Y5 11+ Week Commencing 1st December 2025 (week 6 of 6)
Happy Monday! Hope you had a lovely weekend.
BLOCK 3: Is now NOW DUE for booking: BOOK HERE
Week 1: Monday 8th December – Saturday 13th December
Week 2: Monday 15th December – Saturday 20th December
CHRISTMAS BREAK
Week 3: Monday 5th January - Saturday 10th January
Week 4: Monday 12th January - Saturday 17th January
Week 5: Monday 19th January - Saturday 24th January
Week 6: Monday 26th January - Saturday 31st January
WEEKLY ENGLISH: BOOK HERE
WEEKLY MATHS: BOOK HERE
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FOCUS SESSIONS/WORKSHOPS
ONE OFF MATHS: Fraction, decimals and percentages BOOK HERE
Monday 8th December. 4:30pm or Saturday 13th December 3:30pm
This Year 5 workshop focuses on strengthening essential fractions, decimals and percentages skills for the GL 11+. It builds deep understanding, efficient methods and clear connections between the three forms. Pupils learn to convert, compare and calculate confidently, then apply these skills to multi-step word problems. Through guided practice and problem-solving challenges, children develop accuracy, speed and resilience. This topic is vital for 11+ success because it appears frequently and underpins many other maths areas. The workshop ensures pupils can reason mathematically, choose sensible strategies and tackle unfamiliar questions with confidence and independence.
MOCK TEST WORKSHOP BOOK HERE
Saturday 3rd January 2026. 4:00pm - 6:30pm
- Workshop teaches the four key areas of the 11+
- Mock test replicates the workshop content, using the same text but with a different extract
- Build your child's confidence and boost stamina for the real exam
- Ideal first steps in exam preparation for 11+ success
- Spaces are limited – book today!
ONE OFF VERBAL REASONING: Coding BOOK HERE
Monday 5th January. 4:30pm or Saturday 10th January 3:30
This one-off focus session concentrates on verbal reasoning and the various aspects of coding required for the GL 11+ exam. Pupils will explore techniques for identifying patterns, sequences, and logical relationships in words and numbers, enhancing their problem-solving and critical thinking skills. The session covers key coding concepts such as letter-number codes, substitution, and symbol translation, equipping children to decode and apply rules accurately under exam conditions. Through targeted practice and worked examples, pupils gain confidence, speed, and strategies to tackle unfamiliar questions. This session is essential for building clarity, precision, and reasoning skills needed for 11+ success.
VERBAL REASONING FOCUS SESSION BOOK HERE
Week 4: Monday 12th January - Saturday 17th January
Week 5: Monday 19th January - Saturday 24th January
Week 6: Monday 26th January - Saturday 31st January
Our Verbal Reasoning GL Focus Sessions offer an intensive three-week programme, carefully designed to boost your child’s confidence and refine their exam strategies. We have raised the level this time to match the standard expected in our mock tests, ensuring your child is fully prepared.
Each week targets a different set of question types—coding, sequences, vocabulary, and analogies—enabling pupils to develop mastery across all areas of the exam. With focused practice and expert guidance, your child will steadily build the skills needed to approach even the most challenging questions with confidence and ease.
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This week’s KAHOOT quiz pin: 05290719 (Vocabulary Quiz 7)
Well done Aavi Our winner last week. You get 10 raffle tickets!!
Remember to play through kahoot.it. Use name1, name2, name3 etc for each play!
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VOCABULARY
WORD OF THE WEEK: Oblivious (Find a synonym, antonym and put it into a sentence). Please click the link and give it a like!
Homework
PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO LINK: - MATHS: Finding Percentages of Amounts before the lesson. This can replace a 10min test and children will receive 2 raffle tickets for doing so.
Need homework book? Order here
Coming to the end of the 10min test books? The next steps are the focus books. Order here
CGP Practice Books 9-10
• Maths P39-40. NVR P64-67
Finish the booklet from the lesson and return in the following week. Remember to complete the vocab in context. To be handed in week commencing 8th December
REMEMBER: to mark the homework with your child and bring it to next lesson.
REMBEMBER THE HOMEWORK IS DUE IN NEXT WEEK’S CLASS.
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
