Week beginning 5th February 2018
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Online Safety Week
This week is Online Safety Week. During this safety themed week we will be discussing the ways we can keep ourselves safe when using different types of technology. We will discuss some of the different online activities that children (of this age) engage in and the importance of ensuring these activities are supervised by a responsible adult. We will also talk to the children about what to do if they feel worried about something they may see online. The children’s learning this week will be centred on these aspects of online safety.
Group Phonics Focus
Miss Pillay and Miss Oldman’s groups: blending cvc words, and securing instant recognition and formation of all Phase 2 sounds
Miss Dale’s group: blending cvc words and securing instant recognition of Phase 3 digraphs within a word.
Miss Thompson’s group: Review Phase 3 long vowel sounds: /ai/, /ee/, /igh/, /oa/ and /oo/ and securing instant recognition of these sounds within a word. [/dropshadowbox]
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Sent home: Friday, 2nd February 2018
Due back by: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Capacity Challenge
We have been learning about capacity and the meaning of concepts full, half full and empty. Can you draw a picture or take a photograph of a container that is full, half full and empty in your home. Ask your adult to help you write a label for each picture.
Please note: There will not be any homework over half term so homework books will not be sent home on Friday.
Key word lists: Please send in word lists when your child is ready to have their word list checked. Please note that we will check each word list twice to ensure that your child can read these words skilfully before issuing the next list.
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Wednesday, 7th February 2018 – Grosvenor Class visit to Croydon Fire Station
5th – 9th January 2018 – Online safety week
7th, 8th and 19th February 2018 – Grosvenor Class Parent evenings
9th February 2018 – Last day of Spring 1 term,
19th February 2018 – Children return to school for Spring 2 term
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Week beginning 5th February 2018
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”15″ border_color=”#09aaa2″ ]THIS WEEK’S LEARNING:
Online Safety Week
This week is Online Safety Week. During this safety themed week we will be discussing the ways we can keep ourselves safe when using different types of technology. We will discuss some of the different online activities that children (of this age) engage in and the importance of ensuring these activities are supervised by a responsible adult. We will also talk to the children about what to do if they feel worried about something they may see online. The children’s learning this week will be centred on these aspects of online safety.
Group Phonics Focus
Miss Pillay and Miss Oldman’s groups: blending cvc words, and securing instant recognition and formation of all Phase 2 sounds
Miss Dale’s group: blending cvc words and securing instant recognition of Phase 3 digraphs within a word.
Miss Thompson’s group: Review Phase 3 long vowel sounds: /ai/, /ee/, /igh/, /oa/ and /oo/ and securing instant recognition of these sounds within a word. [/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”15″ border_color=”#3134d0″ ]HOMEWORK:
Sent home: Friday, 2nd February 2018
Due back by: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Capacity Challenge
We have been learning about capacity and the meaning of concepts full, half full and empty. Can you draw a picture or take a photograph of a container that is full, half full and empty in your home. Ask your adult to help you write a label for each picture.
Please note: There will not be any homework over half term so homework books will not be sent home on Friday.
Key word lists: Please leave word lists in the green box when your child is ready to have their word list checked. Please note that we will check each word list twice to ensure that your child can read these words skilfully before issuing the next list.
Group days for Show and Tell and Book Changes:
Children will change their books and have an opportunity to present a show and tell on these days:
Mondays- Red group
Tuesdays- Blue group
Wednesdays- Green group
Thursdays- Orange Group
Fridays – Yellow group [/dropshadowbox]
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Thursday, 8th February 2018 – Chelsea Class visit to Croydon Fire Station
5th – 9th January 2018 – Online safety week
9th February 2018 – Last day of Spring 1 term,
19th February 2018 – Children return to school for Spring 2 term
1st and 14th March 2018 – Chelsea Class Parent evenings [/dropshadowbox]
Week Beginning 5th February 2018
This week we will be covering the following learning objectives in:
Writing
We have just read Dr Xargle’s Book of Earthlets which is written from the perspective of an ‘alien’ who observes the strange behaviour of humans. It is incredibly funny and will form the basis for our next unit of work. So far we have looked at the nonsense words/ phrases in the story and what they might mean. Our focus on the vocabulary really builds a strong foundation for the rest of our work.
Next week we will be continuing to embed words and phrases from the text and doing some drama based on the story.
Reading
We will be exploring different picture books with an alien/ space theme.
