Welcome to the Owls Class

My school email: patrick.reeve@corringham.lincs.sch.uk

Welcome to Owls Class!

Welcome back for Term 4.

The Owls is a mixed Y5/6 class of 34 pupils. The class teacher is Mr.Reeve and the Owls teaching assistants are Mrs. Milne and Mrs Burnett who work each morning (and alternate afternoons) with the class.

This term we will enjoy a wide range of activties. We had a great day at Queen Elizabeth High School for a STEM day. We enjoyed taking part in a wide range of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths activities. The older pupils led their groups around a wide range of World Book Day activities. Thank you to everyone who made a World Book Day potato!  We are looking forward to visiting Queen Elizabeth High SChool for an indoor athletics tournament. Many of the Owls class will be enjoying Bikeability sessions in March.

In English lessons, this term we will continue to use a "Talk for Writing" approach. Many pupils have commented how much they enjoyed learning to draw, tell and write stories. We have read the novel, "Pig Heart Boy" by Malorie Blackman and had great fun following the exciting plot and producing some outstanding narrative writing. We will also be using a shorter suspense text to develop our writing techniques.

In Maths lessons, Y5s and Y6s will be usually taught in separate groups, following similar themes at their own levels. We will be studying, Multiplication and Division; Decimals; Fractions; Area, Perimeter and Volume; Statistics. As usual, we will develop arithmetic and problem solving skills.

Our Science theme is Classifying Living Things. We will also learn what makes our heart important, how it works and how we can keep healthy.

In History our topic is Leisure and Entertainment. How has the way we spend our leisure time changed throughout history?

What can we learn from maps and atlases? We will take a close look to investigate similarities and differences. 

PE lessons will be taught on Tuesday mornings by Ben, from Premier Education. Half of the class will continue their swimming lessons

Our RE topic is: What do people believe about good, evil and suffering? We will explore different religious and world views and interpretations.

In computer sessions, we will be developing our drawing skills (Vector Drawing) using different computer programs on laptops and iPads.  We will use Scratch to develop our own games and quizzzes using coding. 

Don't forget to bring to school your achievements from home to share in our Friday assembly. Get your photo displayed on our achievement board! Well done to everyone who did this last term.

Please click on "Curriculum Overview" and the "Owls Long-Term plan," to find more details about our topics and events that will be happening throughout the year.

Here are some useful websites to look at to help you with this term's learning:

Google Drawings

Scatch (design your own Sprites, quizzes and movie!)

Maths Frame (lots of free Maths resources)

You may also enjoy "iMovie" and "Garage Band" at home to create your own projects.