Hello everyone! Mr Freeman here with our first official Year 5/6 post of 2022/23. I hope you are all happy, healthy and excited for the upcoming year.
First of all, I would like to start by saying a massive thankyou to all pupils in Year 5 and 6. It’s never easy starting somewhere new – there are many emotions that both pupils and adults have to deal with. However, every single person in the classroom has made me feel so incredibly welcome. From the “Hello Mr Freeman” in the mornings, to playing zombie tag outside, I’ve really enjoyed getting to know everyone and they’ve allowed me to settle in quickly and comfortably.
On top of that, the learning this week has been outstanding! The resilience to improve our handwriting, the British history knowledge in our topic learning and the fantastic levels of engagement in our new class novel are just some examples of the excellent week we’ve had.
If you’re wanting to build on the learning at home, here’s a quick breakdown of what we’re learning in lessons:
- Writing – capital letters, squashed sentences and basic punctuation
- Spelling – homophones (were, where, wear, two, too, to, which, witch)
- Handwriting – forming capital letters from the top and joining lower case letters
- Reading – class novel (Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll) and fluency
- Maths – Roman Numerals (Year 5) and place value up to 1,000,000 (Year 6)
- History – Stone Age to Iron Age and the Ancient Egyptians
- Biology – classifying plants and animals (Carl Linnaeus is our featured scientist this half term)
- Living and Learning/Christian values – I follow the school rules / perseverance
- PE – ball skills and teamwork
Thanks again, Year 5/6 – I’m looking forward to a brilliant year together!
Mr Freeman