Happy New Year and welcome back to all year 5/6 pupils and parents!
We hope you had a lovely break and are ready for all the exciting things which are happening this term.
The children have come back to school refreshed and ready to go and it is great to see them so enthusiastic about their learning. Our first week back flew past and saw a continuation of our topic on ‘Stars & Stripes’. The focus has moved on to looking at Hurricanes and Tornadoes in the context of North America, where most of the world’s big tornadoes strike. The children have thoroughly enjoyed researching tornadoes and were easily hooked in by watching the first 5 minutes of ‘The Wizard of Oz’. We have since gone on to create our own tornadoes in a jar which really enthused the children and can be viewed in the clip below:
Learning Spanish is in full swing in the UKS2 classes with children enjoying learning the pronunciation of letter sounds. Click on the links to support your child with Spanish:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3m5WNefmwQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fIRYC1ek-Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MJbHmgaeDM
In English, we have started a new unit which looks in details at the features of legends. Our main focus is on the legend of Robin Hood. There has been great excitement as the children have learned about the stories and exploits of Robin Hood and have found out about the time in history when he is believed to have lived. We are very much looking forward to working with the children and to exploring and writing about this notorious character in more depth.
In maths, the children have continued to work on fractions, decimals and percentages and have been involved in activities which require them to solve problems in small groups. 15 children from across the key stage have been chosen to attend a maths master class at Bulmershe, which is a great opportunity for them and will hopefully challenge them in their learning.
We look forward to working with you this term and to sharing with you all the fantastic work that we will be doing.
Many thanks for your continued support
Miss Timms
Upper Key Stage 2 leader