Dear Parents/Carers

LITERACY The focus will be on myths, legends, fables, poetry and non-narrative writing as well as continuing work on English skills.

SCIENCE  In the first half term, the year group will be finding out about the Earth, Sun and Moon . In the second half of the term they will be looking at life cycles.

In DESIGN TECHNOLOGY they will be I nvestigating the mechanics of moving toys.

GEOGRAPHY  During the firsts part of the term children will be learning about

St Lucia.

HISTORY The children will begin to look at the Romans in Britain.

RE The focus will be on Creation and Judaism.

ART The year group will be making sculptures out of wire.

ICT  The children will be learning to produce data bases.

Our Y5 residential visit to Thornbridge takes place over the week of March 16th to 20th. Children will be staying for 3 days/2 nights. There will be a meeting at school on THURSDAY 29th JANUARY AT 6.15 pm to furnish you with further details.

In Y5 & Y6 we encourage the children to start to do more independent research work. Topics are set linked with the work the children are doing in school and guidance is given by the class teacher. We hope parents/carers will feel able to join in and support the children in their work and help their child investigate and report on the aspects of the topic their child finds interesting. Children can be encouraged to use a variety of support materials to help, for example books, local library, family members with some knowledge, the internet or even family trips! If possible children should be supported to record these in different ways and produce an organised folder. How much each child produces will depend on individual children but we hope parents/carers will enjoy supporting their child’s learning. If you need any further guidance please have a chat with the class teacher.

HELP AT HOME
The school’s homework policy recognises that pupils work hard in school and should be encouraged to develop other skills and interests out of school time. It also states that we feel that children of this age need the opportunity to play, socialise and relax. We do however value parental involvement and support in the following areas:

• Reading: Both to your child and listening to them read aloud,
• Spelling: Lists have already been sent home for the children to practise for a test each week.
• Mathematics: Learning of tables and number facts as appropriate
• Research work: When relevant, to support topics.
• Personal learning topics will take place with varying focuses.

SCHOOL BAGS
We value your support by ensuring that your child has a book bag or plastic wallet to carry reading books, letters home etc. to and from school to avoid them becoming damaged. We do sell bags in school at a cost of £2.50. If you are interested in purchasing one please go to the office.