YEAR 5/6 (ORANGE)
Mrs J ReadshawWelcome to our Year 5/6 class blog.
Our class teacher is Mrs. Readshaw.
On this page, you’ll find lots of useful information and posts about what’s going on in Year 5/6 over the course of the year.
Check in regularly for photographs of our fantastic learning and achievements.
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Our Class Blog
Rock Steady Ready!
Key Stage 2 children had an assembly with a difference yesterday! Rock Steady introduced them to the sounds of different musical instruments and here are some of Mrs Readshaw's class having a go themselves!
Parent Governor Vacancy Ballot
We have had 4 nominations for the parent governor vacancy and it now has gone to ballot. The voting closes on Friday 14th February 2020 at 3pm. Candidates will be informed on the same day and parents after half term. Ballot papers have been sent out tonight and the...
2W field trip
We had lots of fun exploring our local area today. We looked at types of houses, services and spotted human and physical features. A very big thank you to our parent helpers for joining us, it was lovely to have you!
Key Stage One’s Fieldwork Investigation
We have had a great morning out and about exploring our local area. We have been spotting human and physical features, creating our very own key with symbols relating to Rowlands Gill and taking part in field sketches. We have so many lovely things to see and do, all...
David Hockney Recreations
In our art lessons this half term, we have been learning about David Hockney and his photography. He uses photo collages to create different pictures of different locations. We have used the same technique to recreate a photo collage of our local area (linked to our...
Drop In Chopwell Community Centre
I have attached a leaflet which is offering advice and training for local residents to access training, employment and benefit advice. Chopwell fish leaflets_ (002)
SATS Dates 2020
SATS dates for 2020 are Monday 11th May to Thursday 14th May. We ask parents not to remove children from school before the SATS as this time is spent helping the children prepare and revise so they feel they are ready to give their best.
SATS Dates 2021
The dates for the SATS next year will be 10-13 May 2021. We ask parents not to remove children from school before the SATS as this time is spent helping the children prepare and revise so they feel they are ready to give their best. Information supplied from GOV.uk....
4/5 B tennis skills
In class 4/5 B,the children have been learning tennis skills this term. Miss Latto has been teaching the children to improve their hand/eye co-ordination, aiming the ball by having the correct body stance and controlling the ball on their racquet. They enjoyed having...
Valentines Disco Wednesday 12th February 3.30-5pm.
FoRGS are holding a Valentines Disco on Wednesday 12th February from 3.30 -5pm. The tickets are available through Sims Pay. The poster and further information is attached. disco letter 2020 Valentines Poster
Ice Towers!
3L are learning about states of matter in Science and we have been discussing how temperature can affect liquids so they can change to solids and gases. The children have tried to build an ice tower and decide why their towers were melting!
Money Monday
Today, we started working with coins. We were looking at different ways to make amounts and ordering them from greatest to smallest. We particularly enjoyed making 'money men' and seeing which person was worth the most! .
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