Phonics/ SPaG
This week we will be focusing on past and present tense; looking at irregular verb changes e.g. go/ went, sing/ sang, catch/ caught and adding the -ed suffix. We will also be looking at the ‘w’ special rule for spelling e.g. when a word sounds like it has /o/ but is spelt with an /a/. Examples of this rule are: wallet, wanted, wash, wasp.
Maths
We have moved onto multiplication proper. We will be recognising equal groups, making equal groups and adding equal groups.
We have been using the following stem sentence to help us.
There are ___ equal groups with ___ in each group. There are ____ _____s.
There are ____ altogether.
This image shows:
There are 3 equal groups with 2 in each group. There are 3 2s. There are 6 altogether.
When we come to adding equal groups we will be using this format.
So there are two 3s.
3+3=6. (multiplication as repeated addition).
The groups could also be represented using two ‘three’ pieces of numicon. They could be represented as two jumps of three on a numberline. They could be represented using two groups of three ones.
We are making links between the above stem sentence and repeated additions to multiplication. For example: 3+3+3 = 3×3 or 5+5+5+5= 4×5.
By the end of the week we will be using the strategy of arrays to calculate with multiplication.
EXAMPLE:
This image shows 5×3 or 3×5.
We will also be using counting strategies to calculate with the 2,5,and 10x tables.
PSHE
We will be moving onto our next module of Zippy’s Friends: what makes a good friend? Please speak to your child about these sessions (which always take place on a Thursday afternoon).
P.E.
We are going to be doing dance on a Monday and doing circuit training on Thursdays.
Science
We are looking at differences between plants and animals and variation between animals. We will also be looking at seasonal changes.
Week beginning 5th February 2018
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Maths-We will be learning how to read co-ordinates in all 4 quadrants as well as looking at polygons when they translate and reflect.
English-Writing–We will starting to research William Shakespeare and write a biography about his life. We will be reading an adaptation of A Mid-summer Night’s Dream
Reading-We will be continuing to read Holes by Louis Sachar. The next book we will be reading is ‘The boy in the Striped Pyjamas’. If anyone would like to buy their own copy so they can follow along with the class book, you are more than welcome to.
Science-We will be continuing our topic on Electricity. We will identify from circuit diagrams those circuits that will or won’t work and explain why
History-We will be learning about the bombing at Pearl Harbour and what impact this had.
http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/history/index.html
R.E-We will be learning more about Buddhism this term. This week we will focus on the story of ‘The Monkey King’
Art-We will be studying silk paintings and making our own
P.E-This will be our last swimming lesson on Tuesday. In our other lesson we will be starting Pilates.
Computing-We will continue to develop our understanding of On-line safety and APP design
PSHE-This term we will be looking at ways we can keep ourselves safe and healthy. There will be a focus on on-line safety and what you can do to keep the risks to yourself and others low. We will also be looking at what stereotyping is and how it can be a dangerous thing.
Thursday 8th February 2018-Parent’s Evening
Friday 9th February 2018-Parent’s Evening
Well done to Year 6 for winning the WOW trophy for the Autumn term. Can we manage it again this term?
Congratulations to Year 6 for their amazing Holocaust assembly. It was exceptional.
Also a big congratulations to Tom for his poem ‘Once’. Please find it below. It is a poem about Jewish children who were sent on the Kinder-transport away from their parents during WW2, never to see them again.
ONCE by Tom
I had some good times
Once
I had some good friends
Once
Now they’re all gone
Tell me why
No
Tell me how
No
Somebody help me
Here are the bad times
Now
Here are the sad times
Now
Why
Tell me why
No
Tell me how
No
Somebody help me
I had some good times
Once
I had some good friends
Once
Now they’re all gone
Week beginning 5th February 2018
Our Mathletic winners
Silver Medal
Lambeth Class : Kamil, Maxwell, Alexandru
Vauxhall Class : Taliyah
Bronze Medal
Lambeth Class : Patrick, Francis, Rebeka, Tanush, Zuzanna, Suden, Ameliyah, Martin, Shaira, Zofia, Alvin, Monae
Vauxhall Class: Abigail, Yashal, Ayanna, Nathan, Sarah, Jacob
Super Mathlete
Lambeth Class :
Vauxhall Class : Taliyah – 5684 Points
Our Learning this week…
English – We will continue our learning with our focus text – Man on the Moon. Our children will continue their creative learning by planning a narrative using a story-map and will write and edit a Space story.
