French /
  • Children will receive a weekly session of French to develop understanding and use of vocabulary

Music
  • Rhythm, pulse, stories
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  • Children are learning to play instruments and learn songs for presentations and enjoyment

Key Information
P.E days
Friday for all 3 classes
Ball games
Giving and receiving
Basketball / Please ensure your child has their full P.E kit in school with their name on it. They will need black shorts/jogging bottoms, black plimsolls and a P.E. T-shirt in their house colour.
Children must not wear any jewellery. All earrings must be removed.
Library and Reading books
Checked once a week by teachers / Your child has a reading record book which should stay in their book bags. Please comment and sign in this book on a daily basis. Your child will select books from the classroom library and will also be given the opportunity to choose a book from the school library.
Home Learning / Home Learning is sent out on Fridays and must be returned to school by Tuesday in order for us to mark it. Any homework after this day will not be marked. Please ensure the homework is your child’s work as much as possible.
Please keep Home Learning books clean, neat and tidy. Presentation is important!
Assembly / Year 5 will be inviting parents in to see presentations that the children will be giving. More information to come soon!
Extra information / School uniforms are available to purchase at
You will be informed about trips and visits nearer the time.
/ WELLDON PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL
High achievement takes place in the framework of high expectations’


Class Name / Staff
Mandela /
Mr Thompson
Boudicca / Ms Irwin
Nightingale / Mr Perkins
Core Learning
Reading
Predicting what the book is about.
  • Looking at the book cover, the genre, pages, chapters, blurb and the contents.
  • Summarise main points of an argument or discussion within their reading and make up own mind about issue/s.
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  • Vary voice for direct or indirect speech.
  • Draw inferences and justify with evidence from the text.
  • Draw inferences and justify with evidence from the text.

How you can help at home
  • traditional stories and books from other cultures and traditions
  • Visit the local library to borrow a wide variety of books
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  • Talk with your child about what they are reading
  • Complete the home school reading record which should be brought to school daily

Writing
  • Fable writing/short stories.
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Diary entries
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  • Writing longer pieces of writing
  • Using a range of punctuation
  • Having coherent paragraphs which are linked
  • Applying knowledge to write different types of text
  • Using different sentence types
  • Using a range of sentence openers

How you can help at home
  • To encourage your child to write for a purpose
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  • To learn how to spell all the words on the year 3/4 spelling lists
  • To encourage your child to read through their homework and check that it makes sense

Maths
  • Number & Place Value
  • Mental addition and subtraction
  • Multiplication and Division
  • Measurement- Money
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  • Geometry- Properties of shapes
  • Measurement- Money

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/ History / Ancient Greeks
  • To understand chronological order
  • Key events in Ancient Greek history
  • Researching the past

Science / Properties and Changes of Materials
  • planning different types of scientific enquiries to answer questions
  • taking measurements, using a range of scientific
  • recording and making predictions.

Art / Sculpture
  • Ancient Greek Art

I.C.T / We are programmers and presenters
  • We are artists.
  • Using software to produce art.

PSHE / Dear Diary
  • Comfortable and uncomfortable feelings
  • Problems in relationships
  • Help and support
Joining in and Joining up
  • Needs and responsibilities
  • Participation
  • Local democracy
  • Voluntary groups
Fund-raising activities
RE / Beliefs and Questions
Teachings and Authority
  • Focus on Islam

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