Week beginning 3rd October 2022
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Our learning this week…
English
At Howard Primary School we have adopted Read Write Inc Phonics.
RWI is a method of learning centred round letter sounds and phonics, and we use it to aid children in their reading and writing. Read Write Inc., developed by Ruth Miskin, provides a structured and systematic approach to teaching literacy. It is used by more than a quarter of the UK’s primary schools and is designed to create fluent readers, confident speakers and willing writers.
Using RWI, the children learn to read effortlessly so that they can put all their energy into comprehending what they read. It also allows them to spell effortlessly so that they can put all their energy into composing what they write.
When using RWI to read the children will:
- Learn 44 sounds and the corresponding letter/letter groups using simple picture prompts
- Learn to read words using Fred Talk
- Read lively stories featuring words they have learnt to sound out
- Show that they comprehend the stories by answering questions.
Five key principles underpin the teaching in all Read Write Inc. sessions:
Purpose – know the purpose of every activity and share it with the children, so they know the one thing they should be thinking about
Participation – ensure every child participates throughout the lesson. Partnership work is fundamental to learning
Praise – ensure children are praised for effort and learning, not ability
Pace – teach at an effective pace and devote every moment to teaching and learning
Passion – be passionate about teaching so children can be engaged emotionally.
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/reading-schemes-oxford-levels/read-write-inc-phonics-guide/
Hold a sentence is an activity that encourages children to remember a whole sentence while focusing on spelling and punctuation.
Build a sentence is to give children the opportunity to create their own sentence to that shows the meaning of a word and edit a sentence allows the children to critique a sentence using their knowledge of spelling punctuation and grammar. Children complete a longer piece of independent writing, which gives them the opportunity to show off their creativity and to practice their spelling, grammar and punctuation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXOJUPNVnLc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjHqJQ8sxs4
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Maths – Number & Place Value
- To compare number sentences
- To understand related facts
- To understand bonds to 100 (multiples of 10)
- To add and subtracts -1s
- To find 10 more or 10 less than a number
To compare number sentences
Children will use their knowledge of <,> and the = symbol to compare number sentences.
15 – 5 = 10, 16 – 7 = 9 therefore 15 – 5 > 16 – 7
To understand related facts
A fact family is a group of math facts using the same numbers. In the case of addition/subtraction, you use three numbers and get four facts. The above facts are related as all 3 numbers have a relationship and can be used in addition and subtraction sums.
To understand bonds to 100 (multiples of 10)
Children can use their knowledge of number bonds to 10 to help them with their understanding of number bonds to 100.
Example
1 + 9 = 10 10 + 90 = 100
2 + 8 = 10 20 + 80 = 100
3 + 7 = 10 30 + 70 = 100
4 + 6 = 10 40 + 60 = 100
5 + 5 = 10 50 + 50 = 100
To add and subtracts -1s
Children will add or subtract ones from numbers.
To find 10 more or 10 less than a number
If 1 ten is removed, then they will be left with 8
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Science – Use of everyday materials
This week we will find out how the shapes of solid objects made from some materials can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching.
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Geography
To recognise and name continents.
To recognise and name oceans.
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PE
Please remember to send your child to school in their PE kit on their PE days.
Westminster – Tuesday & Thursday
Hungerford – Tuesday & Thursday
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Music
We will focus on exploring sounds.
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RE
In RE we will be thinking about challenging attutitudes. This week we will focus on special things in different religions.
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RHE – Relationship and Health Education
Jigsaw has two aims for all children:
- To build their capacity for learning
- To equip them for life
Jigsaw brings together PSHE Education, emotional literacy, mindfulness, social skills and spiritual development. The topic this term is ‘Being Me.’ The children will eventually
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- Understand the rights and responsibilities of a member of a class.
- Understand that their views are important.
- Understand that their choices have consequences.
- Understand their own rights and responsibilities with their classroom.
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Reading
When reading with your child at home ask them questions related to their book.
Questions to ask before you read
- Can you look at the pictures and predict what you think will happen in this book?
- What makes you think that?
- What characters do you think might be in our story?
- Do you think there will be a problem in this story? Why or why not?
- Does the topic/story relate to you or your family? How?
Questions to ask during the reading
- What do you think will happen next?
- What can you tell me about the story so far?
- Can you predict how the story will end?
- Why do you think the character did _______?
- What would you have done if you were the character?
- How would you have felt if you were the character? (use different characters)
- As I read____________, it made me picture________ in my head. What pictures do you see in your head?
- As you read, what are you wondering about?
- Can you put what you’ve just read in your own words?
Questions to ask after reading
- Can you remember the title?
- In your opinion, was it a good title for this book? Why or why not?
- Were your predictions about the story correct?
- If there was a problem, did it get solved?
- What happened because of the problem?
- Why do you think the author wrote this book?
- What is the most important point the author is trying to make in his writing?
- What was your favourite part of the story?
- If you could change one thing in the story, what would it be?
- Can you retell the story in order?
- If you were __________, how would you have felt?
- What is the most interesting situation in the story?
- Is there a character in the story like you? How are you alike?
Why did you like this book?
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Mathletics
Please continue to complete your activities on Mathletics.
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Star of the week
Hungerford
Philip – for his commitment to learning his maths work. Philip has focused hard this week and has learnt how to count in 5s and 2s.
Ameera – for being a calm and polite member of Hungerford Class.
Westminster
Joseph – for excellent work during our map skills session.
Tanvi – for settling in well into Westminster Class.
Gus – for excellent learning attitudes and behaviours in class. Gus always delivers exceptional homework.
Marina – for having a positive attitude towards her learning.
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Week beginning 26th September 2022
It’s Computing week!
What are we learning this week?
English –
This term, our English lessons will be based on the core text Rose Blanche, by Roberto Innocenti. Our learning objectives this week are:
- To identify and evaluate the key features of an informal letter.
- To plan and write an informal letter.
- To edit and up-level my writing.
This half term, our class read will be Holes, by Louis Sachar.
Maths –
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Lesson 1
Reasoning 3 Assessment (PIXL)
Lesson 2
LO: I can use models to support problems with two unknowns and one solution.
Lesson 3
LO: To begin to use trial by error to solve problems.
Lesson 4
Arithmetic Assessment (PIXL)
Lesson 5
Long multiplication (4-digits by 2-digits)
Computing –
This week, we shall be looking specifically at online safety. We shall be learning about cyberbullying, how to de-escalate digital drama and how to find our media balance.
Science –
This week, we shall be learning about conductors and insulators.
PE –
QE2 – Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Tower – Tuesdays and Fridays
Week beginning 26th September 2022
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THIS WEEK’S LEARNING:
Literacy Core Text: The Lion inside
Phonics: Reading Books for all groups will be changed on Monday this week. Please return reading books and yellow diaries so your child may receive their next book from their Phonics group teacher.
Maths: We are working with numbers up to 10 this week.
Geography: We are continuing looking at Map skills and our local area.
RHE: We are going to be understanding what it means to be part of a community.
PE: PE lesson focus as follows:
- Thursday – Ball control skills
- Friday – Dance and Partner work
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Week Beginning – 26th September
This week our learning will be as follows;
- In English we will continue our work based on the Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Rauf. We will learn about the features of a non-chronological report and write our own non-chronological report based on Refugees.
- In mathematics we will add 4 digit number with regrouping and develop different strategies for checking our answerrs.
- In science we will continue our work on sound.
- Our blocked foundation subject this week is RE we will be beginning a unit entitled “why do you judge me.” We will look at the question of discrimination, look at how world religions ask us to treat each other with respect and look at the experience of Anne Frank.
Southwark Class will do PE on Tuesday and Thursday. Millennium Class will swim on Tuesday and have a PE lesson on Friday.
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Week beginning 26th September 2022
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Our learning this week…
English
At Howard Primary School we have adopted Read Write Inc Phonics.
RWI is a method of learning centred round letter sounds and phonics, and we use it to aid children in their reading and writing. Read Write Inc., developed by Ruth Miskin, provides a structured and systematic approach to teaching literacy. It is used by more than a quarter of the UK’s primary schools and is designed to create fluent readers, confident speakers and willing writers.
Using RWI, the children learn to read effortlessly so that they can put all their energy into comprehending what they read. It also allows them to spell effortlessly so that they can put all their energy into composing what they write.
When using RWI to read the children will:
- Learn 44 sounds and the corresponding letter/letter groups using simple picture prompts
- Learn to read words using Fred Talk
- Read lively stories featuring words they have learnt to sound out
- Show that they comprehend the stories by answering questions.
Five key principles underpin the teaching in all Read Write Inc. sessions:
Purpose – know the purpose of every activity and share it with the children, so they know the one thing they should be thinking about
Participation – ensure every child participates throughout the lesson. Partnership work is fundamental to learning
Praise – ensure children are praised for effort and learning, not ability
Pace – teach at an effective pace and devote every moment to teaching and learning
Passion – be passionate about teaching so children can be engaged emotionally.
