Class 5 - Mrs Wagg/Miss Haynes
Welcome to Class 5
I hope you have all had a fantastic Christmas and New Year with your family and friends. I would just like to thank you all for the lovely thoughtful gifts, cards and well-wishes we received at the end of the Autumn term. They are very much appreciated.
Our main topics this term are the Benin (History), Enough for Everyone (Geography), and Animals including Humans (Science). We will start this term focussing on D&T working through a unit called 'Marbulous Structures', then moving on to focus on an Art unit looking at European and West Africa Art. We will also be looking at various texts in English, including poetry, persuasive writing and fantasy stories.
You can find a breakdown of daily lessons in our class timetable below, however, please be aware that things get changed around and altered from time to time.
Homework
Homework will be set each week on a Monday and needs to be handed in on the following Monday. The children will be expected to go on ‘Spelling Shed’ and ‘Times Tables Rock Stars’ every week, as well as reading independently at least 3 times each week. They will occasionally also be set some other work related to what they have been doing in class, however, I always welcome any additional work done at home such as projects, cooking, art, model making etc that your child wants to do. They should be spending a minimum of one and a half hours a week on their homework. Please encourage your child to plan when they do the work themselves as this is a key skill that they will need as they progress through their education.
Times Tables and Calculation policy
It is important for your child to become confident in their times table facts up to 12x12 - including their related division facts. Quick recall of times tables fact is essential in maths work. We will continue to do a lot of work in class on times tables, but your support and encouragement will always help. Your child will be expected to go on ‘Time Tables Rock Stars’ every week to help build speed and confidence.
Copies of our school calculation policy are available online. It is useful for you to be aware of the methods used in school in order for you to practise with your child at home. If you have any questions regarding the methods being used, please feel free to come and have a chat.
Spellings
Spellings will be given out on Fridays. The weekly spellings will link to a rule or spelling pattern which your child will be working on the within school on a daily basis using a variety of different strategies. Along with the weekly spellings, your child will bring home a list of challenge words that do not fit within a rule. The challenge words can be learnt at your child’s own pace throughout the year, however, I will try to include 2/3 each week in their daily practise. Please encourage your child to learn their weekly spellings and additional challenge words by the end of the year. They will be expected to go on Spelling Shed as part of their weekly homework, where relevant assignments will be set. Your child will be tested at random times throughout the half term, instead of weekly, to encourage retention of the words learnt. Please be aware that Spelling is now weighted highly within the end of year tests.
Reading
Please encourage your child to read, read, read! I have attached a copy of recommended reading lists. They should be using their account on Go Read to record their reading at home. This will be monitored weekly by myself.
PE
Our designated PE slots are Wednesday and Thursday. Could you please make sure that their child comes to school IN their PE kit on PE days (Wednesday and Thursday), as well as has a water bottle at school daily, but particularly for PE lessons.
All children must have a pair of appropriate indoor shoes/plimsoles to change into when entering the classroom. They will also need a waterproof coat and wellingtons or other waterproof shoes in wet weather, especially if they are playing on the field, as we will try to get outside as much as possible. Please make sure ALL clothing and footwear is clearly labelled with your child's name.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to ask as we are always here to help and support you and your child. You can contact me on the class email address: class5@wymeswold.leics.sch.uk or alternatively ask at the office to make an appointment.
Mrs Wagg
YEAR 6 SAT PRACTISE:
Year 6 children will begin to look at past SAT papers in class, as well as bringing some home to try. I have also put some practise SAT papers on their My Maths accounts for them to try at home. If they need to know their password, please email me on the class email. I will be holding a SAT's Parents Information meeting later this term (date and time to be confirmed).
Try using these links to help you prepare for the end of KS2 assessments:
Mathsbot
CGP Maths & SPAG Practise
Rollama Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling practise links.
I hope you have all had a fantastic Christmas and New Year with your family and friends. I would just like to thank you all for the lovely thoughtful gifts, cards and well-wishes we received at the end of the Autumn term. They are very much appreciated.
Our main topics this term are the Benin (History), Enough for Everyone (Geography), and Animals including Humans (Science). We will start this term focussing on D&T working through a unit called 'Marbulous Structures', then moving on to focus on an Art unit looking at European and West Africa Art. We will also be looking at various texts in English, including poetry, persuasive writing and fantasy stories.
You can find a breakdown of daily lessons in our class timetable below, however, please be aware that things get changed around and altered from time to time.
Homework
Homework will be set each week on a Monday and needs to be handed in on the following Monday. The children will be expected to go on ‘Spelling Shed’ and ‘Times Tables Rock Stars’ every week, as well as reading independently at least 3 times each week. They will occasionally also be set some other work related to what they have been doing in class, however, I always welcome any additional work done at home such as projects, cooking, art, model making etc that your child wants to do. They should be spending a minimum of one and a half hours a week on their homework. Please encourage your child to plan when they do the work themselves as this is a key skill that they will need as they progress through their education.
Times Tables and Calculation policy
It is important for your child to become confident in their times table facts up to 12x12 - including their related division facts. Quick recall of times tables fact is essential in maths work. We will continue to do a lot of work in class on times tables, but your support and encouragement will always help. Your child will be expected to go on ‘Time Tables Rock Stars’ every week to help build speed and confidence.
