Orcas
Meet the Orcas Team
Class Teacher
Miss M Bray
Teaching Assistants
Mrs A Duc (Monday - Wednesday)
Mrs B Du Plessis (Wednesday - Friday)
Term 3 Dates
Monday 6th January - Start of Term 3
Friday 14th February - End of Term 3
Tuesday 7th January - Stunning start
Class Information
PE Days
Tuesday afternoons - indoors
Wednesday afternoons - outdoors
Please make sure your child has the following items for each PE session:
A yellow t-shirt
Black shorts and black jogging bottoms or leggings
A black jumper or their school jumper
Plimsolls or non marking trainers
PE Days
Woodland date for Term 3: TBC
Please ensure your child wears appropriate clothing for the setting and the weather.
If it is raining, please ensure your child brings wellies and a spare change of shoes to change into, aswell as a waterproof coat.
If it is sunny, please ensure your child has a hat and is wearing sun cream.
UKS2 Equipment
To support children in developing responsibility, and to prepare them for transition to secondary school, all UKS2 children will require a small pencil case containing:
• A black handwriting pen (not a biro)
• A pencil
• A rubber
• A sharpener
• A glue stick (optional)
Children are not required to have their own rulers, colouring pencils or colouring pens.
The school will provide this equipment for children in receipt of Pupil Premium.
Thank you for supporting us and your children with this.
Knowledge Organisers and Curriculum Overview
Term 3:
Rich Text
Journey to Jo'burg
Mma lives and works in Johannesburg, far from the village thirteen-year-old Naledi and her younger brother, Tiro, call home. When their baby sister suddenly becomes very sick, Naledi and Tiro know, deep down, that only one person can save her. Bravely, alone, they set off on a journey to find Mma and bring her back. It isn't until they reach the city that they come to understand the dangers of their country, and the painful struggle for freedom and dignity that is taking place all around them.
Weekly timetable
Homework
For year 5 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:
Mangahigh
Rehearsing the weekly spellings
Reading 5x per week
Optional fortnightly topic homework
Home support
Reading / Reading comprehension:
20 minutes, 5 times a week
Mangahigh:
30 minutes, once a week
Spellings:
Set Fridays, daily practice
Topic:
Optional 30 minutes, every other week
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 / Reading comprehension / 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.

Useful website links
Lexia: https://www.lexiacore5.com/
Mangahigh: https://www.mangahigh.com/en-gb/
BBC bitesize: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/zbr9wmn
Topmarks: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/
Phonics play: https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
Times tables: https://mathsframe.co.uk/
Nessy: https://www.nessy.com/en-us