INFORMATION FOR PARENTS OF PUPILS IN CLASS 5

I hope that the following information will be helpful and will enable you to support your child’s learning at home.

Outline of some areas of thematic work to be covered:
The properties of natural and man-made materials and how they are used, The local community and Roman and Tudor clothing.

Information and artefacts, which would be useful:
I would be grateful if you have any interesting artefacts, photographs or books related to any of the above that we might borrow, or if you have any personal experiences or expertise in these areas, you might like to share with the class. Any internet research will be more meaningful to your child if it is restricted to pictures or materials specifically prepared for children.

Suggested ways in which you can support Literacy and Numeracy:
It would be really helpful if you could regularly practise mental addition/subtraction, 2,3,4,5 times table for Year 3 and for Year 4 please in addition the 6 and 8 times tables. Please help your child by testing and reciting the tables in a fun way.

Each child needs to bring their reading book every day to read during registration.

Your child might like to make a simple comment, relating to likes/dislikes in their reading record. Asking questions such as “why did he do that?” or “what do you think happens next?” would help children in understanding text and aid comprehension work.

Other information:

P.E. is on a Thursday – all children need to bring their P.E. kit to change into for every lesson. Please make sure that the children bring a P.E. kit for lessons in the hall and for outside as we will try and get outside as much as possible in the fine weather!

Homework will generally cover activities from Literacy and Numeracy lessons, however there may be pieces of homework relating to our theme.

Thank you for your support.
If you have any comments on this information sheet, or any suggestions, please contact me. Thanks Mr Dowd

Summer term Plan 2012

This is the termly plan for the Summer, Let's hope it gets a bit warmer so we can investigate outdoors!!

Outline of some areas of topic work to be covered: Our topic for this term is Our World. We will be investigating the Roman way of life, an environmental investigation, Plants and animals, forces and magnetism and painting secret forests. Information and artefacts, which would be useful: We would be grateful if you have any interesting artefacts, photographs or books related to any of the above that we might borrow, or if you have any personal experiences or expertise in these areas, you might like to share with the class. Any internet research will be more meaningful to your child if it is restricted to pictures or materials specifically prepared for children.

Suggested ways in which you can support Literacy and Numeracy: It would be really helpful if you could practise mental addition/subtraction, 2,3,4,5 times table for Year 3 and for Year 4 please in addition the 6 and 8 times tables. Please help your child by singing, testing and reciting the tables in a fun way. Every child needs to bring their reading book to school every day to read during our group reading sessions. Your child might like to make a simple comment, relating to likes/dislikes in their reading record. Asking questions such as “why did he do that?” or “what do you think happens next?” would help them in understanding text and aid comprehension work.

Other information: P.E. is on a Thursday  – Your child needs to bring their P.E. kit to change into for every lesson. Please make sure that they bring a P.E. kit for lessons in the hall and for outside as we will try and get out as much as possible in the fine weather! Homework will cover activities from the Literacy and Numeracy lessons, in addition to this there may be pieces of homework relating to topic work.

Autumn Term Information 2011

INFORMATION FOR PARENTS OF PUPILS IN CLASS 5

We hope that the following information will be helpful and will enable you to support your child’s learning at home.

Outline of some areas of topic work to be covered:
Our topic for this term is MATERIALS. We will investigate the characteristics of materials, keeping warm, textiles and the Romans.

Information and artefacts, which would be useful:
We would be grateful if you have any interesting artefacts, photographs or books related to any of the above that we might borrow, or if you have any personal experiences or expertise in these areas, you might like to share with the class. Any internet research will be more meaningful to your child if it is restricted to pictures or materials specifically prepared for children.

Suggested ways in which you can support Literacy and Numeracy:
It would be really helpful if you could practise mental addition/subtraction, 2,3,4,5 times table for Year 3 and for Year 4 please in addition the 6 and 8 times tables. Please help your child by testing and reciting the tables in a fun way.

Each child needs to bring their reading book every day to read.

Your child might like to make a simple comment, relating to likes/dislikes in their reading record. Asking questions such as “why did he do that?” or “what do you think happens next?” would help children in understanding text and aid comprehension work.

Other information:

P.E. is on a Thursday – all children need to bring their P.E. kit to change into for every lesson. Please make sure that the children bring a P.E. kit for lessons in the hall and for outside as we will try and get outside as much as possible in the fine weather!

Homework will generally cover activities from Literacy and Numeracy lessons, however there may be pieces of homework relating to topic work.

Thank you for your support.
If you have any comments or any suggestions, please contact me. Thanks Mr Dowd

Dan-yr-Ogof School trip

This will be on the 5th of July and I am really looking forward to it. They have requested that any rubbish left over from school packed lunches must be taken back to the school or home.

Sports Day postponed!!

Hi all Sports day is now the 29th of June. Let's hope the rain doesn't visit us before then!

Summer Term Plan

Outline of some areas of topic work to be covered:
Our topic for this term is Living Things. We will be investigating the lives of rich and poor people in Tudor times, the local area, Teeth and eating, moving and growing and drawing pets and animals.

Information and artefacts, which would be useful:
We would be grateful if you have any interesting artefacts, photographs or books related to any of the above that we might borrow, or if you have any personal experiences or expertise in these areas, you might like to share with the class. Any internet research will be more meaningful to your child if it is restricted to pictures or materials specifically prepared for children.

Suggested ways in which you can support Literacy and Numeracy:
It would be really helpful if you could practise mental addition/subtraction, 2,3,4,5 times table for Year 3 and for Year 4 please in addition the 6 and 8 times tables. Please help your child by singing, testing and reciting the tables in a fun way.

Every child needs to bring their reading book to school every day to read during our group reading sessions.

Your child might like to make a simple comment, relating to likes/dislikes in their reading record. Asking questions such as “why did he do that?” or “what do you think happens next?” would help them in understanding text and aid comprehension work.

Other information:

P.E. is on a Thursday – Your child needs to bring their P.E. kit to change into for every lesson. Please make sure that they bring a P.E. kit for lessons in the hall and for outside as we will try and get out as much as possible in the fine weather!

Homework will cover activities from the Literacy and Numeracy lessons, in addition to this there may be pieces of homework relating to topic work.

Thank you for your support.
If you have any comments on this information sheet, or any suggestions, please contact me. Thanks Mr Dowd

Educational Trip!!!

Hello just a quick msg to say that class 5 will be visiting a synagogue on Monday and the homework, on this topic, that was handed in was excellent. Hopefully this will allow the children to ask some questions and find some of the artefacts that they had found through their research.