Maths – Our learning will focus on multiplication (using groups of ) and division (using sharing).
Science
We continue our learning about the moon and solar system as well as moon landings focusing on Neil Armstrong. Children have also been learning about animals – herbivores ( plant eating), carnivores ( meat eating), and omnivores ( both plant and meat eating).
PE
In P.E we are doing gymnastics and games.
PSHE
We are learning to keep safe on the roads and while crossing it. – The Green Cross Code, safety on line as well as personal safety.
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/5_7/
Art
We will be continuing to do or Space pictures using a range of media and link it to our story writing.
R.E
We will be continuing our learning about different religions focusing on the basic principles of Islam.
Week commencing 5th February
Here is a breakdown of what we will be looking at over the coming week:
English- We will be continuing our unit of work relating to our rainforest topic by looking at a poem For Forest by Grace Nichols and comparing it to the other books we have read. A link to the poet performing her poem can be found below:
https://www.clpe.org.uk/poetryline/poets/nichols-grace
Maths- We are continuing to work on Multiplication and Division. We will be moving on to thinking about factor pairs and multiples.
Alongside this we will be doing a weekly times table challenge and working towards membership of the 100 or 144 club and I would like all children to work hard on their tables to achieve this!
Reading- All children read with an adult at least once a week as part of a Guided Reading programme. After this adult led session they complete tasks relating to the text or linked to current English and Spelling focuses. We continue to read stories as a class.
ICT- We are still holding an extra ICT session each week to introduce the children to touch typing. This a free to use course and is accessible to everyone. If you would like to continue this at home, I have included the link below.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z3c6tfr
This week in ICT we will be continuing our fact-files about the rainforest animals they have researched.
PE- PE lessons are on Tuesdays and Thursdays and children will need their PE kits. I would also like to remind you that the school policy is that all earrings should be removed, hair should be tied back and tights should be removed when getting changed.
I would also ask that PE kits stay in school between Monday and Friday as occasionally we are fortunate enough to have the opportunity to take part in additional activities.
This half term we will be doing Gym sequences, including methods of travelling including a jump, and a Boot camp of circuits to improve fitness, stamina and muscle tone and will continue to run the daily mile.
Topic- Our topic for this term is rainforests. We will be learning about their strata and make up, the animals and people who live there and the effects of deforestation and pollution. We will now be moving on to learning about the types of plants found in the rainforest which can be used for medicines, using the book The Shaman’s Apprentice.
PSHE- We will be starting a new scheme of work called Apple’s friends which will help children to understand their feelings and relationships with others. There will also be some simple tasks for the children to complete at home.
In addition to this we will be doing some lessons focusing on the differences between helpful and unhelpful pressure and the benefit of talking to trusted adults when the need arises.
Homework- Homework is given out on a Friday and should be returned by the following Friday.
In addition to tasks given out I expect the children to read every day and continue to practise the multiplication tables.
I will be collecting the reading records in every week to check children are reading and would ask that you initial or sign to show they have read and make any comments you deem necessary, children should also record all independent reading they have done in the book so I am able to see that they are reading regularly.
Children should feel free to keep a book for as long as they need to in order to finish reading.
If you have any concerns about your child’s book choice, please speak to me or write me a note.
Successes– Well done to William, Aishu, Irshad and Lizzy who all received merit cards this week! Well done to Atif, Erin, Malachi, Edmund, Leon, and William who have reached the 100 club!
Additional information- Here are some useful dates for the diary.
5th – 9th February 2018 – Online safety week.
9th February-Last date for NSPCC sponsor form due in. Our sponsored Treasure Hunt will take place on Tuesday or Thursday, weather dependent. Don’t forget the class with the most forms wins a prize!
9th February 2018 – Last day of Spring 1 term
19th February 2018 – Children return to school for Spring 2 term
Week beginning 2nd February 2018.
Week beginning 5th February 2018.
In Maths this week we will learn to tell time using analogue and digital clocks.
In English, we will start editing our stories and identify changes we would like to make, to write our substitution stories.
In Science, we will investigate how soil is formed.
In RE, we will explore the work of a charity in protecting and conserving the environment.
In P.E the children will work on the fitness challenge for the NSPCC.
Please encourage your child to read every day and support them in learning their multiplication and division facts of 3, 4 and 8.
Thank you for your continued support.
