Southwark and Millennium Viking Day 9th October 2018
Week beginning 15th October 2018
- In maths we will finish looking at the column method – looking at word problems and deciding which calculation is needed for each question.
- In English we are moving on to instructions – the features of instructions, imperative verbs and time connectives.
- In Science we will continue our work on magnets – looking at the magnetic poles.
- In History we are finishing our work on the Stone Age.
- In R.E we are looking at the significance of the story of Rama and Sita in Hinduism.
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#47c342″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]We have our trip to Get Fired on Wednesday 17th October, we have designed a cave drawing related to the Stone Age which we will design on our tile.[/dropshadowbox]
Week Beginning 15th October 2018
Dates for your diary :
Wednesday 17th October Parent’s Evening from 4:00 PM the Dining Hall
Congratulations to our Mathletic Champions…
Silver Award :
Lambeth Class: Nicole
Vauxhall Class :
Bronze Award
Lambeth Class : Lelia-Rae, Charlotte, Isaiah, Jayden, Annika, Ayaan, Comella, Adoma, Japdeep, Sackena, Yacoob, Ben, Jayden
Vauxhall Class : Mila Rose, Yaebsira, Oskar, Kostek, Suvisha, Isabella, Neve, Anthony, Leon, Tyler, Reluwane, Krishan
Super Mathlete :
Lambeth Class : Ayaan ( 8900 Points)
Vauxhall Class : Krishan ( 6060 Points)
Walk Around the Local Area
On Tuesday 9th October, we had a great time walking around our local area as part of our Geography curriculum – learning about where we live. Thank you so much for all the parents who assisted us during our walk.
Reading Books: All children would have brought a reading book appropriate to their reading ability. Please read with your child and write a comment or sign or draw a smiley. Books will only be changed if this is done by the parent/carer. We value your support as it is essential to enable your child to practise their skills and make progress. Books will be changed on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Home work
Your child would have brought home a homework book with two sets of work. A sheet of Maths work, spellings to learn (related to their phonic phase) and words to read and decode (these are non words or alien words to support children’s phonic skills).
Mathletics homework has also been set according to our Maths learning in class. The log in cards are at the back of your child’s reading records. Certificates will be handed out weekly in our Year Group Assembly.
Home work need to be returned on Wednesday 17th October
Our learning this week…
English
We will be reading the new text ‘Lila and the secret of the rain’ by David Conway & Jude Daley. They will be talking about the main character, role-play and sequence the story with a beginning, middle and end.
Maths
We will be counting in 1’s,2’s & 10’s forwards and backwards. Children will introduce additions with part part-whole model. We will also recap adding two groups of objects together. Children will use numicons and counters and represent their ideas using pictures or number sentences.
Geography
We went for a local walk to find out about Croydon. They have drawn maps as well as write about what they discovered. Children will use key words such as town, roads, shops, library etc.. This week they will be talking and writing about the town they live in.
PSHE
Children will be continue their learning about ‘New Beginnings’ and will write what they are good at and what they need to develop further. They will develop an understanding of different types of new beginnings – class, teacher, school, house, baby…
R.E
Children will begin to understand about Harvest and discuss how it is celebrated around the world.
P.E.
We will continue our fun P.E. session and develop balance skills as well as listening skills and travelling in different ways and develop spatial awareness.
Art
We continue our learning using line and tone and develop our skills to draw a self – portrait.
Music
We will learn a range of body and harvest songs.
Week Beginning 8th October 2018
This week:
- In maths we will learn to subtract three digit numbers using the column method
- In English we will continue writing our own versions of the story of Stone Age Boy.
- In Science we will continue our work on magnets and looking at different types of magnet.
- In history we will continue our work on the Stone Age.
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#659ff7″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Stone Age dress up day – Friday 12th October[/dropshadowbox]
We have come to the end of our work on Leon and the Place Between and are really impressed with the standard of writing the children have produced.
Next, we will be moving onto a ‘beating the monster’ story. This unit will be based on Hansel and Gretel and we will be using the video below as a stimulus for our writing.
Please check back here tomorrow to see some exciting photos of our first related activity…!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxkIGXVwZTM
SPaG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar)
We are focusing on contraction spellings this week.
We will also be focusing on using adjectives to create expanded noun phrases as part of our work on character descriptions.
Reading
We are still enjoying reading Fantastic Mr Fox as a class.
Maths
This week we are starting a new unit on addition & subtraction. There will be a big focus on number bonds:
- number bonds for 10
- number bonds for numbers up to 20
- number bonds of 20
We will be learning about fact families e.g. how numbers are related. If I know that 3+17=20 then I also know 17+3=20, 20-17=3 and 20-3=17. We will be using bar models to understand this concept.
There is also a big focus on using inverse relationships to check calculations.
Topic
We will be doing some work on ‘The Circus’ to fit in with our key text.
History
We are going to learn about Amy Johnson, a local historical figure.
Science
We will be looking at materials and their properties this half term.
P.E
Monday afternoon- ball skills.
(Slot to be confirmed) – Real PE.
Week Beginning 8th October 2018
Writing
This week we will be starting a new story: Hansel & Gretel. We will be using the short film by Lotte Reiniger to introduce the story. Our focus is to understand the sequence of the story and think about the characters. We will also be writing the story in our our words using key story language.
SPaG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar)
We are consolidating work on contraction spellings.
There will also be a strong focus on expanded noun phrases to help with our story writing.
