This week we will be looking at words that end with the suffixes -tial and -cial. Watch the video below to remind yourself of the spelling rule. Here are our list of focus words.
essential potential confidential torrential initial
special artificial crucial racial beneficial
This week our spelling pattern is words containing the letter string ‘ough’. Watch the video below as a recap of the many different sounds that ‘ough’ can make. Practice the following words at home as you will be tested on them next week.
thought
through
cough
enough
plough
bought
though
thorough
Today’s reading lesson was all around retrieval so we used roll mats to generate different retrieval questions based on our text ‘Joe White’.
This week, we have been learning all about light including how we see light and how shadows are formed. The children hunted for shadows around the classroom and thought about how they were created.
Thinking ahead for our current Year 5 children, The Snaith School have already published their transition dates for anyone thinking about attending their school. Please see the attached flyer.
Below is our parent overview for our current expedition ‘Fight for you rights: How can one moment influence our future?’
Please find attached the Year 5/6 extended study menu for our current expedition ‘Fight for your rights: How can one moment influence our future?’
Year 6 will also start to receive additional homework in the run up to SATs which will be handed out to them weekly.
We had great fun this morning playing bingo as part of our party day! We had lots of winners!
The Year 5/6 Christmas disco will take place on Thursday 12th December straight after school 3.15 – 4.15pm.
Children will not need money as treats will be provided. They also won’t need to get changed as it is already Christmas jumper / non uniform day on Thursday!
Pick up will be from normal classroom doors at 4.15pm.
Any questions, please contact class teachers or Y5-6@greentopschool.org
Well done Y6 for your awesome space lecture on Thursday. We were all so proud of you standing up their and delivering your lecture to parents. Everyone spoke clear and with great confidence and your slides and script showed how much hard work you have done throughout the expedition. Well done Y6!
