Welcome to Year 5
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Year 5 Essential Information
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 ended 16th May
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog
Hello again,
This week we have been enjoying the sunshine in P.E with rounders practice and athletics. In R.E we have looked at the first pillar of Islam - the Shahadah; in art we have designed and built our carboard buildings. Maths finally saw the end of angles, with much success at measuring and calculating them. We finished our newspaper reports in English and have since been appreciating poetry such as 'If' and 'The Highwayman'. In geography we designed posters explaining what a great transport hub Leeds is. In PSHE we have looked at keeping ourselves safe and managing risk and in French, looked at the family.
Next week many children are taking part in the Triathlon on Monday and visiting the book awards on Tuesday.
Don't forget the last day of term is on Thursday.
Next week's spellings will be the last in this format. The new format will begin after half term (a letter was sent home, this evening.)
This week's spellings are exception words:
amateur
ancient
bargain
muscle
queue
recognise
twelfth
identity
develop
harass
Mrs Milne's group
ancient
muscle
queue
twelfth
develop
Have a great weekend!
Week ending 9th May
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog
Another busy week comes to a close. This week we have been leaning about Islam in R.E.; Drawing and measuring angles in maths; Reading the Explorer in guided reading; Learning to program conditions on Scratch with the Else feature in Computing; Playing rounders in P.E.; We've walked, biked and rolled to school; dressed in red, white and blue to celebrate V.E. day; and today had a day dedicated to our new topic on the Ancient Egyptians. It was great to see the children in costumes. We learnt where Egypt is, how to write in hieroglyphics; the gory details of mummification followed by the children mummifying their tomatoes for a science experiment and then making their own canop9c jars from clay to store the organs that have been removed from the body. Lovely!
Because of the craziness of today I was unable to prepare everybody's spellings so don't worry if your child's are not detailed below. They will receive a paper copy on Monday.
sincere
interfere
atmosphere
adhere
severe
persevere
sphere
mere
hemisphere
austere
Mrs Milne group
with
went
our
are
have
Enjoy the sunshine!
Mr Routledge
Week ending 2nd May
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog
Phew! What a scorcher of a week. The children have been writing newspaper report; getting to grips with angles; learning the 7 characteristics of living organisms; finishing the Easter story ; Looking at conditions and how to program them in computing; Learning about canals in geography; playing rounders and athletics in P.E.; and looking at archtecture in art. In between all that they found to enjoy all the fun and benefits of skipping on Skipping Day.
Next Friday is Egyptian day when children can come to school dressed as an Egyptian (a big sheet and some eye liner will suffice). Please bring in a big tomato and a tub of salt for some science experiments
Next Thursday is VE day when children are invited to come to school in something red, white or blue.
This week's spellings are to practice positional words:
nearby
everywhere
nowhere
somewhere
inside
downstairs
outside
upstairs
underneath
Mrs Milne
everywhere
nowhere
somewhere
inside
outside
Enjoy the long weekend.
Week ending 25th April
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog
Hello again and welcome back after the Easter break. The children have come back refreshed and ready for their final term in Year 5, with this first half term being particularly short and full of bank holidays. This week the children have been looking into the features of newspaper reports before beginning their own; learning how to draw and interrogate line graphs and two way tables in maths; Completed the Salvation unit in R.E on the Easter story and in Computing finished off learning how to turn the data on the records into easy to read charts and graphs. They bagan new unites in art, PSHE and French with Mrs Whitehead and in Geography learnt about the UK rail network and HS2.
From next week P.E. will be on Monday and Thursday so children should come to school in their P.E. kit. On Tuesday there is a special skipping day so P.E. kit can be worn that day, too. On Wednesday it is Class photos day.
Please ensure your child has black pumps for wearing in school and plain black shoes or trainers for outside.
This week's spellings are to practise adverbials of time -
yesterday
tomorrow
immediately
later
earlier
eventually
recently
lately
finally
previously
Mrs Milne's group:
later
earlier
yesterday
tomorrow
finally
Have a great weekend.
Week ending 4th April
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog
Hello,
Well we made it back in one piece. The children had a fantastic time in Whitby and were a credit to the school. We toured the abbey and St Mary's church (do visit it, it's remarkable); had an open topped bus tour; ate ice cream in the sun ; stayed up past our bedtimes ; ate some fantastic breakfasts ; explored the museum; had fun in a park; froze on the beach and in the sea (some fully clothed!); went to sea in a replica of the Endeavour; spotted a seal from the pier; went shopping in the lanes; and questioned members of the public on what it is like to live in Whitby before finishing off with a fish and chip lunch in a fancy restaurant.
The children had a wonderful time and returned tired, a little bit sunburnt and a lotta bit happy.
And if that wasn't enough, upon our return we made a 3d model of Whitby from newspaper, plaster of paris, clay and paint. A perfect end to a fantastic week.
Have a wonderful Easter break and we'll meet back on the 22nd April for the final term of Year 5!
Adios
Mr Routledge
