Southborough Church of England Primary School
Southborough Church of England Primary School
The children have greatly enjoyed our English learning this week as they have let their creative sides loose and continued a chapter by coming up with new and ingenious traps to capture Robber Ryan. They have now started planning a new adventure for our bird-loving character, thinking about how to include interesting vocabulary.
In maths we have moved onto our next unit of learning which all about decimals. If you are interested in what we are looking, please look at the video below. It would also be useful if you could point out decimals in your daily lives e.g. money.
The children have been continuing to study the life cycles of mammals, comparing and contrasting these using specific examples. In geography, we had a fantastic time planting nasturtium seeds and runner beans which are being carefully observed.
In RE the children have been learning about the book of Exodus and Moses, understanding how we can learn about peace and justice from the different events in Moses' life. Next week we will think about peace and justice in our lives and what is happening around the world.
PE lessons this term will be on Wednesdays and Swimming is on Tuesdays.
Spellings will be issued on a Wednesday and tested on the following Wednesday.
Times Tables will also be tested on Wednesdays - on 29th January we are testing the 6 and 4 x table.
For extra help at home with maths use this link for skills on Decimals
Home Learning
Home learning and spellings will be set each week on a Thursday and will be due in the following Tuesday.
Times Tables Rockstars!
To keep practising the multiplication skills taught in class, and challenging yourself to keep the ones you already know fresh, don’t forget to log into your Times Tables Rockstars account.
You should be practising for at least 30 minutes a week.
We have a TT Rock Star of the week. Look out to see who the first one is!
Rapid recall of multiplication is essential for success in maths and Times Tables Rockstars gives you self-confidence, recognition and motivation to improve.
We will have a times tables check each Wednesday.
Challenge yourself to beat your score, build your knowledge and watch your confidence sore, as you become a Rockstar!
Please ask your class teacher if you need replacement log in details.
Spelling
The link below will take you to the spelling scheme we are working from in school.
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/english/primary-spelling/
Mrs Townshend 12th Feb test 1.exaggeration 2. collection 3. invention 4. attraction 5. celebration 6. action 7.education 8. opposite 9. ordinary 10. particular | Miss Hollands 12th Feb 1. vicious 2. elegant 3. tolerant 4. marvellous 5. immediately 6. suggestion 7. necessary 8. delicious 9. recommend 10. explanation | Mrs Lambert/Mr Bollato
| Mr Borland
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This document contains spelling strategies that are used in class, and can be used at home to aid learning new words:
Southborough's Spelling Strategies
Spellings will be tested (including using them in a sentence) on Wednesdays.
Reading
We recommend children in Year 5 children read for at least 15 minutes a day.
Please ensure you hear your child read regularly and record on Boom Reader using the parent app on your tablet/mobile no more than once a week:
Some helpful questions to ask the children and check their understanding as they read have been pasted below.
Children should bring their Accelerated Reading book to and from school each day. When they have finished reading their current book, children are asked to complete a quiz before choosing the next one:
https://global-zone61.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/6704864
Please note: pupil login details have changed slightly due to an upgrade that has taken place on the Accelerated Reader platform. Pupil login details (user name and password) should now be enter in all lower case (no capital letters at all). These login details are used each time your child quizzes a school reading book which carries an accelerated reading quiz code.
Music Knowledge Organiser
Below is the music knowledge organiser for this term's music topic. To help with their in-class learning, please can the children read over this each week.