Elder
Year 5/6
Mrs Drury
Mrs Rhodes
Class email address: elder@thepinesschool.org.uk
Welcome to our class page where you can find information about our classroom routines, current learning and some recommended websites and information to help!
Hello Elder!
Hello Elder class! My name is Mrs Drury and I will be your teacher this year. I have taught at The Pines since 2009 with a few short breaks in the middle to travel around America, New Zealand and Australia and welcome my two sons to my family.
I have always loved to learn and thoroughly enjoyed my time at primary and secondary school in Bracknell and then at the University of Southampton. I studied History and so have a particular passion for this, along with Mathematics, Science and reading!
There is nothing better for me than spending time with my friends and family, whether this be out and about in the fresh air or watching our favourite movie (Disney of course!) or enjoying a delicious meal. I am looking forward to learning more about all your talents and passions this year!
Star Work of the Week
This week we have been learning about 'Light' in Science and have spent time exploring, observing and investigating to find out ourselves all we can about light. The children presented their learning as they wished with some essential information they had to include. I was impressed with many efforts, but reading one, it showed they had really understood how writing in your own words is really important, along with adding additional knowledge and ideas to show our own creativity.
Well done Gabriel!
Classroom Routines
At the beginning of the day, the school gates open at 8:40am.
Our classroom door is located on the playground and you will enter by your pegs or lockers.
You will also finish the school day through this door at 3:10pm.
Our PE day is Monday and so please come ready in your PE kit.
Current Learning
This term our learning will focus on answering our big question:
'How does war impact the lives of children?'
Our Topic Overview provides full details of 'A Child's War' and the Knowledge Organiser shares key vocabulary and information that will aid in understanding our learning.
To begin our term, we will be focusing on:
READING - Our new class novel 'Letters From the Lighthouse' and through other extracts we will explore the local links to war and skills to improve our writing.
WRITING - Discovery narratives using the fantastic picture book 'Rose Blanche' as inspiration.
GEOGRAPHY - Looking at our locality and how fieldwork is used to understand our surroundings.
HISTORY - Understanding local links to the war and how many people are impacted beyond the physical side of war.
PSHE - Safe Relationships - Seeing ourselves as important and understanding the terms choice, control and consent.
Elder At Work
Recommended Websites:
We love reading here at The Pines and look forward to hearing all about what they have read each day! We will ensure in the first week that children have chosen a reading book to share with you at home. It is extremely important to be a part of your child's reading journey, even when they being very confident in their fluency and understanding. You can find some tips below to help with reading with an older child.