Good afternoon all,
I am very proud to announce that Year 5 placed in 10th place in the Sumdog competition! This was an incredible achievement as there were 137 classes taking place. We also had three of our children placing in the top 50 students and Year 5 were to top class on Thursday's daily leaderboard. Well done Year 5 - you should be extremely proud of your efforts!
500 Words Challenge
I would like all Year 5 children to enter the BBC's 500 Words Challenge. We need to submit these stories by Friday 8 November 2024. All children need to do is write a story they would love to read in 500 Words or less.
We would love children of all abilities to enter; spelling, punctuation and grammar are not marked - it's all about creativity!
50 finalists will be invited to go to a glamorous grand final at Buckingham Palace in February next year, where the bronze, silver and gold winners in each category will have their stories read out by celebrities.
There are also lots of prizes to be won - each winner will take home a bundle of books and the gold winners also win 500 books for their school library.
Children can only submit one story each. There are very few rules on 500 Words but a few points to remember:
All the stories must:
- Be 500 words or less (title is not included in the number)
- Be written by an individual and not a group
- Be a child’s own original idea
- Be prose, not rap or poem
Stories must not:
- Give any personal details of the child, including their name
- Recount an historical event (but they can use a real person or historical character as a source of inspiration)
- Be created, written or developed by AI
All stories will be judged on the following criteria:
- Characterisation
- Plot
- Originality
- Language
- Enjoyment
Home Learning
In Year 5, we will ask your child to ensure that they complete the following compulsory learning at home:
- Reading 5 times a week
- Practising spellings each week between the pre-test and test (Test on Monday).
- Practising maths on Sumdog
- Practising times tables on TT Rockstars
- Completing the half termly project
- 500 Words Project.
PE Timetable
Monday 1hr (Football)
Wednesday - Swimming.
Thursday trainers only
Spellings
Test 14th October
Dogs
isle
aisle
aloud
allowed
affect
effect
herd
heard
past
passed
Wolves
chalk
change
chart
chat
chief
child
choice
cheap
chase
check
Next Week
Maths - Multiples and finding common factors.
English - We will continue working on our book Could Tea Monkeys.
Science - Exploring the movement of the moon.
Computing - To explore how searches are influenced.
RE - Special journeys.
History - Will we continue to learn about the impact of the ancient Greek civilisation on the modern world.
Art - Finishing our final piece.
Spanish- To consolidate time and extend the ability to ask for / give the time.
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 21st 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
Have a great weekend!
Miss N Davis
ndavis@littleheath.herts.sch.uk
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