Copies of our school calculation policy are available online. It is useful for you to be aware of the methods used in school in order for you to practise with your child at home. If you have any questions regarding the methods being used, please feel free to come and have a chat.
Spellings
Spellings will be given out on Fridays. The weekly spellings will link to a rule or spelling pattern which your child will be working on the within school on a daily basis using a variety of different strategies. Along with the weekly spellings, your child will bring home a list of challenge words that do not fit within a rule. The challenge words can be learnt at your child’s own pace throughout the year, however, I will try to include 2/3 each week in their daily practise. Please encourage your child to learn their weekly spellings and additional challenge words by the end of the year. They will be expected to go on Spelling Shed as part of their weekly homework, where relevant assignments will be set. Your child will be tested at random times throughout the half term, instead of weekly, to encourage retention of the words learnt. Please be aware that Spelling is now weighted highly within the end of year tests.
Reading
Please encourage your child to read, read, read! I have attached a copy of recommended reading lists. They should be using their account on Go Read to record their reading at home. This will be monitored weekly by myself.
PE
Our designated PE slots are Wednesday and Thursday. Could you please make sure that their child comes to school IN their PE kit on PE days (Wednesday and Thursday), as well as has a water bottle at school daily, but particularly for PE lessons.
All children must have a pair of appropriate indoor shoes/plimsoles to change into when entering the classroom. They will also need a waterproof coat and wellingtons or other waterproof shoes in wet weather, especially if they are playing on the field, as we will try to get outside as much as possible. Please make sure ALL clothing and footwear is clearly labelled with your child's name.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to ask as we are always here to help and support you and your child. You can contact me on the class email address: class5@wymeswold.leics.sch.uk or alternatively ask at the office to make an appointment.
Mrs Wagg
YEAR 6 SAT PRACTISE:
Year 6 children will begin to look at past SAT papers in class, as well as bringing some home to try. I have also put some practise SAT papers on their My Maths accounts for them to try at home. If they need to know their password, please email me on the class email. I will be holding a SAT's Parents Information meeting later this term (date and time to be confirmed).
Try using these links to help you prepare for the end of KS2 assessments:
Mathsbot
CGP Maths & SPAG Practise
Rollama Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling practise links.
Diary Dates:Bank Holiday 2nd January
Training Days 3rd January Children return to school 4th January Swimming Starts (for 4 weeks) 11th January Young Voices Concert 12th January Gymnastics Taster Session 16th January Maths Open Morning 18th January Tri-Golf Tournament 25th January Teddy Bear & Non-Uniform Day 3rd February Tag Rugby Tournament 6th February Cross Country Event 7th February Dress to Express Day 8th February Year 6 Height & Weight 14th February Skateboarding Taster Session 17th February PTA Pancake Sale 17th February Half Term 20th-24th February Year 5 Bikeability 27th February World Book Week w/c 27th February English Open Morning 14th March Loughborough Grammar School Event 15th March Red Nose Day - Crazy Hair/Hat 17th March Parents Evenings 21st & 22nd March Easter Church Service (children only) 29th March Egg Rolling 31st March End of Term 31st March Days children not at school. Please note: Year 6 SAT assessments are 9th-12th May 2023 Class 5 Residential is booked for 14th - 16th June 2023. Further information will be sent out shortly, but in the meantime, please follow the links below to see where we are going! Parents - NYOLS (outdoored.co.uk) Bewerley Park Outdoor Learning Centre, North Yorkshire Presentation. |
Stars of the Week:
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Warning Zone Trip - Check out the website for more information.
https://warningzone.org.uk/
https://warningzone.org.uk/
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House Captains:
School Council and Anti-Bullying Reps:
Reading Embassadors
Sports Leaders
Timetable
Homework
This week's spellings:
End of Year Expectations:
Planning:
Curriculum Overview:
GALLERY
Crazy hair and hat day for Red Nose Day.
We had great fun this afternoon learning how to ride a skateboard and even do some tricks!
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We are having great fun designing and making our own Marble Runs in our D & T lessons......
Tri-golf Tournament - We had a lovely afternoon at Charnwood Golf in Loughborough. The children had great fun and really supported and cheered each other on. And we came second!! Well done everyone.
December fun in Class 5!
Experiencing Christmas at the Methodist Church
Our Galleries of Justice Trip....
Our Remembrance Poems
Forest Schools
We had our first Forest School session this week (Year 5 this week). We have Remembrance Day Poppy art using natural resources. It was great fun and we are looking forward to next week!
Hug in a Box - Age Uk Charity afternoon
We all decorated gift boxes and then filled them with the fantastic winter warmer donations for the elderly in our village. We had all sorts of things donated from slippers and fluffy socks, to tea and biscuits. Year 6 spent the afternoon helping their Buddies make a box.
Year 6's Visit to Warning Zone
Visiting Artist - Darrell Wakelam
Golf Taster Day.....
All ready for a new school year!
Year 6 Leavers Assembly
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