Welcome to Welcome to Year 5/6Year 5/6

Mr CripwellMr Cripwell

Mrs WilliamsMrs Williams

Mrs SuterMrs Suter

Mr LydonMr Lydon

Mrs BeasleyMrs Beasley

ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities

Monitors / buddies / role modelsMonitors / buddies / role modelsDecision makingDecision making InvestigationsInvestigationsSelf evaluationSelf evaluationHomeworkHomework

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.

HomeworkHomework

Given out on Thursday; back in on Tuesday.Given out on Thursday; back in on Tuesday. Learning Log – more in-depth task based on Learning Log – more in-depth task based on

Literacy, Science, Topic, RE…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, Reading book lists: Bronze, Silver, Gold,

Platinum.Platinum. Spellings – written in diaries at the start of Spellings – written in diaries at the start of

week, tested at the end of the week. week, tested at the end of the week. Spellings also put on school website.Spellings also put on school website.

P.E. kit in a drawstring bag 

White t-shirt Tracksuit/jogging bottoms

Sweatshirt ortracksuit top

Plain shorts when warm

Navy shorts/skirtwith P.E. pants

Plimsolls — for indoorsTrainers — 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 bagBlue pens, pencil, whiteboard pens30cm ruler (not a bendy one!)A pencil case that fits into their tray.

Creative CurriculumCreative CurriculumTopic-based learningTopic-based learning

ArtArt•Making propsMaking props•e.g. masks, swords e.g. masks, swords and shields…and shields…

LiteracyLiteracy• Re-enact key scenes from the play.Re-enact key scenes from the play.• Script-writing.Script-writing.• Poetry.Poetry.• Persuasive letters.Persuasive letters.

PEPE•Athletics.Athletics.•Dance to music Dance to music from Macbeth.from Macbeth.

MusicMusic•Singing songs Singing songs from Macbeth.from Macbeth.

Macbeth – Hero or Villain?Macbeth – Hero or Villain? ComputingComputing•We are Web We are Web Developers.Developers.

ScienceScience•Mixtures and Mixtures and solutions.solutions.

PSHE / REPSHE / RE•Materialism and Materialism and greed.greed.•Superstitions of Superstitions of the past.the past.•Religious values.Religious values.

Holiday HomeworkUse 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.