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Week 4, ending 10 May
Posted: May 9, 2024 by: Mrs Amos (a.amos) on: Oak Tree Class Blog
Week 4, ending 10 May.
Reader: Henry
Special Mention: Lilly W
Fantastic efforts from for these children this week!
It has been a short week, but a very busy one nonetheless! Reggae music has accompanied our Early Bird Maths, with Bob Marley being the out and out winner in popularity!
We have now completed our maths unit on area and perimeter, so the homework this weekend reflects this; in English, the first drafts of the fabulous Rufford Park Primary School leaflets have been finished and now await editing and publication; more has been learned about some ancient Greek traditions in topic sessions – that of the Olympics and in PE, we continue to further skills in cricket.
In a bid to improve the children’s reading skills for Year 6, I have been encouraging the children to read meanings ‘behind the words’ – inference skills.
Eg Alex had a frown on his face and was dragging his feet as he walked. From this sentence, we can tell that Alex was having a bit of a bad day; he was feeling unhappy or grumpy and did not want to go where he was heading.
While you are reading with your children for the rest of the year, it would be so helpful if you could ask questions that require the children to think a little bit more deeply about the text. I am sending home a Reading Wheel, which might help you with this. Please encourage your child to read five times per week and to fill in the reading record books too. I can see/hear such a difference in their reading aloud when they are reading often at home.
We welcomed Mrs Stuart into Oak Tree Class on Thursday afternoon – she will be teaching my Y5s on Thursdays each week as I have time out of class for planning and preparation. Hopefully, she will enjoy teaching this group of children as much as I do!
I hope you have a lovely weekend – I think the weather is supposed to be fab, so fingers crossed!
Yours,
Mrs Adrienne Amos