11th April, 2016. Dear Parents, You are welcome to this year’s sum- mer term learning experience which promises to be fun filled. We are de- lighted to have you back in school for the rest of the session. The activities for this term have been put together specially to move your child to the final year in primary edu- cation. Therefore, we plead with you to endeavour your child is punctual to school and turn in school tasks on time. Your support is very essential! As usual, information concerning pu- pil’s classroom and school activities will be communicated through the communication book. Thank you. Mrs. Omowumi Adanike 08038143558 Year 5 SUMMER- TERM ENGLISH COMPREHENSION Range: Fiction and poetry: Reading from other cultures: 1) Novels 2) stories from a variety of cul- tures and traditions; 3) Reading poems from choral and performance poetry. Non-fictions Persuasive Writing 4) Reading from arguments 5) Reading from a point of view (articles, write-ups, etc) 6) Reading from letters, 7) Reading from protests 8) Reading from leaflets to per- suade 9) Reading from commentaries GRAMMAR ~Sentence Level work Grammar and punctuation 1)Concord 2) Double negatives( 2) 3) Non-standard dialect words eg slangs etc 4). Prepositions 5) Apostrophe for possession Sentence Construction and punctuation 6) Punctuation marks 7) Clauses - main clause, subor- dinate 8) Connectives 9) Figures of Speech SPELLING AND VOCABULARY *) Using known words to spell unknown words 2) Crossword puzzles 3) Identifying misspelt words 4) Prefixes and suffixes - 5) Using IT and Spell Checks 6) Using visual skills to recognise common letter strings 7) Unstressed syllables in poly- syllabic words 8) Spelling: word endings (drop e when add ing 'ing' eg taking YORUBA Introduction to Yoru- ba Culture. Marriage customs. Pregnancy and ante- natal care. Christening. Fashion culture Self-help projects: types Burial. SCIENCE living things and their habitats (Flowering plants) Non-flowering plants Mammals Session Birds Amphibians and insects Scientists FORCES (Gravity) Opposing forces Friction Air resistance Water resistance GEOGRAPHY What is a coast? Which coastal areas have we visited? How are coasts formed! What is a beach? Where are sand and shingle beaches located? How do humans use coastal envi- ronments Why do we need to manage the coastline? Should we develop our coastal environment? What are mountains, How are mountains formed? Types of mountains The Tallest mountains, Moun- tains around the world, Uses of mountains, Facts about moun- tains Climate and mountains; people, mountains, tourism MATHS Fracons Measure- ment Rate Propor- on- Handling Data MUSIC Saxophone Piano Violin amvilleschool2 amvilleschool amvilleschool follow E-mail: [email protected]
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11th April, 2016.
Dear Parents,
You are welcome to this year’s sum-mer term learning experience which promises to be fun filled. We are de-lighted to have you back in school for
the rest of the session.
The activities for this term have been put together specially to move your child to the final year in primary edu-cation. Therefore, we plead with you to endeavour your child is punctual to school and turn in school tasks on
time. Your support is very essential!
As usual, information concerning pu-pil’s classroom and school activities will be communicated through the
communication book.
Thank you.
Mrs. Omowumi Adanike
08038143558
Year 5
SUMMER-TERM
ENGLISH
COMPREHENSION Range:
Fiction and poetry:
Reading from other cultures:
1) Novels
2) stories from a variety of cul-tures
and traditions;
3) Reading poems from choral and
performance poetry.
Non-fictions
Persuasive Writing
4) Reading from arguments
5) Reading from a point of view
(articles, write-ups, etc)
6) Reading from letters,
7) Reading from protests
8) Reading from leaflets to per-suade
9) Reading from commentaries
GRAMMAR
~Sentence Level work
Grammar and punctuation
1)Concord
2) Double negatives( 2)
3) Non-standard dialect words eg slangs etc
4). Prepositions
5) Apostrophe for possession
Sentence Construction and punctuation
6) Punctuation marks
7) Clauses - main clause, subor-dinate
8) Connectives
9) Figures of Speech
SPELLING AND VOCABULARY *) Using known words to spell unknown words
2) Crossword puzzles
3) Identifying misspelt words
4) Prefixes and suffixes -
5) Using IT and Spell Checks
6) Using visual skills to recognise common letter strings
Friendship Who are your friends? The friendship tree Friendship words.
School rules Who makes the rules?
Safety outside the school
Identifying safe places to play
The law in Nigeria The police
Manners and Be-haviour check lists
Health - Types of toilet and how to keep them clean
FRENCH
Revision et L’introduction
Les Nombres Ordinaux 1st – 100th
Vivre Le Sport: -Sport type and Sport preference.
French ICT vocabulary
Qui parle francais? – Coun-tries where French is spo-ken.
En route pour l’ecole – Structures, places and things pupils see on their way to school.
L’Histoire et les membres de CEDEAO
Les Meurs-Emotions
Les Jeux et Les Chansons
HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE Greek beliefs and reli-
gious practices Greek theatre and the
ancient Olympic Games . The legacies of Ancient
Greece Features of Greek dress-
ing
WORLD WAR II NAZI party The holocaust German invasion The war The end of World War II
and the death of Hitler.
UNITED NATIONS The origin of the UN The General assembly Permanent members Elected members Economic and Social
Council The Secretariat Trusteeship Council International Court of
Justice.
PROJECT: Literacy– Write a story book
with relevant pictures for Year one (10
pages)
NOTABLE DATES
Whole school resumption — Mon April 11, 2016 Baseline Assessment Test — Friday April 15, 2016
Extra curricular activities begin Monday April 18, 2016 Formative Test – Maths & English — Friday April 22, 2016 Formative Test – CRE, History & Citizenship — Wednesday
April 29, Workers day (public Holiday) — Monday May 2, 2016
Formative Test – Science, ICT & French — Tuesday May 3, 2016 Formative Test – Geography — Wednesday May 4, 2016
Grand Parents’ day — Friday May 6, 2016
Mid Term Test — Thursday 19th - Tuesday 24th May 2016 Submission / Project Defense — Wednesday May 18
Mid term break—Wednesday 25 –Monday 30 May, 2016
Parent’s conference—Saturday May 28, 2016 Leadership camp—Thursday June 2-Sunday June 5, 2016
Fathers’ day Special— Friday June 17, 2016 Examination—Monday 20—Friday24 June , 2016
