Class 5 - Mrs Wagg
Welcome to Class 5
Welcome back to school ad I hope you all had a fantastic summer! I can't wait to hear about all of the things you got up to during the holidays.
We start the year with a very busy term, with lots of exciting opportunities for you. I will endeavour to keep you all informed of activities taking place in school via the website.
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’, 'Rollama' and ‘Times Tables Rock Stars’ every week, as well as reading independently at least 3 times each week. They will be asked to complete another piece of work related to what they have been doing in class once a month from the Homework Grid, but 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.
A link to our school calculation policy is available here. 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 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, including the Year 6 SAT's.
Reading
Please encourage your child to read, read, read! I have attached a copy of recommended reading lists below. 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. PE kit should include plain dark blue/black tracksuit bottoms and sweatshirt, white t-shirt, trainers AND plimsoles (for indoor PE).
All children must have a pair of appropriate indoor shoes, such as plimsoles, to change into when entering the classroom. They will also need a waterproof coat and wellingtons or other waterproof boots 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 after Christmas, as well as bringing some home to try. I will 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 next 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.
Welcome back to school ad I hope you all had a fantastic summer! I can't wait to hear about all of the things you got up to during the holidays.
We start the year with a very busy term, with lots of exciting opportunities for you. I will endeavour to keep you all informed of activities taking place in school via the website.
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’, 'Rollama' and ‘Times Tables Rock Stars’ every week, as well as reading independently at least 3 times each week. They will be asked to complete another piece of work related to what they have been doing in class once a month from the Homework Grid, but 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.
A link to our school calculation policy is available here. 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 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, including the Year 6 SAT's.
Reading
Please encourage your child to read, read, read! I have attached a copy of recommended reading lists below. 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. PE kit should include plain dark blue/black tracksuit bottoms and sweatshirt, white t-shirt, trainers AND plimsoles (for indoor PE).
All children must have a pair of appropriate indoor shoes, such as plimsoles, to change into when entering the classroom. They will also need a waterproof coat and wellingtons or other waterproof boots 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 after Christmas, as well as bringing some home to try. I will 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 next 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:Teacher Training Day 24th August
Teacher Training Day 25th August Bank Holiday 28th August Children return to school 29th August Class Welcome Meeting @ 4.15pm 12th September Harvest Church Service 20th September Virtual Author Visit - Maz Evans 27th September Experience Harvest @ Methodist Church 3rd October Poetry Day 9th October Individual Photos 10th October Parents Open Afternoon 11th October Half Term 16th - 20th October Teacher Training Day 23rd October Year 6 Trip to Warning Zone 25th October Parents Evening 7th November Parents Evening 8th November Flu Vaccinations 14th November Virtual Author Visit - Natasha Hastings 22nd November Christmas Decoration Day 1st December Christmas Jumper & Dinner Day 15th December Christmas Church Service 20th December End of Term 22nd December Days children not at school. Residential Information: (to follow shortly) |
Stars of the Week:
Warning Zone Trip - Check out the website for more information.
https://warningzone.org.uk/ |
How to help your child at home:
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Sports Leaders
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This week's spellings:
End of Year Expectations:
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GALLERY
Our Year 6 Leavers' Assembly - Goodbye and Good Luck!
Our end of year performance - Alice the Musical
Our Water Fun Day!
Foxes Group Schools Athletics Competition
What a great performance from our athletes! Every member of the team tried their best at each of the field and track activities. They encouraged and supported each other brilliantly. AND WE WON!!!!
Bewerley Park Residential
SPORTS DAY 2023! WELL DONE ACHIEVE!!!!
Our Faith Council meeting with Biship Saju during his recent visit.
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Here's some of the sports sessions we have had recently:
Coronation Day Celebrations
Egg Rolling - Our Easter Tradition
Our Egg Rolling Champions!
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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