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, we shall be looking at mutliplying and dividing by 10,100 and 1000.
English:
This week, we shall be starting our new poetry unit. We shall be reciting and innovating ‘I am…’ poems.
Music:
Our music lessons will be used to practise for our Cristmas performance on 18th December.
RE:
Mrs Forde will be finishing off our unit on Christianity, this week.
Computing:
We shall be looking at word processing skills and how to use features to write a newspaper report.
French:
We shall be looking at the unit of pets this week, As-tu un animal? We shall be completing a listening exercise and starting to round off the topic!
History:
We shall be continuing to looking at Pandora’s box; retelling and innovating the greek myth.
Christmas Jumper Day – 14th November
Christmas performance – 18th December
Thank you to all those children (and parents) who have donated books to Year 5, this week. It is very much appreciated!
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Maths:
This week, we shall be continuing to look at the formal method for multiplication.
English:
This week, we shall be continuing our unit, film reviews. We shall be writing a review, based on our recent trip to the cinema to watch Hotel Transylvania 3!
SPAG:
We shall be continuing to look at punctuating bullet points correctly.
Reading:
We have started our new class book, Wonder by R.J. Palacio. Children are more than welcome to purchase a copy to read along in class.
In Year 5, children are responsible for changing their own books independently. We do ask that children read at home everyday and mark this by a simple comment in their homework diary. Please do encourage your child to read aloud, even though they are in Year 5, to build the stamina with their fluency.
Example comment:
Name of Book: Gangsta Granny
Peter read from page 12-16. He struggled on the words ‘inspiration’ and ‘necessary’.
PE:
Our PE lessons will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please ensure your child has their full PE kit on these days.
Music:
Soundstart lessons, with Mr Regan, shall start this week. This is where Year 5 pupils will have the chance to learn both the guitar and keyboard.
RE:
Mrs Forde will continue to teach the children all about Christianity on Wednesday afternoons.
Computing:
We shall be looking at word processing skills and how to use features to write a newspaper report.
French:
We shall be looking at the unit of pets this week, As-tu un animal? We shall be completing a listening exercise and starting to round off the topic!
History:
We shall be continuing to look at key events in the history of Ancient Greece.
PSHE:
We shall have a visit from the local Fire Brigade on Monday 26th November. In this session, we shall learn all about how to be safe around fire.
Key dates:
Mufti day – 20th November
Christmas Jumper Day – 14th November
Christmas performance – 18th December