Sharks

During these unusual times our teachers are thinking of new ways to connect with their classes, this is increasingly involving new technology! Please understand that our teachers are working hard to regularly set work for children online and to virtually monitor and possibly interact with the children. This may look slightly different for each class at the moment, as each teacher is navigating their own journey with this new technology. Therefore, we ask that you continue to be supportive during these unprecedented times and not necessarily expect instant replies to queries and understand that sometimes feedback may just be a "like or a smiley face"! If we all work together we will come through this stronger and with an increased sense of community! Happy learning!

Online Safety

The National Online Safety website provides, among others, guides with tips for parents to help keep children safe online. We have posted a few of those guides below for your information. Please visit https://nationalonlinesafety.com/hub/guide for more.

Online Safety
Safe Online Remote Education
Social Media
TikTok
Among Us
Playstation
X-Box

Welcome to the Year 5/6 Sharks Class page!

The class teacher is Mr Neville and our teaching assistant is Mrs Beeching.

Dear Parents and Carers,

Firstly, a big well done to Sharks for starting the new school year off so well. It has been a challenging few months so it has been lovely to get back to some normality together.

When self-isolating, or in case of school closure or any absence, I will post work on this page for your child to complete. Every child has received a green home learning exercise book in which they can complete the activities. They have also received login details for Class Dojo, Purple Mash and TT Rockstars, too.

This page will be updated with activities, news and resources for you regularly.

We hope this is useful for you all.

Thank you for your support,

Mr Neville

Our topic this term is 'Frozen Kingdom', a geography topic with a focus on Shackleton's epic journey to Antarctica. For more information, please see our termly newsletter and topic web (published shortly).

We will be developing our reading skills this term using Shackleton's Journey by William Grill. We are also using this book for our writing inspiration: Setting description, a non- chronological report (about Emperor Penguins) and journalistic writing.

Home Learning Timetable Week Beginning 11th January.

Please click here for the home learning timetable for the week beginning 11th January.

This will open up a word document which has direct links for each lesson. You wont need to print work out, so use this timetable document as a starting point each day to open up the files you need for each lesson.

Please note that in line with government expectations, children should be completing at least 3 to 4 hours of home learning a day, we have added a guide to how much time should be spend on each learning task.

The maths and English lessons will need to be completed in the order set, the afternoon lessons for each week can be completed in any order.

Please add completed work to children’s portfolio on ClassDojo where your teacher can view and offer any feedback.

Useful Websites:

Purple Mash - Please use this to communicate with us, as well as exploring the brilliant games and online activities. Usernames and passwords have been sent home.

Class Dojo - This is the second way in which we will be able to communicate and share learning together using Class Portfolios and the Class Story. Usernames and passwords have been sent home.

Topmarks - Contains lots of fun, educational games. 'Hit the Button' is great for times table practice.

Twinkl - It has lots of free resources and activities for each subject. Use the code UKTWINKLHELPS for a free one month membership.

Times Table Rockstars - Keep practicing your times tables and competing. Make sure you check for any upcoming battles!

CBBC Newsround - We watch this to keep us updated with child-friendly news.

Oxford Owl - Reading books online and other reading based tasks.

Read Theory - Great for comprehension activities based on your child's reading ability.

Open Library - A website for you to borrow books. Please sign up (for free) if you wish.

Maths Parent Work Books.

Please choose the appropriate year group for your child.

Year 1 parent work books Autumn Block 1 Place Value (within 10) Block 2 Addition and Subtraction (within 10) Block 3 Shape Block 4 Place Value (within 20) Spring Block 1 Addition and Subtraction (within 20) Block 2 Place Value (within 50) Block 3 Length and Height Block 4 Mass and Capacity Summer Block 1 Multiplication and Division Block 2 Fractions Block 3 Position and Direction Block 4 Place Value to 100 Block 5 Money Block 6 Time	Year 2 parent work books Autumn Block 1 Place Value Block 2 Addition and Subtraction Block 3 Money Block 4 Multiplication Spring Block 1 Division Block 2 Statistics Block 3 Properties of Shape Block 4 Fractions Block 5 Length and Height Summer Block 1 Position and Direction Block 2 Time Block 3 Measurement	Year 3 parent work books Autumn Block 1 Place Value Block 2 Addition and Subtraction Block 3 Multiplication and Division Spring Block 1 Multiplication and Division Block 2 Money Block 3 Statistics Block 4 Length and Perimeter Block 5 Fractions Summer Block 1 Fractions Block 2 Time Block 3 Properties of Shape Block 4 Measurement
Year 4 parent work books Autumn Block 1 Place Value Block 2 Addition and Subtraction Block 3 Length and Perimeter Block 4 Multiplication and Division Spring Block 1 Multiplication and Division Block 2 Multiplication and Division Block 3 Area Block 4 Fractions Block 5 Decimals Summer Block 1 Decimals Block 2 Money Block 3 Time Block 4 Statistics Block 5 Properties of Shapes Block 6 Position and Direction	Year 5 parent work books Autumn Block 1 Place Value Block 2 Addition and Subtraction Block 3 Statistics Block 4 Multiplication and Division Block 5 Perimeter and Area Spring Block 1 Multiplication and Division Block 2 Fractions Block 3 Fractions Block 4 Decimals and Percentages Summer Block 1 Decimals Block 2 Properties of Shape Block 3 Position and Direction Block 4 Converting Units Block 5 Volume	Year 6 parent work books Autumn Block 1 Place Value Block 2 Four Operations Block 3 Four Operations Block 4 Fractions Block 5 Fractions Block 6 Position and Direction Spring Block 1 Decimals Block 2 Percentages Block 3 Algebra Block 4 Converting Units Block 5 Perimeter, Area and Volume Block 6 Ratio Summer Block 1 Properties of Shape Block 2 Statistics

