Otter Class
Welcome to Otter Class! We are a mixed Year 5/6 class.
Our class teachers are Mrs Loudon on Mondays and Tuesdays, and Mrs Tomblin on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Learning at Home
Reading
The children are asked to read at least 5 times per week at home (with an adult or independently) and record this in their reading journals. These will be collected on a Friday and checked, so please ensure they are sent to school on this day.
Maths
Two 'added extras' will be set on Doodle maths each Friday to consolidate learning in class.
Spellings
Spelling tests take place on Mondays and spelling lists will be sent out each term. We also encourage children to complete the spelling games on EdShed.
Ways in which you can support your child with their learning
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Encourage them to write for pleasure. Produce some writing together. Ask them ‘How can we make this sentence better?’ Discuss the impact of words.
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Share books. Talk about the characters and predict what might happen in stories. Ask children their thoughts on a book and how it compares to other books they have read.
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Have opportunities where all the family are involved in some sort of reading for example, newspapers and magazines.
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Ask them questions about their Maths homework, such as 'What strategies do you know?', 'What is the best way to solve this?'
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Play times-tables games.
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Help them learn their spellings and find other words that fit the spelling pattern with them.
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Discuss news events with them at their level.
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Research around our topics.
Growth Mindset
As a staff, we really believe in the importance of children developing a 'growth mindset' instead of a 'fixed mindset'. We want children to believe that their abilities are not fixed but that they can work towards the attainment of new skills. Just because they can’t solve a certain problem or achieve a specific goal right now, doesn’t mean they won’t be able to after working on it. We will be focussing on developing a growth mindset amongst all children, in all their learning.