Year 5/6 Blog 29.11.24

Dear Parents/ Carers,

We hope that you have had a lovely week. 

Thank you to all parents who came to join us for the Christmas Lights Switch on. The children performed excellently on the night and we were all very proud of them.

Upcoming Events

A few notes for your diary for things coming up soon - more details will be on the newsletter as we get nearer to the time so keep a look out!

• 6th December - PTA Movie Night
• 10th December - KS1 Pantomime Trip
• 12th December - Christmas Jumper Day & Christmas Dinner Day
• 13th December - PTA Christmas Bazaar
• 16th December - KS2 Pantomime Trip
• 17th/18th December - KS1 Christmas Production

YEAR 5/6 HOMEWORK TASKS

CGP BOOKS

MATHS
Year 5 P31
Year 6 P18-19

ENGLISH
Year 5 P56
Year 6 P48-49

Please also ensure that your child is regularly:

• 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 47 - words with ‘silent’ letters 

• Times table practise - next week we are continuing with multiplying 12’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 22nd November 2024

 Friday 22nd November 2024

Year 5/6 Blogpost 22.11.24

Dear Parents/ Carers

We hope that you have had a lovely week. The weather certainly has shown us that winter is here. Please make sure that coats, gloves, hats etc are labelled with your children's names to avoid them being lost. Any property that remains around school, is located in The Learning Hub (Old Opal Class). Please collect the items as soon as you realise they are missing to avoid them being thrown away.

Thank you to all parents who came to join us for Parent/ Teacher consultations, it was lovely having the opportunity to catch up and share how hard all of your children are working. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tuesday 26th November (during school hours) - Year 6 Play Leader training

Thursday 28th November (during school hours) - Year 5/6 Antisocial Behaviour Presentations, delivered by our local police officers.

Thursday 28th November - To meet at Rayleigh Mill by 4:05 for Rayleigh Lights 

YEAR 5/6 HOMEWORK TASKS

CGP BOOKS

MATHS
Year 5 Pg 32
Year 6 Spellings and reading

ENGLISH
Year 5 Pg 48/49
Year 6 TTRS practice

Please also ensure that your child is regularly:

• 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 45 - words containing the letter string - ough

• Times table practise - next week we are continuing with multiplying 12’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

Year 5/6 Blogpost 15.11.24

Dear Parents/Caregivers,
Happy Friday!
As the weather is about to turn very cold next week, could you please ensure that your children come to school with a coat every day. We tend to go out at break and lunchtimes unless it is heavy rain. Also, please ensure your child is in the correct uniform every day, with a buttoned shirt and tie - These MUST be named. We have a lot of lost property left over that can be checked through after school.

UPCOMING EVENTS
Tuesday 19th November/ Wednesday 20th November - Parent Consultation Evenings
Wednesday 20th November- Year 5/6 Tag Rugby Festival
Thursday 28th November- Rayleigh Lights singing (KS2 choir)

YEAR 5/6 HOMEWORK TASKS
CGP BOOKS
MATHS
Year 5 Pg 16/17
Year 6 Pg 13/14
ENGLISH
Year 5 Pg 50/51
Year 6 Pg 46/47

Please also ensure that your child is regularly:

• 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 45 - sound spelt ei after c

• Times table practise - next week we are looking at 12’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.

Have a fab weekend!
Mrs Hurley, Mr Greenfield and Mrs Witherall

Year 5/6 Blogpost 8.11.24

Happy Friday and welcome back from half term. We hope you all had a great break.  This week, the children have focused on writing a science fiction text. The children have analysed the features and will be putting these features into their writing later next week. We look forward to reading them.

Coats

Could we please remind you that children need to bring in a coat. The temperature starting to drop and we are still noticing a number of children who are not bringing a coat to school. Please make sure these coats are also named.

Sports Letters

Just a gentle reminder that if your child is invited to participate in an event, please ensure that you complete the Google Form that is sent via text to you. If your child is unable to participate, please still complete the form as soon as you can. This will allow us to give other children an opportunity to fill in this place. We appreciate your continued support.

YEAR 5/6 HOMEWORK TASKS

CGP BOOKS

MATHS

Year 5 Pg 19 (Prime numbers and Factors)

Year 6 Pg 12 (Mental Maths)

ENGLISH

Year 5 Pg 64 (Punctuating speech into 2 parts)

Year 6 Pg 59 (Punctuating speech)

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.

See you soon!

Mrs Hurley, Mr Greenfield and Mrs Witherall