Year 5/6 Blogpost 25.10.24

 Friday 25th October 2024

Year 5/6 Blogpost 25.10.24

Happy Friday and end of half term. We have had lots of fun and learning take place in these 8 weeks, but this is only the start of an action-packed, engaging year that we have planned ahead.  This week, the children have focussed on writing a narrative that combines the use of not only descriptive language, but the use of varying their sentence types to grasp the reader's attention, keeping them captivated.

As a 'well done' for working as hard as they have, we would like the children to enjoy their half term and take the opportunity to rest so that they are ready to embrace our next half term. 

If they should have a burning desire, it would benefit their minds to dip into any of the following:

• Reading: Remember 15-20 minutes reading to an adult every day is the optimum and should be continuing into Year 6. Please also encourage your child to read by themselves and then discuss the text afterwards, sharing opinions, their favourite part or questioning what happened so as to ensure that your child is understanding the text as well as reading it. All children have a Reading Record to take home.
• Spelling words - please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down. This week we are up to Spelling rule 44 - Adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words ending in –fer
• Times table practise - next week we are looking at 7’s. Please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down.

• TTRS/Sumdog - lots of practice on these amazing programmes that complement what we learn at school. Please see your reading diaries for login details or message your class teacher using Dojo.

We hope that the children who attended the disco had a fab time and you all manage to share some special time with your families this half term.

Please remember that Monday 4th October is an inset day, so children will return on Tuesday 5th October.

See you soon!

Mrs Hurley, Mr Greenfield and Mrs Witherall

Year 5/6 Blogpost 18.10.24

Happy Friday one and all. We hope you've had a great week and are looking forward to October half term next week. It's hard to believe that we have been learning for 7 weeks - we have crammed so much in this term!

World Food Day

What a day we had in school! It was wonderful cooking with all the children and trying out so many foods. Please check out our school newsletter for all the action!

Year 5 Danbury Residential

We hope that the Year 5s a had a fantastic time at their Danbury residential trip. I am sure we will hear all about it on their return to school on Monday. Keep a look out for photos in next week's school newsletter.

YEAR 5/6 HOMEWORK TASKS

CGP BOOKS

MATHS

Year 5 Pg 7 (place value)

Year 6 Pg 11 (Division)

ENGLISH

Year 5 Pg 15-16 (clauses)

Year 6 Pg 14 (clauses)

• Reading: Remember 15-20 minutes reading to an adult every day is the optimum and should be continuing into Year 6. Please also encourage your child to read by themselves and then discuss the text afterwards, sharing opinions, their favourite part or questioning what happened so as to ensure that your child is understanding the text as well as reading it. All children have a Reading Record to take home.
• Spelling words - please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down. This week we are up to Spelling rule 43 - Adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words ending in –fer.
• Times table practise - next week we are looking at 6’s. Please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down.

• TTRS/Sumdog - lots of practice on these amazing programmes that complement what we learn at school. Please see your reading diaries for login details or message your class teacher using Dojo.

We hope that you have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs Hurley, Mr Greenfield and Mrs Witherall

Friday 11th October 2024

 

Year 5/6 Blog Post 11.10.24

We are once again back to another Friday.

As the weather is continuing to cool and provide us with free showers, could we please request that you provide the children with suitable school uniform and added layers for when we go out to play and learn.  We have had much fun in our learning again this week, so please take a look at our newsletter for some updates and photos.

YEAR SIX PARENT MEETING

A big thank you to all of the parents that attended the Year 6 parent meeting yesterday. It was great to see you all. Remember if you have any questions from the meeting, please feel free to send a message over dojo and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

Science Day! Thursday 10th October
On Thursday, the children had a great time learning all about Science through experiments. There are pictures that we have taken from the day which we will share with you in next week's newsletter.

Year 5 Danbury Residential

We hope that the Year 5s are excited for the Danbury residential trip next week. Just a quick reminder to look over the kit list that was sent home to ensure your children remember to bring all of the required items. Please remember to bring the children's lunch in a disposable bag where possible for the first day and any medication labelled in a box if required. We will do our best to get images on the school's Instagram during the trip.

