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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. The children will write a detailed description of Scrooge and write a Victorian set mystery story. Alongside this they will study a variety of texts with a link to the Industrial Revolution, engineering or the Victorians.. 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 Planner 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 in the planner. The planners will need to be checked in school on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. 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 and for most of this half term the focus will be on formal multiplication and division and a return to more fraction work. 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 Victorians and the Industrial Revolution and the huge impact it had and some of the important people from that time such as Dickens, Dr Barnardoand Brunuel. GEOGRAPHY: As we are going to Whitby for a residential we will be undertaking a case study of the town and location. Science We well be looking at the properties of different materials and which van be altered. Grouping materials based on properties including: hardness, solubility, transparency, conductivity and response to magnets ; Dissolving ; Separating mixtures ;Reasons for everyday uses of materials ;Reversible/irreversible changes RRE: In R.E. we will be learning more about the life of Jesus, leading up to our big question - What would Jesus do?
Computing: We will be looking at Flat-file databases - Using a database ; to order data and create charts to answer questions.
UNDERSTANDING THE ARTS ART: We follow the new Art Access online scheme of learning. This term focussing on fashion design. MUSIC: This term we are fortunate to have Mr Rickson come in and teach Ukulele every Monday morning for this term which will culminate in a performance towards the end of term.
PSHE – Children will be looking at their mental health and well-being and dealing with feelings. P.E. – This half term in P.E. we will focus on hockey and netball. 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. Planners 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 put on the class blog on a Friday evening. The subsequent spelling practice of the words is the following Thursday. Spelling practice will take the form of dictated sentences. The children will receive a score out of 10 for the practiced words and another score out of 10 for the correct punctuation in their sentences and correct spellings of common words they should already know. · 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, planner, 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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. 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 18th October
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog
Week ended 18th October
Hello again, we’ve almost made it to the end of a very long half term and the evenings are beginning to draw in with all the fun of Christmas just around the corner! This week the children have written their independent story and got to grips with possessive apostrophes. In maths we have looked at multiples and factors as well as prime numbers. As part of Black history month we have looked at the hidden women from NASA in the 50s and 60s ; in R.E. we have learnt about pluralism, exclusivism and inclusivism ; more typography in art and gymnastics in P.E.; and in Computing we designed our own web pages and learnt how search engines rank websites in a search. We also attempted to prove that the Earth rotates on its axis in a practical science experiment involving shadows, with mixed results thanks to the autumnal weather.
Please remind your child that they need to be completing the 3 mathletics assignments each week. After half term, children not completing these tasks will have the opportunity to do so during their lunch hour, in school.
This week’s spellings are to practise homophones and near homophones. As they will sound the same it is vital that they learn the definitions of each.
past
passed
aisle
isle
proceed
precede
allowed
aloud
effect
affect
Have a great weekend.
week ending 18th October
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog
Week ended 18th October
Hello again, we’ve almost made it to the end of a very long half term and the evenings are beginning to draw in with all the fun of Christmas just around the corner! This week the children have written their independent story and got to grips with possessive apostrophes. In maths we have looked at multiples and factors as well as prime numbers. As part of Black history month we have looked at the hidden women from NASA in the 50s and 60s ; in R.E. we have learnt about pluralism, exclusivism and inclusivism ; more typography in art and gymnastics in P.E.; and in Computing we designed our own web pages and learnt how search engines rank websites in a search. We also attempted to prove that the Earth rotates on its axis in a practical science experiment involving shadows, with mixed results thanks to the autumnal weather.
Please remind your child that they need to be completing the 3 mathletics assignments each week. After half term, children not completing these tasks will have the opportunity to do so during their lunch hour, in school.
This week’s spellings are to practise homophones and near homophones. As they will sound the same it is vital that they learn the definitions of each.
past
passed
aisle
isle
proceed
precede
allowed
aloud
effect
affect
Have a great weekend.
week ending 11th October
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog
Hello again,
It was lovely to meet so many of you this week, if there are any other concerns please get in touch. This week we completed our sad tale of Luna; grappled with bar models in number problems; looked at fancy lettering in art ; completed their history of the Space Race; read about Dorothy Vaughan as part of Black history month; Learnt about search engines and web crawlers in computing; more seasonal work in French; .the benefits of a diverse community in R.E.; and more gymnastics in P.E.
Next week is harvest festival so please check the newsletter for more details on how to get involved.
In maths we will be looking at multiples and factors of numbers, if you want to discuss them with your child to prepare them. (look on here if you've forgotten what they are https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zv9sv9q#zqchn9q ). Practising TTROCKSTARS will really help them
Next week's spellings are on the long vowel sound / i / spely with a -y
apply
supply
identify
occupy
multiply
rhyme
cycle
python
hygiene
hyphen
Have a great weekend.
Week ended 4th October
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog
This week the children have started their sentence stacking around the cartoon One Small Step (which, later on, does involve the death of a father for a young girl, so please let me know if your child has recently had a bereavement so we can keep a close watch on them). Learning about main clauses, subordinate clauses and adverbials! Maths has been getting to grips with column addition and subtraction. In P.E. children practised shoulder stands and bridges ; have read about Margaret Hamilton of NASA, completed their pictures of the planets ; learnt more about the Space Race; completed their Christmas card designs for the PTA Christmas cards ; and today have been visited by local firefighters to discuss bonfire night safety. Unfortunately, they were called away on an emergency after 5 minutes, so Mr Smithson and myself had to deliver the powerpoint. Please discuss with your child what they learnt from the session as their safety is our prime concern ober this exciting time.
This week's spellings are to practise words with the short vowel sound / i / spelt with a 'y' :
symbol
mystery
lyrics
oxygen
symptom
physical
system
typical
crystal
rhythm
Have a great weekend!
week ending 27th September
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog
Hello again,
This week the children began a new writing unit and in maths learnt to round numbers up to a 100,000. In art they completed their Julian Opie portraits ; compared different religions in R.E.; continued to learn about the Space Race in History ; Made scaled pictures from card of the planets in our solar system ; Practised different rolls in P.E.; read about Helen Sharman in guided reading; How to describe the summer in French; and discussed feelings in PSHE.
This week's spellings, to practise for next Thursday are based around the suffixes -tious and -ious. If you don't know what a word means, please look it up as you may be asked to use it in context for question 10
ambitious
fictitious
infectious
nutritious
contentious
superstitious
pretentious
anxious
obnoxious
Have a great weekend!
