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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 Ending 8th November
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog
Hello,
And welcome back to the most exciting of half terms, which takes us up to Christmas! The children returned bright eyed and bushy tailed and we got to work learning a 200 year old, famous poem by Edgar Allen Poe, called Evening Star. The children astounded me with the speed with which they learnt it, indeed the only thing they struggled with was the name Edgar. I will attach it below so if they want to impress you they may be able to recite it (after a quick recap). In maths we revisited common multiples and factors. In Computing we investigated the most efficient way to search for information online, how to be aware that not everything they see online is real, and how even your air fryer might be spying on you (no really - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/05/air-fryer-excessive-surveillance-smart-devices-which-watches-speakers-trackers ) so be careful what you say! In French we thought what better time of year than to learn how to order ice creams and in geography investigated why we have time zones and lines of longitude and had fun looking at live webcams from cities around the world. P.E was more rolling around in various positions and in science and guided reading we began to learn about Sir Isaac Newton and his research into gravity and the rules of motion.
This week's spellings are around silent letters, to be practised next Thursday
doubt
lamb
debt
thumb
solemn
autumn
column
knight
knuckle
knot
We have been concentrating on the 4x tables this week, so please check your child's knowledge of these for 30 seconds each day with random, not in order, questioning. ie. what is 8 x 4, what is 4 x 6. The ones they get wrong, keep coming back to.
Evening Star by Edgar Allen Poe
Twas noontide of summer,
And mid-time of night;
And stars, in their orbits,
Shone pale, thro’ the light
Of the brighter, cold moon,
’Mid planets her slaves,
Herself in the Heavens,
Her beam on the waves.
I gaz’d awhile
On her cold smile;
Too cold — too cold for me —
There pass’d, as a shroud,
A fleecy cloud,
And I turn’d away to thee,
Proud Evening Star,
In thy glory afar,
And dearer thy beam shall be;
For joy to my heart
Is the proud part
Thou bearest in Heav’n at night,
And more I admire
Thy distant fire,
Than that colder, lowly light
Have a great weekend!
Week ending 25th October
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog
Well, we've finally made it to the end of the first half term. Hasn't it flown. This week we let the children run (or fly) free with their own space based story based on anything they wanted with spectacular results. Got to grip with squared and cubed numbers in maths ; completed their 3d life journey maps in art ; learnt more about the hidden women of Nasa; balanced and rolled in PE ; celebrated harvest festival ; read a spooky halloween story in guided reading ; and sketched pictures of famous women for black history month.
This week's spellings (for after half term) are more homophones
farther
father
guessed
guest
herd
heard
led
lead
morning
mourning
Enjoy the half term break and if there are any sweets left over after halloween, I'm happy to help!
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.
