29.9.23

 Year 5,

You have been busy yet again. In English, you have developed your understanding of simple, compound and complex sentences, and adverbials. You have then begun writing non-chronological reports on your creature designed for Pandora. In maths, you compared and ordered numbers to 1 million and then worked on rounding to the nearest 10,100 and 1000. You have located and considered the human and physical features of the Alps in geography and considered significant people in the beginning of Christianity and Judaism, alongside significant people to you. In science, you became the planets and considered what it is to orbit, and you became the Earth, Sun and Moon to learn about their movements.

 Next week, in English, you will finish writing your reports, and you will mark National Poetry Day. IN maths, you will round with bigger numbers and consider strategies for mental addition and subtraction. PSHE will focus on rights and responsibilities, and science will take a closer look at the movements of the moon and Earth.

You have now been set your half term project on space. The blog entry below contains all the details you will need but I will also include it on my blog entry each week.

Your project for this half term – Exploring Space 

As you know, this half term we are studying space in Science. I would like you to study some of the areas of space that you have an interest in. Your learning outcome could be a PowerPoint, a Word processed or handwritten project, a model or sculpture. This should demonstrate the research you have put in over the weeks before the deadline of Monday 16th October, when you will share your learning with the class.  

 

You could study (but are not restricted to): 

The moon landings

Could there be life on other planets?

Black holes, meteors and other space features

Constellations of stars

 

You could create (but are not restricted to):

-        A model of a planet

-        A game themed around space

-        A story based in space

-        A written project on space features

 

Reminders:

Sharing assembly dates have now been made available on the separate blog page. 

     You have football on a Monday so please remember your second pair of trainers (otherwise a text will be sent to parents as a reminder for full kit)

-        Clubs have now begun. If you have been signed up, please ensure that you attend as numbers are limited and demand is high.

-        Reading – You have now all got reading books and been given your Reading Journals and shown how to write in them. Please ensure that you read and record it at least 5 times a week. You can do the recording; it does not have to be your adult. You must complete a Reading Journal Activity before changing your book and if you are not enjoying your book you must read at least 40 pages and write why you have not been enjoying it in your journal.

-        Spellings – You have your pre-test on Monday and are asked to practise these throughout the week ready for the test on Friday (they will be on the blog). Remember I am looking for improvement.

-        Sumdog/Times Tables Rockstars- Please remember to use these to practise your maths. Your passwords are now in the back of your Reading Journal.

 Any additional home learning provided is optional but must be handed in by Wednesday to be marked before the next is provided on the Friday.

Have a lovely weekend everyone.

Mrs H Cresswell  😊

Spellings wc25.9.23

  Below are your spellings for this week. Please practise those which you got wrong or were not confident with. Please put these into sentences as well as trying a spelling challenge as this will help you remember them.

lamb

wreckage

doubt

knowledge

wreath

writer

knife

knuckle

knight

island

 

Ext:

debt

solemn

muscle

whistle

knickers 

 

Mrs Stevenson's group will have their individual spellings in their Home Spelling Book. Please practise these and put them into sentences to help your understanding.

22.9.23

 Year 5,

You have had another successful week. In maths, you have shown real engagement with our place value learning – now working with numbers to 1million and calculating in powers of 10. In English, you worked on prepositional phrases in grammar and then applied this when finishing off your diary entries. You have now created and annotated images of your own creature that lives on Pandora, ready to write a non-chronological report on them. Science built on the previous week; you created mnemonics to remember the order of the planets and then considered the work of Aristotle to prove that the Earth was a sphere. In geography you have also learnt about the location of The Alps and how mountains are formed (recapping plate tectonics in the process). PSHE was when you set yourself goals for the year ahead and I was really impressed with your self-reflection.

Next week we will be joined by our two new members of the class- I know that you will make them feel welcome. You will be comparing, ordering and rounding numbers in maths and planning your non-chronological reports in English. Science will be all about the movements of the planets and geography will be considering human and physical features of the mountains. You will also have the opportunity to complete your final piece of art based on our work with water colour and oil pastel so far.

You have now been set your half term project on space. The blog entry below contains all the details you will need but I will also include it on my blog entry each week.

Your project for this half term – Exploring Space 

As you know, this half term we are studying space in Science. I would like you to study some of the areas of space that you have an interest in. Your learning outcome could be a PowerPoint, a Word processed or handwritten project, a model or sculpture. This should demonstrate the research you have put in over the weeks before the deadline of Monday 16th October, when you will share your learning with the class.  

 

You could study (but are not restricted to): 

The moon landings

Could there be life on other planets?

Black holes, meteors and other space features

Constellations of stars

 

You could create (but are not restricted to):

-        A model of a planet

-        A game themed around space

-        A story based in space

-        A written project on space features

 

Reminders:

Sharing assembly dates have now been made available on the separate blog page. 

     You have football on a Monday so please remember your second pair of trainers (otherwise a text will be sent to parents as a reminder for full kit)

-        Clubs have now begun. If you have been signed up, please ensure that you attend as numbers are limited and demand is high.

-        Reading – You have now all got reading books and been given your Reading Journals and shown how to write in them. Please ensure that you read and record it at least 5 times a week. You can do the recording; it does not have to be your adult. You must complete a Reading Journal Activity before changing your book and if you are not enjoying your book you must read at least 40 pages and write why you have not been enjoying it in your journal.

-        Spellings – You have your pre-test on Monday and are asked to practise these throughout the week ready for the test on Friday (they will be on the blog). Remember I am looking for improvement.

-        Sumdog/Times Tables Rockstars- Please remember to use these to practise your maths. Your passwords are now in the back of your Reading Journal.

 Any additional home learning provided is optional but must be handed in by Wednesday to be marked before the next is provided on the Friday.

Have a lovely weekend everyone.

Mrs H Cresswell  😊

Spellings wc18.9.23

 Below are your spellings for this week. Please practise those which you got wrong or were not confident with. Please put these into sentences as well as trying a spelling challenge as this will help you remember them.

Enough

Bough

Brought

Fought

Toughen

Dough

Plough

Wrought

Afterthought

Thoughtfulness

 

Ext:

Actually

Decide

Guard

Naughty

Recent 

 

Mrs Stevenson's group will have their individual spellings in their Home Spelling Book. Please practise these and put them into sentences to help your understanding.

15.9.23

 

Year 5,

Another lovely week. I was blown away by your enthusiasm for the new topic of space and your setting descriptions in English were detailed with great expanded noun phrases and figurative language. In Maths, you have proven yourselves to be very knowledgeable when it comes to place value and you were creative when making your own passwords in our online safety lesson in computing. You have continued to apply new skills in art and have found the time to vote in School Council members and House Captains.

Next week, we will be continuing to write diary entries about Pandora in English. We will be continuing place value as our focus in maths, but with more challenge. In computing, we will be looking closer at online safety and in science we will be looking at the planets and other elements of our solar system. Next Friday is Individual Photographs so make sure you are extra smart!

You have now been set your half term project on space. The blog entry below contains all the details you will need but I will also include it on my blog entry each week.

Your project for this half term – Exploring Space 

As you know, this half term we are studying space in Science. I would like you to study some of the areas of space that you have an interest in. Your learning outcome could be a PowerPoint, a Word processed or handwritten project, a model or sculpture. This should demonstrate the research you have put in over the weeks before the deadline of Monday 16th October, when you will share your learning with the class.  

You could study (but are not restricted to): 

The moon landings

Could there be life on other planets?

Black holes, meteors and other space features

Constellations of stars

You could create (but are not restricted to):

-        A model of a planet

-        A game themed around space

-        A story based in space

-        A written project on space features

Reminders:

     You have football on a Monday so please remember your second pair of trainers (otherwise a text will be sent to parents as a reminder for full kit)

-        Clubs have now begun. If you have been signed up, please ensure that you attend as numbers are limited and demand is high.

-        Reading – You have now all got reading books and been given your Reading Journals and shown how to write in them. Please ensure that you read and record it at least 5 times a week. You can do the recording; it does not have to be your adult. You must complete a Reading Journal Activity before changing your book and if you are not enjoying your book you must read at least 40 pages and write why you have not been enjoying it in your journal.

-        Spellings – You have your pre-test on Monday and are asked to practise these throughout the week ready for the test on Friday (they will be on the blog). Remember I am looking for improvement.

-        Sumdog/Times Tables Rockstars- Please remember to use these to practise your maths. Your passwords are now in the back of your Reading Journal.

 Next Friday is Individual Photograph Day so you need to come in extra, extra smart please.

Have a lovely weekend everyone.

Mrs H Cresswell  😊

Autumn Half Term Project

 Your project for this half term – Exploring Space 

As you know, this half term we are studying space in Science. I would like you to study some of the areas of space that you have an interest in. Your learning outcome could be a PowerPoint, a Word processed or handwritten project, a model or sculpture. This should demonstrate the research you have put in over the weeks before the deadline of Monday 16th October, when you will share your learning with the class.  

You could study (but are not restricted to): 

• The moon landings
• Could there be life on other planets?
• Black holes, meteors and other space features
• Constellations of stars

You could create (but are not restricted to):

-        A model of a planet

-        A game themed around space

-        A story based in space

-        A written project on space features

Spellings wc11.9.23

  Below are your spellings for this week. Please practise those which you got wrong or were not confident with. Please put these into sentences as well as trying a spelling challenge as this will help you remember them.

sought

although

tough

nought

doughnut

thought

rough

thoughtfulness

though

bought

 

Ext:

Accidentally

Continue

Group

Natural

Question

 

Mrs Stevenson's group have their individual spellings in their Home Spelling Book. Please practise these and put them into sentences to help your understanding.

8.9.23

 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  😊  

 

Reading Journals 2023-24

Good afternoon,

As discussed this afternoon, I have attached a picture of the presentation expected in your Reading Journal.

 You will be expected to record your reading in the Reading Journal you have received today, and we will be looking for your completion of the Rearning Journal Tasks once you have finished a book (or more often if you choose).

Please ensure that you read at least 5 times a week for 10 minutes. Remember that it is great if you can read with an adult but it is your responsibility to ensure you read enough.

Please record any reading, even if it is not your Readopoly book. 

In the back of your book, you have also stuck in your passwords for Sumdog and TTRockstars. 

If your adults have any questions, they can email me.

Have a lovely evening.

Mrs H Cresswell J