Hello and welcome to a very emotional blogspot, our last of this academic year!
Reports will be going out this week along with the children's end of year results, the children should feel very proud of the hard work that they have put in this year- Well Done Everyone!!
There are a number of things happening this week so here we go.
Musical Magic!
This week will see Year 5/6 transform into your favourite musical stars! Our production times this week will be Monday evening, starting at 6.45pm and then Tuesday afternoon at 1.30pm.
You should have received your tickets for both productions. If they have not made their way home please see one of the team as soon as possible. We cannot allow admission without a ticket due to health and safety.We would like to thank parents for their effort with the children's costumes, they are fantastic!
Laptops
Can all Year 6s return their laptops along with their cases and chargers before Thursday please.
Friday
On Friday we have our leavers mass. It will take place in the school hall at 9am, you are very welcome to join us but as usual space is limited.
On Friday we say a final goodbye to out Year 6 children.
This is a very said time for us as we have watched them grow into the young people they are today. We hope that they will come back and visit us from time to time and make us feel really old!
We wish them all the luck in the world with lives, in high school and further.We will see our Year 5 children next year and they now know which teacher they will be having.
We look forward to welcoming our Year 4 children into Year 5/6.Finally thank you for your support this year, it has been very busy but happy and we have had a great time along the way!!See you in September.
Year 5/6 Team.
Sunday 12 July 2009
Saturday 4 July 2009
Week beginning 6th July 2009
Hi everyone,
We really can't believe that we are nearly at the end of another very busy and eventful school year! Our Year 6 children are looking forward to moving on to the High School and we are looking forward to our Year 5's becoming Year 6's and our Year 4's moving up to Year 5.
last week saw a spectacular Sports Day!! Well done to the red team! All children tried so hard and it was great to see every child participating in all of the activities!! Well done everyone.
Our end of year production is starting to take shape now. Hopefully your child will have told you if they need a costume, if not you can pop in and see one of the Year 5/6 team and we will be happy to point you in the right direction.
We will be spending a lot of the week practicing for the production.There will be no homework this week as we feel the time is needed to get costumes ready and learn song lyrics.
You should have received your tickets on Friday. As usual we cannot allow entrance without a ticket due to health and safety regulations.
On Thursday will be our school trip to Chester Zoo. We will be leaving school at approximately 9.15 and hopefully be back by 3.45pm traffic depending. We hope that the weather will be kind to us but just on case we would recommend taking a waterproof coat or umbrella. All children will need a packed lunch and a few drinks as we are out for the whole day.
When we return to school please collect your child from the playground as usual, it is very difficult to keep track of where the children are if parents collect them from the coaches.
Thank you to all those parents who have offered to help out, we really appreciate it.
This week we will spend our time in class preparing for next year. We will be completing a piece of writing to pass up to the next teacher. We will also be completing some teacher and self assessments in maths and science to pass on to the next teacher.
That brings us to end of this weeks very short blog, although it is short we have lots to fit in, so much to do so little time!
Have a great week.
Year 5/6 Team.
We really can't believe that we are nearly at the end of another very busy and eventful school year! Our Year 6 children are looking forward to moving on to the High School and we are looking forward to our Year 5's becoming Year 6's and our Year 4's moving up to Year 5.
last week saw a spectacular Sports Day!! Well done to the red team! All children tried so hard and it was great to see every child participating in all of the activities!! Well done everyone.
Our end of year production is starting to take shape now. Hopefully your child will have told you if they need a costume, if not you can pop in and see one of the Year 5/6 team and we will be happy to point you in the right direction.
We will be spending a lot of the week practicing for the production.There will be no homework this week as we feel the time is needed to get costumes ready and learn song lyrics.
You should have received your tickets on Friday. As usual we cannot allow entrance without a ticket due to health and safety regulations.
On Thursday will be our school trip to Chester Zoo. We will be leaving school at approximately 9.15 and hopefully be back by 3.45pm traffic depending. We hope that the weather will be kind to us but just on case we would recommend taking a waterproof coat or umbrella. All children will need a packed lunch and a few drinks as we are out for the whole day.
