Year 5,
What a
fantastic start to the year! You have made a real effort to be respectful,
ready and safe (our new school rules). You have shown these in your
presentation, being polite and friendly, and ensuring you are ready to learn. This
week you began with team building games (you fitted through the hoop despite your
reservations), considering how to follow the school rules throughout the school
day, and completing the ‘All about Me’ activity you began when we met last year.
You have
since been introduced to Pandora in English. You created stunning sentences
using expanded noun phrases and I look forward to applying these to our learning
next week. In maths you learnt more about Roman Numerals and calculated with
them. You had a stand-alone history lesson where you worked as a class to
complete a timeline and identify where you have learnt about specific topics.
You then created your own timelines in your books. You have also spent much of
our time on skill development in art. You revised techniques for watercolours
and then developed techniques with oil pastels. You have then begun to apply
these to a set piece which will result in a finished piece for our display. You
also wrote me a letter on Wednesday where you were asked to be very reflective
and honest. Thank you for doing this so sensibly; they have been lovely to
read.
Today we
have also really begun reading our class text ‘The Miraculous Journey of Edward
Tulane’, which you appear to have enjoyed. We will continue reading this over
the weeks to come.
Next week
we will begin a more structured timetable which will include our first sessions
on; computing (online safety), science (space), geography (The Alps), art
(perspective) and our maths and English sessions. You will also have your first
swimming lesson on Wednesday (which is why our PE moved from Thursday).
Below is an
overview of the half term to come (obviously there may be a few changes as time
moves on).
English
Writing a diary
entry (Space - Sci-fi) - focusing on expanded noun phrases, vocabulary
choices and figurative language.
Poetry –
Vocabulary building for imagery.
Explanation
text (Space theme) - Note taking, research from
different sources, planning and writing with features of an
explanation text.
Spellings –
pre-test, test and practise (please also practise at home)
Handwriting
– practise of specific formations and in presentation of learning
Maths
Place value up to 1 million
Powers of
10
Partitioning
numbers to 1 million
Comparing and
ordering numbers
Rounding to
the nearest 10, 100 or 1000
Rounding within
1 million
Mental and
written strategies for addition and subtraction
Rounding and
using the inverse to check answers
Multi step
problems
Missing number
problems
Factors and
multiples
Prime,
square and cube numbers
Science
Earth and
Space : relative sizes of the Earth, Sun and Moon; Earth’s orbit around
the Sun; why our shadows change, and why we have day and night; the Moon’s
phases and orbit of the Earth; our Solar System and influential people in space.
Your project this half term will be set next Friday and will be space
themed.
Computing
Focus of E-Safety,
use of technology and the internet; protecting ourselves, our passwords
and knowing who to report concerns to; protecting devices and personal
data; using different online communication tools for different purposes;
·using a search engine to find appropriate information and check its
reliability
Art
Perspective
and distance; utilising pencil and paint skills to create images with a focus
on perspective. Pieces linked to geography.
Geography
What is
life like in the Alps? A study incorporating the four strands of geography;
human and physical geography, locational knowledge, place knowledge, and
geographical skills and fieldwork (we will remain in the local area fieldwork).
RE
Studying Celebrations,
key events in life and pilgrimage, and symbolic ways of expressing meaning with
a focus on Christianity and Judaism.
PSHE
Being Me in
My World; setting personal targets, understanding rights and responsibilities,
considering behaviour and the associated rewards and consequences, understanding
how behaviour impacts a group, understanding the process of democracy.
Spanish
Classroom
language, telling the time, discussing breakfast, likes and dislikes.
You have
all received your books and Reading Journals. Each week you will be required to
read 5 times for 10 minutes and complete an activity when you finish the book
(this is the minimum; if you wish to read more or complete more activities you
are welcome to). I created a blog entry on completing your Read Journal which
you can read below. Please also remember to continue with Times Tables
Rockstars and Sumdog as this will help with your learning in class. The passwords
are stuck in the back of your Reading Journals
Reminders
- Monday PE
is football so ensure you have your kit (including 2 pairs of shoes)
- Wednesday
is your swimming lesson
Have a
lovely weekend.
Mrs H Cresswell 😊
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