BADGERS Summer 1 Half-Term 2024

Welcome back! Easter seems a distant memory. I hope you come back rested and ready to go again.

It is another short half-term (5 weeks and 4 days, but who's counting?) Monday 6th May is a bank holiday, which is why we only have 4 days in one week.

REMINDER

• Monday and Wednesday are PE days.

• Please come to school dressed in appropriate school PE kit. If you wear jewelry or watches, please make sure these are removed before the lessons. Long hair must be tied, so come equipped with a hair band as well if needed. 

• Monday's are the days I monitor personal organisers. Please make sure that personal organisers are up to date and signed by a parents, so that the weeks contribute to the reading awards! Remember: 5x reads per week are expected. If you need proof for the question 'does reading make you smarter', here's some paramount evidence: reading can increase your IQ by up to 50 points if you do it for 30 minutes a day.

• Friday's are homework hand-in and new homework days.
• Homework consists of grammar or maths questions in year 5 and maths and Spag.com questions for year 6. Spellings are also provided and tested on this day from the previous lists. 

Our whole-school topic this half-term is:

What are the different biomes of the world?

We will focus on these key areas -

• Does everywhere in the world have the same climate?

• What are the different biomes of the world?

• How have the flora and fauna of different biomes adapted to life there?

• What challenges do humans face living in each biome?

• What impact have humans had on the deciduous forest in the UK?

The YouTube video below gives a good overall summary of the topic.

 Science: Life Cycles

This half-term we will be focussing on:

• What is a life cycle?
• How are the life cycles of birds and amphibians different from mammals? 
• What are the main stages in the life cycle of insects?
• What is pollination in the life cycle of a flowering plant?
• What happens to seeds in the life cycle of flowering plants?
• Who has contributed to our understanding of life cycles?

Below is a quick reminder about living things to re-familiarise yourselves. 

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

 This is a well-beloved book from a famous British author. If you have any spare copies of the book you can provide your child with, that would be much appreciated. Below is the blurb. Please do not show your child the film, series or read the book ahead of the lessons to avoid spoiling it for them!

 Narnia… the land beyond the wardrobe door, a secret place frozen in eternal winter, a magical country waiting to be set free.

Lucy is the first to find the secret of the wardrobe in the professor's mysterious old house. At first her brothers and sister don't believe her when she tells of her visit to the land of Narnia. But soon Edmund, then Peter and Susan step through the wardrobe themselves. In Narnia they find a country buried under the evil enchantment of the White Witch. When they meet the Lion Aslan, they realize they've been called to a great adventure and bravely join the battle to free Narnia from the Witch's sinister spell.

Being confident with multiplications is an easy way to become confident with mathematics. Once learned, they allow us access to so many areas of maths. ttrockstars.com is by far the greatest times tables tool I have come across and the kids LOVE IT!!!! 

Recommended Reads

Use the documents below to find suitable books to read for your year group.  I look forward to hearing about which books you have read and feel free to write a review so your classmates know what you think of it!

Stuck for a book? Follow the link below to find a list of book reviews written by adults and children of your age...

Click on the flag below for French resources to help practise your language skills.

  KS2 SATS REVISION WEBSITES
USE THE LINKS BELOW TO PRACTISE YOUR SKILLS!