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Class Teacher: Miss Hughes

Here you will find everything you need to support your learning. 

 

Summer 2~  This half-term Parrot Class are learning:

Maths: Shape, Position & Direction, Statistics

English: Descriptive action narrative, Diary entry, News report, Poetry

Whole Class Reading: 'Anglo-Saxon Boy' by Tony Bradman

Science: Forces and Space~ Unbalanced Forces

History: The Anglo-Saxons

R.E: How do Hindus make sense of the world?

D & T: Stuffed Toys/Sculpture

Computing: Programming/Chrome Music Lab

Music:  Junior Music Festival; Improvisation & composition

PSHE: How can we manage risk in different places?

French: Numbers & Dates

P.E~ Athletics (District Sports) & Rounders/Cricket (outside where possible)

Homework~ 11.07.25     

Reading comprehension (Non-fiction articles)

Year 4~ Reign of the Sea Dragons

Year 5~ Robot on the Ice

 

Keep practising:

 

Maths~ Times tables (TTRockstars) and maths challenge practise

 

Spelling Shed~ (online link below)  Log in details are in your reading records.  

Complete the assignment games for this week's spelling rules.

 

Reading~ Remember to write any reading in your reading records- at least 5 times during the week!

 

Homework should be completed/handed in by Friday.

 

    Spellings

    • Link to Ed Shed for Spellings
    • Parent+Guide+for+Spelling+Shed.pdf

    Here is a 'Spelling Menu' of activities to choose from when practising your spellings.  Choose 1 or 2 different activities a week to support memorising spelling patterns.

    • Spelling-Menu

    These are common exception words all children should be able to read and spell by the end of year 4.

    • Year 3/4 Common Exception Words
    • Year 5 and 6 spelling list.pdf

    Reading

    Our class reading race score this week is: 46%

    Can you read 5 or more times a week?

     

    Can you achieve your reading target this half-term?  Keep reading regularly and discuss texts at home- remember to log all reading you are doing.  Please bring reading records to school daily and return books to school when you are confident to 'quiz'.   

    More quizzes=more points= more knowledge and enjoyment!

     

    Here are some helpful questions for you to use to support your reading at home.  Choose a few from each page (or focus on one) to think about and discuss every time you read.

    • ks2_reading_vipers

    Are you looking for inspiration to try a new book or author?

    Take a look at our Bookmatch list.  Here you will find books linked to famous authors you may already like.  Let us know if you find anything you enjoy!

    • Bookmatch
    • Play Hit the Button on website or download the app
    • Enjoy singing times table songs!

    Times Tables Rock Stars- To support times tables facts recall.  Don't forget to challenge your friends, teachers and yourself!

    • Times Tables Rock Stars

    Maths Calculation Policy

    • Calculation Policy 2023

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