Welcome to London Bridge Class
Class Teacher: Miss S. Winser (Howard’s Curriculum Lead)
Teaching Assistant: Mrs R. Verma
Homework:
Handed out on Fridays,
Returned by Wednesday,
Please remember that homework is an important building stone in the child’s learning and development. The children will receive Dojo-Points for completed homework as well as particularly outstanding contributions.
Daily Reading:
To help further develop the children’s reading and academic development, please support and encourage the children to read daily for at least 10 minutes. This daily reading should then be recorded (title + pages) in the Learning Diary. We would kindly ask parents to sign/initial the record.
The children will receive Dojo-Points for daily reading.
Recommended reading books for Year 5:
Best Books for Year 5 | Ages 9-10 | BooksForTopics
Expertly selected books for 9 and 10 year old children (lovereading4kids.co.uk)
Reading Activities:
Once the children have completed reading a book, they then choose an activity related to the book (e.g. book-review, letter to the author, sequel, character profile, alternative cover etc.). This activity is completed in the child’s Reading Journal. Our wonderful teaching assistants will then check, feedback and record the completion of these activities.
The children will receive multiple Dojo-Points to reward exceptional work.
PE:
Our current P.E. days are Tuesday and Wednesday with Miss Handley.
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This week is Online Safety Week. Please take time to discuss with your children about using the Internet safely at home.
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Maths:
We shall be delving into the world of decimals this week. We shall be looking at: comparing decimals; multiplying decimal numbers by 10, 100 and 1000; and rounding them to the nearest whole number or one decimal place.
English:
As we have now finished Room 13, we shall be finishing our English lessons this half term by writing a Police report and a book review.
French:
We shall be looking at the topic of food in our french session. We shall be learning all about breakfast!
PE:
We shall be taking part in ‘Buddy’s Big Workout’ this week as part of our effort to help raise money for the NSPCC.
PSHE/Computing:
We shall be focusing on how to keep ourselves safe on the Internet and who we can talk to if a problem arises.
Music:
We shall be continuing our Soundstart lessons with Mr Regan.
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6th February – Mrs Stout is in to stamp your Croydon University passports.
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We are currently reading Room 13, by Robert Swindells. If your child would like to read along with our book in class, you can purchase a copy here at The Book People.
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Maths:
We shall be learning all about fractions this week. We shall specifically be looking at: adding and subtracting fractions and the relationship between fractions and decimals.
English:
These will be our learning objectives throughout the week, they are based around the book Room 13:
I can edit my own warning story.
I can identify what makes a good police report.
I can use convert informal into formal language.
I can plan imitating a police report. (Starter: Recap speech)
I can use formal language to write a police report.
French:
We shall be looking at the topic of food in our french session. We shall be learning all about breakfast!
PE:
Due to hall time allocations last half term, we shall be continuing our gymnastics sessions on Tuesdays and starting Basketball on Thursdays.
PSHE:
We shall be continuing our Apple’s Friends programme.
Music:
We shall be continuing our Soundstart lessons with Mr Regan.
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6th February – Mrs Stout is in to stamp your Croydon University passports.