Lostock Gralam C of E Primary School
Skylarks WB 13.12.21
Date: 9th Dec 2021 @ 6:24pm
Hello everyone and welcome back to Skylarks weekly blog ?
What a fantastic week we have had in Skylarks Class. The children have worked so hard on both their final pieces of writing and end of term assessments this week and we are so proud of them!!
Looking ahead to our final week of the term, we have lots of festive fun planned to say thank you for working so hard.
Next Week (W.B. 13.12.21)
In maths we will be applying our knowledge of written methods of addition and subtraction by solving tricky multi-step problems. We will use our reasoning skills to explain our methods and answers.
In our shared reading lessons, we will be finishing our book ‘Hansel and Gretel’. We will be looking specifically at the language the author uses to create a tense atmosphere.
In our RE lesson we will be reflecting on our ‘Incarnation’ topic. We will consider all of the titles given to Jesus in the bible, before answering the big question, ‘Why are these titles given to Jesus and are they helpful for Christians?’
In Art we will continue our work on colour. In our lesson we will explore the colour wheel and create our own tints, tones and shades of each hue on the wheel.
In RSE we will be exploring relationships. We will be learning about marriage in the UK and the laws surrounding this. We will also use drama techniques to help us understand what marriage vows are.
Unfortunately, swimming is cancelled this week (W.B. 13.12.21).
Please see below for details on all of the Christmas events we will be holding next week:
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Monday 13th December |
Christingle – every child will make a Christingle and then take part in a service recorded by Vicar Andrew. |
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Tuesday 14th December |
All children to enjoy a pantomime online with treats! |
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Wednesday 15th December |
Christmas lunch and Christmas Jumper Day – we kindly ask a donation for St Luke’s hospice, children to come into school wearing a Christmas jumper or outfit (their own Christmas clothes). KS2 children will need to pay of a school lunch in the normal way. We will also hold the Christmas Fair for the children on this day. |
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Thursday 16th December |
Whole School Church Service – led by Mr Cliff via zoom for all the children in the school. |
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Friday 17th December |
School closes at 1pm, no Fun Foxes after school. Non uniform day just for fun! Party lunch for all the children and every class will have a Christmas party! |
Homework
In year 5 the children will be set a weekly maths homework that they should complete and mark at home using the answers in the back of the homework book.
If your child is finding the homework tricky, Mrs Hulse and I will ensure that supervision is provided on a Wednesday lunchtime for your child to ask any questions or receive some support to complete their homework.
The children should complete pages 19 and 20 of their maths book to be returned by Friday 17th December. This homework is looking at factors and prime numbers.
Please also encourage your child to read for 20 minutes each evening and practice their spellings/times tables. The following websites are both great for times tables practice:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Our spellings for the quiz on Friday 17th December will be the next 10 words from the Y5/6 statutory word list:
determined, develop, dictionary, disastrous, embarrass, environment, equipment, especially, exaggerate, excellent
Please remember that the words from the Y5/6 list are trickier than our spellings which follow a specific spelling rule. If your child is finding them really difficult, encourage them to focus on just 5 words to learn rather than all 10 ?
Please remember that if you have any questions or queries, do not hesitate to get in contact ?
Miss Beattie x