting now and we will be exploring more vocabulary, using intonation and expression in our reading and using inference skills.
We will also be examining an extract from The Walrus and the Carpenter.
Science
We will continue to carry out investigations linked to our topic of properties of materials and complete an activity to check our learning at the end of this unit of work.
Topic
We will complete our history unit of work.
DT
We will be designing and making kites.
Computing
Internet safety
PSHE
We will be working together to find strategies in order to solve friendship difficulties.
Please remember to bring in empty plastic 2l bottles by the end of this half term.
Week Beginning 3/10/22
Maths
We are continuing our work on number, addition and subtraction. We will work on Multi-step addition and subtraction problems, Compare calculations, Finding missing numbers.
Writing
We are continuing to study The Highwayman and will be changing aspects of it to create our own poetry using similes, metaphor, alliteration, personification and onomatopoeia.
Reading
We are continuing to read The Wolves of Willoughby Chase. We will be using our skills of retrieval, looking at fact and opinion and examining the impressions the author creates of the characters. We will also be studying an extract from a non fiction Titanic book.
Science
Properties of materials
We will carry out investigates relating to solutions and everyday materials.
Topic
We will be learning about health, disease and medicine, Culture and pastimes and exploration and empire.
Computing
Internet safety.
PSHE
We will look at how we work together as a group.
We will be cooking this week and bringing our dish home to eat. Please ensure that the dietary information held by the office is up to date.
Week Beginning 26/09/2022
Maths
We are beginning a new unit of work on addition and subtraction. We will focus on mental strategies, adding whole numbers with more than 4 digits, subtracting whole numbers with more than 4 digits, round to check numbers and using inverse operations.
Writing
We are writing poetry based on The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes We will explore the poem and the language used by the poet in order to help us create our own poems.
Reading
We are continuing to read The Wolves of Willoughby Chase. We will explore some of the traits of the main characters, vocabulary and answers some comprehension questions to check understanding of the text.
Can your child tell you what has happened in the story so far?
We will also be reading an Extract from the book The Clockwork Crow.
Science
Properties of materials
We will continue to learn about dissolving and irreversible changes.
Topic
We will be learning about the industrial revolution, Queen Victoria and Victorian inventions.
Woodlands
We are continuing our map work. Please bring your wellies.
Computing
Internet safety.
PSHE
We will look at rewards and consequences.
Week Beginning 20.09.22
Well done to our Year 5 children for settling back well into school life and working so hard during our first full week back at school.
Maths
We are continuing to work on place value. We will be comparing and ordering numbers to 1000000, rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000, round within 100000 and assessing our understanding of place value.
Writing
We are going to be innovating our model text (linked to our topic) using our toolkit of modal verbs, imperative verbs, alliteration, powerful adjectives, rhetorical questions and slogans.
Reading
We are continuing to read the Wolves of Willoughby Chase and will be exploring the vocabulary in the text, ordering events and working on our inference skills.
During our extract lesson we will be looking at the bool Wonder by RJ Palacio.
Science
We are learning about the properties of materials. We will investigate materials, dissolving and thermal insulators.
Topic
We are continuing to study the work of William Morris in art and will complete our prints inspired by his style and techniques.
Geography/Woodlands
We are continuing our map work and will use our knowledge of degree angles to find compass points.
Computing/Internet safety
We will looking at scamming.
Spellings
We are learning the words on the Patient Potter list of Sir Linkalot.
Your child will be choosing a reading book or as free readers are welcome to read a book from home. Please encourage them to read daily and record their progress in their reading record book.
Week Beginning 12.09.22
We will continue to get to know you through our PSHE lessons and continue to develop the Zones of regulation in class.
Maths
We are working on place value. We will be learning about the power of 10, 10/100/1000/10000,100000 more or less, partition numbers to 1,000000, using number lines to 1000,000 and comparing and ordering numbers to 1000000.
Writing
We are working on persuasive writing and will be learning about imperative verbs, using persuasive language in our sentences and will begin to plan a persuasive piece of writing.
Reading
We are reading The Wolves of Willoughby Chase . We will be practising our skills of retrieval and looking at how the chosen language forms our impressions of characters and events.
We will also be reading an extract about Cesar Chevaz.
Topic
Our topic is Industrial Britain and this week we will be looking at the artwork of William Morris and creating some print work in his style.
Messages
Our PE days are on Tuesday and Wednesday. Please send your child into school in their PE kit on these days.
Your child will be choosing a reading book or as free readers are welcome to read a book from home. Please encourage them to read daily and record their progress in their reading record book.
We will begin our woodlands sessions this week. Please ensure they have wellies in school.
Week Beginning 18.7.22
We will be selling our Enterprise week bags from 3:10pm on Wednesday 20th July 2022.
Our class assemblies have been moved to Friday 22nd July 2022.
Here is a break down of this week:
Maths: This week we will be looking at volume, comparing volume, estimating volume and then estimating capacity.
Writing: This week we will be continuing with our new Non-fiction topic based on Biographies. We will be inventing our own scientist, who has discovered a new planet, and we will be writing a biography about their lives and achievements.
Topic: This week we will be completing Enterprise activities. These will be based on Budgeting, market research, designing and making. Our final product will be a bag that will be sold on Wednesday.
PSHE: We will continuing our topic based on 'Changing Me'. We will be thinking about looking ahead into the next year at school and what we'd like to achieve.
Week Beginning 11.7.22
Our trip to Herstmonceux will take place on Monday 11th July 2022.
Children will need to be in school at 8:30am, ready to leave at 9am. Children will need to bring a water bottle, lunchbox and bag with them. It is due to be very hot, so please ensure that your child has applied sunscreen before school.
This week is the beginning of our Enterprise Week. Please can each child bring in an old T-shirt.
Here is a break down of this week:
Maths: This week we will be looking at converting units of time, timetables, volume and comparing volume.
Writing: This week we will be continuing with our new Non-fiction topic based on Biographies. We will be innovating our model text, using our own ideas.
Reading: This week we will be finishing our book: Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce. We will be looking at character and will be completing a book review.
Topic: This week we will be completing Enterprise activities. These will be based on Budgeting, market research, designing and making. Our final product will be a bag.
PSHE: We will continuing our topic based on 'Changing Me'. We will be exploring what it is like to become a teenager.
Please can each child bring in an old T-shirt for our Enterprise Week! We will be making bags from them!
Week Beginning 4.7.22
Here is a break down of this week:
Maths: This week we will be looking at Measurement. We will be looking at metric units of measure, imperial units of measure, time and timetables.
Writing: This week we will be continuing with our new Non-fiction topic based on Biographies. We will be looking at our new model text based on Katherine Johnson and will be looking at the grammar skills used within it. After that, we will be thinking about the text as authors before planning our own.
Reading: This week we will be continuing to read our new book: Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce. We will be looking at vocabulary, summarising, retrieval and character.
Topic: This week we will continuing our new topic based on Space! We will be looking at the moon and how it can control the ocean tides.
PSHE: We will continuing our topic based on 'Changing Me'. We will be exploring conception and how it can lead to new life.
Week Beginning 27.6.22
Tuesday 28th June is Class swap day.
Our School trip to Herstmonceux (Science Observatory) will now take place on Monday 11th July 2022.
Here is a break down of this week:
Maths: This week we will be looking at Measurement. We will be looking at Reflection, Millimetres and Millilitres, Kilograms and Kilometres and Metric units.
Writing: This week we will finishing off our own quest tales that involve dialogue. After that, we will be beginning our new Non-fiction topic based on Biographies. We will be looking at our new model text based on Katherine Johnson and picking out the key skills and structure.
Reading: This week we will be continuing to read our new book: Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce. We will be looking at vocabulary, summarising, retrieval and character.
Topic: This week we will continuing our new topic based on Space! We will be looking at the moon and how it can control the ocean tides.
PSHE: We will continuing our topic based on 'Changing Me'. We will be exploring the male reproductive system and will be talking about how males experience puberty.
Week Beginning 20.6.22
Here is a break down of this week:
Maths: This week we will be looking at position and direction. We will be focusing on Translation, Translation with coordinates, Lines of Symmetry, Reflection and Reflection with coordinates.
Writing: This week we will continuing our new topic based on a discussion text. We will be writing our own versions of the model text from the 'aliens' point of view. We will be using the toolkit and structure of the model text to help us.
Reading: This week we will be continuing to read our new book: Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce. We will be looking at vocabulary, summarising, retrieval and character.
Topic: This week we will continuing our new topic based on Space! We will be looking at the craters on the moon and will be conducting an experiment to see if we can re-create them.