YEAR 5/6 HOMEWORK TASKS

CGP BOOKS

MATHS

Year 5 Pg 15 (Rounding and checking)

Year 6 Pg 10 (Written Multiplication)

ENGLISH

Year 5 Pg 9 (Adverbs)

Year 6 Pg 7 (Adverbs)

• Reading: Remember 15-20 minutes reading to an adult every day is the optimum and should be continuing into Year 6. Please also encourage your child to read by themselves and then discuss the text afterwards, sharing opinions, their favourite part or questioning what happened so as to ensure that your child is understanding the text as well as reading it. All children have a Reading Record to take home.
• Spelling words - please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down.
• Times table practise - next week we are looking at 8’s. Please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down.

• TTRS/Sumdog - lots of practice on these amazing programmes that complement what we learn at school. Please see your reading diaries for login details or message your class teacher using Dojo

We hope that you have a wonderful weekend

Mrs Hurley, Mr Greenfield and Mrs Witherall

Friday 4th October 2024

 Friday 4th October 2024

Year 5/6 Blog Post 4.10.24

We are once again back to another Friday - and it's now October!!!

As the weather is continuing to cool and provide us with free showers, could we please request that you provide the children with suitable school uniform and added layers for when we go out to play and learn.  We have had much fun in our learning again this week, so please take a look at our newsletter for some updates and photos.

YEAR SIX PARENT MEETING

Another reminder to please come join us and learn how you can support your child through this important year. We are encouraging you to bring your child with you so that you can ask questions if needed.

We hope to see you there!

YEAR 5/6 HOMEWORK TASKS

CGP BOOKS

MATHS

Year 5 Pg 12 (Written addition and Subtractions)

Year 6 Pg 9 (Number problems)

ENGLISH

Year 5 Pg 46 (Fronted Adverbials)

Year 6 Pg 43 (Fronted Adverbials)

• Reading: Remember 15-20 minutes reading to an adult every day is the optimum and should be continuing into Year 6. Please also encourage your child to read by themselves and then discuss the text afterwards, sharing opinions, their favourite part or questioning what happened so as to ensure that your child is understanding the text as well as reading it. All children have a Reading Record to take home.
• Spelling words - please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down.
• Times table practise - next week we are looking at 4’s. Please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down.

• TTRS/Sumdog - lots of practice on these amazing programmes that complement what we learn at school. Please see your reading diaries for login details or message your class teacher using Dojo
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Science Day! Thursday 10th October

On Thursday next week, we have invited Sublime Science to Down Hall to provide the children with a day full of scientific experiments. In light of this, could we please ask that your children come into school wearing clothes that you don't mind getting a little messy.

Should you wish to embrace your little scientist further at home, the link attached will take you to their website, where you can access over 100 free experiment ideas. sublimescience

Bikeability

For the children who received a letter regarding bikeability this week, please ensure that you bring in your bikes to the school hall at the beginning of the day and children are provided with the equipment listed on the letter. Many thanks.

We hope that you have a wonderful weekend

Mrs Hurley, Mr Greenfield and Mrs Witherall

Year 5/6 Blog Post 27.9.24

Dear Parents,

Happy Friday to you all! We hope that you've had a fabulous week!

With the weather on the decline, can we ask that the children come to school with a coat every day. We tend to go out at break and lunchtimes unless it is heavy rain.

The children have been very busy with all their learning. Do check out our weekly newsletter for photos and a general catch up on what is going on around the school.

YEAR SIX PARENT MEETING

Please come join us and learn how you can support your child through this important year. We are encouraging you to bring your child with you so that you can ask questions if needed.

We hope to see you there!

YEAR 5/6 HOMEWORK TASKS

CGP BOOKS

MATHS

Year 5 Pg 14 (Mental Calculations)

Year 6 Pg 15 (Factors, Multiples, Prime Numbers)

ENGLISH

Year 5 Pg 12 (Pronouns)

Year 6 Pg 24-25 (Active and Passive Voice)

• Reading: Remember 15-20 minutes reading to an adult every day is the optimum and should be continuing into Year 6. Please also encourage your child to read by themselves and then discuss the text afterwards, sharing opinions, their favourite part or questioning what happened so as to ensure that your child is understanding the text as well as reading it. Shortly, you will be able to take a Reading Record home for your time to time.
• Spelling words - please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down. Next week we are looking at Spelling Rule 40 - Words ending in –ant, –ance/–ancy, –ent, –ence/–ency
• Times table practise - next week we are looking at 3’s. Please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down.

