Year 5 - Friday 15th October 2021

Date: 14th Oct 2021 @ 4:12pm

 Welcome to this week’s Year 5 class blog

The children have had another fabulous week.  They are remaining keen, enthusiastic and eager to learn.  This week we have been investigating levers, creating mythical beasts and had a netball tournament. 

This week in year 5

We have been using protractors and investigating different angles this week, which is a tricky task.  The children have persevered and shown great skills. If you have protractors at home, allow your children to continue to practise using them and looking at angles smaller than a right angle (acute angles) and angles bigger than a right angle (obtuse angles).  They really enjoyed estimating angles and seeing how close they could get. There is a game called Alien Attack on the Topmarks Maths website that they can use at home.

In English we have been reading the Greek Myth of Perseus and the Gorgon.  They have been fascinated by the story.  They have created their own hero, setting and mythical beast that will be used to create their own Myth next week.

In History we focused on the Olympic Games and how the Ancient Greek Olympic games have influenced the Olympic Games we now hold.  The children made 'Fact Files' showing the similarities and differences between the two games.

In PSHE this week the children looked at stereotyping and how we should not judge people on what we see.  We will be examining this further next week and looking at challenging stereotypes and why this is important.

In RE the children have been exploring friendships and what it means to be a good friend.

In PE the children had a spirited netball tournament, where they were able to showcase all the great defending, passing and shooting skills they have been developing this half term.  They have shown real improvement in their technique.

In Science the children investigated levers and how levers can be used to magnify force and help us use little force but achieve greater force.  They used a range of levers including wheelbarrows, dog ball throwing aids, scissors and tin openers.

Don't forget to check in the gallery for photos.

Home Practice all relates to this week's learning - These are the tasks to be completed.

Reading - You all have a Home Reading book for year 5 so reading every night for 15-20 mins is essential. You also have a Reading Journal/Diary that must be completed and signed.

You can change your reading book on any school day (book bags to be left on Mrs Mulgrew's desk)

Spellings (homophones and near homophones). We will look at these in more detail in school next week, they should be practised at home, ready for the test on Thursday.  Now that we are back into the swing of things they have more than 10 spellings.

Some children have been told to complete a different number of spellings, so please check with your child.

past passed aisle isle allowed aloud affect effect witch which where were wear there their they’re

Sumdog challenges

PLEASE ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILDREN TO COMPLETE THE SUMDOG CHALLENGES. MANY CHILDREN ARE STILL NOT ACCESSING SUMDOG.

Times tables have been set to reflect class targets

Maths the children have been set compare and order different angles

Spellings homophones and near homophones