London

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.

Week beginning 18th April 2017

April 13, 2017

This week we will be focusing on:

Maths– revising statistics – focusing on how to read and interpret line graphs and timetables.

Reading- We will be going through our holiday reading comprehension.

Writing- We shall be continuing with persuasive writing –  We shall look at efficient planning methods and how to accurately write and edit an effective persuasive text, using the appropriate grammar and technical vocabulary. we shall also be looking at how to plan an effective debate.

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 – Soundstartrestarts this week – keep an eye out for letters, throughout the half term, regarding our end of year performance.

PSHE – We shall be looking healthy living and what makes a ‘balanced diet’.

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. Congratulations to Oliwia who has earned her silver award!

 

End of Spring Term

March 30, 2017

Thank you for all your hard work and support throughout the term! We raised an incredible £126 for Comic Relief! Hope you have a lovely Easter break. Remember the school reopens on Tuesday 18th April 2017.

Have a look at what we’ve achieved this half term:

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