Week beginning 15th October 2018

Thank you to all those parents that attending Parents’ Evening last week. We look forward to meeting with the rest of you shortly.

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Maths:
This week, we shall be continuing to look at the formal method of subtraction and using addition and subtraction in a range of contexts.

English:

Last week, we finished reading our class book: There’s a boy in the girls’ bathroom. This week, we shall, therefore, write a detailed book review.

SPAG:

We shall be focusing specifically on: apostrophes for possession and omission as well as using a range of the Y5/6 expected spellings in our writing.

Reading:

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 Hinduism on Wednesday afternoons.

Science:

We shall be continuing to look at Galileo’s theory and writing a corresponding newspaper article.

 

PSHE:

We shall be continuing to look at Black History Month, specifically Mae C. Jennison – the first African American woman to travel in space.

 

 

Art:

We shall be studying the art work of Ben Nicholson and Sonia Delauney, as part of our unit on Form.