Benedict Biscop Prince Bishop School Teaching Alliance Leading School
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Year 5 & 6

Welcome to Year 5 and 6

 

Message from the class teacher

Welcome to class 4!  In this class we work hard. We learn every day and we have fun while doing it. We encourage individuality and create citizens of the future.

Mistakes are welcomed in this class. We make them, we correct them and we learn from them. As Albert Einstein said:

‘Anyone who has never made a mistake, has never learned anything new.’

We dream big but work hard.

We develop our ability to critically evaluate the world around us. We further develop our confidence, knowledge and skills to prepare us for a future world and realise the high aspirations we have for ourselves.

 

 

Teaching Team

Mrs James – Class teacher and Mrs Temperley – Teaching Assistant. 

Miss Wood

Mr Gibson – PE.

 

PE Lessons

Our PE days will be Wednesday and Friday each week. 

Swimming lessons will be on a Tuesday for 10 weeks, beginning September 12th 2023.

Homework

Each week, your child will be given the following homework:

  • One piece of English or Maths (alternate weeks)
  • A reading book
  • Spellings (tested on Fridays)

 

Frequently Used Links

Times Tables Rock Stars

Bug Club

BBC Bitesize

Oak National Academy

 

Additional Websites

Stories and information texts on a range of subjects

myON – Free access to over 7000 online books and graphic novels to read

 

English

Authorfy – Access to masterclasses on texts from a range of authors, including videos from the authors and activities linked to novels

BookTrust – Recommended booklists

The World of David Walliams – Free audio book readings from David Walliams

English Mastery – Downloadable resource packs

Literacy Shed Plus – Writing stimuli using creative YouTube clips and animations

Words for Life – Supporting words and language

Pobble 365 – A daily image to use as a stimulus for creative writing

Poetry By Heart – A wide selection of poetry to view online

The Children’s Poetry Archive – Archive of spoken poetry recordings

The Day – A daily newsletter for parents and carers at home with children, helping to enrich learning with real-world knowledge and skills

 

Maths

Mathematics Mastery – Downloadable guidance and resource packs

NRICH Maths – Maths puzzles and challenges sorted by age and challenge level

Topmarks – Interactive maths games to improve your arithmetic

White Rose Maths – Presentations and downloadable workbooks which are easy to use for parents. New material is being released each week

Corbettmaths Primary – 5 a day arithmetic, practice papers and instructional videos

 

Science

BBC Bitesize – Interactive resources covering the primary science curriculum

STEM Learning – An online resource bank, which links to resources on external websites. The site features a live chat function offering support from subject experts. New home learning resources are being developed

The James Dyson Foundation – A free set of STEM challenge cards from the James Dyson Foundation

WOW Science – Experiment ideas, games, videos and fact files (most are free)

 

PE

BBC Teach Super Movers – Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 – Videos which help children move while they learn. They support curriculum subjects, including Maths and English

 

Wellbeing

Children’s Commissioner – A downloadable guide for children about coronavirus

Cosmic Kids Yoga –  Free yoga videos for children

 

Music

Virtual Musical Instruments – Play a range of instruments online for free

 

History 

British Museum – Explore the British Museum from your house

 

Geography

National Geographic Kids – Games, competitions and news about countries from around the world

 

Computing

Raspberry Pi Code Club – Coding tutorials to make games and interactive programs

 

French

Duolingo – Practice your french or even learn a new language

 

General

Twinkl KS2 – Twinkl Y5/6 Home Learning Resources

 

Downloadable Arithmetic Questions

Arithmetic Paper 1

Arithmetic Paper 2

Arithmetic Paper 3

Arithmetic Paper 4 

 

In this section

Our Values and Ethos

We have a set of school values that were devised in conjunction with our Governors, pupils, parents and staff

Friendship & Trust

Always our Best

Thankfulness

Compassion

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