Term 5 Week 1 24.4.26

Welcome back to Term 5. We hope you had a great Easter break.

In English, we are reading the book City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau. We read the instructions and the first line and planned and wrote an information text for our cold write. We completed the week by writing adjectives to describe the main character Lina Mayfleet.

This week in Maths, Year 5 have been learning about angles. They have been understanding and using degrees. Year 6 have been finding angles in quadrilaterals, finding out how to find angles in polygons with 5 -10 sides. They have learnt the parts of a circle and how to find the radius and diameter. Thy have also been drawing shapes and angles. They finished the week by looking at nets for 3D shapes.

In Science this term, we are learning about Light. This week, we learnt about how we see. We drew and labelled an eye, then wrote the functions of the different parts of the eye.

Our topic this term is 3D Designers. In Computing, we will be designing a product, creating it using Tinkrcad and then using the 3D printer to print it.

In PE this term we are learning about cricket and OAA (Outdoor Adventurous Activity). This week, we focused on team building. We were given tasks and challenges to face as a team, communication was the key. In cricket, we practiced our throwing and fielding skills.

Upcoming Events

Year 6 SATS – Our Year 6 will be sitting their SATS on Monday 11th May – Thursday 14th May. Please ensure your child is in school and on time. They will be taking place in the morning starting at 9am. There will be a breakfast club for Year 6 only. Information to follow nearer the time.

Remember to use the SATS resources on the school website!

Mote Park – on Friday 15th May we will be going to Mote Park as it’s the end of SATS week.

Information

  • Jewellery - Earrings should not be worn for PE. Only stud earrings should be worn to school. Watches can be worn, but smart watches must be handed in with mobile phones every morning where they will be given back at the end of the school day. No other jewellery should be worn, including necklaces and rings.
  • PE Kits – please follow the school uniform policy for the correct PE kit.
  • PE this term is on Thursday and Friday. We will be doing OAA and Cricket.
  • Children should not be chewing gum in school. Please remind them of this.

Home Learning

Home learning is to learn their times tables on TTRockstars. This is monitored weekly. EdShed, where they will learn to improve their spelling. The weekly spellings on EdShed are also learnt in school. Year 6 have maths home learning set on MyMaths. All children have been given their passwords. The children should also be reading daily and writing in their Reading Records.

 

Thank you for your continued support. Have a great weekend.

Mrs Rackley, Mrs Morris and Miss Rackley