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.
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Maths – This week in maths, we shall be learning the following:
1. I can apply my fraction knowledge in an assessment situation.
(2. I can review my assessment and skills.)
3. I can use my fraction knowledge to understand percentages (over 100).
4. I can convert percentages into fractions and decimals.
5. I can find equivalent fractions-percentages-decimals.
English – We shall be looking at instruction writing this week. As a cross curricular approach, we shall be making Hot Cross Buns. We shall be focusing on the specific grammatical features associates with instruction writing.
Science – We shall be looking at changing states of material this week. Linking with our DT, we shall be looking at the process of bread – in a range of forms.
Computing – We shall be creating typing up and designing our travel brochures.
PE – We have swimming on Tuesdays and our PE session on Thursdays.
RE –We shall be looking at the Easter story, with Mrs Forde.
French – We shall be continuing to look at the weather.
Art – We shall be drawing images from photographs using chalks, based on areas around Whitby.
Geography – We shall be looking at the location of Whitby, in relation to the UK.
Music lessons will be taught by our Soundstart teacher, Mr Regan.
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Back to school – 23rd April
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”15″ border_color=”#e59dfa” ]What are we learning this week?[/dropshadowbox]
Maths – This week in maths, we shall be learning the following:
1. I can review my learning I: I can compare and order fractions.
2. I can review my learning II: I can add and subtract fractions.
3. I can apply my fraction knowledge in an assessment situation.
4. I can convert fractions (over 100) into percentages.
5. I can convert percentages into fractions and decimals.
English – We shall be finishing our new topic, Travel Brochures. We will be designing, writing and creating our travel guides.
Science – We shall be having a Science week this week, looking all at the properties and changing states of materials.
Computing – We shall be creating typing up and designing our travel brochures.
PE – We have swimming on Tuesdays and our PE session on Thursdays.
French – We shall be continuing to look at the weather.
Art – We shall be drawing images from photographs, based on areas around Whitby.
Geography – We shall be looking at the location of Whitby, in relation to the UK.
Music lessons will be taught by our Soundstart teacher, Mr Regan.
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27th March – Spring term parents’ evening