Class 3
Welcome to Class Three!
We are a mixed Year Five and Six class and our class is taught by Miss. Thorpe. Mrs. Story provides PPA cover on a Monday and Wednesday afternoon, and Mrs. James is our teaching assistant on Thursday afternoons.
Helpful Information
PE
Each week, the children have two PE sessions, one on Monday and one on Wednesday. Please ensure that children come to school dressed in their PE kits on these days, with extra layers for the cold weather.
The children will need to wear footwear suitable for outside, should they need to be on the playground or the playing field.
Homework
The expectation for homework in class three, is that children will spend up to 30 minutes completing a set task every week, in addition to practicing their spellings and times tables.
Homework will be set on a Tuesday and will be due in the following Monday.
Spellings with practice games and linked sessions are on 'Spelling Shed'.
Logins for these & the times tables Rockstars are provided for your child - please see their planner for this.
Reading
It is an expectation that all children will read at home at least three times a week and that their reading diary will be signed. The infographic below details some of the ways in which sharing a book benefits both children and their grown ups.
Our school library is well stocked with an exciting variety of books; additionally, Class Three has a bookshelf of texts recommended by BPS staff, a collection of newspapers and magazines aimed at children aged 9-11 and a selection of non-fiction texts based on our current learning.
In Class Three, we have nominated 'reading champions' who will be happy to help children choose from the library. We are also very lucky that Mr Phillips and Miss Thorpe are both avid readers of children's literature and will always welcome some book talk and recommend some great texts.
More useful information
Purple Mash is a safe, secure platform where your child can use ICT to enhance learning in all areas of the curriculum. Again, a log on is provided in your child's planner.
English & Maths are taught daily throughout the week and there is also a weekly spelling test.
Crumpets, or pizza bagels on a Friday, are available to purchase for your child or they can bring a piece of fruit from home for break time.
Class rewards, success and reminder messages will be shared via Class Dojo. If you require support in setting this app up, please ask a member of the team.
Home learning Monday 8th January
Should your child be unable to make it in to school today because of the flooding, the lessons below cover the themes which we will be working on in school today.
Maths
Watch this lesson on dividing fractions by an integer.
Answer the four questions on the worksheet below the video. Once you have finished, check your answers and see if you can work back any mistakes.
English
Follow the link below to BBC Bitesize active and passive voice.
Watch the video and complete the activities on the webpage. Then have a go at the worksheet attached below.
How to use the active or passive voice - BBC Bitesize
History
Follow the link below to BBC Bitesize WWII.
KS2 History: World War Two (WW2) (WWII) - BBC Teach
Take a look at the videos titled 'Britain declares war on Germany' and 'Geography of World War II'.
Record your new knowledge of how WWII began in a timeline on comic strip.
Home learning Tuesday 8th January
Maths
Watch the following video lesson revising our learning about fractions, then answer the questions on the worksheet.
English
1. Watch this video about using causal conjunctions to show cause and effect in an explanation text
causal conjunctions - - Video Search Results (yahoo.com)
Then have a go at the worksheet attached below.
2. Watch these videos about using colons and bullet points:
What are colons and semicolons? - BBC Bitesize
How to use bullet points - BBC Bitesize
Then have a go at the worksheet attached below.
PSHE
Choose two jobs which you think are interesting and research what qualifications you might need and how much you might earn. Record your findings in a piece of writing or a poster.
Home learning Wednesday 10th January
Maths
Read through the article on solving problems with fractions, and the have a go at the quiz.
Problem solving with fractions - Maths - Learning with BBC Bitesize - BBC Bitesize
Look through this page to consolidate our learning on dividing fractions by an integer, and then have a go at the quiz.
Divide fractions by integers - Maths - Learning with BBC Bitesize - BBC Bitesize
English
Watch this lesson on revising word class and complete the activities throughout the video.
Watch this lesson on spelling strategies and complete the activities throughout the video.
Tuesday 9th January English worksheets
Curriculum Newsletter
Our term's spellings:
Year 5 & 6 Recommended Reads
Useful website links below: