Hi everyone and welcome to the last week of 2008!!
I'm sure by now the children are getting really excited for the arrival of Christmas day, we still have a whole week to get through before though and it's a busy one!
On Tuesday afternoon the children will be having their Christmas party. They have put themselves into friendship groups and decided what food each of them is bringing in. Your child should have brought you a letter home informing you of what they will need. If they have not done this please ask them what they have agreed to bring. The children are allowed to wear their own clothes on Tuesday.
On Wednesday morning we will be walking to Church to practice for the carol service. We will be back for lunch but please be aware that the children will not be able to buy toast and therefore will need a snack to take to Church.
On Friday morning the whole school will be heading to Church for the Carol Service. The service will begin at 10am. You are welcome to join us for this event but please remember that space is limited
On Friday afternoon we will be attending one of our favourite events, the parents panto, we look forward to finding out what treat are in store for us this year.
Our curriculum for the rest of the week will involve practicing for the Carol Service and going through the remainder of the tests we did last week.
Due to problems with insurance the mini laptops will not be able to go home until the first week back in January. We will be holding a parents meeting about them in the first week so look out for the letter.
That's all for this very short blog.
Have a happy and holy Christmas and a great new year.
See you in 2009!
Year 5/6 Team.
Saturday 13 December 2008
Sunday 7 December 2008
Week Beginning 8th December 2008
Hi everyone and welcome to this week's blogspot.
We have a busy week ahead this week so let start with a few dates for your diaries.
On Monday the children will have their Christmas Lunch. They should have pre-ordered their lunch through the letter that went out a few weeks ago. If they did not do this then they can order a lunch on Monday. Please remember that their will be no toast on sale at break time and therefore they will need to bring one with them.
On Tuesday afternoon our Year 6 and our Foundation Stage children will be attending the annual Carol Service at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Liverpool. The children will leave school after lunch and will return at approximately 4pm. Please ensure that all outstanding permission slips are sent into school by Monday. Thank you.
The Year 5's will remain in school on Tuesday afternoon and will continue with their playground leader games taught by Mr Wilby from St. Gregory's.
The after-school football club will also start this Tuesday, the Year 6's will miss the first week as they will not return from the Cathedral in time.
Our assessment week last week went well and we only have a few assessments to finish off this week.
Literacy
The children completed an assessed piece of writing last week, this week we will be looking at the writing they did and giving them targets to improve their writing. They will also be able to look through their assessed writing with the marking criteria and see where they could have picked up more marks and the things they could have improved on.
They will then re-draft their writing and re-assess it to see of they can improve on their level.
Numeracy
The Year 5's still have one of their tests to complete, which they will do on Monday.
Our Year 6 groups will be going through the tests that they completed last week and addressing any subjects that they found difficult.
ICT
You may remember a few weeks ago we informed the Year 6 children that they would have their own mini laptop to use in school and they would be able to take them home as well. We have now bought the laptops into school for all the Year 5 and 6 children.
We are hoping that the laptops will be set up and ready for the children to take home before Christmas but please bear in mind that it will take a long time to set up 90 of them and it will depend on how quick we can get this done.
Here I Am
This week in Here I Am we will be focusing on the Christmas Story. We will have had lots of input on this from watching the Key Stage 1 and Year 3/4 production and also attending the carol service at the Cathedral and of course preparing for our own carol service.
The children will be using the information they found out about improving their writing to write their own Christmas Story.
When we do have time this week we will be practising the readings and songs for our carol service. The service will take place at St. Joseph's Church on Friday 19th December at 10am.
Please feel free to join us in this celebration but be aware space will be limited as the whole school will be attending.
Year 5 and 6 will also be walking to Church on Wednesday of next week to practice for the service, please ensure your child has a permission slip so we can walk up to Church.
That's all for this week.
See you next week.
Year 5/6 Team.
We have a busy week ahead this week so let start with a few dates for your diaries.
On Monday the children will have their Christmas Lunch. They should have pre-ordered their lunch through the letter that went out a few weeks ago. If they did not do this then they can order a lunch on Monday. Please remember that their will be no toast on sale at break time and therefore they will need to bring one with them.
On Tuesday afternoon our Year 6 and our Foundation Stage children will be attending the annual Carol Service at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Liverpool. The children will leave school after lunch and will return at approximately 4pm. Please ensure that all outstanding permission slips are sent into school by Monday. Thank you.
The Year 5's will remain in school on Tuesday afternoon and will continue with their playground leader games taught by Mr Wilby from St. Gregory's.
The after-school football club will also start this Tuesday, the Year 6's will miss the first week as they will not return from the Cathedral in time.
Our assessment week last week went well and we only have a few assessments to finish off this week.
Literacy
The children completed an assessed piece of writing last week, this week we will be looking at the writing they did and giving them targets to improve their writing. They will also be able to look through their assessed writing with the marking criteria and see where they could have picked up more marks and the things they could have improved on.
They will then re-draft their writing and re-assess it to see of they can improve on their level.
Numeracy
The Year 5's still have one of their tests to complete, which they will do on Monday.
Our Year 6 groups will be going through the tests that they completed last week and addressing any subjects that they found difficult.
ICT
You may remember a few weeks ago we informed the Year 6 children that they would have their own mini laptop to use in school and they would be able to take them home as well. We have now bought the laptops into school for all the Year 5 and 6 children.
We are hoping that the laptops will be set up and ready for the children to take home before Christmas but please bear in mind that it will take a long time to set up 90 of them and it will depend on how quick we can get this done.
Here I Am
This week in Here I Am we will be focusing on the Christmas Story. We will have had lots of input on this from watching the Key Stage 1 and Year 3/4 production and also attending the carol service at the Cathedral and of course preparing for our own carol service.
The children will be using the information they found out about improving their writing to write their own Christmas Story.
When we do have time this week we will be practising the readings and songs for our carol service. The service will take place at St. Joseph's Church on Friday 19th December at 10am.
Please feel free to join us in this celebration but be aware space will be limited as the whole school will be attending.
Year 5 and 6 will also be walking to Church on Wednesday of next week to practice for the service, please ensure your child has a permission slip so we can walk up to Church.
That's all for this week.
See you next week.
Year 5/6 Team.
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