This week’s homework is Practice makes perfect.
We’ve been learning to round numbers. Click here to recap on how we round numbers.
Y5: Look at each IP number on the sheet and round to the nearest 10, 100 and 100. An example has been given.
Y6: Look at each IP number on the sheet and round to the nearest 100, 1,000 and 10,000. An example has been given.
This week, we’ve been learning about fronted adverbials and using them in our own writing. Louisa has written a fantastic diary entry where she has written from the character’s perspective- Humpty Dumpty. She’s used fronted adverbials with commas and lots of other punctuation too.
It has been fantastic being back at school with our whole class together again. Everybody has come back with a really positive and responsible attitude towards their learning and towards the new rules and routines we have in place. Here are some quotes from of a few children in the class about our first week back at school:
“At first, I felt confused because I wasn’t sure what school was going to be like, but after we were told the new rules I understood and felt better. I’ve enjoyed maths- we’ve been learning about numbers up to 10 million!” Mackenzie Y6
“The bubbles and timings of things seemed strange at first, but now I’m comfortable with it. I’ve enjoyed coming back and seeing my friends and teachers. In maths, we’ve been learning about greater than and less than.” Erin Y6
“This week, I’ve enjoyed reading because I like the book ‘After the Fall’ and we’ve done some research about the history of the nursery rhyme- Humpty Dumpty.” Joe Y5
As Joe mentions, we’ve been reading a book called ‘After the Fall’ by Dan Santat. It is a story about Humpty Dumpty and how he overcame his fear of heights and picked himself back up again. We asked lots of questions about the history of this character and the nursery rhyme; we found out some very interesting and surprising facts!
This week, we’ve been learning about homophones. Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelt differently and have a different meaning. Choose a homophone from each bullet point and write it in a sentence- in the right context. Can you up-level your sentences by using fronted adverbials?
Please email me your sentences to nataliebeatson@spherefederation.org
This week’s homework is Talk Time and is due on Thursday 17 September.
What qualities do you look for in a friend?
This half term, our Christian value is friendship. In school and in collective worship, we will be looking at what makes a good friend and examples of being a good friend from the Bible. With your family, discuss the main question ‘what qualities do you look for in a friend?‘ along with the other suggestions underneath. Be prepared to talk about your answers in our homework review.
There’s an old saying that goes, “In order to have good friends, you have to be a good friend.”
What does that mean? Do you think it’s true? Why? What are the benefits of having friends who are different from us?
Hopefully you have read the information in the Autumn for all – Key Info St James’, which also has a link to our uniform policy.
On the days your child has PE, they should come to school in their PE kit. (Track-suit bottoms instead of shorts would be good on colder days. Footwear : black/brown/grey/white flat shoes which are safe to run around in.)
Footwear on PE days could be children’s ‘school shoes’ which are often a ‘trainer’ style anyway, if you want to avoid having to buy 2 pairs of shoes.
Please find below the days each class has allocated PE times, which will be taught outdoors, except in extreme weather.
Well done on making it to the end of the school year! I’m so proud of each and everyone of you. It’s been a strange year and you’ve all been so resilient with your learning.
Party time! Normally, we would be celebrating the end of the school year and Year 6 would be celebrating their primary school years.
Follow this link to The Mad hatter’s Tea Party, where you can dance, do some body percussion and write a poem.
Have a wonderful summer and I can’t wait to see you again in September!
We’re nearly there! It’s felt like a long haul flight and we are ready to land for the summer. You’ve all been amazing with how you’ve coped with staying at home and completing learning in a different way. Thank you to all of you who have sent in your learning throughout the time you’ve been at home. Luckily we have most of our Year 6 children in school but I wanted to say how proud I am of the Year 6 pupils and how much I’ve enjoyed teaching you over the past two years. Everyone at St James’ will miss you and we wish you all the best for your future. Year 5- I can’t wait to have you all back in September as the Year 6 role models!
Year 6: watch this video from a headteacher called Mr Burton, who became well-know in a TV series called Educating Yorkshire. He gives some great tips on starting secondary school.
After you watch the video, make some notes about what you’re looking forward to about starting high school and any worries or questions you have. You could then discuss these with an adult at home.
Year 5: make a list of what you’re looking forward to about being in Year 6. Then think of any questions you have and email them into me at nataliebeatson@spherefederation.org
Hi everyone
We hope you’re all OK. We’re almost at the end of the school year now – it’s certainly been one to remember. We’d love to hear your views about this year. Finish these sentences and send them, by email, to your class teacher:
At this time of year, we would be talking in school about moving to new classes and celebrating our end of year. But we haven’t managed to do that this year. If you’re feeling a little worries or concerned about moving year groups you can use these tools to help manage your emotions.
Good morning!
Usually at this time of year, we would have been busy going on school trips. Unfortunately, we are unable to do this right now.
Have a look at this website where you can go on a virtual trip.
Then do one of the follow up activities suggested. Here are just a few: