A Great Start!
We've had a great start to the new academic year with Swift Class showing really great learning behaviours.
In the curriculum we have started Place Value in maths; learned more about Taylor Swift in VIPERS; and begun our new Talk for Writing text - Clock Close - in English. We've also learned about the timeline of mining in Britain, starting with Roman adits and finishing with the last deep mine being closed in 2015. Ask your children if they can tell you anything they have learnt so far!
Trip to the National Coal Mining Museum - Thursday 26th September
Our trip is rapidly approaching and the deadline for payment is Wednesday 18th September. Please pay this on Arbor. If you require a school packed lunch, please let Mrs Buttery know as soon as possible so that we can let the kitchen know.
We will be leaving at 8am promptly which means the children need to be at school by 7.50am so they can be registered.
A reminder about homework expectations.
- To read at least 3 times a week at home (or in Reading Lair) and for home-school books to be signed every week. Reading Lair is a great option for Year 5 because children can come on their own. It opens at 8.30am every day.
- For children to remain in their green zone on Doodle maths and Doodle spell (this is approximately 10 minutes every day). The children can find their new passwords and logins in the front of their home school book and Doodles have already been set which link to the maths and spelling we are covering in class.
It is important that your child does their Doodles every day rather than in one big chunk once a week. This is because the window that I look at is for the last 7 days and this shifts every day. Swift class are currently at 59% for maths and spelling which means several children are not currently in the green zone.
Please support us by supporting your child with their homework.
Melanie Harris