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Below are some brief details about our learning this half term and some key information to help the half term run smoothly. Please do keep an eye out for regular information about our class on the new school and any last minute information or changes on the school app.
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English: In class we will continue to follow the Jane Considine scheme which proved successful last year. This half term the children will write a recount of their summer; a piece of fiction about a girl who dreams of becoming an astronaut; and a sci-fi adventure Alongside this they will study a variety of texts with a link to Space and the solar system pioneers, scientists and dreamers. Reading: Children are still expected to be reading at home and should all have their own book to take home or one of their own choice, that is at the expected standard for their age . We ask that the children read at home at least 3 x per week. They have been issued with their own Reading record in which a parent/guardian should sign to say your child has completed the required reading. The children are also expected to write down 5 new words they encounter during their reading each week and define them. The records ers will need to be checked in school on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. In class we have whole class guided reading on a range of fiction and non fiction texts, 3 x per week as well as daily story time. Some children requiring extra assistance will be heard regularly in class. You can help your child’s progress by hearing them read for at least 5 minutes every day or questioning them on what they have read. It really is the key to all their future success. Maths: We will continue to follow the White Rose Maths programme of study. This term, the focus will be on shape, direction and position, capacity, decimals and negative numbers. Childrplace value; addition and subtraction; and multiplication. Children are also set 3 mathletics tasks each week which should be completed at home. Please email me if you require their login details. We also recommend they keep practising their multiplication tables on TT Rockstars at least 3 times a week, at home, as this will benefit their division and fraction work immensely. They will also continue to use TTRS in school on a regular basis. HUMANITIES HISTORY: Learning about the Space Race and the early pioneers. GEOGRAPHY: Learning about the differences between North and South America. Science We will be larning about the solar system, orbits, the phases of the moon, gravity and other forces. RE: In R.E. we will be learning more about the diverse religious make-up of our region and what binds them all.
Computing: We will be looking at what a system is and how they operate across various spheres.
UNDERSTANDING THE ARTS ART: We follow the new Art Access online scheme of learning as well as self portraits in the style of Julian Opie. MUSIC: This term we will be using Charanga..
PSHE – Children will be looking at change and managing their feelings. P.E. – This half term in P.E. we will focus on rugby and gymnastics. P.E. Sessions are on Monday & Thursday, so please send your child to school already dressed in their P.E. kit.
Things to remember:
· All children should bring a flask or bottle of water to school. This should be taken home and washed every day.
Please read with your child for 5 minutes every day or questioning them on what they have read. It really is the key to all their future success.
· PE is on a Monday and Thursday for this half term. Children should come dressed in their P.E. kit and will stay in it for the rest of the day. A change of clothing is not necessary. Children need to come to school in a white t-shirt and black shorts or black tracksuit plus trainers. Reading records should be brought in for review every Monday, Wednesday, Friday - signed by an adult to say they have heard the child read that week. · Spellings are sent home on a Friday evening. The subsequent spelling practice of the words is the following Thursday. Spelling practice will now take the form of just 5 words from the chosen 10, with more practising of them all in class. · Mathletics homework will usually consist of 3 tasks I have set the children. Please ensure the children attempt these before playing on other areas of Mathletics as their scores are fed through to me and allow me to target any areas the children might be struggling with. If you have lost your login, please contact Mr Routledge · Children access TTRockstars 3 times a week in school, However, it is recommended that they spend 5 minutes on it every day to get super secure and quicker. · Children should not bring anything to school other than book bag, school book, reding record, packed lunch and a water bottle. May I remind parents and carers to ensure that all of your child’s clothing is named as it makes finding the right owner so much
. Thank you for your continued support. Should you need to get in touch, please contact the school office or my email address
Glen.routledge@adel-st-john.leeds.sch.uk
Mr Routledge
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Year 5 Class Blog
Week ending 30th January
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog
Hello again,
Well, we made it through the 187 days of January and Spring is just around the corner (hopefully). This week the children planned and wrote their independent historical fiction; came back to fractions and discovered that multiplication of them isn't too bad; read and analysed excerpts from Around the world in 80 days in guided reading; played hockey and netball as part of P.E; Practised drawing perspectives in art; analysed differing theoretical positions with regard miracles and medicines in R.E.; looked at the effects of the Factory Act of 1833 in history; learnt how to use the AND and OR function in search engines; continued to impress in ukulele lessons (I confess I'm holding them back now) and in science carried on investigating how to separate components from mixtures using different methods.
Next week we will be visiting Ralph Thoresby on Tuesday afternoon to watch a child friendly version of Grease. Letters went home on Thursday and while there are no costs involved, we do need a signed permission slip returned by Monday or we won't be able to take your child off site so please check inside their bags if they haven't brought anything home.
HavE a great weekend.
