Today we looked at the spelling of the following Y5/6 statutory words. All these words link to our expedition writing so the children will be practicing them over the next two weeks, to ensure when they use them in their written work they are spelt correctly.
determined prejudice
community opportunity
recognise neighbour
Please see the letter attached for Maths Week 2025 details:
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
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.
We had great fun in our reading lesson this morning – great work guys at rolling the dice and answering the questions.
This morning in crew we discussed healthy and unhealthy choices. I was impressed with how many children enjoy drinking water and eating fruit. The children went on to create anchor charts showing the healthy and unhealthy choices we need to make including exercise, a balanced diet, drinking water and getting enough sleep.
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.
This morning we hooked ourselves into our new expedition by exploring the question ‘how does light travel?’. We carried out an investigation to prove that light travels in straight lines. I was very impressed with the scientific diagrams the children produced to demonstrate their understanding.