Reading with your child

Oxford Reading Owl for free books
Open Library books to borrow
Reading Eggs Phonics, spelling and reading activities. Children have received login details.

Take turns to make plans and predictions before reading: ‘I wonder if… what do you think?’ ‘You think… Oh, I thought…’
Recap to check ideas and understanding as your child is reading: ‘So, you think that…’ ‘Did you expect…to happen?’ ‘Why do you think that happened?’
Use encouragement and praise to keep children engaged in reading: ‘What brilliant ideas…let’s see what happens.’ ‘You thought so carefully about... What might happen now?’
Share prior knowledge and past experiences that link to what is being read: ‘Have you learnt about…at school?’ ‘Do you remember when we watched…and found out about…’
Tune-in and listen to your child – be curious about their interests: ‘I didn’t know you knew so much about…’ ‘I love reading stories about...with you.’

At school we use the Reading Rainbow to give children a reading focus (a lens to read with) and sentence starters to answer questions.

Archive

Home learning timetable week beginning 4th January.

Please follow this link for a timetable of learning for the week beginning 4th January.

The maths and English lessons will need to be completed in the order set, the afternoon lessons for each week can be completed in any order.

Please add completed work to children’s portfolio on ClassDojo where your teacher can view and offer any feedback.

English

Tuesday: Lesson PowerPoint, North Pole text, South Pole text, Additional Support text

Wednesday: Lesson PowerPoint, Features activity, Additional Support activity

Thursday: Lesson PowerPoint, Additional Support Activity

Friday: See comprehension OR Atmosphere PowerPoint (you may choose one or the other, or both).

Grammar and additional support activity if required

Handwriting

Reading (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) and Model text to read

Reading comprehension (Friday) Bronze Silver Gold

Reading Comprehension (Additional Support)

Maths

Tuesday: Add mixed numbers (year 5 & 6), Independent work, Youtube guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pynfj2bYRms

Mental Maths - Day 1

Wednesday: Subtracting fractions with different denominators Independent work: Bronze, Silver, Gold

Mental Maths - Day 2

(Alternative Maths provision for Wednesday - Unit Fractions Powerpoint Independent work: Unit Fractions)

Thursday: Subtract proper fractions from mixed numbers lesson 1 (yr 5 & 6), Fractions Game, Youtube guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea1NeyED8FA

(Alternative Maths provision for Thursday - Non-unit Fractions Powerpoint Independent Work: Non-unit Fractions)

Mental Maths - Day 3

Friday: Subtract proper fractions from mixed numbers lesson 2 (yr 5 & 6), Independent work, answers

Mental Maths - Day 4

(Alternative Maths provision for Friday - Equivalence of half and two quarters Powerpoint Independent Work: Equivalence of half and two quarters )

We appreciate teaching maths can be difficult. Please use these teaching videos to help your child.

Please find the ones linked to the objectives written on the timetable and teaching slides.

Other subjects

Science: Classifying animals PowerPoint Sorting activity Sorting activity(additional support)

Geography: Powerpoint List of co-ordinates Map Map(additional support) World map (reference) World map (for plotting co-ordinates) Answers

French

Art/DT Use this link to practise your sketching skills by following the instructions to draw a penguin. Upload your drawings to you ClassDojo portfolio.

How to draw a penguin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj8cfb442l8

PSHE - Goal Setting PowerPoint, optional extra activity

Week Beginning 14.12.20

Maths Day 1, Day 2, Day 3,

English Day 1, Day 2, Day 3,

English Editing task sheet - Day 3

Book talk Extract, Powerpoint

GPS

Week Beginning 7.12.20

Spelling Input

Grammar Input

Maths - We are focusing on our unit of fractions.