What are we learning this week?

English – We shall be writing in role, creating good luck charms, taking part in role play as our ship sets sail.

Maths – We shall be looking at the volume of cuboids and nets.

Science – We shall be looking at inheritance, specifically which features offspring may inherit from their parents.

History – We shall be investigating and interpreting the past. In addition, our learning questions is: What can we learn about Benin society from images and artefacts that have survived?

RE – We shall be continuing to take part in the Spiritual Arts competition. Our theme, which we have chosen, is ‘inspiring’.

PE – Tower will have PE on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. QE2 will have PE on Tuesday and Thursday.

What is our class read?

Excitingly, we will be starting our new class read this week! It is called ‘Can you see me?’ by Libby Scott. Here is the blurb:

With diary entries written by 11-year-old Libby Scott, based on her own experiences of autism, this pioneering book, written in collaboration with esteemed author Rebecca Westcott, has been widely praised for its realistic portrayal of autism.

Tally is 11 years old, and she’s just like her friends. Well, sometimes she is. If she tries really hard to be. Because there’s something that makes Tally not the same as her friends. Something she can’t cover up, no matter how hard she tries: Tally is autistic.

Tally’s autism means there are things that bother her even though she wishes they didn’t. It means that some people misunderstand her and feel frustrated by her.

People think that because Tally’s autistic, she doesn’t realise what they’re thinking, but Tally sees and hears – and notices – all of it. And, honestly? That’s not the easiest thing to live with. 

Endearing, insightful and warmly uplifting, Can You See Me? is a story of autism, empathy and kindness that will touch listeners of all ages.

Should children wish to buy a copy to read alongside us, here is a link to the book on Amazon (Can You See Me?: A powerful story of autism, empathy and kindness: Amazon.co.uk: Scott, Libby, Westcott, Rebecca: 9781407195674: Books)

Virtual author visit

To wrap up our previous class text, the lovely author – Tina Athaide- will be answering some of our questions that have been written by the Year 6 children.

Key dates

Provisional – 16th July – Year 6 Leavers Disco (More information will be sent out in due course). 

Welcome to Computing and DT Week (Part 2)!

This week, during our foundation lessons, Tower Class will be embarking on an exciting Computing project entitled ‘We are Travel Writers’.

In QE2 Class, we shall be starting our DT project of designing, creating and evaluating our own pop-up books!

Our learning objectives this week are:

English – This week, we shall be applying for a job on Shackleton’s crew. We shall be looking at CVs and writing our own personal statements. Then, we shall be taking part in job interviews. Hopefully, we are successful!

Class reading book – This week, brings our class read to an end.

Maths – We shall be looking at statistics this week – specifically pie charts and line graphs.

Science – This week, we shall be learning about how animals adapt to suit and survive in their environment.

RE – We shall start learning and designing our art project, as part of Croydon’s ‘Spirited Arts’ competition.
PE –

QE2 – Tuesdays and Thursdays

Tower – Tuesdays and Wednesdays

Please remember to wear your full PE kit on days that you have a PE lesson.