Science: classification
In Science this half-term, we have been biologists and have been learning about the different types of organisms including: mammals, reptiles, fish, birds, amphibians and invertebrates.
This week, we worked together to create our own classification keys. They allowed us to sort, classify and identify different animals. We created the questions for our classification key based on the physical characteristics of different animals.
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Help at home: Test your child’s knowledge of the different types of animals and the scientific vocabulary.
Reading Records
Children in 5/6 have been sharing their love of reading in our Book Club sessions. Each week, children complete one activity in response to what they have read during the week.
Help at home: Check the last few pages of the reading record. There are many activities to be completed and signed by an adult.
PE: hockey
We are learning a new sport this half term -hockey!
The children were very excited to be introduced to the game of hockey. They were even more excited to be able to use some brand new equipment! We played some warm up games first to get us warmed up and our hearts pumping faster – we love these!
The hockey sticks were handed out and our first job was to make sure we could grip the sticks accurately. The children were then allowed to explore with the hockey stick and a ball. This allowed the children to get used to handling the ball.
They then worked in pairs to learn how to pass accurately with the ball and by the end of the session they were much better and even played a game of possession ball.
Topic : history
In Topic, we have continued our work as historians. This week we focused on the innovations seen within the Stone Age and Bronze Age. As a class, we explored the innovations of the Stone Age and discovered the steps the society took to r
evolutionise farming.
Later in the week, the children took responsibility for their own learning. They created posters to show facts, which they had found themselves about the Bronze Age.
Help at home: continue to practice the vocabulary with your child.
Living and learning: I use the 8Rs to help me learn
Our living and learning statement has allowed the children to reflect on the skills they use in school. They quickly recalled all the 8Rs for learning and were able to match them with the images that are displayed in class. They talked about which ones they had used in class this week.
“I am always ready when my lessons are starting.”
“I was resilient when I found comparing numbers difficult this week.”
The children were able to also identify which of the 8Rs they would like to improve on.
Living and learning: I follow the school rules
Living and Learning this week has allowed the children to think about our school rules at the start of a new school year. The children remembered the rules well:
We’re respectful. We’re ready. We’re safe.
As a group, we discussed how these rules would look, sound, and feel in classrooms and around the school.
The Y5,6 classes also agreed rules for their Living and Learning sessions to ensure these lessons are purposeful and reflective.
We also looked at the purpose of the school rules and agreed that they were there to keep us happy and healthy.
Help at home by asking your child about the school rules. Can they explain what they have done this week to show they are following them?
Topic : history
We are very excited to get started on our learning this half term. In topic, we are being historians and we are learning about the Stone Age, Bronze Age and the Iron Age. The children will then compare these civilisations with Ancient Egypt. How do they compare? Which one was more advanced?
We began this week by seeing if we could put key historical periods in chronological order. The children sorted images in their groups to create a timeline.
Here is the vocabulary that the children in 5,6 will be learning in history.
Help at home: Can you help your child to learn the vocabulary? Play a game of Pictionary or create some flashcards with pictures.
Welcome Back and important information
The staff are ready, the pupils might look ready and I’m sure that the parents are more than ready to have their children return to school.
We hope you’ve had a relaxing and fun break. Here are a few important pieces of information:
PE days:
56A Monday
56B Tuesday
56C Wednesday
All year 5 and 6 Thursday
Please read the uniform policy carefully. Children should come to school wearing their PE kit on their PE days.
Topic this half term:
Our topics this half term is a history unit called Stone Age to Iron Age and Ancient Egyptians.
Our science topic is called Living Things and their Habitats.
Arithmetic checks:
Most weeks, children will complete an arithmetic check. In order to show improvement for the following week, we’d like children to focus on 2-3 questions that they answered incorrectly. This is especially important over the next few months to help children recall what they were taught last year.
Reading records:
Children in 5/6 are expected to read on a daily basis. They have a reading record to record their responses to each text and a space for parents to sign and add a comment. It is still vital that children read aloud at home. Please continue to make this part of your daily routine.
Help at home: discuss the need for rules in our society. How are rules made and who makes them? What do you already know about animal habitats from previous years? Why do you think it is called a stone age or iron age?
Living and Learning: Staying Safe Week
What a fantastic Staying Safe Week we’ve had! Earlier on in the week we had a talk from the RNLI. We learned about the difference between the flags on the beach and how to float in water.
Darren talk about first aid was very informative. Serveral topics were discussed: choking, first aid kits, the recovery position, the lazy W and asthma.
Help at Home: Discuss how the lessons learned in school can help outside of school.
Scholes in Bloom
Some children went out to meet the Britain in Bloom judges this week. The winner of the ‘design a flowerbed’ competition came to talk about their design. We also told them about plants we have grown and our beautiful wildlife garden. We hope they were impressed!
