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.
Welcome back after half term!
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Maths:
This week, we shall be finishing our revision of addition and subtraction and then we shall be moving on to looking at factors and multiples.
English:
Before half term, we finished reading our class book: There’s a boy in the girls’ bathroom. This week, we shall, therefore, write a detailed book review.
SPAG:
We shall continue to focus on: apostrophes for possession and omission as well as using a range of the Y5/6 expected spellings in our writing.
Reading:
We have started our new class book, Wonder by R.J. Palacio.
In Year 5, children are responsible for changing their own books independently. We do ask that children read at home everyday and mark this by a simple comment in their homework diary. Please do encourage your child to read aloud, even though they are in Year 5, to build the stamina with their fluency.
Example comment:
Name of Book: Gangsta Granny
Peter read from page 12-16. He struggled on the words ‘inspiration’ and ‘necessary’.
PE:
Our PE lessons will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please ensure your child has their full PE kit on these days.
Music:
Soundstart lessons, with Mr Regan, shall start this week. This is where Year 5 pupils will have the chance to learn both the guitar and keyboard.
RE:
Mrs Forde will start to teach the children all about Christianity on Wednesday afternoons.
PSHE:
We shall be writing a letter to Bradley, from Carla – two characters based in our class novel from last half term.
Thank you to all those parents that attending Parents’ Evening last week. We look forward to meeting with the rest of you shortly.
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ce9bfc” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#030404″ ]This week, we will be learning the following:[/dropshadowbox]
Maths:
This week, we shall be continuing to look at the formal method of subtraction and using addition and subtraction in a range of contexts.
English:
Last week, we finished reading our class book: There’s a boy in the girls’ bathroom. This week, we shall, therefore, write a detailed book review.
SPAG:
We shall be focusing specifically on: apostrophes for possession and omission as well as using a range of the Y5/6 expected spellings in our writing.
Reading:
In Year 5, children are responsible for changing their own books independently. We do ask that children read at home everyday and mark this by a simple comment in their homework diary. Please do encourage your child to read aloud, even though they are in Year 5, to build the stamina with their fluency.
Example comment:
Name of Book: Gangsta Granny
Peter read from page 12-16. He struggled on the words ‘inspiration’ and ‘necessary’.
PE:
Our PE lessons will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please ensure your child has their full PE kit on these days.
Music:
Soundstart lessons, with Mr Regan, shall start this week. This is where Year 5 pupils will have the chance to learn both the guitar and keyboard.
RE:
Mrs Forde will continue to teach the children all about Hinduism on Wednesday afternoons.
Science:
We shall be continuing to look at Galileo’s theory and writing a corresponding newspaper article.
PSHE:
We shall be continuing to look at Black History Month, specifically Mae C. Jennison – the first African American woman to travel in space.
Art:
We shall be studying the art work of Ben Nicholson and Sonia Delauney, as part of our unit on Form.