Year 5: Kamkwamba
Class teacher: Mrs Thomas / Mrs Browning
Class teaching assistant: Miss Hughes
Kamkwamba class
Welcome to Kamkwamba class! Here you will find our newsletters, photos of our topic work and any important information about our class. Our class is taught by Mrs Thomas Monday to Thursday and Mrs Browning on a Friday. Please pop back here (as well as having a look at our class photos tab) to see what we have been getting up to during the year.
This term we will be looking at The World in Our Home, we will be focussing on how the things we find within our home are manufactured and developed by the wider world and what makes them so important to our day to day lives. We will look at both synthetic and natural materials and look at where materials are sourced in the world.
Maths
In maths this term, we will be turning our attention to measure, including time, length, weight and capacity. As well as this, we will continue to consolidate written methods, solving problems in different contexts: deciding which operation and methods to use and why and also using estimation (rounding) and the inverse to check our calculations.
English
In writing, we will be developing our knowledge of instruction writing and once again look into persuasive writing. With the aim to argue, persuade and express viewpoints, Express opinions clearly, convince a reader using reasons and evidence, use language and structure deliberately for impact and adapt writing to audience and purpose.
Important Class Information:
PE Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays. Children need to come to school wearing their PE kit.
Reading Books: reading books will be changed on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Homework: A homework grid for this term is attached below.
Reading: Please continue to listen to your child read daily, even for 10 minutes, and encourage them to complete the reading task in the reading journal. Books should be changed regularly.
Times Tables: It is important all pupils are learning (and continue to practice) the timetables up to the 12 times table. These should be known by the end of year 4 but it is essential that the children continue to practice and recall these facts.
Regular practise on Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS) helps pupils to retain knowledge and helps them to utilise these facts in other mathematical learning. Please encourage your child to log in regularly - even if only for a few minutes each time.
Useful websites for times table practise:
Thank you for your continued support. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any queries.
Key Dates:
Monday 13th April – Children return to school
Thursday 16th April – Year 1 and 2 mini field trip walk into Bourton.
Wednesday 22nd April – Whole class photos.
Thursday 23rd April – YR6 SATS coaching day
Monday 27th - 30th April - MOCK SATS week
Monday 4th May – Bank Holiday Monday
Friday 8th May - FOBS race night
Monday 11th - 14th May - SATS week
Wednesday 20th May – Numeracy day
Friday 22nd May – Break up at 3.15pm