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 revising how to reflect and translate shapes on a grid.
Reading- We shall be starting our new class read Skelling, by David Almond.
Writing- We shall be starting our new unit of letter writing. I have arranged for us to write to some pen pals in the Forest of Dean where the children will be describing their local area.
PE – Please make sure your child has their full swimming kit (including swimming hats for girls) for Tuesday.
RE – We shall be looking our new topic of Judaism.
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.
Purchasing a copy of Skellig – Should your child want to read along in class, copies of Skellig can be purchased from The Book People here.
Choir – The choir is restarting, please see Mrs Hughes for a letter.
This week we will be focusing on:
Maths– revising statistics – continuing with how to interpret information from a timetable. We shall then be moving on how to reflect and translate shapes accurately.
Reading- We shall be starting our new class read Skelling, by David Almond.
Writing- We shall be continuing with persuasive writing – We shall be looking at writing our speeches, based on our debate last week of whether school uniform should be banned or not!
PE – Please make sure your child has their full swimming kit (including swimming hats for girls) for Tuesday.
RE – We shall be looking our new topic of Judaism.
Music – Soundstart restarts this week – keep an eye out for letters, throughout the half term, regarding our end of year performance.
PSHE/DT – We shall be looking healthy living and what makes a ‘balanced diet’. We shall be making fruit kebabs and are asking each child to bring in at least one item of fruit.
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.
Purchasing a copy of Skellig – Should your child want to read along in class, copies of Skellig can be purchased from The Book People here.