Year 5 Friday 5th November 2021

Date: 4th Nov 2021 @ 5:07pm

Welcome to this week’s Year 5 class blog

The children have settled back into school this week and been very grown up and respectful of one another during our RSE discussion sessions.

This week in year 5

In Maths we have been measuring perimeters. They have been investigating the different ways of calculating perimeters and practising using a ruler.  They have moved onto calculating perimeters with decimal places and perimeters of shapes that are not simply a quadrilateral.

In English we have moved onto our new book Room 13.  We have looked at the features of a suspense story, made predictions about what the story could be about and then we have made up our own nightmare story, trying to include features to create suspense.

In RE the children went over to visit the church, some children began their journey towards the sacrament of reconciliation and the children not undertaking the sacrament attended the session and supported their friends on their journey. The children were able to explore the church in a way that they are not usually allowed.  For more details please see the additional blog on the website (titled Year 5 Sacramental Programme - session 1)

In PE the children did one of two activities as they will swap next week.  Half of the class took part in a tag rugby session with Mrs Cookson.  They worked really hard on throwing and passing the ball and trying to score a try.  The other half of the class started the dance unit called ‘Earthlings!’ with Mrs Nuttall.  They created their own movements for 16 counts that expressed who they were and then collaborated with a partner and performed for the class.  They then went on to create a 16 count dance to represent one of the planets in the solar system.  They were very creative.

In Science the children had their final classroom sessions on their Forces topic; the topic will conclude with the trip next week.  The children investigated simple machines, using pulleys and gears and learnt how machines can help change the amount of force needed for tasks.  The children also undertook a special session with Mrs Quilliam where they learnt about Sir Isaac Newton and how he discovered the force of gravity. They measured weight using Newton meters. Some of even managed to find a pattern between Newtons and Grams. One Newton = 100 grams. Well done Year 5!

In French the children have learnt about subject pronouns (I,  you, he, she, we, you, they) and the verb etre (to be) in the context of Remembrance Day. Next week, they will use this grammar to write about this special time.

The children also took part in a number of sessions for their Journey in Love (RSE programme). They learnt about the different life stages a person goes through, with particular attention to the puberty stage. We discussed the different stages both girls and boys go through and what will happen to their bodies at this time, but that this will happen at different times to one another. The children were very mature; we did have some giggles, but overall they were very considerate of others, listened and asked relevant questions.  

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 prefix dis or mis). 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, please check with your child.

misinform, misguide, misplaced, misread, misspell, misunderstood, misjudge, disadvantage, disagree, disappear, discontinue, dishonest, dislike, disobey, displease. 

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

For Maths the children have been set activities relating to regular and irregular polygons and calculating perimeter

Spellings with the prefix dis or mis.

I have been really impressed with the children’s hard work and attitude this week.