When we return to school please collect your child from the playground as usual, it is very difficult to keep track of where the children are if parents collect them from the coaches.
Thank you to all those parents who have offered to help out, we really appreciate it.
This week we will spend our time in class preparing for next year. We will be completing a piece of writing to pass up to the next teacher. We will also be completing some teacher and self assessments in maths and science to pass on to the next teacher.
That brings us to end of this weeks very short blog, although it is short we have lots to fit in, so much to do so little time!
Have a great week.
Year 5/6 Team.
Wednesday 24 June 2009
Week beginning 29th June 2009
Hi everyone,
Hope you have been enjoying the sunshine :)
last week saw some of our children taken part in a performance at the Parr Hall. The performance was fantastic and behaviour, as always was excellent considering it is such a long day. Thank you children.
Sports Day
This Wednesday is Sports Day things have changed this year. Instead of singular races going on after each other, there is a carousel of activities going on at the same time. We are sure the children have told you all about it! We have had lots of positive feedback about the different activities that have been organised this year and hope the children will really enjoy it. We have 3 teams, red, blue and yellow. All children have been assigned to a team. We have suggested that whatever colour team your child is in that if possible they wear a t-shirt of the same colour:
With the weather being as it is we are advising that children bring in a cap and sun cream daily as we have been spending a lot more time outside practicing for sports day and our end of year production.
What are we doing this week?
Most of this week will be spent putting together our production. The dates for the end of year production are as follows:
Monday 13th July - 6.45 pm
Tuesday 14th July-1.45pm
We have been so busy over the last few weeks we have hardly had any time to practice, therefore most of this week will be spent on preparations.What with Sports Day practice and Production practice you will be wondering if we can fit in any curriculum this week but as always the answer is yes!
We will be continuing with our Kensuke's Kingdom project. We will continue with the story and children will be using a variety of drama techniques to enhance understanding of the story.
Year 6 will be continuing with their Numeracy transition unit with Mr Tilling.
Year 5 will be putting their data handling skills to the test, when we start to look at different types of line/ bar graphs, tally charts and pie charts. See previous weeks for websites.
Thanks.
Year 5/6 Team
Hope you have been enjoying the sunshine :)
last week saw some of our children taken part in a performance at the Parr Hall. The performance was fantastic and behaviour, as always was excellent considering it is such a long day. Thank you children.
Sports Day
This Wednesday is Sports Day things have changed this year. Instead of singular races going on after each other, there is a carousel of activities going on at the same time. We are sure the children have told you all about it! We have had lots of positive feedback about the different activities that have been organised this year and hope the children will really enjoy it. We have 3 teams, red, blue and yellow. All children have been assigned to a team. We have suggested that whatever colour team your child is in that if possible they wear a t-shirt of the same colour:
With the weather being as it is we are advising that children bring in a cap and sun cream daily as we have been spending a lot more time outside practicing for sports day and our end of year production.
What are we doing this week?
Most of this week will be spent putting together our production. The dates for the end of year production are as follows:
Monday 13th July - 6.45 pm
Tuesday 14th July-1.45pm
We have been so busy over the last few weeks we have hardly had any time to practice, therefore most of this week will be spent on preparations.What with Sports Day practice and Production practice you will be wondering if we can fit in any curriculum this week but as always the answer is yes!
We will be continuing with our Kensuke's Kingdom project. We will continue with the story and children will be using a variety of drama techniques to enhance understanding of the story.
Year 6 will be continuing with their Numeracy transition unit with Mr Tilling.
Year 5 will be putting their data handling skills to the test, when we start to look at different types of line/ bar graphs, tally charts and pie charts. See previous weeks for websites.
Thanks.
Year 5/6 Team
Wednesday 17 June 2009
week beginning 22nd June 2009
Hi everyone and welcome to the blogspot this week,
The week's seem to be flying by, we have so much to do and so little time!
This Week's Curriculum:
We will be starting our Generation Green Campaign.
Generation Green:
Help us sow the seeds for a greener tomorrow
I’m happy to tell you that St Vincent’s has joined Generation Green, a new programme from Scottish Gas to help our children do their bit to make the planet greener.
