Orcas
Meet the Orcas Team
Class Teacher
Miss S Kinsey (Mon-Wed)
Mrs C Hall (Thurs-Fri)
Teaching Assistants
Mrs J Jackson (Mon-Fri)
Term 3 Dates
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Key dates for T3:
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Monday 5th January: return to school and UKS2 stunning start
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Monday 12th January: Year 5/6 Football league 3.30-5.00pm
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Wednesday 14th January: First Y5 swimming session at Ringmer Pool
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Wednesday 21st January: Y5 swimming session at Ringmer Pool
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Friday 23rd January: INSET day
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Wednesday 29th January: Y5 swimming session at Ringmer Pool
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Wednesday 4th February: Y5 swimming session at Ringmer Pool
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Wednesday 11th February: Y5 swimming session at Ringmer Pool
Class Information
PE Days
Term 1/2/3 - Tuesday and Thursday afternoons
Please make sure your child comes into school wearing the following items for each PE session:
- A yellow t-shirt
- Black shorts or black jogging bottoms or leggings
- A black jumper or their school jumper
- Plimsolls or non marking trainers
Woodland Days
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Woodland date: TBC
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Please ensure your child wears appropriate clothing for the setting and the weather.
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If it is raining, please ensure your child brings wellies and a spare change of shoes to change into, aswell as a waterproof coat.
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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.
Curriculum Overviews
Term 3 Overview
Each term our learning will be themed around an enquiry question. Our Term 3 enquiry question is:
How does our enviroment shape our identity?
What are we exploring in term 3?
Term 3 Overview
Previous terms - Overviews
Each term our learning will be themed around an enquiry question.
Term 1
What are we exploring in Term 1?
Term 1 Curriculum Overview:
Our Term 2 enquiry question is: Is change always positive?
What are we exploring in Term 2?
Term 2 Curriculum Overview
Timetable Information
Example 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:
- Timestable Rockstars
- Rehearsing the weekly spellings or accessing NESSY
- Reading 5x per week
Home support
Reading / Reading comprehension:
5 times a week and 20 minutes
Timestable Rockstars:
30 minutes, once a week
Spellings:
Set Fridays, daily practice
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.
Website provision map KS2 (2) (1)
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
