Post Sats Week

Welcome to the rest of the Summer Term! Sats are over and you should all feel extremely proud of yourselves. You were focused, professional and determined to perform at your best. A huge well done!!
Class 5 certainly all deserve today - our Mersea Adventure following in the footsteps of Alex Rider. He worked his way through a disused Cornwall tin mine to solve a crime therefore we are caving and experiencing his SAS training in the Brecon Beacons by orienteering and tackling the assault course.

Academically, we will be concentrating on preparing you all for Year 7 from now on, along with thoroughly exploring our theme of Stormbreaker across the curriculum. We have our school show to prepare too, as well as the usual Summer Term challenges in Sport and Crucial Crewe.

   Homework 18/05/15            

   Due in on Friday as homework will be given out on Mondays.

English

 Please complete and bring in to school your favourite memories of the last 7 years for you leavers book.

I do want a book review on the blog though, Bug Club read or one of your books please. We will check and read them together.

Maths

No maths this week as you have all worked so hard. We will be collating results from our Adventure day and representing them mathematically this week in class as well as Stormbreaker math challenges.

However, please ensure that you have no outstanding Abacus maths homework online. We want to start the last half term afresh. Use the ICT suite before school (with permission) and lunchtimes if you are unable to clear any backlog at home.

Please ensure that a parent has seen and signed the homework sheet. Share with them your homework and read to someone every day please, asking them to sign above. 3x a week minimum makes such a difference to your knowledge, vocabulary and comprehension skills.

Determined to calculate the maths revision quiz questions first!

Providing stiff competition in the maths revision quiz.

Ready for a well - deserved water fight.
Mrs Bowles and Mrs Martin gave as good as they got! Huge fun.

It is here everyone - Sats week. You are ready and have hopefully had a good rest over the weekend. We will have down-time between the papers and all you can do is your best! A huge well done for all your preparation. The timetable is below on last week's blog. Good luck everyone and remember, you are ready and can do this brilliantly!

There is no homework this week but start writing your favourite memories of the last seven years for your leavers book if you wish, you have next week to do this too. No more than an A4 side please. 

Enjoy the photos of V.E. Day - you were fantastic ballroom jivers!! Well done. 

A quick practice to remember our steps.

Well done Class 5, Mrs Bowles and Mrs Martin are
 really proud of you all.

V.E Day

Friday is our 70th anniversary celebrations of V.E. Day. Class 5 will be performing their ballroom jive to 1940's music. Rehearsing for this will be a lovely way to relax between revision sessions.

Last revision week

You have all worked extremely hard and should feel ready and prepared for Sats next week. Complete this week's homework challenge for maths and literacy and you have done all you can do to excel next week. Having a good night's sleep every night, especially next weekend is essential and eat a good breakfast before your ‘full on’ days at school. This will ensure that you able to work at your best. 

Monday 11^th May   am   Reading (Comprehension)    
                                pm  L6 Reading  

Tuesday                  am   Grammar and spelling          
                                pm L6 Grammar

Wednesday             am   Mental maths and Paper 1    
                                pm no Sats

Thursday                 am    Maths Paper 2                      
                                pm L6 maths papers 1 and 2 

Friday                     all over 

Homework 05/05/15            

   Due in on Friday as homework will be given out on Mondays.

English

 You have a grammar revision checklist to take home. Your revision challenge is to explain the terms or grammatical names to as many family members and friends as possible this week. Record who listened to you and ask them to sign in your homework book. Who will have collected the most signatures by Friday? There will be a prize!

 Please log on to our New Zealand blog and write to one friend in New Zealand. Record in your homework book who you wrote to and when. Record your replies, who wrote to you recently?  

Maths – Neolithic, Bronze Groups

You have the fractions, decimals and percentages equivalents chart, the revision checklist and imperial/metric, g=kg equivalence etc chart. Do the same as the English homework and record in a chart in your homework book who you have worked through these checklists with. You have had plenty of time to know them (given to you at Christmas and a while ago) so it should be just answering questions from family and friends. Do one more G.Hammond and record any question that helped you.

Iron Group

You have a L6 glossary to ensure that you are familiar with all terms. Think through your formulae and work through the same revision checklists as the rest of the class too. Complete one more L6 G.Hammond and record what helped you.

Please ensure that you have completed any backlog of online maths challenges, it will be good revision too.

Class 5 explored how the Cups Challenge works this week
and enjoyed it. Well done everyone!