Good morning, everyone!
I hope you all had a lovely half-term break and, if you managed to get away or enjoy some time off, that it was as restful as possible!
During half term, we offered a range of additional learning opportunities, including one-to-one lessons, a workshop and our first Y5 11+ Mock Test Workshop. The feedback so far has been really positive, and the mock test in particular has been incredibly valuable in helping us identify each child's strengths, as well as the areas where they would benefit from further support and development. We will be offering Y4 sessions after Christmas.
Important Updates & Reminders
Home Practice: Little and often really does make a difference! Please encourage regular homework, Kahoot quizzes and 10-minute tests. We'll be monitoring completion more closely this block.
New Vocabulary Quizzes: Please complete these before each lesson, ideally together, to help children become familiar with upcoming vocabulary.
Focus Sessions: Three-week sessions covering English, Maths and Spatial Reasoning, helping children build confidence, understanding and independence. Mondays 4:30PM or Saturdays 2:30PM Find out more
Reading Assessment: Please complete the attached assessment with your child and return it to Nic, Sarah or me. We'll provide individual recommendations to support reading at home. Reading guidance
Possible 11+ Test Date Changes: There has been discussion about tests moving to July of Year 5, but nothing has been confirmed locally. We'll keep you updated. Read more
Missed Our Parent Workshop? Catch up on the key information here. The video will follow once technical issues are resolved.
Lessons & Attendance: Lessons run Monday to Saturday. If your child cannot attend, please let us know early so we can try to offer an alternative.
Finally, thank you for your continued support! Regular practice, alongside lessons, makes such a difference. As always, please get in touch if you have any questions.
BLOCK TWO
Week 1: week commencing 19th October
OCTOBER HALF TERM 26th October - no weekly lessons
Week 2: week commencing 2nd November
Week 3: week commencing 9th November
Week 4: week commencing 16th November
Week 5: week commencing 23rd November
Week 6: week commencing 30th November
THINGS TO BOOK
NON-VERBAL REASONING FOCUS SESSIONS BOOK HERE
Mondays 4:30pm or Saturdays 2:30pm
Help your child build confidence and excel in their GL 11+ Non-Verbal Reasoning with our focused NVR sessions. Designed to break down the more complex elements, each session is paced carefully to ensure your child fully understands and develops key skills in areas such as coding, sequences, matrices, and analogies, along with other challenging NVR topics. By mastering these essential techniques, your child will feel more prepared and self-assured for the 11+ exam.
Week 4: week commencing 16th November
Week 5: week commencing 23rd November
Week 6: week commencing 30th November
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VOCABULARY
WORD OF THE WEEK: Haugty (Find a synonym, antonym and put it into a sentence)
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This week’s KAHOOT quiz pin: (02792995 Vocabulary Quiz - Block 1 Week 6)
Please remember the Kahoot quiz will expire this Sunday 8pm
Remember to play through Kahoot.it using name1, name2 etc. (Eg ChrisM1, ChrisM2 etc.)
CONGRATULATIONS TO BONNIE and AMANVEER as this week’s winner! You receive 10 raffle tickets each!
DOWNLOAD THE VOCABULARY LIST HERE
Kahoot have reduced the number of quiz plays from 2,000 to just 100. To give everyone a chance, please limit your child to one play per day (maximum 7 plays per week).
If we reach the limit, I'll send out a new code later in the week Thanks for your understanding!
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THIS WEEK’S VIDEO
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HOMEWORK
Unsure how to do homework or independent study - watch this link
Finish the booklet from the lesson and return in the following week. Remember to complete the vocab in context.
Homework is in the 8-9 CGP Practice Books ORDER HERE
NVR P14-17 MATHS P12-15
REMEMBER: to mark the homework with your child and bring it to next lesson.
Complete at least 3 tests from each of the 10min test books. REMEMBER to mark this with your child daily & go through mistakes. Suggested time table is available in our 11+ guide. https://www.elevenplussuccess.com/11-useful-documents