PSHE: We will beginning our topic based on 'Changing Me'. We will be exploring the female reproductive system and will be talking about how females experience puberty. During this lesson, we will be looking at some different sanitary products that females use.
Week Beginning 13.6.22
Here is a break down of this week:
Maths: This week we will be calculating lengths and angles within shapes, investigating regular and irregular polygons and then reasoning about 3D shapes.
Writing: This week we will continuing our new topic based on a discussion text. We will be learning the model text and will then be thinking carefully about the specific skills used by authors' and the effect that they have on the reader.
Reading: This week we will be continuing to read our new book: Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce. We will be looking at ordering, prediction and true or false. Additionally, we will be looking at Mae Jemison and her fantastic impact on the world from a female influence.
Topic: This week we will continuing our new topic based on Space! We will be looking at the different phases of the moon.
PSHE: We will beginning our topic based on 'Changing Me'. We will be exploring self-esteem and body image.
Week Beginning 7.6.227
Welcome back. We hope that you enjoyed your break and any Platinum Jubilee celebrations you were involved in!
Homework will be set this Thursday (9.6.22) and due in next week as usual.
Here is a break down of this week:
Maths: This week we will be looking at describing position and drawing on a grid, position within the first quadrant and translation.
Writing: This week we will beginning our new topic based on a discussion text. We will be learning the model text and investigating some strange sightings around the school.
Reading: This week we will be beginning to read our new book: Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce. We will be looking at vocabulary, retrieval and inference.
Topic: This week we will beginning our new topic based on Space! We will be looking at the planets in or solar system and investigating the shape of the Earth.
Week Beginning 23.5.22
Year 5 & 6
Juniors Sports Day Thursday 26th May 2022
All parents and carers please join us for a fun filled sports day!
Location: Earlswood Junior School Field
Time: 12.35-14.45
There will be a picnic lunch starting at 11.40 to 12.20 beforehand if you wish to join your child for lunch.
The entrance for parents and carers will be via the top main entrance for the junior site. You will be asked to sign in when you arrive at the gate and if you are unsure there will be members of staff to help direct you to the activity your child will be starting on first. Please be patient, we will aim to sign you in as quickly as possible.
As much enthusiasm and encouragement not only for your child but the whole colour team would be fantastic!
See you there on what will hopefully be a bright and sunny day!
Many thanks for your continued support,
The PE Team
Maths: This week we will be looking at angles and measurement. We will be drawing lines and angles accurately, calculating angles of straight lines, calculating angles around a point, identifying angles within Triangles and angles within Quadrilaterals.
Writing: This week we will innovating on the poem we have been learning-The Highway Man. We will be creating our own narrative poem based on a journey. We will use the toolkit to help us.
Reading: This week we will be continuing with our new book 'Viking Boy' by Tony Bradman and will be looking at inference, retrieval and vocabulary.
Topic: This week we will learning about Viking trade and Longboats as well as Crime and Punishment. This week is sports week and we will be playing a Kwik Cricket within the year group on Monday. We will also be celebrating the Jubilee on Friday.
PSHE: This week we will be starting our new PSHE theme of 'Relationships' and will be focusing on our relationships with technology.
Messages
Sports Day
Our sports day is on Thursday afternoon. We are looking forwards to seeing you for the picnic and sporting events. Please provide a packed lunch for your child.
Jubilee Picnic
On Friday we will be celebrating the Queen's Jubilee with a whole school picnic on the field. Please provide a packed lunch for your child.
Summer Weather
Please provide a sun hat and water as the weather gets hotter and ensure that your child has sun screen applied before school.
Week Beginning 9.5.22
Our PE days have now changed!
We have indoor PE on Monday and outdoor PE on Friday.
Maths: This week we will be continuing to look at decimals. We will be looking at adding and subtracting decimals with different decimal places, problem solving with decimals with different decimal places, adding and subtracting wholes and decimals, decimal sequences and multiplying and dividing decimals by 10, 100 and 1000.
Writing: This week we will finishing our Defeating the Monster Tale. We will be creating our own tale using the toolkit and structure we have learnt.
Reading: This week we will be continuing with our new book 'Viking Boy' by Tony Bradman and will be looking at retrieval, impressions and comparing and contrasting character.
Topic: This week we will be starting our new topic: Viking and Anglo-Saxons. We will be looking at a famous Anglo-Saxon burial site-Sutton Hoo and will then be learning about how the Viking raids affected the Anglo-Saxons at Lindisfarne.
