Welcome to Elms
Teachers: Mrs Lemmon, Miss Jones & Mrs Barnett
Welcome to Elms Class! We are committed to creating a caring and supportive environment where every child feels happy, safe and confident to learn. We encourage children to do their very best, show kindness to others and take pride in their achievements. We are excited to work together and make this a successful and enjoyable year for everyone.
📚 Homework
Homework is set every Friday and should be completed and returned by the following Friday.
✏️ Spellings
Spellings will be sent home at the beginning of each spelling unit and children will be tested at the end of the unit.
As our spelling units vary in length, please check the spelling sheet carefully for the date of each spelling test. Regular practice at home will help children make excellent progress.
📖 Reading
Children should read at home every day for at least 10–15 minutes.
Daily reading plays a vital role in developing fluency, vocabulary and comprehension skills, so we encourage reading to become part of your child’s everyday routine.
💻 Reading Plus
Children should complete 5 Reading Plus texts each week, both in and out of school.
There will be two opportunities during the school week for children to access Reading Plus. Any texts that have not been completed in school should be finished at home as part of their homework.
Regular use of Reading Plus helps to develop reading fluency, comprehension and confidence, supporting children’s progress across all areas of learning.
🔢 Times Tables
Children should continue to practise their times tables daily, including regular use of Times Tables Rock Stars (TT Rock Stars) at home.
Frequent practice helps children improve their recall speed and accuracy, building confidence in mathematics and supporting their learning across the curriculum. Even a few minutes each day can make a significant difference.
⚽ PE – Wednesday
Our PE day is Wednesday, where children will be supported by Mr Peden. Please ensure that children come to school with the correct PE kit.
We are looking forward to working together and making this a fantastic year in Elms Class!
Resources:
https://www.conquermaths.com/login/
Online Homework and Information
Year 5 Homework (29.4.22)
This week our homework is as follows (29.4.22). Reading Plus – Complete two texts (can be added in reading diary) Conquer Maths – complete the tasks on place value Spelling practice. Look, cover, write and check activity Google classroom English- Task on relative...
Support for Parents ASD
There are a number of support groups within the Autism Support Hub. Parents and Carers of children who may be in the process of assessment are also welcome. https://gateshead-localoffer.org/gateshead-autism-information-hub/...
Crank it Up! Challenge in Yr5
The children in Year 5 this week have been introduced to a STEM challenge set by the Beamish Museum. In the first session we had a zoom call from the Beamish where they explained the challenge: to make a toy crane out of K-Nex pieces. There are a number of rules as a...
Windy Winners!
Congratulations to all of our winners this week. Our two awards this week were for a Top Reflector and a Top Attitude. Class Top Attitude Top Reflector Dragonflies Gia Jaxon Ladybirds Max Finn Robins Savannah Bo Owls Mikey Isla Nightingales ...
Easter Egg Winners!
It's a huge well done to all of our Easter Egg Winners this year. We'd also like to say a huge thanks as well to everyone who entered. Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go to school to the highest level you can....
KS2 Easter Service at St. Albans!
Well it was time for some Easter celebrations this week with Windy Nook's annual Easter service back up and running at St Albans Church. The whole of KS2 put on an amazing show for parents and it was wonderful to have all the children back together singing! Year 5...
Gateshead Girls Football League- Round 1
This week, the year 5 girl's football team got the chance to eventually attend their first round of this year's league (after it was called off due to bad weather). The girls competed in 5-a-side matches against 4 other schools. The girls played fantastically...
March Walk to School Badges
This month children across the school continued to make active trips to earn their March walk to school badge. As a school, we recorded 4187 active trips and 206 children were awarded their badge. Article 24: You have the right to the best quality...
Space Art in UKS2
Linking to our Space topic, this term UKS2 have been getting creative and completing some pieces of art inspired by Peter Thorpe. Peter Thorpe is an artist that uses his leftover materials from other jobs and creates space paintings that use resources such as paint,...
Easter Egg Competition 2022
We have had some fantastic entries into this years competition. We have loved seeing all the amazing designs. A huge thank you to all the families who have taken part. Winners will be announced later this week. Article 28: You have the right to a good quality...
UKS2 Visit Centre for Life
Today, Year 5 and 6 went on a fantastic trip to the Centre for Life in Newcastle. They were focusing on learning about Space and took part in a workshop where they used robots to replace solar panels on the International Space Station, tasted astronaut food and even...
Year 5 Homework (1.4.22)
This week our homework is as follows (1.4.22). Reading Plus – Complete two texts Conquer Maths – complete the tasks on time Spelling practice. Look, cover, write and check activity Purple Mash- Spelling quiz and brackets/commas/dashes for parenthesis task Article...