Welcome to Year 5/6 Mr Cripwell Mrs Williams Mrs Suter Mr Lydon Mrs Beasley

Responsibilities Monitors / buddies / role models Monitors / buddies / role models Decision making Decision making Investigations Investigations Self evaluation Self evaluation Homework Homework

Independence Children are expected to be responsible for: - - Having the correct equipment for each lesson. - - Making time to do homework and hand in on time. - - Changing their own reading books. - - Listening, thinking & learning. - - Making good choices. - - Presentation of work. These expectations help the children to prepare for the move to secondary school.

Homework Given out on Thursday; back in on Tuesday. Given out on Thursday; back in on Tuesday. Learning Log – more in-depth task based on Literacy, Science, Topic, RE… Learning Log – more in-depth task based on Literacy, Science, Topic, RE… Maths – in separate folder. Maths – in separate folder. Homework club – Thursday lunchtimes. Homework club – Thursday lunchtimes. Reading book lists: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum. Reading book lists: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum. Spellings – written in diaries at the start of week, tested at the end of the week. Spellings also put on school website. Spellings – written in diaries at the start of week, tested at the end of the week. Spellings also put on school website.

P.E. kit in a drawstring bag White t-shirtTracksuit/jogging bottoms Sweatshirt or tracksuit top Plain shorts when warm Navy shorts/skirt with P.E. pants Plimsolls — for indoors Trainers — for outdoors Gloves and hats are recommended in winter. Normal school uniform such as trousers / shorts / skirts / jumpers / cardigans / school polo-shirt are NOT suitable as P.E. kit!

Other equipment Art apron (named) Book bag Blue pens, pencil, whiteboard pens 30cm ruler (not a bendy one!) A pencil case that fits into their tray.

Creative Curriculum Topic-based learning Art Making props Making props e.g. masks, swords and shields… e.g. masks, swords and shields… Literacy Re-enact key scenes from the play. Re-enact key scenes from the play. Script-writing. Script-writing. Poetry. Poetry. Persuasive letters. Persuasive letters. PE Athletics. Athletics. Dance to music from Macbeth. Dance to music from Macbeth. Music Singing songs from Macbeth. Singing songs from Macbeth. Macbeth – Hero or Villain? Computing We are Web Developers. We are Web Developers. Science Mixtures and solutions. Mixtures and solutions. PSHE / RE Materialism and greed. Materialism and greed. Superstitions of the past. Superstitions of the past. Religious values. Religious values.

Holiday Homework Use websites or books to help you research about William Shakespeare. Make a detailed, well-presented poster. His life Find 10 fascinating facts about his life; who he was; why he is still famous today… His plays You may want to write about… What type of plays he wrote. Name four famous characters and identify the plays they were in.