PSHE: This week we will be starting our new PSHE theme of 'Relationships' and will be focusing on recognising our rights and responsibilities when playing games online.
Week Beginning 3.5.22
Our PE days have now changed!
We have indoor PE on Monday and outdoor PE on Friday.
Maths: This week we will be continuing to look at decimals. We will be looking at adding decimals and crossing the whole, adding decimals with the same decimal place, subtracting decimals with the same decimal place and problem solving with decimals.
Writing: This week we will continue with our Defeating the Monster Tale: Beowulf. This is a traditional Nordic tale about a great warrior defeating a beast and saving the kingdom. We will be innovating the text to create our own versions from the view of a different character and will then be planning our own defeating the monster tale.
Reading: This week we will be starting our new book 'Viking Boy' by Tony Bradman and will be looking at inference, summarising and author's choice.
Topic: This week we will be starting our new topic: Viking and Anglo-Saxons. We will be looking at Anglo-Saxons daily life, settlement and religion.
PSHE: This week we will be starting our new PSHE theme of 'Relationships' and will be focusing on being in online communities and how to keep safe.
Week Beginning 25.4.22
Our PE days have now changed!
We have indoor PE on Monday and outdoor PE on Friday.
Maths: This week we will be continuing to look at decimals. We will be looking at the relationship between fractions, decimals and percentages, adding decimals within 1, subtracting decimals within 1 and then thinking about decimals compliments to 1.
Writing: This week we will continue with our new Defeating the Monster Tale: Beowulf. This is a traditional Nordic tale about a great warrior defeating a beast and saving the kingdom. We will be learning our model text and picking out key skills before analysing the author's use of grammar skills.
Reading: This week we will be starting our new book 'Viking Boy' by Tony Bradman and will be looking at inference, ordering, true or false, summarising and vocabulary.
Topic: This week we will be starting our new topic: Viking and Anglo-Saxons. We will be looking at Anglo-Saxons and why they made the journey to Britain.
PSHE: This week we will be starting our new PSHE theme of 'Relationships' and will be focusing on keeping ourselves safe whilst online.
Week Beginning 19.4.22
We hope you have a lovely Easter holiday!
Here is what we will be doing when we get back on Tuesday 19th April:
Maths: This week we will be continuing to look at decimals. We will be rounding decimals, ordering and comparing decimals, understanding percentages and looking at percentages as decimals and fractions.
Writing: This week we will begin our new Defeating the Monster Tale: Beowulf. This is a traditional Nordic tale about a great warrior defeating a beast and saving the kingdom. We will be learning our model text and picking out key skills.
Reading: This week we will be starting our new book 'Viking Boy' by Tony Bradman and will be looking at vocabulary, character and inference.
Topic: This week we will be starting our new topic: Viking and Anglo-Saxons. We will be looking at Anglo-Saxons and why they made the journey to Britain.
PSHE: This week we will be starting our new PSHE theme of 'Relationships'.
Week Beginning 21.3.22
Maths: This week we will be continuing to look at Fractions. We will be multiplying mixed number fractions by integers for 2 days, we will then be looking at fractions of different amounts and finally, fractions as operators.
Writing: This week we will be continuing with our non-fiction topic based on a discussion text. We will be learning key skills such as subordinating conjunctions, adverbials and different clauses before analysing author's use of these skills within the model text.
Reading: This week we will be continuing with our new book: ' The Explorer' by Katherine Rundell and will be looking at a range of skills including vocabulary, summarising and author's choice.
Topic: This week we have a Computing focus and will be continuing to look at Coding. We will be using Code for Life to create different algorithms to make the vehicle move in different directions and will be building upon a range of skills including, repeating and debugging code.
PSHE: This week we will be continuing our topic: Healthy Me. We will be looking body image and discussing how external influences can affect us. We will then also be looking at how to improve our body-image.
**Please see 'Key Information' and 'Homework' tab for additional information**
Week Beginning 14.3.22
Maths: This week we will be continuing to look at Fractions. We will be multiplying fractions by integers and will be breaking the whole.
Writing: This week we will be beginning our non-fiction topic based on a discussion text. We will be learning our new model text and will be picking out key skills used by the author.
Reading: This week we will be continuing with our new book: ' The Explorer' by Katherine Rundell and will be looking at a range of skills vocabulary, summarising and character traits.