Greener at school
During the year, we will be undertaking green tasks to encourage us to save energy and cut our carbon emissions. Tasks can be as simple as appointing a lights monitor for each classroom or as complex as measuring our carbon footprint (this tells us just how green St Vincent’s is today).
Greener at home
Any support you can give us will be very welcome. For example, going along with your children when they ask you to do green things at home – like switching off the lights to save energy. You could also help us earn Leaves by completing a quick and simple Energy Savers Report. You’ll find this at generationgreen.co.uk on the friends and family page.
Numeracy
The Year 6 children will be continuing with their transition project this week.
Miss Wright's and Mr Slavin's group have raced through the maths curriculum this year, we have spent some time reviewing subjects that the children found difficult when completing their tests and now feel that it is time to start preparing them for next year's curriculum. We will therefore be starting some of the Year 6 topics.
This week we will be looking at expressing a quotient as a fraction, or a decimal rounded to one decimal place. This means that we will be doing sums that don't divide into a whole number exactly e.g. 46 divided by 7 and finding out the answer is 6 and 4/7. It sounds difficult but if the children have good knowledge of their tables they will find it much easier, so keep working on those tables.
Literacy
In Literacy we will continue our Kensuke's Kingdom scheme of work. We will be following Michael and his family on their journey around the world. We will be using Kensuke's Kingdom as inspiration for our big write this week too :)
End of Year Production
We have so much to do! Children are in their groups for the performance now and we are all very impressed at to what songs and dances the children have decided on. It is an absolute pleasure to be helping the children with the performance. All Year 5/6 are so enthusiastic about the songs that they have chosen to work to! We will be having lots of practice this week so children can start to think about costumes and props that they might need for their act.
Have a great week.
Year 5/6 Team
The week's seem to be flying by, we have so much to do and so little time!
Penketh and Sankey District Schools Challenge Cup. June 2009
Congratulations to the A and B teams who were both successful in their first round qualifiers of the District Schools Challenge Cup held at Penketh Community Primary School, Stocks Lane, earlier this week. The A team beat Barrowhall Lane (A) 5 – 0 (with Edward Shaw scoring a hatrick) whilst the B team beat Barrowhall Lane (B) 3-1 in a closely contested game. Well done to all players who demonstrated great effort, maturity and determination.
Thank you to Mrs Walker, to all the parents who transported the children to and from the event and a special thanks to Theo Phocou for his continued coaching efforts, time and support to the school.
Challenge Trophies Round 1 Challenge Cup. The next round has been drawn as follows:
St Vincent’s A vs St Joseph’s
Tuesday 23.06.09. Kick off 4.30pm
Penketh Community Primary School, Stocks Lane, Penketh.
Penketh South Primary vs St Vincent’s B
Tuesday 23.06.09. Kick off 3.30pm
Penketh Community Primary School, Stocks Lane, Penketh.
Please note that the fixtures and kick-off times are arranged by the Cup Organisers and not by St. Vincent’s. All fixture details are correct at time of going to press (19.06.09) but if there are any amendments to the fixtures, we will let you know as soon as possible.
If you require further information, please follow the link below.
https://www.ourkidssports.com/Cups/matches/id/939
For those boys who were unfortunate not to take part in the tournament, we have spoken to Penketh South who have agreed to a match. We are trying to arrange a mutually convenient date and I will let all concerned know as soon as possible.
PAN Performance
On Monday evening we have the Primary Arts Network Performance at the Pyramid Parr Hall. Children will need to bring a packed tea as we will be leaving school at 3.15pm and going straight to the Hall. We will then be practicing our performance along with the other schools involved. The performance starts at 7.00pm and the doors open at 6.15pm. Tickets can be purchased from the Pyramid Parr Hall ticket office.
Costumes: children will need to bring in a black top and black leggings or trousers.
This weekend our year 3 children will be receiving their First Holy Communion. We wish them lots of good luck and are sure it will be a very happy and enjoyable time.
This Week's Curriculum:
We will be starting our Generation Green Campaign.
Generation Green:
Help us sow the seeds for a greener tomorrow
I’m happy to tell you that St Vincent’s has joined Generation Green, a new programme from Scottish Gas to help our children do their bit to make the planet greener.
