Caerdydd
Summer Term Overview Caerdydd
Croeso i Ddosbarth Caerdydd
Teacher: Mrs Phillips
Our concept for this term is ‘Exploration and Discovery’. Our commitment to ‘pupil voice’ is of great importance to us and our learners have thought of some amazing ideas for lessons.
This term, the children decided to begin exploring the layers of the ocean and the variety of incredible creatures that live in each one. One popular avenue to explore was the Mariana Trench.
Next, we will be focusing on famous explorers and there will be an emphasis on how explorers and their journeys have evolved over time. We have been busy delving into facts and figures about this incredible place this week! We have discovered the purpose of sea shanties and will be writing our own versions.
We are continuing with our novel from last term…’The Lost Whale’. We cannot wait to find out what happens to Rio!
Other information
The Year 5 three-week swimming block is underway. Pupils are engaging well and are increasing their skills. Brilliant!
So far this term we have written friendship poems, but we will also be covering other genres such as balanced arguments, newspaper reports, chronological reports and autobiographies. In maths, we have learnt how to calculate the volume of shapes plus we have focused on decimals, fractions and percentages. We are practising times tables daily!
Dates P.Buzz lesson once a fortnight, Fire Safety talk, Police visit from PC Paul, Y6 residential to Llangrannog, Y6 transition dates to be confirmed.
You will be able to find the Accelerated Reader link on our Google Classroom stream and in the website links below.💻 😊 Accelerated Reader is a website that provides a ‘quiz’ or set of comprehension questions based on a book your child has read. This will test their reading and understanding.
Purple Mash, Times Tables Rock Stars, Mathletics and Reading Eggs can also be accessed from home. We encourage our learners to read every day! It really is so important! 📖 📚 👍🏼
Here is an short overview of these learning sites:
* Purple Mash - a learning platform full of games, templates to type onto and challenges. Lots of fun to be had!
* Mathletics - Maths, maths, maths! Challenges, recall practise and live events! Earn trophies and certificates!
* Reading Eggs - Read books, compete quizzes, collect points and earn trophies!
* TTRS - a learning platform based around brushing up on those times table skills. Participate in battles with other classes, earn points and strive to become a ROCK HERO!
If you are unsure of how to access any of these, please just ask!
We teach spelling patterns and learners have a 'home spelling' book. They will write new spellings into the book and take the book home in order to learn them.
Spelling books need to be returned to school every Monday.
PE days are Wednesday and Friday. Please ensure appropriate footwear is worn on these days.