Welcome to Oak Class Year 5 & 6
Outstanding Oak
Our Class Teachers are: Mrs Christie and Mrs Taylor
We are really excited about the next year at school. We will be working hard but also having some fun! Creating lots of super memories with each and every one of you.
If you need any help or assistance please get in touch with your class teacher or school office.
A few things to remember:
- Please bring a named water bottle to school each day.
- We enter school, from 8.40-8.50am, and exit, at 3.30pm, through the main entrance.
- If your child requires an inhaler please ensure that they have it in school every day.
- Please check all your clothes are labelled, especially coats and jumpers!
- Please remember our school uniform policy.
Please note that your child will have PE on Tuesdays and Wednesdays this term.
They will need to come to school ready in their PE kit. Hair should be tied back and earrings removed before school.
Our Home Learning:
Spellings:
Your current 'set' of 5 spelling words from your 'Super Spelling' booklet, which will be tested through the week.
Reading:
When an adult has listened to you read, please record this in your reading record. All reading can be recorded not just your school reading book. Remember you can also use Active Learn to read e-Books. Website: ActiveLearn: Login (activelearnprimary.co.uk)
Times Tables:
Times tables will be taught in school and should also be practiced at home. Remember you can use the Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS) website to practice. Website: Times Tables Rock Stars (ttrockstars.com)
Mirodo:
Mirodo is our online portal for English and Maths. Every 2 weeks, more resources will be brought onto it which include small videos. Mirodo must be accessed through a PC. https://app.mirodoeducation.com/login
If you would like to know more about how to help your child at home, please use the links below to take you to helpful pages on our website:)
This term our theme is 'We are all Born Free'
During our current topic - WE ARE ALL BORN FREE - we will be reading and exploring a book by Onjali Q. Raúf - 'The Boy at the Back of the Class' - where we meet Ahmet, a refugee boy from Syria, as he enters a classroom in the UK for the very first time. We will use this story as an inspiration for our own writing throughout the term. We will also be studying some key historic figures who have had a positive influence on our World and promoting Human Rights.
During Science lessons this term we will be exploring Evolution & Inheritance:
Remember to regularly visit our school library, and enjoy the wide variety of books it has on offer.
Pick a reading book to read in school and at home.
Have you tried the Mundy Reading Challenge yet? Ask in the school Library for more information.
Below are some link to websites that you may find useful, please let us know what you think of them.