Welcome to Puffins’ Class Page!
Adults in Puffins:
Mr Housden
Mrs Shanbag
Mrs McAteer
Mrs Bache
Mrs Barrett
Class governor: TBC
Routines in Puffins:
P.E Indoor – Monday (Please arrive in P.E. kit)
P.E. Outdoor – Thursday (Please arrive in P.E. kit)
Spellings – Monday
Planners
In year 5, the children will be encouraged to work with growing independence. To support this, your child will be taking responsibility for their own organisation. Each child has been given a planner which will be checked on a Monday morning. Planners should have been seen and signed by an adult for the previous week (See Reading Books section below). If there are any other messages that need to be read by the teacher on a day other than Monday, please ensure that your child brings these to your attention.
Reading Books
Each week, your child will be expected to read three times a week with an adult at home, who will need to sign and date the weekly section in their planner every time they hear them read (See Image Below).Your child can choose a book from home or an appropriate free choice book from school. Even though many children in years 5 and 6 are quite fluent readers, it is important that an adult hears them read and asks questions about what they have read in order to aid their comprehension and to improve their writing skills.
Books can be changed on any day in the classroom.
Homework and Spellings
Your child will receive their homework every Monday as a paper copy and will need to be handed back in by the following Monday. The answers for this will be posted on our class page. We politely request that parents mark the work with their child so that any misconceptions can be addressed when returned to school. The homework will alternate between the maths skills test and the Grammar Hammer. We only expect children to spend 20 minutes on each piece of homework, if they are struggling please just write a note to the teacher explaining this – don’t struggle on!
A topic homework grid will also be available on the school website by the end of the first week of a new topic. It is expected that your child will complete at least two of the activities from the grid and return them to school. There are a range of fun and exciting options to choose from so please feel free to be creative!
Spellings will be tested each week on Monday and the new list will be given out following the weekly test. A spelling book will also be sent home with the spellings in.
This Week’s Homework- Click the title for more.
Year 5/6 homework 18/11/24
Year 5/6 homework 18/11/24
This Half-Term’s Topic Homework and Knowledge Organiser – Click the title for more.
UKS2 Topic Homework Grid and Knowledge Organiser
Homework Grid – Anglo-Saxon & Vikings Knowledge Organiser – Anglo Saxons and the Vikings
This Week’s Online Safety Update – Click the title for more.
3.7.24 Online Trolling
Trolling is the act of making inflammatory comments or behaving in an abusive manner online to hurt the feelings of others or provoke a reaction from them It is estimated that in 2022, over a third (34%) of people in the UK who suffered online abuse were specifically victims of trolling. The repercussions of this type …
Latest class news – Click the title for more.
Puffins Break the Rules Day!!!!
Today, Puffins have REALLY, REALLY REALLY enjoyed Break the Rules Day. We’ve had pancakes and waffles for breakfast, drama and horse-riding lessons, crazy hair, and danced on the playground for England. #ItsComingHome
Puffins Break the Rules Day!!!!
Today, Puffins have REALLY, REALLY REALLY enjoyed Break the Rules Day. We’ve had pancakes and waffles for breakfast, drama and horse-riding lessons, crazy hair, and danced on the playground for England. #ItsComingHome
Y5 Guiseley Taster Day – A Journey to Mars
Today, year 5 visited Guiseley High to take part in a taster day themed around a journey to Mars. After being split into different groups with Mentson and Guiseley Primary, they took part in a range of sessions including Science, Textiles, Food Tech, Maths, Drama and Art.
Puffins Maths – Estimating and Measuring Angles
This morning in Maths, we started our session by using our knowledge of classifying angles to estimate the size of various angles. Then, we had a go at using protractors to accurately measure angles, which our buddies drew for us…ON THE TABLES! I know, we were pretty shocked by this too!
