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Class Newsletter- updated 5th June

  Updated 27th June 2008

         LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION

As you can imagine we are all very busy preparing for our school production entitled Lights, Camera, Action. Due to great demand and the timetabling of the theatre at Calder High we are holding our performances on Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th July. As you can imagine it is really important that the cast are present on both nights in order to guarantee the success of both evenings. We look forward to seeing you at the theatre and are sure a great time will be had by all!

 

Updated 5th June

Thank you for sending in the deposit for our trip to Bradford Photographic Museum and the Alhambra Theatre so promptly. We will travel by train and visit the museum in the morning and the theatre in the afternoon. The production is Doctor Dolittle. More details to follow nearer the trip date of 9th July.

                  CLASS 5  ASSEMBLY

Just a reminder that it is our assembly next Wednesday morning, 11th June at 9-10am in the school hall.  Please come along if you can. If you came to Class 4’s wonderful assembly you will see that our assembly follows on the musical theme!

 

Updated 1st May    

                                 

           MUSIC MAESTRO 

As you can see we have made our musical instruments. The design brief was to make a sturdy instrument which can be played more than one way, to produce more than one note. The children had great fun designing, making and playing their creations!

 

 CLASS 5s DEBUT PERFORMANCE.

We are preparing to make our debut violin performance, to an audience, in our school assembly on Wednesday 11th June.

We hope that you will be able to come along. We feel sure that you will be very impressed!

 

Updated 3rd April 2008

This half term we are busy preparing for Optional S.A.T.s tests, revising basic skills and consolidating learning. Homework will reflect this and we appreciate your support here.

On a lighter side we are in the process of designing and making musical instruments and children may be coming home requesting that you save various items to include in their instruments.

With further reference to music, our weekly violin lessons are continuing during this term. The children are having great fun and making fantastic progress. Hopefully, later in the term, they will be ready to make their first public appearance to an audience- so watch this space!

 

Curriculum

AUTUMN				SPRING			SUMMER
Literacy Range Fiction and poetry: (i) novels, stories and poems by significant children’s writers; (ii) playscripts; (iii) concrete poetry Non-Fiction:  (i) recount of events, activities, visits; observational records, new reports etc. (ii) instructional texts: rules, recipes, directions, instructions.				Literacy Range Fiction and poetry: (i) traditional stories, myths, legends fables from a range of cultures; (ii) longer classic poetry, including narrative poetry. Non-Fiction: (i) non-chronological reports (ie to describe and classify); (ii) explanations (processes, systems, operations, etc.)  Use content  from other subjects, e.g. how the digestive system works, how to find a percentage, the rain cycle.			Literacy Range Fiction and poetry: novels, stories and poems from a variety of cultures and traditions; choral and performance poetry. Non-Fiction: (i) persuasive writing to put or argue a point of view: letters, commentaries, leaflets to persuade, criticise, protest, support, object, complain. (ii) dictionaries, thesauruses, including I.T. sources
Y5	Science Keeping healthy 5A		Science Gases around us 5C	Science Changing state 5D	Science Changing sounds 5F 5F		Science Earth, Moon & Sun		Science Life cycles 5B
	ICT Graphical modelling 5A Analysing data 5B			ICT Evaluating information 5C Monitoring environmental changes 5F			ICT Intro to spreadsheets 5D Controlling devices 5E
	DT Moving toys 5C	History Victorian Britain 11& 12 with local study 18		DT Musical instruments 5A		History Ancient Greeks 14.15	DT   Year B Biscuits 5D	History Famous people 20
	Art Objects and meanings 5A		RE Symbols	Art Talking textiles 5C	RE Sacred Writings		Art Containers 5B	RE Special People
	Music Unit 17 Roundabout		Geography Unit 11 Water	Music Unit 16 Cyclic patterns	Geography U nit 12 Traffic on high street		Music Unit 18 Journey into space	Geography Unit 13 Contrasting locality UK