Mrs Taggart.
Southwark News Week Beginning 5th February 2018
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LITERACY:
The children have thoroughly enjoyed learning our topic this term. This week we will be continuing on our rain forest cross curricular theme by looking in depth at a poem by the poet Grace Nicols.
If you would like to talk to your child about this poem please see the link belowhttps://www.clpe.org.uk/poetryline/poets/nichols-grace
MATHS:
We will be continuing our Multiplication and division unit. Having focused on the 11, 12 times tables last week, multiplying 3 single digit numbers, we will be moving on to factor pair and multiples of numbers. There are many good websites to support your child’s learning in Maths such as Topmarks. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/multiplication-and-division
We will be continuing our Rain forest topic alongside our Science, R.E, P.S.H.E, French and I.C.T learning this week. In particular we will be focusing on dealing with unhelpful pressure and know some techniques to deal with this as well as knowing the importance of talking to a trusted adult when they need to.
This week’s homework:
This week’s homework will be set activities onMathletics. Children’s passwords and user names remain the same as in year 3 and have been attached to your child’s homework diary. Please let us know if your child does not have access to a computer as we can arrange for them to do it in school.
IMPORTANT DATES:
5th – 9th February 2018 – Online safety week. our sponsered Treasure Hunt will take on Tuesday or Thursday, weather dependent.
9th February-Last date for NSPC sponsor form due in. Don’t forget the class with the most forms wins a prize!
9th February 2018 – Last day of Spring 1 term
19th February 2018 – Children return to school for Spring 2 term
Congratulations to Ayan,Tyler and Tyray who all received merit cards this week. Anomiga is our class reader of the week. a warm welcome to Jasmine who has joined us from West Thorton.
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Week beginning 5th February 2018
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This week is Online Safety Week. Please take time to discuss with your children about using the Internet safely at home.
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Maths:
We shall be delving into the world of decimals this week. We shall be looking at: comparing decimals; multiplying decimal numbers by 10, 100 and 1000; and rounding them to the nearest whole number or one decimal place.
English:
As we have now finished Room 13, we shall be finishing our English lessons this half term by writing a Police report and a book review.
French:
We shall be looking at the topic of food in our french session. We shall be learning all about breakfast!
PE:
We shall be taking part in ‘Buddy’s Big Workout’ this week as part of our effort to help raise money for the NSPCC.
PSHE/Computing:
We shall be focusing on how to keep ourselves safe on the Internet and who we can talk to if a problem arises.
Music:
We shall be continuing our Soundstart lessons with Mr Regan.
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6th February – Mrs Stout is in to stamp your Croydon University passports.
Monday 2nd February 2018
This week we will be covering the following learning objectives in:
Writing
We have just read Dr Xargle’s Book of Earthlets which is written from the perspective of an ‘alien’ who observes the strange behaviour of humans. It is incredibly funny and will form the basis for our next unit of work. So far we have looked at the nonsense words/ phrases in the story and what they might mean. Our focus on the vocabulary really builds a strong foundation for the rest of our work.
Next week we will be continuing to embed words and phrases from the text and doing some drama based on the story.
Reading
We are coming to the end of The Hodgeheg by Dick King-Smith. Our favourite phrase this week was ‘there’s no use crying over spilt milk’. We have been talking a lot about how we can stay safe on the roads too.
Phonics/ SPaG
This week we will be focusing on using apostrophes for possession. We will also be looking at the four sentence types: exclamations, statements, commands and questions.
Maths
We have moved onto division and multiplication. We will be recognising equal groups, making equal groups and adding equal groups.
We have been using the following stem sentence to help us.
There are ___ equal groups with ___ in each group. There are ____ _____s.
There are ____ altogether.
This image shows:
There are 3 equal groups with 2 in each group. There are 3 2s. There are 6 altogether.
When we come to adding equal groups we will be using this format.
So there are two 3s.
3+3=6. (multiplication as repeated addition).
The groups could also be represented using two ‘three’ pieces of numicon. They could be represented as two jumps of three on a numberline. They could be represented using two groups of three ones.
PSHE
We will be moving onto our next module of Zippy’s Friends: what makes a good friend? Please speak to your child about these sessions (which always take place on a Thursday afternoon).
P.E.
We are going to be doing dance on a Monday and doing circuit training on Thursdays.
Science
We are looking at differences between plants and animals and variation between animals. We will also be looking at seasonal changes.