Mr Routledge
Week ending 30th January
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog
Hello again,
Well, we made it through the 187 days of January and Spring is just around the corner (hopefully). This week the children planned and wrote their independent historical fiction; came back to fractions and discovered that multiplication of them isn't too bad; read and analysed excerpts from Around the world in 80 days in guided reading; played hockey and netball as part of P.E; Practised drawing perspectives in art; analysed differing theoretical positions with regard miracles and medicines in R.E.; looked at the effects of the Factory Act of 1833 in history; learnt how to use the AND and OR function in search engines; continued to impress in ukulele lessons (I confess I'm holding them back now) and in science carried on investigating how to separate components from mixtures using different methods.
Next week we will be visiting Ralph Thoresby on Tuesday afternoon to watch a child friendly version of Grease. Letters went home on Thursday and while there are no costs involved, we do need a signed permission slip returned by Monday or we won't be able to take your child off site so please check inside their bags if they haven't brought anything home.
HavE a great weekend.
Mr Routledge
week ending 22nd January
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog
Hello,
I'm not sure if everybody saw this about out trip to Armley Mills, last week so I'll post it again. If other parents ask about it, please direct them here.
HOLD THE FRONT PAGE! I have just received this missive from Armley Mills (where we are going on our trip): "On the day of the visit: This is a roleplay workshop and as such it adds to the experience if the children are in costume. Caps, white aprons and dresses/skirts for girls, shorts and shirts, waistcoats and flat caps for boys work well and fit with the period. We do have enough bits for up to 30 children if you are unable to provide your own as I know this is not an essential spend!" Apologies for the conflicting messages, but this is the first I've heard of the dressing up element as well. Don't feel obliged to go out and spend, they will have costumes there as well. I'm hoping they're better organised on the day.
This week started with a PSHE morning on knife crime from an outside agency. It wasn't graphic or scary but told children what to do if threatened with a knife (walk away) and the legal repercussions of carrying knives. In English we finished our historical sentence stacking. We read anout the prominence of Liverpool during the Industrial Revolution in guided reading; finally finished division in maths and in science tried different techniques for separating substances in mixtures. History looked at working life for children in the industrial revolution and the children continued to blow the mind of their ukulele teacher with their aptitude and behaviour.
This is what he said to the office as he left:
I absolutely agree. In R.E we continued to analyse the teachings of Jesus from his sermon on the mount and we looked at databases and how to best access data in computing. I haven't even included art or P.E. We do pack a lot in.
Have a great weekend
Mr Routledge
week ending 15th January
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog
Hello again,
This week, the children have had their first taste of a proper book of the classics - Oliver Twist - the original unabridged version (one chapter was enough!) in guided reading; started writing a Victorian mystery story; played hockey and netball in P.E.; read about Jim Jarvis, the original Barnardo boy ; looked at the work and inspirations of Lowry's artworks; tried to decipher some parables from Jesus' sermon on the mount in R.E.; learnt about paper databases in computing; in science, experimented with dissolving substances to find out which were soluble; and continued to impress our music teacher in our ukulele lessons .
Spelling tests continue to be on a Thursday. The children are given their marks and papers to take home but some are reluctant to do so, so if you want to find out how they did please encourage them to bring them home/take out of their bag.
I also sent home a slip, detailing the change to the date of our trip to Armley. It is now on 6th MARCH - all other details remain the same. They made a mistake with the dates we were offered, but its all sorted now.
Have a great weekend
Mr Routledge
Week ending 9th January
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog
Hello, welcome back and a happy new year! Was it really only a week ago that we were horizontal on the couch and covered in chocolate wrappers? After the painful reawakening that was Monday, we have settled back in to the swing of things. New year's resolutions have been written and the children got to write all about their Christmas break. In maths we have been doing a lot of practice of formal multiplication using 2 digit numbers. Please speak to your children about this and ask them to explain how they do it - its one of the few areas of maths that is done the same as when you were at school (except we multiply by the ones first, and then the tens). As I keep on telling the children, its all about practising the process and developing good habits of presentation. Our new topic this term is the Industrial Revolution and we have been looking at how West Yorkshire changed from before to after the 19th Century by looking at old maps. Complementing this, we have been studying and enjoying the text, Street Child. A very Victorian tale of how the poor and destitute were treated back then. And in art, the children have been looking at that painter of industrial landscapes, Lowry. In science, the children have been experimenting with classifying materials in different ways, including magnetism and electric conductivity. This term the children will also be learning to play the ukulele, again, which began on Thursday. P.E. saw us practising our netball skills and in PSHE the children leant about the dangers of smoking various things. In R.E. we have been looking at the teachings of Jesus from the sermon on the mount.
I think that's everything.
Stay warm and have a great weekend!
Mr Routledge
