Monday, 23 September 2013
Wednesday, 18 September 2013
Friday 13th September
UKS2 Newsletter Week 2 Autumn 1 2013
News Roundup:
Art Club :
Mrs Mistry and Mrs Chin have a new, exciting
venture for Art Club this year for Year 5/6 pupils as they will be working with
the Rodillian Art Department this term; it will be based at Robin Hood with
three planned trips up to Rodillian to work with the Art tutor there and some
GCSE Art students who will help the pupils to create some fabulous experimental
art work. A separate letter containing further details will be sent out to the
Art Club members in due course.
Splat the SATs:
A quick reminder that Splat the SATs will be
starting this Tuesday for the Year 6 children. Mrs Dale will take the children
from 9:00am-10:00am. Your child will need to ensure that they have their folder
containing the completed papers from the summer holidays in school ready for
these sessions.
Blog:
Our blog address has changed. It is now http://year56rhps.blogspot.co.uk Our
new blog is currently being developed, so it may look a little sparse at
present, but watch this space….
Achiever of the Week:
Achiever of the week goes to Josh in Mr Malley’s
class for his outstanding attitude to all areas of his learning. Josh’s mature
attitude and determination to make progress has been noted by several members
of staff. This continued application sets a great example and will result in
much deserved progress! Well done Josh!
Core Subjects:
Numeracy:
In Numeracy this week, we have been learning how to add
mentally using rounding and adjusting in order to become faster at adding
larger numbers. We have also been busy applying our addition and subtraction
skills by calculating bill totals from restaurants in Universal Studios,
Florida!
Next week, the children will be learning how to order
and compare numbers, including positive and negative numbers and decimals. We
will even be applying our learning to some Monsters Inc themed learning around
co-ordinates!
Literacy:
In Literacy this week, we have been writing our own
non-chronological reports all about Florida, including the history and modern
developments of this famous travel destination! The children have been trying
really hard to apply connectives and conjunctions in order to develop their
sentences even further.
SPELLINGS: This week, the
spellings are: uniform, bicycle,
biannual, triplicate, quadrilateral, pentagonal, September, octopus, November,
decimal. Your child has received a copy of these spellings which have been
glued into their planner. They will be tested on these words on Friday
September 20th.
Other areas of the curriculum:
PE:
This week, 5/6G have been trying out some street
dance moves, including body popping, the slide glide and small street dance
routines led by Diversity (not in person I’m afraid, but the video was equally
as good!). 5/6M have been introduced to the history of line dancing and have
begun to learn their first steps, which have included the electric slide. 5/6MO
have been busy toe tapping in their first Rock n’ Roll PE session.
Some great moves were seen by all and we can't wait to see how the children
progress with the steps!
Once
again, please ensure that your child comes to school with the appropriate PE
kit each week. 5/6M and 5/6MO PE sessions are on Mondays and 5/6G PE sessions
are on Tuesdays.
Topic:
This week the children have been learning all about
the great explorer John Smith and his encounters with Native Indian tribes in
America. Pupils have studied diary extracts and applied their knowledge into writing
an extract of their own from the perspective of John Smith.
Spanish:
In
Spanish, the children have learnt how to greet each other and have also learnt
how to ask where places in school are! Muy bien!
Science:
This
week, the children have been looking at planning an effective investigation, by
using appropriate scientific vocabulary to explain the process needed to carry
out and evaluate investigations successfully. The children had a great time
carrying out various experiments such as: finding out what happens to an apple
when left out of its skin, what happens to the time a spinner takes to land if
its wings are shortened and testing which materials are waterproof. The
children were able to plan and carry out the experiment and conclude using appropriate
vocabulary!
ICT:
During
our ICT sessions, the children have been collecting images of America and
experimenting with the object animation tools of Smart Notebook to create the
first stages of a moving montage.
Tuesday, 10 September 2013
Friday 6th September
UKS2 News Roundup:
First of all, we must say. ‘Welcome back everyone’;
Team 5/6 hope you have had a fantastic summer and feel ready for another
exciting year ahead!
