Elm Class are

lucky enough to have some exciting PE lessons with

outside visitors this term: fencing on a Monday and street hockey on a Thursday. We

don’t want anyone to miss out so

please ensure that your child has

their named kit, including suitable

footwear, in school every day.

If you would like to volunteer to help in school

then please see Mrs Radford in the office. We really welcome your help and

support.

Dear Parents and Carers, Happy New Year and thank you very much for our lovely Christmas cards and gifts! We are very grateful. We hope you have had an enjoyable break and welcome you back to a new term in Elm Class. We have already launched our new topic for this term, which has a science focus, and is called “From Out of the Shadows”. Please see the reverse of this page for a more detailed overview of this topic. Orange objectives in maths relate to Year 5 children only. Homework will continue to be sent home on a Friday and should be brought in the following Wednesday. The new choices for this term’s creative homework can be found in your child’s homework book. It should then be brought into school to share with the class on Tuesday 6th February 2017. Many thanks for your continued support with this; we saw some excellent and impressive creative homework at the end of last term. This term PE will usually be on a Monday and Thursday. However, we are lucky enough to have some visitors coming into school this term so the children can try a range of different sports. As a result, our PE days may change so please ensure that your child has their named kit, including suitable footwear, in school every day. Finally, thank you very much to those of you who volunteered to help last term, both in class and walking to and from swimming and the carol service. It is very much appreciated and ensures that the children have the best learning opportunities. Kind regards, Mrs S Boyle Elm Class Teacher

We look forward to seeing you at the end of this term to discuss your child’s learning on one of the following days:

Wednesday 7th February 2018 or

Thursday 8th February 2018.

                                                                                                         

 

• Fiction: Reading and writing suspense stories

• Non-fiction: Reading and writing explanation texts

• Role-play area: Narnia • Reading comprehension activities • Handwriting: Joining letters • Spelling patterns and rules

Light, Shadow & Electricity • Recognise that light is needed in order to

see and can be reflected from surfaces • Understand and investigate how shadows

are formed • Identify appliances that run on electricity • Construct a simple series circuit, naming

basic parts

Multiplication and Division • Recall and use multiplication and division facts

for the times tables up to 12x12. • Multiply and divide whole numbers by 10, 100

and 1000. • Solve problems using multiplication and

division • Use written methods to calculate three-digit

numbers times one-digit numbers. • Multiply numbers up to 4 digits by a 1 or 2

digit number using long multiplication. • Divide numbers up to 4 digits by a 1 digit

number using short division. • Find the area of shapes by counting squares

(link to multiplication arrays). • Recognise and use square and cubed numbers.

Know prime numbers. Measurement • Measure, compare, add and subtract lengths

(e.g. m, cm, mm). • Measure the perimeter of simple 2D shapes

and calculate the perimeter of rectilinear shapes

• Convert between different units of measure.

• Design Project: Designing a product and product specification

• Looking forward: Taking responsibility for our own learning and behaviour and understanding why people spend or save.

• Social skills • Swimming  

• Mixed media project

• Good vibes: Pitch and dynamics

• Zoo animals • Writing simple sentences

• Digital literacy: The power of words • Networks

• Learn about different uses of light around the world.

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• Researching and writing an inventor’s profile for Thomas Edison

• Judaism: Passover – How important is it for Jewish people to do what God asks them to do?