Reading
We are continuing our class read Fantastic Mr Fox. The class are really enjoying it so far!
We will also be using pictures to work on key reading skills using the ERIC scheme.
Maths
This week we are building on last week’s maths.
Our focus this week is understanding related facts e.g. if I know that 3+6=9 then I also know that 30+60=90 or if 7-4= 3 then I also know that 70-40=30. We will also be using our knowledge of number bonds to 10 to understand number bonds to 100 and calculating by adding & subtracting 1’s and understanding 10 more and 10 less.
History
We are going to learn about Amy Johnson, a local historical figure. This week we will be writing postcards from Amy Johnson.
Science
We will be looking at materials and their properties this half term.
PSHE
This week we will be looking at what makes a good friend.
P.E
Monday afternoon. The other slot is to be confirmed.
Week beginning 8th October 2018
[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 mental strategies and estimating as well as learning all about the formal method of addition.
English:
This week, we shall be: planning, writing and editing our recounts.
SPAG:
We shall be focusing specifically on: modal verbs, punctuating speech and the different types of past tense.
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 our unit of Space and looking at the 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.
Upcoming trips:
9th November 2018 – Film trip to Croydon Grants
14th November 2018 – Film trip to Croydon Grants
Southwark Blog Week Beginning 8.10.18
Southwark Blog-Week beginning 8.10.18
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Our Learning This Week:[/dropshadowbox]
Maths-We will be starting to focus on addition and subtraction of 4 digit numbers.
Literacy-The class enjoyed learning a version of the Robin hood legend-The Golden Arrow this week with actions. We will be focusing on writing our own alternative versions of the Robin Hood story-The Golden Arrow this week.
Science-We will be continuing our topic on teeth and the digestive system. This week we will be beginning an investigation. Working on asking scientific questions and choosing a scientific enquiry to answer them.
Topic-We will be continuing our topic on Anglo-Saxons and Vikings, spending the whole day in role as Vikings and Anglo-Saxons on Tuesday with our amazing visitor Peter Quirk. Look out for photos of the day later in the week.
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Other information:[/dropshadowbox]
Mega stars group won our marble competition for a second week in a row with an impressive 265 marbles this week! Our reader of the week is Emiliana. Well done!
P.E lessons will now be on Monday and Tuesday afternoons.
I look forward to meeting many of you on Wednesday for parents evening.
Homework this week is not due in until October 19th as it is an extended research project. As it is currently Black History Month, children have been asked to choose a person who has significantly contributed to equality and anti-discrimination. They should find out about this person and prepare their findings in a PowerPoint, fact poster, mini-information book or story and be prepared to share their research with their class.
Week beginning 8th October 2018
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#e472f9″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]What will we be learning[/dropshadowbox]
Maths-We will be learning how to complete written division and mental division
English-We will be learning about flashbacks and how to write them in to a story
Science-We will be learning about Shadows
PE-Swimming and basketball will be our PE lessons and we will be developing our tactics during basketball
Computing-We will be learning about computer systems
PSHE-We will be starting our Black History month work
Geography-we will be continuing to learn about Scandinavia
R-E-We will be continuing to look at Christianity
MFL-We will be learning Spanish
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#e472f9″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Important Information[/dropshadowbox]
Don’t forget that Parent’s Evening is on Wednesday 10th and 17th October
Week beginning 8th October 2018
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#9dfdd8″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Dear Parents, Carers
Thank you to the parents who were able to attend the Phonics workshops on Wednesday. We appreciate your positive feedback and we are glad that you had so much fun learning how to support your child at home with Phonics.
Please note that this week your children will be having balance bike training aimed at improving their balance skills.
Also, please ensure you have completed the online consent form so your child can receive the nasal flu vaccine this Friday 12th October 2018.
Please note that there will not be any Parent evening meetings for Reception children this week. We will inform you of dates for these next term. Only KS1 and KS2 will be having their meetings this week.
Kind regards,
Miss Kowalczyk, Miss Dale, Mrs Carden and Miss Evans [/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#fffffffff” border_width=”15″ border_color=”#36e5f5″ ]This week’s learning
AUTUMN TERM TOPIC: All about me
LITERACY
Book Focus: Owl Babies by Martin Wadell
Through a shared reading of this classic tale about a family of beautiful owls, the children will learn to recall and retell a story by creating a class story map. They will learn to use vocabulary such as ‘First, Then, Next, Last’ or ‘At the end’, learning actions to help them recall the meaning of these words. They will also learn where to locate information about a book such as the title and author of a book
MATHS
Focus: To learn to count reliably within numbers 0-5 and to recognise and form each of the numerals 0 to 5 [/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#fffffffff” border_width=”15″ border_color=”#e3b07c” ]HOMEWORK
Shape Hunt
Can you go on a shape hunt around your home? Find objects around your home that have the same shape as these 2D shapes: circle, square, rectangle, triangle, semi-circle. You could draw a picture or take photographs of these objects. [/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#fffffffff” border_width=”15″ border_color=”#d163f9″ ]IMPORTANT DATES
9th – 11th October 2018: Balance bike training for Reception children
12th October 2018: Nasal flu vaccine (please complete the online consent form for your child to receive the vaccination)
10th & 17th October 2018: Parent meetings for KS1 and KS2 children only. Reception parent evenings will be held next term. (dates to be confirmed)
22nd to 26th October 2018: Half Term [/dropshadowbox]