A big welcome to Mrs Moore, Miss Hinton, Mrs Brooks
and Miss Morris to the Year 5/6 team! Miss Hinton will be supporting Mrs Moore
during the morning sessions and Mrs Moore will teach her class during afternoon
sessions; we will be sure to inform you should this change. Mrs Brooks is based
in Mr Malley’s class and Miss Morris is based in Miss Gascoigne’s class. Mr
Bell, a former pupil, will also be joining Mr Malley’s class each Friday to
support children’s learning.
Achiever of the Week:
A huge well done to all the children in the phase
for their amazing efforts with their home learning all about America! We have
been enthralled with the high quality and wide variety of home learning we have
seen so far, therefore our Achiever of the Week simply must go to the whole
phase for their exceptional dedication to this! Check out our blog to see a
selection of home learning we have had the pleasure of seeing this week!
Splat the SATs (Year 6 children only).
All year 6 children received a ‘Splat the SAT’s’
pack before the summer holidays. Splat the SATs will begin 17th
September, these sessions will run between 9am and 10am with Mrs Dale,
initially every other week for the Autumn 1 half term (as this is a longer than
usual half term). Splat the SATs will then continue every week from Autumn 2. Please
ensure your child has their completed papers in school ready for these
sessions.
Planners / Reading:
This week, your child has received a planner, where
the children should record any entries for reading they have done at home; for
every four entries recorded, your child will receive a bookmark sticker and for
every ten bookmark stickers collected, they will receive a delicious hot
chocolate with squirty cream and marshmallows to enjoy in class over a good
book! We do however, ask that parents/carers acknowledge the entries the
children or parents/carers have entered into the planner on a weekly basis by simply
initialling the planner at the end of each week; the entries will be stamped
and signed by the class teacher every Monday. We ask that the children bring
their planner to school every day in case anything else needs to be recorded.
Numeracy:
In Numeracy this week, we have been learning how to
use mental skills quickly to add, this includes finding the missing number to
make 100, 1000 and decimals added to make 1; we have taken part in some
exciting learning around the summer movie blockbuster ‘Despicable Me 2’, which
the children seem to have thoroughly enjoyed!
Next week we will be extending our addition and
subtraction skills to some multi-step problems, involving problems around
Universal Studios to link in with our America unit.
Literacy:
In Literacy this week, we have been looking at the
features of non-chronological reports and have started to write our own
non-chronological report about Florida. Next week, we will be continuing to
write our reports, making sure we include ambitious use of capital letters,
full stops and connectives within our paragraphs.
SPELLINGS: This week, the
spellings are: improbable, important,
impossible, impress, imbalance, indistinct, inspire, inspect, inadequate,
incorrect. Your child has received a copy of these spelling which have been
glued into their planner. They will be tested on these words on Friday
September 13th.
PE:
Mr Malley’s class and Mrs Moore’s class will have PE
on a Monday afternoon, Miss Gascoigne’s class will have PE on a Tuesday morning
and therefore ask that all children bring their PE kit in for these sessions. Children
are required to have an change into their PE kit every session. This half term
we will be studying various American dances, therefore indoor PE kit is needed:
black shorts, white t-shirt, bare feet or indoor pumps (Miss Gascoigne’s class
may wear leggings or trousers as we will be doing street dance and may need to
use our knees).
Music:
This year, the children in Year 5/6 will be given an
exceptional opportunity to develop skills using a musical instrument. The year
5 children will receive a 30 minute guitar lesson every week for the academic
year and the year 6 children will all receive a 30 minute violin lesson every
week for the academic year. These sessions will commence next week and your
child will be provided with an instrument to use during these sessions – how
exciting!
Topic:
In Topic this week, the children have been learning
about the landmarks, geographical features and states of America using atlases
to help them. Next week we will be learning about iconic American artists and
we will be creating our own pop art in the style of Andy Warhol. Please
could your child bring in an old t-shirt to wear when painting, if you have one
handy!
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