Welcome to Class Year Five & Six
In our class we have 18 spectacular children (9 Y6 & 9 Y5), who are all unique and every one of them has a very special role within our St Edmund’s family. Our classroom staff are: Mrs Buckley (Classroom teacher & Assistant Headteacher) and Miss Hughes, who supports an individual child.
Reading
Evidence suggests that children who read for enjoyment every day develop a broader vocabulary, increased general knowledge and a better understanding of other cultures. They also develop a good command of the English language; which impacts dramatically on their writing capabilities. Therefore, reading is a very important part of our school day at St Edmund’s and we try to expose the children to a wide spectrum of texts to encourage a love of reading. (See our ‘Brilliant Book’ list for alternative books to read a home).
At home, we expect the children to have read with an adult/older sibling at least 3 times week. Help for parents and prompts to use during a reading session at home are available.
During the school week, each child reads daily, whether that be with an adult, within a lesson, independent reading time (ERIC) or within a guided reading session. Guided reading takes place every day; one session a week is teacher-led and the other sessions are tasks based around the text the children are reading. The children work within a small group structure to analyse a text in detail, making sure each child can read each word and discussing meaning of the text with them.
If any child is identified as requiring more support in reading, arrangements will be made for extra support every day with reading.
PE
Thursday (West Lancs Sports Partnership) Indoor
Indoor - Outdoor – (warmer weather) pumps, burgundy shorts and a white t-shirt. (Colder weather) tracksuit or outdoor leisurewear, outdoor training shoes.
Friday – Swimming: towel, swimming cap, full swimming costume (girls), swimming shorts, not board shorts (boys), suitable coat with a hood for walking.
Rewards:
We have a number of rewards systems in class and in school to praise the children for their hard work, attendance and for making good choices. These include house points, raffle tickets for outstanding behaviour, as well as whole school awards (St Edmund’s Standard & Consideration, Care and Courtesy) and our Reading Challenge award.
Homework:
Each week, every child will have a piece of English and Math homework. Each piece of homework will be based upon prior learning. Homework will be allocated online (Purple Mash) on a Friday and completed online by the following Thursday. Opportunities for support with homework will be on Monday at lunchtime if required. All homework is visible on Seesaw, so all parents are aware of the week’s allocations.
Spellings:
In UKS2, each child will have 10- 15 spellings every week; these spellings will have been rehearsed and applied in school in conjunction with our spelling programme ‘Ed Shed’.
Handwriting:
In Year 5/6, our children have handwriting sessions throughout the week to rehearse letter joins and practice their handwriting. Pupil's use joined handwriting throughout their independent writing, with a looped join for specific letter joins. Handwriting is taught with the aim of increasing the fluency with which pupils can write down what they want to say. This, in turn, will support their composition and spelling.
Useful links for Y5/6:
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English
https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/
ICT Games website - English games
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2literacy.html
Oxford Owl - Reading and Maths
Topmarks website - English games
Everyschool website - all areas of English
English 4 Kids - printable worksheets
Fun English Games Website - games and printables
The School Run website - information and printables about KS2 English
http://www.spellzone.com/games/index.cfm?wordlist=2255
http://www.keystage2literacy.co.uk/spellings-menu.html
Maths
https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math.htm
Family Learning website - place value
http://www.mathplayground.com/games.html
http://www.educationquizzes.com/ks2/maths/
Crickweb website - maths games
Cool Maths website - games and printables
Mad4Maths - tips on how maths is taught
Mathszone - actvities and games
Maths playground - games and activities
DLTK Maths - printable activities
http://www.emaths.co.uk/index.php/student-resources/past-papers/key-stage-2-ks2-sat-past-papers
http://www.mad4maths.comMaths is fun - printable worksheets
Other Subjects
Family Learning website - internet safety
Think U Know website - esafety ages 8-10
BBC Skillswise - English and Maths for adults
BBC Schools website - links to all subjects
Education Quizzes - all subjects
Woodlands Junior School - information and links for all subjects
Funology website - games, crafts, cooking
How Stuff Works Website - information about science, technology and history
BBC Newsround - current events for children