Topic: This week we have a Computing focus and will be beginning to look at Coding. We will be using different software to program a set of instructions and debut (correct) any errors in the code.
PSHE: This week we will be continuing our topic: Healthy Me. We will be looking at Frist Aid and how to keep ourselves and others safe.
**Please see 'Key Information' and 'Homework' tab for additional information**
Week Beginning 7.3.22
Maths: This week we will be looking at subtracting fractions with different denominators and subtracting mixed number fractions.
Writing: This week we will be writing our own version of a suspense tale based within the Rainforest. We will be using the model text structure and our toolkit to create suspense.
Reading: This week we will be continuing with our new book: ' The Explorer' by Katherine Rundell and will be looking at a range of skills including inference and retrieval.
Topic: We will be continuing with our Rainforests topic. We will be looking at and comparing the Tropical Rainforest Biome with the Temperate Deciduous Biome. We will specifically be focusing on the Amazon Rainforest and Sheerwood Forest.
PSHE: This week we will be continuing our topic: Healthy Me. We will be celebrating different female figures for International Woman's Day.
**Please see 'Key Information' and 'Homework' tab for additional information**
Week Beginning 28.2.22
Maths: This week we will be looking at adding and subtracting fractions. We will be adding mixed number fractions and fractions with different denominators. We will then look at subtracting fractions with different denominators.
Writing: This week we will be beginning to learn about our new topic based on suspense. We will be using the model text and toolkit to innovate our own versions of a suspense tale.
Reading: This week we will be continuing with our new book: ' The Explorer' by Katherine Rundell and will be looking at a range of skills including character traits, prediction and summarising.
Topic: We will be continuing with our Rainforests topic. We will be looking at deforestation and the devastating effects it can have on the rainforest biome.
PSHE: This week we will be continuing our topic: Healthy Me. We will be looking at the affects of alcohol on the body and being confident with say no to peer pressure.
**Please see 'Key Information' and 'Homework' tab for additional information**
Next week is half-term (14.2.22-18.2.22).
We hope that you all have a relaxing week filled with fun!
We look forward to seeing the children back at school on Monday 21st February 2022.
Week Beginning 7.2.22
Maths: This week we will be looking at number sequences at the beginning of the week, and then comparing and ordering fractions greater than 1 towards end of the week using the knowledge we revised last week.
Writing: This week we will be continuing our persuasive text. We will innovating on our model text, 'Alton Towers' and then planning our own persuasive text using the toolkit.
Reading: This week we will be continuing with our new book: ' The Explorer' by Katherine Rundell and will be looking at a range of skills including retrieval, impressions, inference and vocabulary.
Topic: This week we will be beginning our new topic: 'Rainforests'. We will be looking at the People of the Rainforest and Deforestation.
PSHE: This week we will be continuing our topic: Dreams and Goals and focusing on obstacles they may face and how to overcome them.
**Please see 'Key Information' and 'Homework' tab for additional information**
Week Beginning 31.1.22
*Wednesday Year 5 will have the Exotic Animal encounter*
Maths: This week we will be comparing and ordering fractions at the beginning of the week, and then converting improper to mixed fraction towards the end of the week using the knowledge we revised last week.
Writing: This week we will starting with our new topic based on a persuasive text. We will be focusing on the structure of non-fiction writing and will be beginning to learn about imperative verbs and emotive language as well as learning our new model text: Alton Towers
Reading: This week we will be continuing with our new book: 'The Boy Who Swam With Piranhas' by David Almond and will be looking at a range of skills including retrieval, impressions, inference and vocabulary.
Topic: This week we will be beginning our new topic: 'Rainforests'. We will be looking at the different Layers of the Rainforest and will be looking into the different animals that live within them.
PSHE: This week we will be continuing our new topic: Dreams and Goals. We will be thinking about our ideal job and the different stereotypes surrounding different job roles.
**Please see 'Key Information' and 'Homework' tab for additional information**
Week Beginning 24.1.22
*Wednesday 26th January 2022 is an inset day*
Maths: This week we will be beginning our Fractions topic. We will be looking at Fractions and Equivalent Fractions.
Writing: This week we will continuing with our new topic based on a wishing tale. We will be planning and creating our own wishing tales using the structure and toolkit we have been learning.
Reading: This week we will be continuing with our new book: 'The Boy Who Swam With Piranhas' by David Almond and will be looking at a range of skills including Prediction, Comprehension and Vocabulary.
Topic: This week we will be beginning our new topic: 'Rainforests'. We will be looking at the different Biomes and Climate zones around the world and will be comparing and contrasting these, using Atlases to support us.
PSHE: This week we will be continuing our new topic: Dreams and Goals. We will be looking at other cultures and the dreams and goals of children from other countries and comparing them to our own.
**Please see 'Key Information' and 'Homework' tab for additional information**
Week Beginning 17.1.22
Maths: This week we will be continuing with our topic of Multiplication. We will be looking at formal methods to help us multiply a 4 digit number by a 2 digit number. We will also be beginning to look at Division this week and will be using 'Bus Stop' method to help us divide up to a 4 digit number by a 1 digit number.
Writing: This week we will beginning our new topic based on a wishing tale. We will innovating on our model text, 'The Man Who Walked Between The Towers' and then planning our own wishing tales using the toolkit.
Reading: This week we will be continuing with our new book: 'The Boy Who Swam With Piranhas' by David Almond and will be looking at a range of skills including Character traits, retrieval and vocabulary.
Topic: This week we will be beginning our new topic: 'Rainforests'. We will be looking at the different Biomes and Climate zones around the world and using Atlases to support us.
PSHE: This week we will be continuing our new topic: Dreams and Goals. We will be looking at jobs and thinking about what skills and attributes we need to be able to get our dream job.
**Please see 'Key Information' and 'Homework' tab for additional information**
Week Beginning 10.1.22
Maths: This week we will be continuing with our topic of Multiplication. We will be looking at different strategies to multiply a 4 digit number by a 2 digit number.
Writing: This week we will beginning our new topic based on a wishing tale. We will be learning a famous wishing tale about a man, Philippe Petit, who walked on a tightrope between the World Trade Centres in New York City.
Reading: This week we will be beginning our new book: 'The Boy Who Swam With Piranhas' by David Almond and will be looking at a range of skills including summarising, retrieval and inference.
Topic: This week we will be looking at artist Edvard Munch and recreating our own versions of his famous work, 'The Scream'.
PSHE: This week we will be beginning our new topic: Dreams and Goals. We will be looking at jobs and thinking about our dream jobs for the future.
**Please see 'Key Information' and 'Homework' tab for additional information**
Week Beginning 13.12.21
Maths: This week we will be continuing with our topic of measurement. We will be looking at finding the area of regular and irregular shapes.
Writing: This week we will be continuing our new topic based on an Explanation Text. We will be focusing on re-writng our own versions on an explanation text based on how the Plague spread and will then be inventing our own virus and writing an explanation text based on this.
Reading: This week we will be beginning our new book: 'Have Sword, Will Travel' by Garth Nix and Sean Williams and will be looking at a range of skills including summarising, retrieval and inference.
Topic: This week we will be looking at how the Plague affected people of different classes in the 13 and 1600s.
PSHE: This week we will be continuing with our topic: Celebrating Differences. We will be thinking about different cultures and how different traditions make different people happy.
**Please see 'Key Information' and 'Homework' tab for additional information**
Week Beginning 29.11.21
Maths: This week we will be starting our new topic of Measurement. We will be looking at the perimeter of different shapes including regular and irregular shapes.
Writing: This week we will be beginning our new topic based on an Explanation Text. We will be focusing on the structure of non-fiction writing and will be beginning to learn about parenthesis and different conjunctions as well as learning our new model text: Influenza-How does it spread?
Reading: This week we will be beginning our new book: 'Have Sword, Will Travel' by Garth Nix and Sean Williams and will be looking at a range of skills including summarising, retrieval and prediction.
Topic: This week we will be exploring how the beginning of world trade and trade routes contributed to the spread of the Plague in the 1300s.
PSHE: This week we will be continuing with our topic: Celebrating Differences. We will be learning about about what makes us as individuals happy and how we can contribute to the happiness of others. We will also be thinking about different cultures and how different traditions make different people happy.
**Please see 'Key Information' and 'Homework' tab for additional information**
Week Beginning 22.11.21
Maths: This week we will be continuing our Multiplication and Division topic. We will be looking at multiplying and dividing given numbers by 10, 100 or 1,000 and Prime numbers.
Writing: This week we will be continuing with our new unit based on Settings. We will planning our own made up worlds and then using these to create our own setting descriptions.
Reading: This week we will be beginning our new book: 'Have Sword, Will Travel' by Garth Nix and Sean Williams and will be looking at a range of skills including inference, retrieval and character description.
Topic: This week we will be beginning to look at the Plague and how it spread across the world. We will be using maps to identify countries most effected and explore why trade routes cause a lot of the spread.
PSHE: This week we will be beginning our new topic: Celebrating Differences. We will be learning about direct and indirect bullying and will be looking at Children in Need and what we can do as a community.
**Please see 'Key Information' and 'Homework' tab for additional information**
Week Beginning 15.11.21
Maths: This week we will be continuing our Multiplication and Division topic. We will be looking at multiplying and dividing given numbers by 10, 100 or 1,000.
Writing: This week we will be continuing with our new unit based on Settings. We will be using the skills we have learnt to evaluate how and why authors use these devises in writing and will then be creating our own innovated versions of a setting description.
Reading: This week we will be beginning our new book: 'Have Sword, Will Travel' by Garth Nix and Sean Williams and will be looking at a range of skills including Inference, prediction and retrieval.
Topic: This week we will be starting to look at our own Arial tramways for DT. We will be learning all about pulleys and gears, labelling diagrams and creating our own versions of pulleys and gears.
PSHE: This week we will be beginning our new topic: Celebrating Differences. We will be learning about what bullying is and how to deal with it.
**Please see 'Key Information' and 'Homework' tab for additional information**
Week Beginning 8.11.21
Maths: This week we will be continuing our Multiplication and Division topic. We will be looking at squared and cubes numbers and will be multiplying by 10, 100 and 1000.
Writing: This week we will be continuing with our new unit based on Settings. We will be continuing to learn our model text 'The Caravan' and will be focusing on short burst writing and changing the atmosphere.
Reading: This week we will be beginning our new book: 'Have Sword, Will Travel' by Garth Nix and Sean Williams and will be looking at a range of skills including vocabulary, impressions and retrieval.
Topic: This week we will be conducting a number of scientific experiments relating to properties of materials. We will be investigating how materials dissolve, reversible and irreversible changes and absorbency.
PSHE: This week we will be beginning our new topic: Celebrating Differences. We will be exploring the different cultures within our community and discussing how to tackle racism.
**Please see 'Key Information' and 'Homework' tab for additional information**
Week Beginning 1.11.21
Maths: This week we will be beginning our Multiplication and Division topic. We will be looking at multiples, factors, prime and squared numbers.
Writing: This week we will be beginning our new unit based on Settings. We will be learning our model text 'The Caravan' and picking out the key grammar features.
Reading: This week we will be beginning our new book: 'Have Sword, Will Travel' by Garth Nix and Sean Williams and will be looking at a range of skills including summarising, inference and retrieval.
Topic: This week is Sculpture week. We will be learning all about the famous work of Dale Chihuly and then creating our own sculptures inspired by his designs.
PSHE: This week we will be beginning our new topic: Celebrating Differences. We will be exploring the different cultures within our community.
**Please see 'Key Information' and 'Homework' tab for additional information**
Week Beginning 18.10.21
Maths: This week we will be continuing with our new topic that focuses on Statistics. We will be looking at and plotting timetables and drawing line graphs.
Writing: This week we will be continuing our new topic which focuses on Information Writing. We will be writing inventing our own animals and then creating a Non-Chronological Report based on them. We will think about their appearance, habitat, diet and special features and will use the skills from our toolkit.
Reading: This week we will be continuing to read our book 'The Wolves of Willoughby Chase' by Joan Aiken and will be creating our own book reviews.
Topic: This week we will looking at 4 and 6 figure grid references during our Geography sessions and will be looking at plotting and drawing our own maps of the local area.
PSHE: This week we will be learning about how democracy and having a voice benefit our school community and how collaboration can make our community better.
**Please see 'Key Information' and 'Homework' tab for additional information**
Week Beginning 11.10.21
Maths: This week we will be beginning our new topic that focuses on Statistics. We will be gathering data and creating, drawing and plotting our own line graphs.
Writing: This week we will be continuing our new topic which focuses on Information Writing. We will be writing our own versions on our model text 'Rhiswanozebtah' using key skills from our toolkit.
Reading: This week we will be continuing to read our book 'The Wolves of Willoughby Chase' by Joan Aiken and will be focusing on our inference and summarising skills.