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/reading-schemes-oxford-levels/read-write-inc-phonics-guide/
Hold a sentence is an activity that encourages children to remember a whole sentence while focusing on spelling and punctuation.
Build a sentence is to give children the opportunity to create their own sentence to that shows the meaning of a word and edit a sentence allows the children to critique a sentence using their knowledge of spelling punctuation and grammar. Children complete a longer piece of independent writing, which gives them the opportunity to show off their creativity and to practice their spelling, grammar and punctuation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXOJUPNVnLc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjHqJQ8sxs4
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Maths – Number & Place Value
- To count in 5s
- To count in 3s
- Number bonds to 10 via fact families
- Number bonds to 20 via fact families
- To check calculations
To count in 5s
The children will count in 5s and we will pay attention to any patterns that they spot. Such patterns may include numbers ending in 0 or 5, or the odd, even nature of numbers in the 5 times tables.
To count in 3s
Children will spot patterns when counting in 3s.
Number bonds to 10 via fact families
Number bonds are also often referred to as number pairs. They are simply the pairs of numbers that make up a given number. Knowing number bonds with confidence allows children to develop strategies for solving more complicated mental problems.
Number bonds to 20 via fact families
To check calculations
Children will use inverse to check calculations.
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Science – Use of everyday materials
We will learn about materials and their uses. We will sort materials according to their properties. Children will sort materials in a variety of ways. They can sort materials according to their properties. Such properties may include if its magnetic; if it is soft; if it is transparent…
We will be thinking about the properties of materials and how it makes them suitable for certain objects .
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Geography
We will be learning about map skills.
To understand purpose of a map.
To follow a route on a map.
To locate places using an atlas.
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PE
Please remember to send your child to school in their PE kit on their PE days.
Westminster – Tuesday & Thursday
Hungerford – Tuesday & Thursday
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Music
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RE
In RE we will be thinking about challenging attutitudes. This week we will focus on why things are special.
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RHE – Relationship and Health Education
Jigsaw has two aims for all children:
- To build their capacity for learning
- To equip them for life
Jigsaw brings together PSHE Education, emotional literacy, mindfulness, social skills and spiritual development. The topic this term is ‘Being Me.’ The children will eventually
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- Understand the rights and responsibilities of a member of a class.
- Understand that their views are important.
- Understand that their choices have consequences.
- Understand their own rights and responsibilities with their classroom.
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Reading
When reading with your child at home ask them questions related to their book.
Questions to ask before you read
- Can you look at the pictures and predict what you think will happen in this book?
- What makes you think that?
- What characters do you think might be in our story?
- Do you think there will be a problem in this story? Why or why not?
- Does the topic/story relate to you or your family? How?
Questions to ask during the reading
- What do you think will happen next?
- What can you tell me about the story so far?
- Can you predict how the story will end?
- Why do you think the character did _______?
- What would you have done if you were the character?
- How would you have felt if you were the character? (use different characters)
- As I read____________, it made me picture________ in my head. What pictures do you see in your head?
- As you read, what are you wondering about?
- Can you put what you’ve just read in your own words?
Questions to ask after reading
- Can you remember the title?
- In your opinion, was it a good title for this book? Why or why not?
- Were your predictions about the story correct?
- If there was a problem, did it get solved?
- What happened because of the problem?
- Why do you think the author wrote this book?
- What is the most important point the author is trying to make in his writing?
- What was your favourite part of the story?
- If you could change one thing in the story, what would it be?
- Can you retell the story in order?
- If you were __________, how would you have felt?
- What is the most interesting situation in the story?
- Is there a character in the story like you? How are you alike?
Why did you like this book?
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Mathletics
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Star of the week
Hungerford
Yasmin – for always show care to her friends and to adults. Yasmin is dedicated to following the 5cs.
Olivia – for making a great effort to follow the 5cs.
Summie – for being an excellent friend and always improving her learning based on feedback.
Megan – for excellent teamwork skills during PE.
Kabir – for excellent leadership skills during PE.
Nicole -for excellent leadership skills during PE.
Ohene- for excellent teamwork skills during PE.
Westminster
Nevaeh – for always being an excellent member of Westminster Class and always demonstrating the 5Cs.
Price – for trying his best in class with all his learning challenges.
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Autumn 1 Week 4 – 26th September 2022
Autumn 1 – Week 4 – 26th September 2022
Welcome to ….
Here are the objectives for the week ahead where we will link Science and Geography with our trip from last week.
How exciting!
Our PE days are Tuesday and Thursday (London) &
Monday and Tuesday (Cannon).
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- I can use addition as the inverse to subtraction.
- I can use columnar method to subtract I.
