.jpg?width=320&height=240&scale=LIMIT_MAXSIZE "Winter Tree(5)")
.jpg?width=320&height=240&scale=LIMIT_MAXSIZE "Spring tree(5)")
.jpg?width=320&height=240&scale=LIMIT_MAXSIZE "Early Summer Tree(4)")
.jpg?width=320&height=240&scale=LIMIT_MAXSIZE "Mid Summer Tree(4)")
.jpg?width=320&height=240&scale=LIMIT_MAXSIZE "hope icon(2)")
.jpg?width=320&height=240&scale=LIMIT_MAXSIZE "Early Autumn Tree(4)")
.jpg?width=320&height=240&scale=LIMIT_MAXSIZE "Late Autumn Tree(4)")
Sycamore Class - Years 4 and 5
Children in Sycamore Class are 8, 9 and 10 years old. Our class teacher is Mrs Dakeyne for most of the week but, on some Fridays, it will be Mr Chisem. Our Teaching Assistants are Mrs Warriner and Miss Armitage. Mrs Hilton teaches music on Wednesday morning.
Important things to note:
Monday:
Reading journals and reading books must be in school. Spelling challenges are discussed and new ones are set.
Tuesday:
Reading journals and reading books are needed.
Wednesday:
Reading journals and books are needed. Times tables tests this morning.
PE kits needed - it is PE today with Mr Raine
Thursday:
PE kits are needed.
Friday:
Mr Chisem in school today.
Reading in Year 4 and 5
By now, most children can decode text with relative ease and feel they are 'fluent' readers. Often this is not quite the case as there are many different reading skills needed to fully understand (and therefore enjoy) a text.
Below, I have attached our READING VIPERS which we use in class to develop understanding of texts. Each part is as important as the next and should form part of your questions when reading with your child at home. Ideally, a child will read their school book at least three times during the week. Questions can then be asked based on different reading skills:
Vocabulary, Inference, Prediction, Explanation and Retrieval.
Please do print off the VIPERS to help your questions about the texts.
Essential Links for Home Learning
White Rose Maths at home - https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/
Read Theory - https://readtheory.org/auth/login
Oak Academy - https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-key-stage/key-stage-2
Natural Curriculum ( for English SPaG) - https://www.naturalcurriculum.co.uk/
Discovery Learning ( Espresso) - https://online.espresso.co.uk/espresso/login/Authn/UserPassword
Mrs Dakeyne - Class Teacher
Please contact me via email if you have any issues or worries especially as it is difficult to meet up at the moment.
I will only be too pleased to help!
Email: mrsdakeyne@stmaryscofe.org.uk
Google Classroom
All children can access Google Classroom via their email addresses and school passwords.
Please look at the Classroom for links and passwords for specfic websites.
You can also contact me via Google Classroom as I do get regular updates as to any activity posted on there.