Orcas

Meet the Orcas Team

Teacher

Miss S Kelly

Teaching Assistant

Mrs C Honisett
Mrs Honisett works with us every morning and a Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and half of a Friday afternoon.

What does provision look like for those with additional needs in Orcas class?

Outlined in the document below are the waves of provision we use to support children with additional needs. Support is tailored to each individual and provided as needed, with or without a diagnosis. Please talk to your child's class teacher if you have any concerns about your child, their needs or the provision in class. You can find further information on the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities page on our website. This is where you will find our vision for SEND pupils, and our SEND information report which outlines what we as a school can offer.

English / RIC/ Reading: The children are supported with STEM sentence, shared writes, key word maps, focus words each week, group work, CLIKR, 1:1 reading sessions, daily reading, reading materials to follow during shared class reading sessions, Lexia and focused 1:1 / group same and next day interventions.

Maths: The children are supported through the use of scaffolding, Mangahigh, group work and use of resources. The resources allow the children to understand the lessons through focused concrete learning where they are supported in 1:1 and group same and next day interventions to progress onto pictorial and abstract learning.

Curriculum: The children are supported during curriculum lessons through the use of STEM sentences, verbal discussions to support understanding and group work.

Website provision map KS2 (2) (1).docx

Knowledge Organiser and Curriculum Overview

PE Days

  • Monday mornings and Wednesday afternoons.

Please make sure your child wears the following items to school on these days:

  • A yellow t-shirt

  • Black shorts and black jogging bottoms or leggings

  • A jumper

  • Plimsolls or non marking trainers

Woodland days

Woodland day term 6:

Our woodland day this term is Wednesday 21st July 2021.

Please ensure your children come into school wearing appropriate clothing for the day and for all types of weather. This can include:

  • Waterproofs

  • Trainers

  • Change of socks

  • Coat /Jacket

  • Hat (if sunny)

Weekly timetable

Orcas Weekly Timetable..docx

Kindness, how can I pass it forward?

Our term 6 topic is called, 'Kindness, how can I pass it forward?' Each term our learning will be themed around a key question.

Key learning

Our English text for term 6 is called, Goodnight Mr Tom by, Michelle Magorian. The book focuses on WW2 and encourages the children to deepen their understanding of what life was like for children during the war. The book describes the events and life of a young boy who is evacuated to the country side to live with a stranger. The children will be writing a play script about key aspects of the book. This will develop their understanding of play writing and encourage them to describe characters feelings in a different format. Not only this, but the children will finish term 6, writing a non-chronological report and creating a poem about the war. At this point, the children will need to ensure they are understanding the impact the war had on the lives of individuals (specifically children) and effects that had on them.

Homework

For year 5 / 6 this year homework will be set on a Friday via Google classrooms (paper copies can be given if preferred) and will be due on the Thursday the following week. The homework will include:

  1. Spellings

  2. Times tables practise

  3. Mangahigh

  4. Reading

Home support

Reading:

5 x a week

Mangahigh / Lexia:

3 x a week

Spellings / Times tables practise:

5 x a week daily verbal practise

Please enjoy this piece of music that Year 5 and 6 created this term along with Red Butler Music:

Previous Knowledge Organisers

Term 1:

Frontiers Knowledge organiser Y5.pdf

Term 2:

Y5 Knowledge organiser Term 2.pdf

Term 3:

Y5 Knowledge organiser Term 3.pdf

Term 4:

Y5 Knowledge organiser Term 4.pdf

Term 5:

Y5 Knowledge organiser Term 5.pdf

Term 6: