Meet our Classes
Dear Parents, 23rd April, 2010
Welcome to the final term of this academic year. Once again, we are looking forward to this term’s exciting topics which we know your children will enjoy studying.
First some reminders of arrangements and routines in Year 5 and Year 6:
Staffing
Mrs. Clarke Year 5 Class teacher, Maths, Science, DT
Mrs. Henton Year 6 Class teacher, English, History, Geography
Mr. Hart ICT, PSHE
Mrs. Morgan RE, PSHE
Mr. O’Connor PE
Mrs. Hornal Music
Mrs. Matthews Art
Miss Lindsay French
We also have a variety of support staff, shared between the two classes, including Mrs. Harry, Mr. Hatswell, Mrs. Mills and Mrs. Speding.
Mrs. Henton, Mrs. Mills, Mr. Draper and Mr. Dale will be taking Year 6 children on School Journey to Wales from Monday 24th to Friday 28th May.
Routines
- As usual, spellings will be issued on Monday and the children are required to learn the spellings and write 10 interesting sentences using the spelling words by Friday. Spelling lists are available to access on your child’s class page on Fronter.
- Homework is issued on Fridays and is to be handed in on Tuesdays. There are usually two pieces of homework each week, typically one piece of English and a Maths exercise. Children are also expected to learn times tables for a test on Wednesdays. Homework is available to access on Fronter where appropriate.
- Children should read for at least 20 minutes at home each day as this will support their work in all other subjects. We expect at least three reading responses per half term from each child – these can take different forms e.g. a review, a letter to a character, a prediction. By now, your child should have completed at least 12 reading responses.
- PE: Year 5 and 6 PE is on Mondays and Wednesdays. Children should bring their PE kit on Monday and leave it in school for this term’s inter-house lunchtime competitions and in case of any changes to timetable.
Curriculum
This term we will be studying the topics of “Ancient Greece” and “London”, both of which link with the whole school theme of Europe. In order to enrich the children’s learning, we hope to take them on day trips to Ruislip Woods, The Museum of London and The Tate Modern Art Gallery but we will endeavour to keep costs to a minimum by using public transport wherever possible. More details will follow nearer the time.
SATs
As part of our ongoing teacher assessment, Year 5 pupils will be undertaking SATs style assessments in the week commencing 17th May. These will be marked internally and will give us further information about how your child performs under test conditions but will not provide a final level in the way that Year 6 tests do, as the test will only include the curriculum covered to date in Year 5. In your child's report we will indicate within which National Curriculum level your child is working in Speaking and Listening, Reading, Writing, Mathematics and Science. Your child's performance in the more formal assessment and the regular ongoing assessments that are undertaken when your child's work is marked will inform the comments and areas for improvement highlighted on the report.
Some important dates for your diary
- Year 5 Class Assembly will be on Tuesday 27th April at 9am. All parents are welcome.
- On Friday 30th April, you are warmly invited to have a look at the wonderful Africa projects and Science big books produced by Year 5 and Year 6 children. These will be on display in the Hall before school from 8.30 am and after school from 3.15 to 3.45pm.
- Our summer production, “The Button Box”, will be held on the evenings of Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th July.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you require any further information or if you feel it necessary, make an appointment to see us about anything more personal to your child.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. L Clarke
Mrs. M. Henton
Year 5 and Year 6 Trips, Autumn Term 2009
During the Autumn Term we really embraced outdoor learning in Year 5 and Year 6 with a variety of interesting activities. One very successful trip was to the Lea Quarry in Denham to find out about what goes on there – we even predicted and tested how much the whole class weighed when we stood on the weigh bridge. When we left the quarry we walked to the Floating Classroom and travelled up the Grand Union canal to the Quarry’s depot, following the route taken by the gravel barges.
We were very fortunate to be invited to visit the Mayor’s Parlour and Council Chambers in December. Not only did we learn about the history of the role of Mayor of Uxbridge, but we then got to sit in the Council Chamber and use the microphones to ask questions.
When we had left the Civic Centre, we headed straight for the outdoor ice rink, where everyone had a fun time skating, an activity we hope to repeat next year.
Thank you to all those parents who helped out, especially on the first visit to Lea Quarry when it poured with rain! |