Puffins – The Great Science Share for Schools
This week, Puffins have been engaging with The Great Science Share for Schools – a campaign that aims to inspire children to ask, investigate and share scientific questions that are important to them. This afternoon, they took part in the ‘penny drop experiment’. Initially, they were challenged to see how many drops of water they …
Tranmere’s Unsung Hero Awards Ceremony
Today, Vision Education re-visited Tranmere to hold their Unsung Hero Awards Ceremony. Over the past few weeks, lots of children (and adults) have been spotted showing ‘hero behaviours’ both in school and within their wider community, and today, they received some certificates and awards in recognition of this. Dylan in Kingfishers also recieved …
School Council – Alternative Playground Provision
Today, School Council have been busy setting up some alternative provisions on both the KS1 and KS2 playgrounds. Between now and summer, when the weather is nice, the team will be providing a small chess and colouring area for the children to enjoy.
Puffins – Basketball Taster Session
This morning we were treated to a basketball taster session run by the City of Leeds Basketball Club. We had lots of fun learning some new skills and tricks and would like to say a HUGE thank you to Miss Gomersall and the City of Leeds Basketball Club for organising the session for us.
Fitness Friday – Herons and Puffins Buddy Up
This afternoon, Herons and Puffins buddied up for mental health week. Puffins worked in small groups to create fitness circuits for Year 2 to complete. They used a variety of different equipment including tennis balls, bean bags, cricket bats, cones and footballs. Herons and Puffins worked really well together and everybody was feeling more positive …
Puffins Topic – Art Movements
This afternoon in Puffins, we have worked with our peers to become ‘experts’ on various art movements. Together we have researched and created information posters, which we will then use next session to teach the rest of our peers.
Puffins – Mental Health Awareness Week
Today, Puffins have kicked off Mental Health Awareness Week by taking part in BBC Teach’s active live lesson. They learned about different emotions, how to express and talk about these and, how to handle them.
Puffins and Herons Join Together for PE
This half-term in PE, Puffins are learning tennis. Today, they teamed up with Herons to teach them some of the skills they’ve been practising.
Puffins Reading – Editing Our Diary Entries
This afternoon in Puffins, we have spent some time editing our diary entry drafts. In groups, we travelled round different stations, each of which encouraged us to focus on editing and improving different spelling, grammar and punctuation areas. Seen as the sun was shining today, we decided to take our learning outside!
Puffins Maths – Converting Fractions and Percentages
Today in Puffins, we have been learning how to convert percentages to fractions and fractions to percentages. After learning the method, we had lots of fun with our partners playing the conversion game.
Puffins Topic – Entry Point
To kick off our new Topic, We See The World Like This, Puffins have spent some time in different groups putting together a presentation that showcases what being British means to them. All pupils worked incredibly hard on this, presenting a range of raps, songs, poems, drama performances, posters, stories and passports.
Periscopes – UKS2
To finish our topic on Light, UKS2 learnt how to create a periscope. This involved understanding the science behind reflected light and how this knowledge can be utilised.
Chess Club Begins for UKS2
After running for years 1, 2, 3 and 4, it’s now UKS2’s chance to start chess club. If you are currently in Puffins, Kingfishers or Doves and would like to come to chess club, it will run on a Monday playtime with Miss Ingram in the KS2 shared area.
School Council / Vision Education Easter Competition
Over the past few weeks, School Council have been encouraging all pupils to take part in Vision Education’s design an Easter Egg competition. All entires were collected by the council team and sent to Vision Education and today, the winners were announced… 1st – Lucy B, 2nd – Zaiba K, 3rd – Neveyah P. A …
Puffins Topic – Eden Camp
A good day has been had by all at Eden Camp. We have been able to consolidate our learning of World War Two by visiting different huts based on different elements of the war eg rationing, human torpedoes, women at war etc. The Blitz Experience was a particular success and gave the children a real …
UKS2: Light
Today, we manipulated reflection (and our knowledge around light travelling in a straight line) to shine a beam on a target, avoiding ‘obstacles’ along the way, without them noticing.