Greener at school
During the year, we will be undertaking green tasks to encourage us to save energy and cut our carbon emissions. Tasks can be as simple as appointing a lights monitor for each classroom or as complex as measuring our carbon footprint (this tells us just how green St Vincent’s is today).
Greener at home
Any support you can give us will be very welcome. For example, going along with your children when they ask you to do green things at home – like switching off the lights to save energy. You could also help us earn Leaves by completing a quick and simple Energy Savers Report. You’ll find this at generationgreen.co.uk on the friends and family page.
Numeracy
The Year 6 children will be continuing with their transition project this week.
Miss Wright's and Mr Slavin's group have raced through the maths curriculum this year, we have spent some time reviewing subjects that the children found difficult when completing their tests and now feel that it is time to start preparing them for next year's curriculum. We will therefore be starting some of the Year 6 topics.
This week we will be looking at expressing a quotient as a fraction, or a decimal rounded to one decimal place. This means that we will be doing sums that don't divide into a whole number exactly e.g. 46 divided by 7 and finding out the answer is 6 and 4/7. It sounds difficult but if the children have good knowledge of their tables they will find it much easier, so keep working on those tables.
Literacy
In Literacy we will continue our Kensuke's Kingdom scheme of work. We will be following Michael and his family on their journey around the world. We will be using Kensuke's Kingdom as inspiration for our big write this week too :)
End of Year Production
We have so much to do! Children are in their groups for the performance now and we are all very impressed at to what songs and dances the children have decided on. It is an absolute pleasure to be helping the children with the performance. All Year 5/6 are so enthusiastic about the songs that they have chosen to work to! We will be having lots of practice this week so children can start to think about costumes and props that they might need for their act.
Have a great week.
Year 5/6 Team
Thursday 11 June 2009
Week beginning 15th June 2009
Hi everyone and Welcome to the blog this week.
END OF YEAR PRODUCTION
We still have a lot of work to fit in as well as a year 5/6 end of year PRODUCTION. We really enjoyed the singing element of last year’s end of year performance and so this is the route we felt it would be good to go down this year. We felt we would like a slight twist though, so we have decided that we are going to showcase songs from the Musicals. We feel that this is a broad area so children have a rich choice of what they would like to dance, perform and sing to.
As always, we need to make sure that the year 6 take priority for the parts in the production, however we will need year 5’s as well. Remember year 5’s that your time will come next year! We are hoping that during this next week children will have a good idea of children’s roles within the production, and you can therefore start practicing at home, and thinking about costume ideas. We realise that some costumes will be more complicated to put together than others and so want to let parents know ASAP. We will not be giving out specific costume letters as we feel that it is much easier for you to look at the artist your child is impersonating and choose a look you feel is easiest to replicate. As soon as we know details of performance dates we will send them home.
Year 6, Wednesday 17th June- Transition day at St Gregory's.
Year 6 should have brought home a letter tonight outlining the details for next Wednesday. Children will need to be at St Gregory's for 8.30am and will need to be collected at 2.30pm.
Numeracy
Year 5The curriculum continues as usual and the children in both Mrs Morgan’s and Miss Wright’s group will be learning the following…
To subtract integers of up to 10,000 using formal and informal methods.
To subtract numbers to 2 decimal places.
As usual lots of games and interactive learning will take place to make these topic as fun as possible.By the end of the week children,
MUST use an informal method to subtract integers up to 10,000.
SHOULD use both formal and informal methods to subtract integers up to 10,000.
COULD begin to subtract numbers to 2 decimal places.
Try logging on to http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/ and following the Maths links for some excellent speed subtraction games to help you with these objectives.
Year 6
We will be embarking on some transition work to ease the year 6’s into the Mathematics required for the High School. Much of this knowledge is what we have already acquired, but just requires the children to think in a more sophisticated manner. The DFES provide a pack of material for children to further develop their understanding, and we will build on this in school. We will be consolidating lots of learning, but also favouring a more problem solving route where children are encouraged to think for themselves more, and see patterns in number and data. This sounds really hard going, but lots of fun will be had, and children will feel more confident about what will be expected of them in September.
