Class teacher: Mrs Bygrave

Class email: kingfisher.class@canewdon.essex.sch.uk

WE 01.05.26

Lovely weather to end the week on. Enjoy your extra day off!

Reading Race

69%

However, we did win the trophy back- well done to our Kingfisher regular readers.

Homework- Can we please make sure homework is completed. If there are any problems with homework, please speak to me before the due date (Friday of the following week). We have homework club on Mondays where you can use the time to complete your homework in school.

Our focus for this term will continue to be:

Presentation - How does my work look on my page?

Using prior knowledge to build on new knowledge

Using language related to the subject - Do I sound like an expert?

Independence

This term PE will be on - Monday

Please ensure kit is in school and that children have the correct kit to change into.

Reminder: No earrings or jewellery and hair tied back - thank you.

This term-

English: Explanation texts, Narrative and Poetry

Maths:  Ratio, Algebra,Fractions, decimals and percentages

History: Ancient Greece

DT: Come Dine with Me/ Art: Photomantage

Music: Aurora Orchestra- ‘Stories in Sound’ Berlioz ‘Symphonie Fantastique’

RE: What does it mean to be human? Is being happy the greatest purpose in life?

Science: Living things: Evolution and inheritance

French: Radio Lado - Repetition of requests

PSHE: Economic well-being

PE: Athletics

Computing: Data and information – flat file databases

Reminders

Homework

See your year group Homework Zone below

Homework club is available for anyone having trouble accessing or completing their work at home.

A reminder that we should all be reading 5 times a week.

Reading, TTRockstars and Edshed activities.

There will be four Edshed activities to complete for year 6 and three for year 5.

Year 5 Zone 01.05.26

TT Rockstars - Please aim for at least 45mins a week. That's less than 10 mins a day.

Edshed

Have a look at the Word Classes booklet below - we will be going through it in class this week.

Please be ready to discuss spelling rules

Year 6 Zone 01.05.26

You have all taken home you CGP books today - if you do not have your book - please complete revision quizzes below.

If you have your CGP book:-

Comprehension pgs- 22, 26, 30

GPS - From pg 75 look at the spelling rules

(Be ready for our spelling sweepstake!)

Maths - Progress tests 1 and 2

Go through the maths book and make a note of any maths you would like to go over next week.

Please look through Word Classes - we will be using this in class this week.

TTRockstars- Aim for at least an hour a week. That's less than 10 mins a day.

Mathsbot- Try daily - as fast as you can!

Log on to mathsbot everyday, make a note of the time and how many questions you have completed in that time. Please record this in your reading record book.

mathsbot.com

Times Tables Rock Stars: Play (ttrockstars.com)

BOOKMATCH

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