- I can use columnar method to subtract II.
- I can round to estimate and approximate my subtractions.
- I can solve multi-step subtraction problems.
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- I can engage in book talk.
- I can identify the features of and uplevel a diary entry.
- I can write a diary entry.
- I can edit and improve my diary entry.
- PIXL Reading Assessment
- PIXL Spelling Assessment
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- To secure my phonetic knowledge of Spanish – III.
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I can order the planets and identify key facts.
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- Jigsaw – Topic: Being Me – Puzzle II
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- I can use the compass rose to (4-12) give direction.
- I can use 4-figure grid references.
- I can use 6-figure grid references
- I can use a range of OS map symbols.
Enjoy your weekend, particularly this sunny Sunday.
Your Year 5 Team.
Week beginning 26th September 2022
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THIS WEEK’S LEARNING
LITERACY:
- Core Text: Marvelous me, Inside and Out by Lisa Bullard
- Phonics: To learn a new letter sound each day as follows: /d/ /t/ /i/ /n/ /p/ Please check your child’s bookbag each day for new letter formation practise sheet. Please keep these at home and continue to practise letter formation with your child.
MATHS:
- Number sense: To learn and sing a selection of number songs and rhymes
- Maths stories: To listen to a selection of stories with a mathematical focus
PSED: To talk about the concept of emotions and explore the feelings in the Blue Zone eg sad, unhappy, tired, etc
EAD: To explore different types of lines (straight, curved, zig zag) to create self portraits.
UW: To encourage talk about themselves and the things they are interested in.
PE: To develop spatial awareness: how to negotiate large and small areas carefully and to find their own safe space in a large open area.
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Week beginning 19th September 2022
It’s Computing week!
What are we learning this week?
English –
This term, our English lessons will be based on the core text Rose Blanche, by Roberto Innocenti. Our learning objectives this week are:
- To use formal and informal language correctly.
- To respond to an illustration.
- To write a character description.
This half term, our class read will be Holes, by Louis Sachar.
Maths –
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Lesson 1Reasoning 2 Assessment (PIXL) and 144 quizLesson 2LO: I can use Cuisenaire rods to compare the structure of problems with one or two unknowns.Lesson 3LO: I can use models to solve problems that have two unknowns and one solution.Lesson 4LO: I can apply models to sum-and-multiple problems.
Computing –
This week, we shall be looking specifically at online safety. We shall be learning about cyberbullying, how to de-escalate digital drama and how to find our media balance.
PE –
QE2 – Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Tower – Tuesdays and Fridays
Autumn 1 – Week 3 – 19th September 2022
Autumn 1 – Week 3 – 19th September 2022
Welcome to ….
On this memorable bank-holiday, here are the objectives for the exciting week ahead.
Our PE days are Tuesday and Thursday (London) &
Monday and Tuesday (Cannon).
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- I can add whole numbers with more than 4-digits.
- I can round to estimate and approximate my calculations.
- I can solve multi-step addition problems.
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- To engage in book talk.
- To compare and contrast characters.
- Short Writing Task
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- To secure my phonetic knowledge of Spanish – II.
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Trip to the Royal Observatory
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- Jigsaw – Topic: Being Me
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- I can develop my understanding of symbols.
- I can understand the significance of Guru Nanak.
- I can identify the key features of a gurdwara.
Enjoy your Monday afternoon and evening.
Your Year 5 Team.
Week beginning 19th September 2022
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Our learning this week…
English
At Howard Primary School we have adopted Read Write Inc Phonics.
RWI is a method of learning centred round letter sounds and phonics, and we use it to aid children in their reading and writing. Read Write Inc., developed by Ruth Miskin, provides a structured and systematic approach to teaching literacy. It is used by more than a quarter of the UK’s primary schools and is designed to create fluent readers, confident speakers and willing writers.
Using RWI, the children learn to read effortlessly so that they can put all their energy into comprehending what they read. It also allows them to spell effortlessly so that they can put all their energy into composing what they write.
When using RWI to read the children will:
- Learn 44 sounds and the corresponding letter/letter groups using simple picture prompts
- Learn to read words using Fred Talk
- Read lively stories featuring words they have learnt to sound out
- Show that they comprehend the stories by answering questions.
Five key principles underpin the teaching in all Read Write Inc. sessions:
Purpose – know the purpose of every activity and share it with the children, so they know the one thing they should be thinking about
Participation – ensure every child participates throughout the lesson. Partnership work is fundamental to learning
Praise – ensure children are praised for effort and learning, not ability
Pace – teach at an effective pace and devote every moment to teaching and learning
Passion – be passionate about teaching so children can be engaged emotionally.
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/reading-schemes-oxford-levels/read-write-inc-phonics-guide/
Hold a sentence is an activity that encourages children to remember a whole sentence while focusing on spelling and punctuation.
Build a sentence is to give children the opportunity to create their own sentence to that shows the meaning of a word and edit a sentence allows the children to critique a sentence using their knowledge of spelling punctuation and grammar. Children complete a longer piece of independent writing, which gives them the opportunity to show off their creativity and to practice their spelling, grammar and punctuation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXOJUPNVnLc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjHqJQ8sxs4
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English
The book that our English session is based on is called The Storm Whale by Benji Davies.
Other books by Benji Davies include…
This week we will:
- Write diary entries
- Create a poem about a storm
- Perform poetry
- Describe a storm using powerful adjectives
Write a diary entry
Children will write a diary entry from Noi’s viewpoint. Typically, diary writing is used to recall the events of the day or week, and the feelings, thoughts and opinions that go with it.
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Maths – Number & Place Value
- To order numbers
- To count in 2s
- To count in 10s
- To count in 5s
To order numbers
The children will order numbers from the smallest to the largest. They will also order from the largest to the smallest\
To count in 2s
Children will spot patterns when counting in 2s.
To count in 10s
Children will use their knowledge of tens and ones to count in 10s.
To count in 5s
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Science – Use of everyday materials
We will learn about materials and their uses. We will sort materials according to their properties. Children will sort materials in a variety of ways. They can sort materials according to their properties. Such properties may include if its magnetic; if it is soft; if it is transparent…
We will be going on a material walk around the school.
Children will use their knowledge of the properties of materials to help them.
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History
Our topic for this term is ‘The Great Fire of London.’
This week we will be thinking about personal timelines.
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PE
Please remember to send your child to school in their PE kit on their PE days.
Westminster – Tuesday & Thursday
Hungerford – Tuesday & Thursday
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Music
We will focus on exploring sounds.
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RE
In RE we will be thinking about challenging attutitudes. This week we will focus on why things are special.
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RHE – Relationship and Health Education
Jigsaw has two aims for all children:
- To build their capacity for learning
- To equip them for life
Jigsaw brings together PSHE Education, emotional literacy, mindfulness, social skills and spiritual development. The topic this term is ‘Being Me.’ The children will eventually
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- Understand the rights and responsibilities of a member of a class.
- Understand that their views are important.
- Understand that their choices have consequences.
- Understand their own rights and responsibilities with their classroom.
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Reading
When reading with your child at home ask them questions related to their book.
Questions to ask before you read
- Can you look at the pictures and predict what you think will happen in this book?
- What makes you think that?
- What characters do you think might be in our story?
- Do you think there will be a problem in this story? Why or why not?
- Does the topic/story relate to you or your family? How?
Questions to ask during the reading
- What do you think will happen next?
- What can you tell me about the story so far?
- Can you predict how the story will end?
- Why do you think the character did _______?
- What would you have done if you were the character?
- How would you have felt if you were the character? (use different characters)
- As I read____________, it made me picture________ in my head. What pictures do you see in your head?
- As you read, what are you wondering about?
- Can you put what you’ve just read in your own words?
Questions to ask after reading
- Can you remember the title?
- In your opinion, was it a good title for this book? Why or why not?
- Were your predictions about the story correct?
- If there was a problem, did it get solved?
- What happened because of the problem?
- Why do you think the author wrote this book?
- What is the most important point the author is trying to make in his writing?
- What was your favourite part of the story?
- If you could change one thing in the story, what would it be?
- Can you retell the story in order?
- If you were __________, how would you have felt?
- What is the most interesting situation in the story?
- Is there a character in the story like you? How are you alike?
Why did you like this book?
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Mathletics
Please continue to complete your activities on Mathletics.
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Star of the week
Hungerford
Binev – for trying his best in all areas of work. Well done Binev for always expanding his answers during class discussions.
Patricia – for demonstrating excellent commitment and dedication towards her maths work. Patricia now has a better understanding of place value.
Vivienne – for demonstrating excellent skills during basketball sessions.
Sidney – for excellent teamwork skills during PE.
Luci – for excellent teamwork skills during PE.
Westminster
Max – for settling into Westminster Class and trying his best.
Rehansh – for being a super role model in Westminster Class and always trying his best and following the 5Cs.
Jamarion – for excellent effort during history sessions.
Kayla – for fantastic teamwork in PE and demonstrating good listening skills.
Aahil – for fantastic teamwork in PE and demonstrating good listening skills.
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