Literacy
Last week saw us starting to read Kensuke's Kingdom, by Michael Morpurgo. We were intoduced to the main characters, setting and and the story began to unfold. This week we will be concentrating on the characters and producing in depth character webs to get to understand them better. We will also be focusing at the point where Michael meets Kensuke for the first time. We will be putting on our Red Thinking Hats and starting to write a journal entry.
Creative Topic / Science - Water Worlds
This week we will be:
* Researching living things in coral reefs classifying and identifying common life processes
* Using the internet, non fiction texts and encyclopedias to answer scientific questions about sharks.
Have a look at the following websites to help:
http://www.coralfilm.com/
http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Coral/home.html
http://www.coral.org/
http://www.reefbase.org/main.aspx
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/ocean/Coralreef.shtml
http://www.kidzone.ws/sharks/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/sharks/
http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/sharks/home/index.shtml
http://dsc.discovery.com/sharks/types-of-sharks.html
http://new-brunswick.net/new-brunswick/sharks/types.html
Have a great week.
Year 5/6 Team
END OF YEAR PRODUCTION
We still have a lot of work to fit in as well as a year 5/6 end of year PRODUCTION. We really enjoyed the singing element of last year’s end of year performance and so this is the route we felt it would be good to go down this year. We felt we would like a slight twist though, so we have decided that we are going to showcase songs from the Musicals. We feel that this is a broad area so children have a rich choice of what they would like to dance, perform and sing to.
As always, we need to make sure that the year 6 take priority for the parts in the production, however we will need year 5’s as well. Remember year 5’s that your time will come next year! We are hoping that during this next week children will have a good idea of children’s roles within the production, and you can therefore start practicing at home, and thinking about costume ideas. We realise that some costumes will be more complicated to put together than others and so want to let parents know ASAP. We will not be giving out specific costume letters as we feel that it is much easier for you to look at the artist your child is impersonating and choose a look you feel is easiest to replicate. As soon as we know details of performance dates we will send them home.
Year 6, Wednesday 17th June- Transition day at St Gregory's.
Year 6 should have brought home a letter tonight outlining the details for next Wednesday. Children will need to be at St Gregory's for 8.30am and will need to be collected at 2.30pm.
Numeracy
Year 5The curriculum continues as usual and the children in both Mrs Morgan’s and Miss Wright’s group will be learning the following…
To subtract integers of up to 10,000 using formal and informal methods.
To subtract numbers to 2 decimal places.
As usual lots of games and interactive learning will take place to make these topic as fun as possible.By the end of the week children,
MUST use an informal method to subtract integers up to 10,000.
SHOULD use both formal and informal methods to subtract integers up to 10,000.
COULD begin to subtract numbers to 2 decimal places.
Try logging on to http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/ and following the Maths links for some excellent speed subtraction games to help you with these objectives.
Year 6
We will be embarking on some transition work to ease the year 6’s into the Mathematics required for the High School. Much of this knowledge is what we have already acquired, but just requires the children to think in a more sophisticated manner. The DFES provide a pack of material for children to further develop their understanding, and we will build on this in school. We will be consolidating lots of learning, but also favouring a more problem solving route where children are encouraged to think for themselves more, and see patterns in number and data. This sounds really hard going, but lots of fun will be had, and children will feel more confident about what will be expected of them in September.
Literacy
Last week saw us starting to read Kensuke's Kingdom, by Michael Morpurgo. We were intoduced to the main characters, setting and and the story began to unfold. This week we will be concentrating on the characters and producing in depth character webs to get to understand them better. We will also be focusing at the point where Michael meets Kensuke for the first time. We will be putting on our Red Thinking Hats and starting to write a journal entry.
Creative Topic / Science - Water Worlds
This week we will be:
* Researching living things in coral reefs classifying and identifying common life processes
* Using the internet, non fiction texts and encyclopedias to answer scientific questions about sharks.
Have a look at the following websites to help:
http://www.coralfilm.com/
http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Coral/home.html
http://www.coral.org/
http://www.reefbase.org/main.aspx
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/ocean/Coralreef.shtml
http://www.kidzone.ws/sharks/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/sharks/
http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/sharks/home/index.shtml
http://dsc.discovery.com/sharks/types-of-sharks.html
http://new-brunswick.net/new-brunswick/sharks/types.html
Have a great week.
