This week in the classroom

28.11.25

In English this week, we have started our shared writing of a story based on the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The children have come up with some brilliant ideas and have worked so hard on their writing. Amazing effort! We have also been reviewing the rules of speech punctuation in our grammar warm-up. The children are becoming more confident with this but need to remember their punctuation before closing their speech marks. 

In reading, we have been continuing with our class book, Floodland. The children have been finding out what happened to Zoe when she landed on Eel Island. We have been discussing the dynamics between the different characters and the children have had some really thoughtful responses. We have also been completing our daily Reading Plus lessons and the children are doing a great job with this. They are also able to log in to their Reading Plus account at home to complete sessions independently (log in information is stuck in the back cover of their reading records). 

In maths, we have been converting from mixed numbers to improper fractions and vice versa. We then learned how to add and subtract mixed numbers. The children worked really hard at this and we will keep revisiting to consolidate. Times tables knowledge is key for this and lots of children in Year 5/6 would benefit from spending five minutes daily on TTRockstars to ensure their recall is quick and accurate. 

In geography this week we learned about some of the physical and human features we would expect to see around the coastline of the UK. We also looked at how we could identify these features on a map. 

We have also been practising for the Christmas play. The children have worked hard to learn their lines and I have been impressed by their confidence on the stage. They have also done an excellent job at learning their songs!

Well done, Year 5/6!

14.11.25

Another busy week for Year 5/6!

In English, the children have written their own independent reports. We have been so impressed at how hard they have worked on these. Their writing was amazing and their handwriting was lovely. Very happy teachers!

In maths, we looked at numbers with three decimal places. We ordered and compared decimal numbers then answered lots of questions in different contexts. 

In reading, we have started reading the story Floodland. I have been so impressed with the comments and questions that have come up just as a result of the first few chapters. The children have been able to explain their thoughts using evidence from the text and have given reasoned arguments to support their viewpoints. 

In science, we learned about how to keep healthy. We looked at how diet, exercise and sleep can impact our health. We talked about changes we could make in our lifestyles to become healthier and gave advice to 'patients' about ways they could improve their lifestlye to have better health. 

On Wednesday afternoon the children had a performance from Gripping Yarns related to Anti-Bullying week. The children always enjoy these performances and listened brilliantly. 

Well done Year 5/6!

7.11.25

What a busy first week back in Year 5/6!

On Monday, the Fire Service came for a visit. The children learned about different ways they can keep safe outside.

In English, we have been writing our non-chronological reports about mythical creatures. The children have worked really hard at this, using our shared writes and their word banks to create some fabulous pieces of writing.

In reading, we have started work on our new class book, Floodland. We have been discussing the issue of climate change and we have located the setting from book on a map. The children have correctly predicted that this is a dystopian novel set in the future.

In maths, we have been rounding decimal numbers to the nearest whole number and tenth. We have draw number lines to support with this, looking at which multiple of one or one tenth is on either side.

In geography, we started our new unit on coasts, looking at the physical features of a coastline.

In music, the children have been working hard learning about their new instruments. They should have brought home a permission for to take their instruments home this week. Until the form is signed and returned, instruments must remain in school.

On Friday, we had a movie afternoon as a dojo reward from last term. Well done Year 5/6!