Team calder (year 5)

Good afternoon,

This week, the children have had great fun creating their moving pictures to show what happened during The Blitz! In English, the children have continued their stories based on the evacuation of Dunkirk.  

Next week:

Curriculum: the children will be learning about how D-Day helped to bring war in Europe to an end. 

English:the children will be writing their mastery piece of writing for the stories based on the evacuation of Dunkirk. 

Maths:The children will be continuing to use their knowledge to calculate with decimal numbers using column addition and subtraction. They will also be rounding decimal numbers with hundredths to the nearest whole number.

PSHE: 

The children will be continuing to look at friendships, learning how to value them, how to communicate respectfully and what strategies they can develop to help overcome friendship challenges. 

Children need to come dressed in PE kit for the whole day. Children need to wear a pair of plain black or navy blue jogging bottoms or shorts, a plain white t-shirt and a plain black or navy blue hoodie. Children need to wear suitable shoes for PE (trainers or plimsolls).  

Homework has been set today and is due next Friday. 

Reading: The children will be expected to read a minimum of 3 times a week, ideally to a grown-up. This needs to be recorded in their reading records.

Spelling: The children will be expected to play a minimum of 5 games of the set spelling rule on EdShed. 

Maths: The children will have a task set on My Maths.

Children are expected to access TT Rockstars a minimum of 3 times a week.

If children cannot access the internet at home, sheets can be requested for homework. 

Don’t forget to keep checking Twitter to see what learning we have been up to! 

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the school office. 

Thank you for your continued support, 

Mrs Findleton