Year 5/6 Team
Sunday 7 June 2009
Week Beginning 8th June 2009
Hi Everyone!
Hope you had a super half term! Although this half term is short, it is the last one before the Summer. We have lots of fun things to fit into it, so let us make a start.
On Wednesday after school Year 6 parents have the chance to watch the 'All About Me' video before children watch it on Friday, a letter went out before the end of last half term with a slip to confirm whether you will be attending or not. If you would like to attend please send back the slip or write a note in our home- school diary.
Curriculum
Literacy
This week for Literacy we will be in our own classes
Kensuke's Kingdom
We will be starting a transition scheme of work that will be over a period of weeks. We will begin by familiarising ourselves with the story and starting to understand the setting and characters. We will also be focusing on drama using Conscience Alley, Freeze Framing and Thought Tracking to help us understand the story much better.
http://www.michaelmorpurgo.org/books_kensukes_kingdom.html
http://www.readingmatters.co.uk/book.php?id=57
Numeracy:
Year 5
Mr Slavin and Miss Wright's groups will this week be reviewing Fractions. We will be looking again to:
* Understand Mixed Numbers
* Change Mixed Numbers into Improper Fractions
* Find fractions of quantities and amounts involving money.
Please look at the following websites for help in using and applying fractions:
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/ngfl-flash/fractions/index.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/fractiondecimalpercentage/fractions/fractionsofquantities/
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/Phase2delivery/Wales/Numeracy/Keystage2/Number/Findafractionof/Introduction/default.htm
http://www.seatonsluice.northumberland.sch.uk/test/mentalmaths/O&Mcontents.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/fractiondecimalpercentage/fractions/simplifyingfractions/
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_106_g_2_t_1.html
http://www.aaamath.com/fra57c1-mixed2fractld.html
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/maths/pdfs/propinpropfrac.pdf
http://www.mathsisfun.com/improper-fractions.html
Year 6
Mr Tilling's group will spend this week reviewing areas that were covered last term. Mr Tilling will also be going through the answers to the SATs paper completed in May.
Science:
This term will see us starting a new Science topic 'Interdependence and Adaptation'
Children Must- Be able to recognise that plants need light and water to grow well.
Children should- Be able to recognise that a green plant needs light and water to grow well and that different animals and plants live in different habitats.
Children Could- Be able to Recognise that green plants are the source of food for all animals and they produce material for new growth from air and water in the presence of light.
Also remember to bring in your Sunflowers we are eager to see how much they have grown :)
Have a look at the following websites:
http://www.teachingandlearningresources.co.uk/foodchains01.shtml
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/interdependence
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/living_things.shtml
R.E
This half term we are starting a new topic of 'Choices' This week we will be looking at the choices that we make on a day to day basis and the consequences of the choices that we make.
Topic: Waterworlds
We have incorporated our Music, Art, Design Technology and Geography into our topic of 'Waterworlds'.
This week we will be researching Weather Patterns across the world. We will be focusing on deserts this week.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/whatisweather/teachers/worksheets.shtml
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/explore/nature/deserts/deserts.htm
http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/desert/index.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/desert/desert.shtml
Have a great first week back.
Year 5/6 Team
Hope you had a super half term! Although this half term is short, it is the last one before the Summer. We have lots of fun things to fit into it, so let us make a start.
On Wednesday after school Year 6 parents have the chance to watch the 'All About Me' video before children watch it on Friday, a letter went out before the end of last half term with a slip to confirm whether you will be attending or not. If you would like to attend please send back the slip or write a note in our home- school diary.
Curriculum
Literacy
This week for Literacy we will be in our own classes
Kensuke's Kingdom
We will be starting a transition scheme of work that will be over a period of weeks. We will begin by familiarising ourselves with the story and starting to understand the setting and characters. We will also be focusing on drama using Conscience Alley, Freeze Framing and Thought Tracking to help us understand the story much better.
http://www.michaelmorpurgo.org/books_kensukes_kingdom.html
http://www.readingmatters.co.uk/book.php?id=57
Numeracy:
Year 5
Mr Slavin and Miss Wright's groups will this week be reviewing Fractions. We will be looking again to:
* Understand Mixed Numbers
* Change Mixed Numbers into Improper Fractions
* Find fractions of quantities and amounts involving money.
