Date: November 2015
Teacher: Miss Barnes
Other adults who work in my class are:
PPA Teacher: Mrs Wood
Teaching Assistant:
Miss Moore
Assistant: Mr Hyams
In English I will concentrate on:
*I can choose the handwriting that is best suited for a specific task.
*I can identify the audience and purpose of the writing.
*I can edit and improve my own writing.
*I can use commas to mark phrases and clauses.
*I can use the passive voice.
*I can vary sentence structure depending whether formal or informal.
*I write in paragraphs which can clearly signal a change in subject, time, and place of event.
St Joseph’s Catholic School
This term’s topic is:
Ancient Greece/Myths and
Legends
Books my teacher will read or use with me are:
Oxford Reading Tree
Stories related to our topics in
English.
Ancient Greece/Myths and
Legends Books
Roald Dahl’s Revolting
Recipes
In Mathematics I will concentrate on:
Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
Y5:
*I can recognise mixed numbers and improper fractions and convert from one form to the other.
*I can identify, name and write equivalent fractions of a given fraction, represented visually, including tenths and hundredths.
*I can add and subtract fractions with the same denominator and denominators that are multiples of the same number.
*I can read and write decimal numbers as fractions.
*I can write percentages as a fraction with denominator hundred, and as a decimal.
Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
Y6:
*I can use common factors to simplify fractions and use common multiples to express fractions in the same denomination.
*I can add and subtract fractions with different denominators and mixed numbers, using the concept of equivalent fractions.
*I can use written division methods in cases where the answer has up to 2 decimal places.
*I can divide proper fractions by whole numbers.
*I can recall and use equivalences between simple fractions, decimals and percentages, including in different contexts.

in Religious Education we are thinking about:
*Understand what justice is and know that we are called to work for it.
*Know that God calls all of us to speak out about injustice.
*Know about individuals who have been persecuted for speaking out about injustice. Reflect on the cost of commitment.
*Be aware that Christians across the world speak up for justice and that justice starts with each one of us.
In my topic in Science I will be learning about:
The Nature Library:
*Can you face the garden centre challenge?
*How are vertebrates grouped together?
*What else is living besides plants and animals?
*How can you grow your own micro-organism?
*What happens when scientists disagree?
You can help by:
Asking your child about their school day.
Hearing your child read for at least 10 minutes a day and reading regularly to your child.
Revising times tables at a rapid pace.
Encouraging children to use Education City,
Oxford Owl, Purple Mash and Mathletics.
Supporting your child with homework tasks/spelling tasks and encouraging neat presentation of work.
Please make sure you have access to the SATS guidelines booklet (only needed if you are a Y6 parent.)
Special days for my class are:
P.E. –
Wednesday Afternoon – Dance
Friday Afternoon – Gymnastics
Plain white tee-shirt and black shorts please. Also, no earrings and hair tied back. Thank you.
Homework:
Homework will be handed out on Wednesday. Homework will be returned the following
Wednesday.
Spellings will also be handed out on Wednesday. Spelling tests will be held the following
Wednesday.
Other special days or events this half term are:
Be Bright Be Seen Competition Closing Date: Wednesday 4 th
November
Firework Safety Assembly: Thursday 5 th
November
Heart and Health Activity/Presentation: Tuesday 10 th
November (Sharron Bright will be our visitor)
Anti-Bullying Workshop: Thursday 12 th
November
Children in Need Day: Friday 13 th November
Year 6 Spice Workshop: Tuesday 24 th
November
Christmas Fair: Wednesday 2 nd
December
Christmas Performance (Miss Barnes’ and Mr Whitehead’s class): Thursday 10 th December
Carol Concert (Miss Barnes’ and Mr Whitehead’s class): Friday 11 th
December
Christmas Grotto and Class Parties: Wednesday 16 th
December