Lostock Gralam C of E Primary School
Skylarks WB 6.12.21
Date: 2nd Dec 2021 @ 4:00pm
Hello everyone and welcome back to Skylarks weekly blog ?
Can you believe it is December already and the Autumn term is nearly over?
What a brilliant week we have had again in Skylarks Class. Thank you for always showing such enthusiasm and engagement in our lessons. Mrs Judge and I have been so proud of your wonderful writing and super maths work this week.
Thank you to all of our wonderful Skylarks who are working so hard at home as well. We are very proud of you and can’t wait to have you back in school soon!
Next Week (W.B. 6.12.21)
In our English lessons next week, we will be planning and writing our very own versions of ‘The Lost Happy Endings’. We will focus on giving detailed descriptions of both the setting and characters using figurative language, as well as how we can use speech to move the story along. I am already very excited to read our wonderful stories!
In maths we will continue to explore multiples, factors and prime numbers. We will also use our problem-solving skills to help us solve tricky questions around mental addition and subtraction. As always, we will continue to consolidate our knowledge of the four operations through daily 4-a-day activities.
In our reading lessons, we will read more of ‘Hansel and Gretel’ and will continue to focus on the author’s language choice. We will analyse the vocabulary used, including figurative language, thinking about the effect it has on the reader.
In science we will be learning about reversible and irreversible changes. We will explore what happens to different materials when they melt, freeze, dissolve, evaporate, burn and rust.
In art we will explore the work of Monet Turner who will inspire our next piece of artwork. We will develop our knowledge of colour using hue, tint, tone and shade to create mood and atmosphere.
Our PE day this week will be Friday so your child should come to school in their PE kit on this days. Please remember PE kits should either be school kits or plain black/blue.
Unfortunately, swimming is cancelled this week (W.B. 6.12.21).
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 page 18 of their maths book to be returned by Friday 10th December. This homework is looking at multiples.
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 10th December will continue to focus on words containing silent letter T:
nestle, wrestle, thistle, jostle, whistle, Christmas, listener, glistening
Please remember that if you have any questions or queries, do not hesitate to get in contact ?
Miss Beattie x