Classroom News - Year 5

Talk Homework

In Year 5 we are currently writing our first Narrative on Whales. It would be great if students could complete some Talk Homework to assist them in their writing. 

For Big Write this week I am writing a Narrative (text type).

It is about Whales.

I need to talk about my ideas and opinions with as many family members as possible. A great time to do this is while we are sitting at the table for dinner. Could we please not have the TV on so that I can concentrate.  I would love to hear your opinions and ideas as well to help me with my ideas. Please remember to use the ‘because’ word and remind me to do the same. That way when I write in the coming days I will have so many ideas and will be able to use a connective like ‘because’ to make my ideas really valuable. Can you give me some up-levelled V.C.O.P for my writing?

V= Vocabulary, wow words

C= Connective, words that join ideas together

O= Openers, Amazing ways to start a sentence. Words that end in ‘ly’ or ‘ing’ are powerful openers

P= Punctuation, I will show you Kung Fu Punctuation (hand signals) to demonstrate.

Usernames and Passwords

Please encourage your child to collect their Usernames and Passwords for sites like Google Classroom, Studyladder and Prodigy. These can be accessed from home. As a reminder, any student who has not returned their signed ICT Contracts will not be allowed to use any Technology at school. 

Parent Teacher Conferences

Thank you to all Parents and Guardians who have met with us to set goals for their child in 2019. We have enjoyed getting to know you and a little more about the students we teach.