Ash Class
The Teachers in Ash Class are:-
Miss Porter and Mrs Phillips
The Teaching Assistant in Ash Class is:-
Mrs Johnson
Spring 2019
This term Ash Class will be learning about the Ancient Mayans and Chocolate.
Ancient Mayan and Chocolate topic web yr4/5 2018-9
Our class trip will be on Thursday 14th February
W/C 14th January
The spelling focus for this week are words ending in 'sion'.
In Maths, we are focusing on using our knowledge of addition and subtraction and solving multi step word problems.
W/C 7th January 2019
Welcome back, I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year and are ready to enjoy this next term.
We would like to welcome Mrs Phillips to Ash Class. She will be teaching on Monday's and Friday's.
Maths
This week in Maths, the focus in rounding to 10, 100 and 1000.
Literacy
This term we will be reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and basing all our work around the story.
AUTUMN TERM
This term we will be learning about World War 2.
Week 13 ( w/c 3rd December)
Monday - Dress rehearsal
Wednesday - Evening performance.
Thursday - Matinee performace
Week 12 ( w/c 26th November)
1 more week of rehearsals before we need to perform our Christmas production of Cinderella.
Week 11 ( w/c 19th November)
Last week we had a fantastic evacuation day! We had a visit from someone who was a child evacuee and also a veteran who served in the Royal Navy during D-Day. We were very lucky to have such special visitors come in to see us.
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Week 10 (w/c 12th November)
***INSET DAY ON MONDAY 12th NOVEMBER***
***Our class assembly is at 9am on Wednesday 14th November. Don't forget you need to come dressed as an evacuee and bring your gas mask box. We will then enjoy the day with our special visitors***
Maths
Make sure you use this website to help with your timestables
Week 9 (w/c 5th November)
Cinderella rehearsals have been good this week. Well done to all those who have learnt their song words and their lines.
Maths
Adding and subtracting fractions this week! Check out these games:
Adding fractions - Speedway car game
Week 8 (w/c 29th October
Welcome back. I hope you all had a lovely half term break and are ready to a very busy run up to Christmas!
Maths
Over the next 2 weeks we will be focusing on fractions. This week we will be learning to identifying fractions of shapes, order and compare fractions and finding equivalent fractions.
***Cinderella***
Please make sure you spend time learning your lines and the words for the songs for our Christmas production of Cinderella.
Make sure you continue to practise your times tables and spellings at home and read and record your reading at least 5 times a week.
Week 7 (w/c 15th October)
***Wednesday - We are off to Chichester Festival Theatre to see the Midnight Gang. We will be back approx 4.30***
***Thursday - Bonfire Building. Don't forget to wear your own clothes and bring suitable shoes/boots to wear ***
Week 6 (w/c 8th October)
Maths
This week we have been focusing on our 6, 9 and 7 times tables and division facts. Here are a few websites that you can use to help with your timetables.
***DON'T FORGET THERE ARE GAMES FOR YOU TO PLAY ON PURPLE MASH***
Week 5 (w/c 1st October)
Maths
This week the focus is angles. Acute angles, right angles and obtuse angles. We have been exploring the school to see the different angles we can find. Some of the children have been measuring and drawing different angles.
Angles - using a protractor - Rocket game
DON'T FORGET TO PRACTISE YOUR TIMES TABLES
*** PARENTS CONSULTATIONS Wednesday and Thursday***
Week 4 (w/c 24th September)
Maths
This week we've been focusing on subtraction, using the column method and solving problems.
Literacy
We've been busy writing our evacuee letters to our mothers. We spent some time in partners assessing each others work and helping to edit them.
We have been learning about how the people in WW2 protected themselves from the bombing and focusing on the different types of air raid shelters.
https://www.bbc.com/teach/class-clips-video/history-ks2-living-through-the-air-raids/zjnyrj6
http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/war/shelters.htm
Week 3 (w/c 17th September)
Don't forget the school photographs will take place on Wednesday.
Maths
In Maths this week we have started to focus on addition and using the column method to help us solve word problems.
Literacy
We have now finished reading The Lion and the Unicorn and will start writing out evacuee letters home.
Week 2 (w/c 10th September)
This week we will be taking part in The Body Coach's School Fitness Week and will be completing his live online work outs.
Internet Safety
All children in KS2 will have a special talk about how to use the internet safely and the dangers of social media and online gaming.
There will also be a parent talk at 2.45pm on Wednesday 12th September.
Literacy
We continued reading The Lion and the Unicorn and focused on writing a descriptive setting.
Week 1 (w/c 3rd Sept) - Welcome Back!
Welcome back to you all. I hope you had a fantastic summer holiday and are ready for a busy term!
This term we he have an exciting topic and will be learning all about World War 2.
If you have any interesting stories from relatives who were in the war, we would love to hear them.
Maths
In Maths we are focusing on our numbers and place value. Don't forget to keep working on your times tables.
Literacy
We have started reading 'The Lion and the Unicorn' by Shirley Hughes. The poor little boy, Lenny, is to be evacuated from London to the countryside. How do you think he is feeling about this? How would you describe his emotions? How would you describe his mother and the feelings that she would be having, saying goodbye to her son?
Mrs Richman will test you on some spellings and will generate lists for you to work through. It is important that you practise these spellings at home. House points will be awared if we are impressed with your effort and see you using some of them in your writing.
***Don't forget to keep reading. We expect your to read at least 5 times a week. Make sure you record it in your reading diary.***
Purple Mash
You all have Purple Mash log ins so please use these to log on at home. Keep a look out for 'To Do's' for you to complete.
***Tuesday 11th September***
There will be a short Parents Meeting after school where we will explain the expectations in Ash Class for this coming year.
Here are a variety of websites to help you with your learning.
Purple Mash Online learning - games, To Do's, Maths and Literacy plus other subjects
Maths Zone Maths games
Topmarks Games and activities to reinforce all areas of the curriculum
Crickweb Games and activities to reinforce all areas of the curriculum
BBC Bitesize Maths, Literacy and Science activities and games
BBC Skillswise Maths Maths related games
BBC Skillswise Literacy Literacy related games
Woodland Junior School A website that has lots of homework help, topic information, maths and
literacy.
