This week in the classroom

4.12.25

In English this week we have finished our shared write based on the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. I have been absolutely blown away by the effort the children have put into their writing. It is absolutely amazing and the progress since September is incredible. They should alll be really proud of themselves. 

In reading, we have continued with Reading Plus and I am seeing comprehension scores creeping up!

In maths, we have been simplifying fractions and finding equivalent fractions with a common denominator. We have also been doing our end of term assessments in maths the children have worked really hard to apply their learning. 

In music, the children have been practising Christmas songs. We do need to make sure that all instruments are in school ready for their lessons on Thursdays. 

The children have also been busy getting ready for their Christmas performance. They have worked hard to learn their lines and things are starting to come together on the stage. 

Well done Year 5/6! 

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!