• TTRS/Sumdog - lots of practise on these amazing programmes that complement what we learn at school. Please see your reading diaries for log in details.

Have a fab weekend,

Mrs Hurley, Mrs Witherall & Mr Greenfield

Year 5/6 Blog Post 20.9.24

 Friday 20th September 2024

Dear Parents,

Happy Friday. The children are now in full swing and have been working really hard this week. We have begun our new writing focus of Autobiographies and Biographies and the children have begun to find information all Dorothy Vaughan, Christine Darden and Mary Jackson who are significant figures within the history of NASA.

Impossible Creatures- Katherine Rundell

On Wednesday, the children had the opportunity to listen to Katherine Rundell, a famous author who won the Waterstones Book of 2023 last year. During the talk, she spoke about how you can take inspiration from everyday things to incorporate into your writing. 

TABLE TENNIS

Well done to the children who took part in the Table Tennis tournament at Grove Wood this week.  Mr Harrington was very impressed with your behaviour and the way you performed on the day. 

Year 5/6 Homework Tasks.

CGP BOOKS

MATHS

Year 5 Pg 10 (Rounding)

Year 6 Pg 8 (Calculating with negative numbers)

ENGLISH

Year 5 Pg 6 (Modal Verbs)

Year 6 Pg 6 (Verbs)

• Reading: Remember 15-20 minutes reading to an adult every day is the optimum and should be continuing into Year 6. Please also encourage your child to read by themselves and then discuss the text afterwards, sharing opinions, their favourite part or questioning what happened so as to ensure that your child is understanding the text as well as reading it. All children have a Reading Record to take home.
• Spelling words - please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down.
• Times table practise - next week we are looking at 5’s. Please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down.

• TTRS/Sumdog - lots of practise on these amazing programmes that complement what we learn at school. Please see your reading diaries for login details or message your class teacher using Dojo.

House Captains.

Well done to all of the children that have already submitted their presentations and speeches. Please see our newsletter for the results.

We hope that you have a wonderful weekend.

Mrs Hurley, Mr Greenfield and Mrs Witherall

Year 5/6 Blogpost 13.09.24

 

Friday 13th September 2024

Dear Parents,

Happy Friday. The children are now in full swing and have been working really hard this week. It was great seeing out the week celebrating National Roald Dahl Dat as all of the children dressed up as characters. Thanks to Mr Greenfield for taking part, coming in as the farmer from Fantastic Mr Fox.

Sweyne Visit.

Our Year 6 children were lucky enough to spend some time this morning at Sweyne; taking part in various activities that explore chemistry. We were pleased to hear that our children were all well behaved and represented our school well. The teachers at Sweyne were so amazed at how well how children conducted themselves. They have invited us back in to take part in further lessons

Thank you.

We would like to thank all of our Parents/ Carers for making sure that full school uniform is worn. Children were reminded that shoes and not trainers should be worn this week, as in line with our uniform policy. 

We would also like to thank you for supporting the children to make sure that homework is completed. Without your support, the children are not able to make the progress that we would like this year.

Year 5/6 Homework Tasks.

CGP BOOKS

MATHS

Year 5 Pg 9 (Powers of 10)

Year 6 Pg 7 (Rounding whole numbers)

ENGLISH

Year 5 Pg 62 (Punctuating Speech)

Year 6 Pg 8 (Antonyms and Synonyms)

• Reading: Remember 15-20 minutes reading to an adult every day is the optimum and should be continuing into Year 6. Please also encourage your child to read by themselves and then discuss the text afterwards, sharing opinions, their favourite part or questioning what happened so as to ensure that your child is understanding the text as well as reading it. All children have a Reading Record to take home.
• Spelling words - please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down.
• Times table practise - next week we are looking at 5’s. Please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down.

• TTRS/Sumdog - lots of practise on these amazing programmes that complement what we learn at school. Please see your reading diaries for login details or message your class teacher using Dojo.

School councillor and House Captains.

Well done to all of the children that have already submitted their presentations and speeches. Please see our newsletter for the results.

Next Thursday, we will be holding House Captain elections. If any of our Year 6 pupils would like to be considered for this role, please encourage them to prepare a speech or presentation to explain why they would be good for this role (these have been discussed with the children in class).

We hope that you have a wonderful weekend.

Mrs Hurley, Mr Greenfield and Mrs Witherall