Homelearning for this half term.

Home learning

Next half term:

Japan home learning: Over the holidays we would like pupils to research an element of Japan. Some suggestions include; Japanese culture and traditions, Japanese food, Japanese clothing, education, history and local geography. Ideas for outcomes include; an artefact, poster or leaflet, a PowerPoint presentation, handwritten outcomes, drawings or illustrations. This home learning is directed to year 5 pupils however, the year 6 pupils are very more than welcome to if they wish to do so.

SPLAT THE SATS: Year 6 pupils have been given their Splat the SATs pack this half term for the sessions which will run in Spring 2. The timetable for completing these papers is as follows.

·         Week 1- Numeracy paper A and mental maths.

·         Week 2- Numeracy paper B.

·         Week 3- reading paper.

This breakdown will hopefully enable pupils and parents to priorities which papers to complete ahead of next term’s Splat the SATs sessions. 

Newsletter 07/02/14

Thank you to all the parent, carers and grandparents who attended our phase assembly this afternoon.  We are sure you will agree the children have such a wide and creative curriculum and do so much within a few weeks since our last phase assembly. Please visit our blog to see the amazing learning in progress: http://year56rhps.blogspot.co.uk

Reminders:

Please remember the Times Table Challenge will be held on Tuesday 11^th February.  There are some fantastic times table songs on Youtube, also check out the following website: www.teachingtablles.co.uk and select the bingo machine for the game we use in school.

Next half term we will be creating something very special in our art sessions. Therefore each child will need to bring in a plain pillow case if possible. It will be painted and cut up so unfortunately it won’t be returned in the same condition. If any parents/carers are able to spare any more pillow cases, this would be fantastic! Thank you in advance!

Achievers:

We are proud to announce the year 5/6 achievers for today’s celebration assembly. In 5/6G, Mollie, Amelia and Amelia wowed Miss Gascoigne with a creative and catchy song all about Ancient Greece! In 5/6H Miss Hinton and Miss Kaye have been particularly impressed with Max for his amazing improvement in his handwriting, and Lia for her ambitious vocabulary in her recent Alexander the Great biography. Finally in 5/6M, Emily has really shown what a fantastic science mind she has! Throughout the half term Emily’s enthusiasm and explanations of scientific processes has been simply brilliant! Congratulations and well done to all- these are some amazing achievements!

Core Subjects:

Numeracy:

This week in Numeracy the children have been learning about mean, median, mode, range and probability. The children have been busy finding the average amount of wrappers opened by the factory workers at Veruca Salt’s father’s factory when searching for the Golden Ticket! Next week we will be completing some end of term assessments and having some fun with addition and subtraction….Don’t forget Times Table Challenge is on Tuesday!

Literacy:

In literacy this week pupils have been drafting and publishing their biographies all about Alexander the Great. Each biography has been fantastic and has featured paragraphs about early life, later life and his conquests. We have all been impressed with the accuracy and detail that each biography has included. Congratulations to all! Next week we will be recapping on some grammar and punctuation areas including; subordinate clauses, prefixes, suffixes and word classes.

SPELLINGS: This week the spellings are: foresight, foregone, forecast, forehead, prehistory, predicted, preamble

deactivate, deface. Pupils have received a copy of these spellings and will be tested on Friday 14^th February.

PE:

In PE this week pupils have focused on developing their communication skills in rugby. They have combined their previous learning of holding the ball, receiving the ball, the backwards pass and the side step, into small sided games.

Please ensure that your child has the appropriate kit in school for each session. Thank you in advance.

ICT:

This week the children have been continuing to compile their videos to raise awareness of cyberbullying using Photostory, Movie Maker, iMovie and iPhoto. The children have selected appropriate images and music to convey the serious tone of this issue!

Science:

In Science this week the children have grouped together materials based on certain properties, such as, if they are insulators (do not let heat/electricity passing through easily) or conductors (allow heat/electricity to pass through easily). We then discussed the usefulness of materials having these properties in everyday life.

