Welcome to the Amethysts Class page

"Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you."

Ephesians 4:32

'Together, in the spirit of love and forgiveness, our family learns to grow with hope and joy'

Useful Information / Days

Communication: We will use Class Dojo to keep in contact with parents/carers and update you on our learning journey. Class Dojo will also be used as a reward system.

PE: Amethyst have PE on a Thursday. Children should come into school in their full uniform.

Homework: Homework will be given out on Monday and is due back on Friday. Homework will support all class learning and so it is important that homework is completed every week. Homework will be discussed in class and any questions about the homework will be answered on Monday afternoons before it being sent home. If you find that your child is struggling with their homework, I am more than happy to support you on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday before homework is due back in. 

Spellings: Spelling will always be included within children’s homework, therefore spellings will be set on a Monday. Amethyst will be tested the following Monday.

Times tables: Practicing your times tables every night via Times Tables Rock Stars is also encouraged to help with number fluency which will, in turn, help your child make connections with other Maths problems that they encounter.  

Reading: Reading is encouraged every evening. Reading books from school are provided but, please also take advantage of both Oxford Reading Buddy and Bug Club online at home as well as enjoying your own books and reading for pleasure - your log in details for these have been stuck in at the back of your reading records. Please log all the reading that you do (outside of Bug Club or Oxford Reading Buddy) in your reading records and hand it in to Miss Winder every day. All books that are sent home must be returned to school when you are finished with them.

Useful links

www.classdojo.com - While Class Dojo is now being used as a reward system in class, photos of our learning will continue to be uploaded onto our class timeline and important information and changes will be posted here.

www.mymaths.co.uk - This may be useful if you would like to practice your maths skills at home or could be used to support homework. If there is an area of maths your child struggles with, I am able to set lessons and activities to help you at home should you wish. 

www.ttrockstars.com - Use your personal log in to continue practicing your times tables. Challenge your class mates or play against the clock to beat your own scores.

www.oxfordreadingbuddy.com Use your personal log in details to log into our online books bands. Explore a wide range of books tailored to our reading level and answer questions and quizzes.

www.activelearnprimary.co.uk – Use your personal login to access reading and Science.

www.bbcbitesize.co.uk – The BBC Bitesize website is a great resource for all areas of the National Curriculum.

http://www.saint-maximilian-kolbe.org/  - Welcome to the Parish of Saint Maximilian Kolbe - Serving the Catholic Communities of St. Edward and Holy Spirit

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zyfkng8/articles/zt27y4j - How to pronounce new words. This BBC website video explains what decoding is.

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/learn-to-read-phonics/ - Oxford Owl Phonics Made Easy - This article (aimed at parents) explains how children learn to read using phonics and it also contains a useful phonics guide to show you how to make each of the sounds.

https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-lists-for-ks2-school-pupils/suggested-reading-list-for-year-4-pupils-ks2-age-8-9/ - Are you looking for a new book to read? Why not try one of these?

https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-lists-for-ks2-school-pupils/suggested-reading-list-for-year-5-pupils-ks2-age-9-10/ - Are you looking for a new book to read? Why not try one of these?

https://nrich.maths.org/ - Check out nrich website for some great maths challenges to really get you thinking.

https://scratch.mit.edu/ - ICT - Coding. Download Scratch from here. 

Autumn 2:

The book we will be using in our writing sessions is:

The Lost Happy Endings by Carol Ann Duffy

Our learning outcome in English will be to write a traditional tale focusing on describing settings, characters and an alternative ending.

The book we will be using in our reading session is: 

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls
by Eleni Favilli and Francesca Cavallo

In our Guided Reading lessons we will be learning to:

• Predict what might happen from details stated and implied
• Clarify vocabulary - explore the meaning of words in context
• Retrieve, record and present information
• Read and explain:

- Summarise the main ideas from more than one paragraph
- Draw inferences (inferring characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions); justify with evidence
- Identify and discuss themes and conventions
- Distinguish between fact and opinion

• Identify how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning
• Evaluate authors’ language choice, including figurative language
• Make comparisons within and across books

Class novel: 

A Kind Of Spark

by Elle McNicoll

For information about the rest of our curriculum, please see current topic web.

Many thanks,

Mrs Holleley & Mrs Crabbe