Please look at the following websites for help in using and applying fractions:
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/ngfl-flash/fractions/index.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/fractiondecimalpercentage/fractions/fractionsofquantities/
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/Phase2delivery/Wales/Numeracy/Keystage2/Number/Findafractionof/Introduction/default.htm
http://www.seatonsluice.northumberland.sch.uk/test/mentalmaths/O&Mcontents.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/fractiondecimalpercentage/fractions/simplifyingfractions/
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_106_g_2_t_1.html
http://www.aaamath.com/fra57c1-mixed2fractld.html
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/maths/pdfs/propinpropfrac.pdf
http://www.mathsisfun.com/improper-fractions.html
Year 6
Mr Tilling's group will spend this week reviewing areas that were covered last term. Mr Tilling will also be going through the answers to the SATs paper completed in May.
Science:
This term will see us starting a new Science topic 'Interdependence and Adaptation'
Children Must- Be able to recognise that plants need light and water to grow well.
Children should- Be able to recognise that a green plant needs light and water to grow well and that different animals and plants live in different habitats.
Children Could- Be able to Recognise that green plants are the source of food for all animals and they produce material for new growth from air and water in the presence of light.
Also remember to bring in your Sunflowers we are eager to see how much they have grown :)
Have a look at the following websites:
http://www.teachingandlearningresources.co.uk/foodchains01.shtml
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/interdependence
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/living_things.shtml
R.E
This half term we are starting a new topic of 'Choices' This week we will be looking at the choices that we make on a day to day basis and the consequences of the choices that we make.
Topic: Waterworlds
We have incorporated our Music, Art, Design Technology and Geography into our topic of 'Waterworlds'.
This week we will be researching Weather Patterns across the world. We will be focusing on deserts this week.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/whatisweather/teachers/worksheets.shtml
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/explore/nature/deserts/deserts.htm
http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/desert/index.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/desert/desert.shtml
Have a great first week back.
Year 5/6 Team
Thursday 14 May 2009
Week beginning 18th May 2009
Wow!
What a week! Well done to all of Year 6 who have finally finished their SATs. (Hurray!) We are all very proud of their determination to produce their best efforts and we couldn't have asked for anything more from the children. We would also like to thank all members of staff who have supported the children during this week. All the tests have been posted to the external markers and the school will receive the results in early July.
Well done to Y5s, too, who have also completed a week of testing. Once these have been marked, it will enable us to see what level the children are at.
Anfield - Y6 - Wednesday
Just a reminder to let you know the trip to Anfield is on Wednesday; we wonder what the atmosphere will be like as the title hangs in the balance. Please note that school uniform must be worn and that we will be back in school in time for lunch. Children will only be allowed to bring a maximum of £5.00 to spend in the shop and the club have confirmed that cameras are allowed. If there are any monies outstanding, can you please forward it as soon as possible.
Pottery - Y6 - Thursday and Friday
We are very lucky next week to have a local potter, Mick McWilliams from "Wonderful World of Clay." Mr McWilliams will be demonstrating techniques to the children and will them help them to design and throwing (not literally) their own pots.
Here is next week's curriculum:
Classes will return to normal next week but we do have a very exciting week planned for the children.
This week we are focusing all our efforts on nature and the world around us. To celebrate 200 years of Charles Darwin's birth, we will be following his footsteps on our Darwin inspired thinking walks around school. We will be exploring wildlife, flora and fauna in the school environment. We will be finding out more about plants and in the process learning key mathematical and scientific skills.
Literacy
As you know, we have a very successful Gardening Club (run by Mrs Fox in school) and we will be creating an informative booklet, aimed at Year 1 and Year 2, helping them to understand and classify the natural world around them.
Poetry
We will be focusing on a variety of poets and poems, based on plants, in which the children will be evaluating and creating some of their own masterpieces.
