Year 5 at Little Heath

 Year 5, What a half term! You have; planned and begun writing chapters inspired by The Nowhere Emporium; worked with fractions, decimals and percentages, calculating with them and comparing and ordering them; learnt about deserts and focused on the Mojave; created beautiful pieces of artwork inspired by Stephen Wiltshire, using knowledge and skills on pencils for shading; chitted and planted potatoes; and you have rehearsed and performed a fantastic production (I was very proud of you all!). Today you applied your learning on forces to create Easter chick catapults. This isn’t even all of the learning you have done in the four and a half weeks! Well done for an amazing half term and I look forward to seeing you for the next one. Please continue with your reading and Sumdog but also have a restful break. See you on Tuesday 16 th April. Mrs Cresswell 😊

 Year 5, This has been quite a week! You have spent much of your time rehearsing for the production – which has gone from strength to strength. You have also completed your maths topic of fractions, decimals and percentages, and sanded your wood for your frame structures. Next week you will be performing your production of Rock Bottom! You will also begin your new topic in maths and continue your narratives in English. We will also be planting our potatoes. Reminders:  Monday is your performance to the school Tuesday 1.30pm is your performance to parents Wednesday 6.30pm is your performance to parents Wednesday 3pm is open afternoon for parents Thursday 2pm is the end of term 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 –  If you have been signed up, please ensure that you attend as numbers are li...

     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. finished attaches unfinished reattached definite detachable infinite reattachment definitive detaching Ext: explanation leisurely programmable recommendation embarrass    Mrs Stevenson’s group have their individual spellings in their Home Spelling Book to be tested and reviewed on Friday. Please practise these and put them into sentences to help your understanding.

 Year 5, What a week! This week in English you began writing your narrative chapter and in maths you worked with decimals, including rounding them. To mark British Science Week, you investigated water resistance, participated in a workshop and created paper trees using engineering skills. You also spent time learning about the work of Stephen Wiltshire in art, and the different pencil types for shading; then applying this is buildings and cityscapes. You have produces beautiful pieces that you should be really proud of! Next week, you will be spending much of the week in rehearsals, but you will also be learning about percentages in maths and continuing with your narrative in English. Your half term project is to learn your lines and the songs for Rock Bottom, and to organise your outfit – which should have been in school today.    Reminders:  You should be script-free -you should have learnt all of your lines and the lines before yours. This includes son...

     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. designs redesign assignments signalling resigned resignation signature consignment designate signatory Ext:  answerable earlier regularities prejudices suggestions   Mrs Stevenson’s group have their individual spellings in their Home Spelling Book to be tested and reviewed on Friday. Please practise these and put them into sentences to help your understanding.

 Year 5, This week you have planned a narrative in English, inspired by our class text. You have been extremely creative with these. In maths, you have applied your learning on fractions to decimals; focusing on tenths, hundredths and thousandths. Today you began looking at the new geography topic of Deserts and reminded yourselves of the different biomes that exist. You have also continued to rehearse for the production, and have been working on the songs and dances.     Next week you will be writing your narrative chapter in English. In maths, you will continue to work with fraction and decimals. It is Science Week so we will also be taking part in lots of science learning. We will finish our topic of Forces, participate in a workshop, and complete an engineering challenge. Alongside all of this, you will also continue your art and rehearsals.   Your half term project is to learn your lines and the songs for Rock Bottom, and to organise your outfit. ...

    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. bruises guarantee immediately yachts vehicles neighbours wolves puppies referees opportunities Ext: Peculiarly  Ordinarily Weightlessness Naturally Knowledgeable    Mrs Stevenson’s group have their individual spellings in their Home Spelling Book to be tested and reviewed on Friday. Please practise these and put them into sentences to help your understanding.

 Year 5, You have returned to the half term ready to go and this has been needed for the week. You have not only begun rehearsals but you have also completed lots of learning. You have finished our maths topic of fractions, and your double page spreads on the Vikings. You have begun considering cityscapes and different ways to create them in art, also learning about the work of Stephen Wiltshire. In English, you have revised parenthesis and relative clauses, and applied these to pictures which could relate to our new class reader; The Nowhere Emporium. You also had a STEM talk on trees today.   Next week, you will continue to base your writing on the Nowhere Emporium and you will begin the new maths topic of decimals and percentages. You will have more rehearsals, as well as your music lesson on the songs. You will also begin your new geography topic.   Your half term project is to learn your lines and the songs for Rock Bottom, and to organise your outfit.  ...