What a great half term we have had!

In English, we have finished our unit on explanation texts, where the children have created their own explanations on how mountains are formed. The children have worked really hard and it is great to see Year 5 cohesive devices evident in their writing.

In Maths, we have finished a short unit on Statistics. This was a tricky unit, especially when looking at timetables, as children understood the importance of being able to tell the time. Definitely something to work on.

Unfortunately, our Read The Game programme has come to an end. The children thoroughly enjoyed the programme and have produced some great work and learnt some fantastic new skills! I will be announcing the winners of the STFC tickets soon.

Our Golden Certificate Winner is Willow! She has shown great determination throughout the Read The Game programme and has used these skills in the girls football club which she attends with Miss Hipkiss. Well Done Willow! She will take home the Oak Class Diary over the half term break.

Although we have had lots of fun this half term, we are looking forward to all the exciting things lined up for when we return. After half term we will have an extra session of PE on Mondays, so please come into school with PE kits on Mondays and Thursdays. World Book Day is the 2nd March (first Thursday back), where all children are invited to dress up as their favourite book character.

Have a lovely break! Make sure to keep up the reading. We look forward to all the exciting things you get up to.

Miss Hipkiss and Miss Nicholas

Well done to all this week!

In Literacy, we have begun to look at explanation texts and will eventually write our own account on how mountains are formed. This unit has had us looking at commas in a list to begin with, so we can avoid using ‘and’ too many times.

In Maths, we have worked super hard in our new Fractions unit. We have found fractions of a quantity and have stunned Miss Bliss at our abilities! Well done!

We had a fantastic discussion this week in RE about the concept of ahimsa. We discussed how our actions should be kind and non-violent and how this is promoted through Hinduism. We researched into an amazing charity Sewa UK and looked at the work they have done to help others. Amazing!

Our Golden Certificate Winner this week is Teigan! She has made a fantastic effort at creating friendships with all children in the class and has promoted our kindness in Oak Class. Well Done Teigan! She will take home the Oak Class Diary for the weekend.

Please remember to read and practice spellings at home! The Shrewsbury tickets from ‘Read the Game’ are still up for grabs for the top readers!

Happy Reading!

Miss Hipkiss and Miss Nicholas

This week in Oak Class:

In English, we have just finished our instructional directions unit and just need to add our finishing touches to our leaflets on how to find Oak Class.

In Maths, we have finished our unit on multiplication and division with some impressive scores. On Friday, we began to look at our new unit on Fractions, and the children were amazing at this!

We had the pleasure of continuing our Reading the Game programme with Coach Neil, and we have continued to develop our skills in persuasive letter writing and outside in football.

Please continue to read at home and practice spellings everyday.

Our Golden Certificate Winner this week in Jess! She has made a fantastic model of her own planet ‘Flupiter’ and continues to work hard, especially in French. Well Done Jess! She will take home the Oak Class Diary this week.

Have a great weekend

Miss Hipkiss and Miss Nicholas