Topic: This week we will be focusing on our Geography skills and will be looking at some of the major changes bought about by the industrial revolution. We will be comparing the human geography of towns.
PSHE: This week we will be thinking about our impact on our communities and how our behaviour can impact others.
**Please see 'Key Information' and 'Homework' tab for additional information**
Week Beginning 4.10.21
Maths: This week we will be continuing to look at Addition and Subtraction. We will be using both formal written methods (column) and mental strategies as well as looking at the Inverse relationship between them.
Writing: This week we will be beginning our now topic which focuses on Information Writing. We will be learning our new model text 'Rhiswanozebtah' and picking out grammar features such as generalisers and subordinating conjunctions.
Reading: This week we will be continuing to read our book 'The Wolves of Willoughby Chase' by Joan Aiken and will be focusing on our impressions and retrieval.
Topic: This week we will be looking at the differences between Victorian Britain and Modern Britain. We will also be beginning to work on our map skills.
PSHE: This week is 'Feel Good Week' and we will be thinking about what makes us happy and how we can work together to create a more positive world.
**Please see 'Key Information' and 'Homework' tab for additional information**
Week Beginning 27.9.21
Maths: This week we will be starting our new topic which focuses on Addition and Subtraction. We we be looking at the column method as well as using mental strategies to help us add and subtract numbers.
Writing: This week we will be inventing our own characters and writing our final 'Rags to Riches' tales.
Reading: This week we will be continuing to read our book 'The Wolves of Willoughby Chase' by Joan Aiken and will be focusing on vocabulary and character.
Topic: This week we will be looking at the lives of Victorian children and using historical sources to identify the similarities and differences between the social classes.
PSHE: This week we will be thinking about different behaviours and how rewards and consequences can help to create a better community.
**Please see 'Key Information' and 'Homework' tab for additional information**
Week Beginning 20.9.21
Maths: This week we will be continuing to look at Roman Numerals and Negative Numbers.
Writing: This week we will be Innovating our Oliver Twist text and will be using the character toolkit to describe different characters.
Reading: This week we will be continuing to read our book 'The Wolves of Willoughby Chase' by Joan Aiken and will be focusing on a range of skills: vocabulary, ordering and inference.
Topic: This week we will be looking at the life of children in the Victorian times and will be comparing modern and Victorian schools.
PSHE: This week we will be thinking about young people from different cultures and comparing our dreams and goals.
**Please see 'Key Information' and 'Homework' tab for additional information**
Week Beginning 13.9.21
Maths: This week we will be continuing to look at Place Value and will be comparing and ordering numbers up to 1 million.
Writing: This week we will be continuing to learn our model text based on Oliver Twist. We will be focusing on short burst writing, using speech and relative clauses to show details of character.
Reading: This week we will be continuing to read our book 'The Wolves of Willoughby Chase' by Joan Aiken and will be focusing on inference.
Topic: This week we will be looking at the life of Queen Victoria and how her rule lead to significant changes in British history.
PSHE: This week we will be thinking about our school community and our roles within it. We will then be thinking about our rights and responsibilities as British Citizens.
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Week Beginning 6.9.21
Maths: This week we will be beginning our Place Value topic. We will be looking at the place value of numbers up to 1 million and rounding to 10 and 100.
Writing: This week we will be starting our new T4W Unit based that focuses on character. We will be learning our model text 'Oliver Twist' and beginning to look at the key features in a character description.
Reading: This week we will be starting our text 'The Wolves of Willoughby Chase' by Joan Aiken.
Topic: This week we will be looking at key events that occurred during the Victorian period.
PSHE: This week we will be thinking about our Dreams and Goals for the year ahead.
Welcome to Year 5!
We are really excited to welcome you all back into school and into Year 5. We are looking forward to getting to know you all over the next few weeks.
Please see an overview of the first 2 days:
PSHE: We will be thinking about the new year ahead of us and discussing any worries/ things they are looking forward to. We will then be setting our goals for this year and thinking about how we will achieve them.
Maths: We will be completing some Place Value Investigations this week.
Writing: We will be starting to look at Character this week. We will be writing our own paragraphs based on famous book characters.
ART: We are looking at the artist Frank Bowling and creating our own versions of his work- you will have received an additional e-mail about this.
PBL: We will be beginning to look at our topic of Victorians. We will be thinking about what life was like for the different social classes and will be using some drama based activities.
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