Topic:

This week the children have continued creating their outcomes ready for presenting them. The children have shown fantastic teamwork skills during topic; splitting responsibilities equally between their groups’ and giving encouragement to each other. 

La Tomatina ....... sounds interesting, have a look!!

GET UP and SIGN .........5th Feb!!!

http://www.sign2sing.org.uk/learn-the-songs/new-1-for-2014/


Children throughout the children are learning sign to sing to raise money.


Please click on the link to practise at home.

Invention Leaflets

PE .....Dates

During PE this week pupils have continued to build on their skill development in rugby. This week pupils have been practicing how to beat an opponent using the side step. It was really great to see this applied into small sided games- and as a result some exciting tries were scored!

The timetable for PE sessions is as follows; 5/6M and 5/6MO PE sessions are on Monday afternoon and 5/6G PE sessions are on a Tuesday morning. The outdoor sessions will be held on a Thursday afternoon for all classes. Outdoor kit includes; a warm hooded top or jumper, warm jogging bottoms, a white t-shirt and outdoor trainers.

Please ensure that your child has the appropriate kit in school for each session. Thank you in advance.

Times Table Challenge ........Get practising

http://www.teachingtables.co.uk/

Newsletter 31/01/14

Read all about it!!!

Reminders:

Times Table Challenge will be on Tuesday 11^th February, so get practising! Visit www.teachingtables.co.uk and select the bingo machine for the game we use in school.

Next half term we will be creating something very special in our art sessions. Therefore each child will need a plain pillow case if possible. It will be painted and cut up so unfortunately it won’t be retuned in the same condition. If any parents/carers are able to spare any more pillow cases, this would be fantastic! Thank you in advance!

Our next Celebration Assembly is on Friday 7^th February, we have lots more learning to share so we really hope you can make it!

As part of our celebration assembly, the children will be dressing up in togas. Therefore we are hoping that all the children would be able to come to school with a white sheet and some safety pins to use to make a toga over their school uniform. The sheet shouldn’t be damaged so will hopefully be returned in the same condition!

Core Subjects:

Numeracy:

This week in Numeracy the children have been handling data, which will including reading and interpreting various graphs and databases, we even created our own graphs to illustrate our own results. Next week the children will be learning about mean, median, mode and range and will also be looking at probability!

Literacy:

This week in literacy pupils have enjoyed researching all about Alexander the Great for their own biography. After some thorough research about his life, pupils have written an introduction to their biography, which has included the 5 W’s. Next week pupils will continue to use their research to write further biography paragraph; which look at Alexander’s early life, conquests and legacy.

SPELLINGS: This week, the spellings are: impress – impression, progress – progression,  discuss – discussion, permit – permission, compare – comparison, conclude – conclusion, decide – decision, collide - collision, divide – division, extend – extension. Your child has received a copy of these spelling and they will be tested on Friday 7^th February.

PE:

During PE this week pupils have continued to build on their skill development in rugby. This week pupils have been practicing how to beat an opponent using the side step. It was really great to see this applied into small sided games- and as a result some exciting tries were scored!

The timetable for PE sessions is as follows; 5/6M and 5/6MO PE sessions are on Monday afternoon and 5/6G PE sessions are on a Tuesday morning. The outdoor sessions will be held on a Thursday afternoon for all classes. Outdoor kit includes; a warm hooded top or jumper, warm jogging bottoms, a white t-shirt and outdoor trainers.

Please ensure that your child has the appropriate kit in school for each session. Thank you in advance.

ICT:

This week, the children have been continuing to learn about E-Safety. They have begun to compile the images and text needed for their own promotional video to raise awareness of cyberbullying.

Science:

We took Science outside this week to observe the effects of mixing materials to create an irreversible change. Firstly, we mixed mints and cola, and then we mixed bicarbonate of soda and vinegar. Both of these experiments, while being very messy, created the gas C0²!

Topic:

This week the children have been creating their presentations for the topic of Ancient Greece. The children have done a superb job in bringing their ideas and research to life, either using a written, ICT or art focus.

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