Literacy

We’ve continued reading WarHorse, linked to our WWI topic, looking at the different types of sentences used and using dictionaries to define more sophisticated vocabulary. 

Towards the end of the week, we wrote diary entries in role as different characters from the text and almost ended the week in a class debate on should members of our royal family fight on the battle front; this wasn’t planned and developed purely from a Year 6 discussion on how army officers can be sent to the front without ever having seen combat. I was extremely impressed with Year 6s’ maturity and enthusiasm regarding this aspect of the text!

Next week we will continue with diary entries and also write letters home from the trenches.

Numeracy

We have continued with and extended our work on place value, including ordering and comparing decimals and using column additon to add money amounts. Next week we will look at column addition and different methods of subtraction in various contexts including money. 

Keep up the hard work Class 5!

Year 6s have certainly shown today that they are ready to take on the responsibility of ‘being Year 6s’ and Year 5 children seem to be settling into Class 5 well – so far so good!

As your child may have already come home and explained, Mrs Chadwick will be leaving to go on maternity leave in a matter of weeks so will be teaching Class 5 with myself for the next few weeks. Mr Kelly will also be teaching in Class 5 on Wednesday afternoons and Thursday mornings.

Should you have any queries or questions, please do not hesitate to speak to me.

Thanks for your support.

Mrs Natalie Johnson

Apologies for not having put a post on here sooner but I would like to say a huge and overdue thank you for your wonderful gifts and kind messages in my cards. Your support this year has been much appreciated and I am extremely grateful to parents and families who have given up their time to support the School in so many different ways.

I feel very lucky to have taught the Year 6 children over the past two years and wish them the very best of luck at their different secondary schools. As for my ‘new’ Year 6s and Year 5s don’t worry I haven’t forgotten you – I am looking forward to teaching you next year!
I hope you have enjoyed the first week of the holidays and wish you all a fantastic summer!
Mrs Johnson