Instructional Writing
We will be examining the features of instructional texts and this will culminate in the children writing their own instructions on how to help seeds germinate. All the children will plant their own sunflower seed (which we have in school) taking into account the factors that affect germination. Children will be bringing their seeds home over the holidays and we will be having a competition to measure the tallest sunflower at the end of term. Children will need to bring them back into school where they can be measured and prizes awarded!
Maths
We will be collecting, measuring and recording data of the flora and fauna from our nature walk around the school environment. We will also recap parallel and perpendicular lines by identifying them outside and taking photographs.
Design
We will be designing and making our own insect chalets which will be housed in trees and bushes around school. (David Attenborough would be impressed!) Children will research, using their laptops, different types of insect homes and the attributes of their particular habitat.
We would be grateful if the children could bring in some old newspapers to help us with their construction.
Laptops
As we will be using these a lot during the week, can you please ensure that laptops are charged each night ready for the next day.
Football and rugby will resume the first week back. Can you please ensure that footballers have shin pads and rugby players have gum shields. Thanks.
That's all for now. Enjoy your weekend and have a well-earned rest. (Parents as well!)
Year5/6 Team
What a week! Well done to all of Year 6 who have finally finished their SATs. (Hurray!) We are all very proud of their determination to produce their best efforts and we couldn't have asked for anything more from the children. We would also like to thank all members of staff who have supported the children during this week. All the tests have been posted to the external markers and the school will receive the results in early July.
Well done to Y5s, too, who have also completed a week of testing. Once these have been marked, it will enable us to see what level the children are at.
Anfield - Y6 - Wednesday
Just a reminder to let you know the trip to Anfield is on Wednesday; we wonder what the atmosphere will be like as the title hangs in the balance. Please note that school uniform must be worn and that we will be back in school in time for lunch. Children will only be allowed to bring a maximum of £5.00 to spend in the shop and the club have confirmed that cameras are allowed. If there are any monies outstanding, can you please forward it as soon as possible.
Pottery - Y6 - Thursday and Friday
We are very lucky next week to have a local potter, Mick McWilliams from "Wonderful World of Clay." Mr McWilliams will be demonstrating techniques to the children and will them help them to design and throwing (not literally) their own pots.
Here is next week's curriculum:
Classes will return to normal next week but we do have a very exciting week planned for the children.
This week we are focusing all our efforts on nature and the world around us. To celebrate 200 years of Charles Darwin's birth, we will be following his footsteps on our Darwin inspired thinking walks around school. We will be exploring wildlife, flora and fauna in the school environment. We will be finding out more about plants and in the process learning key mathematical and scientific skills.
Literacy
As you know, we have a very successful Gardening Club (run by Mrs Fox in school) and we will be creating an informative booklet, aimed at Year 1 and Year 2, helping them to understand and classify the natural world around them.
Poetry
We will be focusing on a variety of poets and poems, based on plants, in which the children will be evaluating and creating some of their own masterpieces.
Instructional Writing
We will be examining the features of instructional texts and this will culminate in the children writing their own instructions on how to help seeds germinate. All the children will plant their own sunflower seed (which we have in school) taking into account the factors that affect germination. Children will be bringing their seeds home over the holidays and we will be having a competition to measure the tallest sunflower at the end of term. Children will need to bring them back into school where they can be measured and prizes awarded!
Maths
We will be collecting, measuring and recording data of the flora and fauna from our nature walk around the school environment. We will also recap parallel and perpendicular lines by identifying them outside and taking photographs.
Design
We will be designing and making our own insect chalets which will be housed in trees and bushes around school. (David Attenborough would be impressed!) Children will research, using their laptops, different types of insect homes and the attributes of their particular habitat.
We would be grateful if the children could bring in some old newspapers to help us with their construction.
Laptops
As we will be using these a lot during the week, can you please ensure that laptops are charged each night ready for the next day.
Football and rugby will resume the first week back. Can you please ensure that footballers have shin pads and rugby players have gum shields. Thanks.
That's all for now. Enjoy your weekend and have a well-earned rest. (Parents as well!)
Year5/6 Team
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