Welcome to London Bridge Class
Class Teacher: Miss S. Winser (Howard’s Curriculum Lead)
Teaching Assistant: Mrs R. Verma
Homework:
Handed out on Fridays,
Returned by Wednesday,
Please remember that homework is an important building stone in the child’s learning and development. The children will receive Dojo-Points for completed homework as well as particularly outstanding contributions.
Daily Reading:
To help further develop the children’s reading and academic development, please support and encourage the children to read daily for at least 10 minutes. This daily reading should then be recorded (title + pages) in the Learning Diary. We would kindly ask parents to sign/initial the record.
The children will receive Dojo-Points for daily reading.
Recommended reading books for Year 5:
Best Books for Year 5 | Ages 9-10 | BooksForTopics
Expertly selected books for 9 and 10 year old children (lovereading4kids.co.uk)
Reading Activities:
Once the children have completed reading a book, they then choose an activity related to the book (e.g. book-review, letter to the author, sequel, character profile, alternative cover etc.). This activity is completed in the child’s Reading Journal. Our wonderful teaching assistants will then check, feedback and record the completion of these activities.
The children will receive multiple Dojo-Points to reward exceptional work.
PE:
Our current P.E. days are Tuesday and Wednesday with Miss Handley.
This week we will be focusing on:
Maths– We shall be continuing with our fractions work: how to add and subtract fractions with related denominators; recognising mixed number and improper fractions and how to convert between the two; and finally, how to multiply fractions with whole numbers.
Reading- We shall be using the skills we have learnt from our recent comprehension tests and try to portray them in our guided reading sessions.
Writing- We shall be continuing with our talk for writing unit of The Three Little Pigs. We shall be writing our own substitution stories.
PE – Please make sure your child has their full swimming kit (including swimming hats for girls) for Tuesday. We also have sports day on Thursday 8th June! Please make sure your child has plenty of water, sun cream and a packed lunch for the day.
History – Mrs Adams shall be starting our new topic of The Greeks.
Important information/ dates
Monday 5th June: INSET day
Tuesday 6th June: children return to school.
Thursday 8th June: KS2 Sports Day
Week beginning 12th June: healthy schools week. We will be sending out more information.
Saturday 17th June: Summer Fayre
Tuesday 27th June: Whole school photo at Whitgift School
Tuesday 11th July: KS1 Sports Day
Thursday 20th July: Last day for children
This week we will be focusing on:
Maths– We shall be continuing with our addition and subtraction revision work. Then, we shall be moving on to recapping: how to add and subtract fractions with related denominators; recognising mixed number and improper fractions and how to convert between the two; and finally, how to multiply fractions with whole numbers.
Reading- We shall be using the skills we have learnt from our recent comprehension tests and try to portray them in our guided reading sessions.
Writing- We shall be continuing with our talk for writing unit of The Three Little Pigs. We shall be taking part in hotseating activities to develop character profiles for the wolf and the little pigs. Then, we shall be writing our own innovative versions of the story.
PE – Please make sure your child has their full swimming kit (including swimming hats for girls) for Tuesday.
Science – Mrs Adams will be finishing our forces unit with London Bridge class.
Additional Information:
Reading passport challenge – Every child in the school has been given an exciting reading passport to complete. There are exciting prizes to be won. Please encourage your child to take ownership of their passport and strive to complete as many tasks as possible.