We love mistakes in Year 5 because mistakes are proof that we are trying!
Welcome to Class 5's page!
Mrs Blackwell is our Class 5 teacher. We are very lucky to also have Mrs Graham working in our class.
On Thursday mornings will be have swimming this half- term and on Thursday afternoons Mr Hanford will teach you PE. Ms Kalawsky will teach continue to teach you computing on Thursday afternoons.
Things that you need to remember to bring in everyday:
* Swimming kits and PE kits will be needed in school on Thursdays
* Reading books need to be in school every day
* A waterproof coat
* A water bottle
* Sun lotion on hot days - I am sure that they are on their way! Please make sure that you can apply your lotion yourself as we are not permitted to apply lotion to you.
On Thursday mornings will be have swimming this half- term and on Thursday afternoons Mr Hanford will teach you PE. Ms Kalawsky will teach continue to teach you computing on Thursday afternoons.
Things that you need to remember to bring in everyday:
* Swimming kits and PE kits will be needed in school on Thursdays
* Reading books need to be in school every day
* A waterproof coat
* A water bottle
* Sun lotion on hot days - I am sure that they are on their way! Please make sure that you can apply your lotion yourself as we are not permitted to apply lotion to you.
PE Kit
This half term we will be focusing on cricket. Therefore, appropriate outdoor PE kit is required including plain, dark jogging bottoms, a plain sweatshirt and trainers as well as a plain white t-shirt and plain, dark shorts in case of warmer weather. For outdoor PE, trainers are preferable to plimsoles as these provide much better grip.
Earrings must be removed or covered up for all PE lessons. Children with pierced ears must be able to remove their own earrings before the lesson or cover them up with tape brought from home. Alternatively, earrings could be removed before school on your child's PE days.
Our book this half-term is ...
Our class novel and English text will be 'The Explorer' by Katherine Rundell.
We will use this book to inspire a range of writing and reading tasks.
We will use this book to inspire a range of writing and reading tasks.
Our learning for this half term ...
Homework
In Year 5, we continue to have high expectations for the completion of homework.
Each week, the children will receive spellings to practise on Spelling Shed; times tables to learn on TTRockstars; a piece of reading, writing or maths on Google Classroom and reading to be recorded on Boom Reader.
Spellings
About 30 minutes of practise per week.
Times Tables
30 minutes of practise per week.
Reading
The children should read at least three times each week and then record this on Boom Reader.
Homework is set each Friday and is due in the following Friday.
If there any problems with the homework, please speak to me before or after school or email the school office.
In Year 5, we continue to have high expectations for the completion of homework.
Each week, the children will receive spellings to practise on Spelling Shed; times tables to learn on TTRockstars; a piece of reading, writing or maths on Google Classroom and reading to be recorded on Boom Reader.
Spellings
About 30 minutes of practise per week.
Times Tables
30 minutes of practise per week.
Reading
The children should read at least three times each week and then record this on Boom Reader.
Homework is set each Friday and is due in the following Friday.
If there any problems with the homework, please speak to me before or after school or email the school office.
Design and Technology - Soup Making
This week, Year 5 had an incredible afternoon with Mrs Scott, Mrs Graham, Mrs Stenhouse and Miss Harrison making 6 different types of soup. Many firsts were had including chopping, peeling, blending, taking things out of the oven and washing up! Well done to all of the children for their superb behaviour and a huge thank you to all of the staff for making it such a memorable and vital learning experience for the children.
Recent work in Year 5
Here is a sample of the work we have been getting up to recently:
- Our Viking day in which we found out about weapons; Viking attacks; home life and games in history.
- Reading and interpreting graphic notation in music.
- Learning about Eid-ul-Fitr as part of our whole school focus day on the festival: discussing quotes from Muslim people about the importance of Ramadan in the lead up to Eid-ul-Fitr and making Eid decorations with the Foundation Stage children for our Spiritual Garden in RE.
- Forest school work with the Foundation Stage children: reading the story of Stick Man and helping the younger children to make a Stickman using whittling and taking part in a walk to see the horses and lambs.
- Our Viking day in which we found out about weapons; Viking attacks; home life and games in history.
- Reading and interpreting graphic notation in music.
- Learning about Eid-ul-Fitr as part of our whole school focus day on the festival: discussing quotes from Muslim people about the importance of Ramadan in the lead up to Eid-ul-Fitr and making Eid decorations with the Foundation Stage children for our Spiritual Garden in RE.
- Forest school work with the Foundation Stage children: reading the story of Stick Man and helping the younger children to make a Stickman using whittling and taking part in a walk to see the horses and lambs.
