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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 newspaper report on their trip to Whitby ; A historical fiction piece on the Egyptians and poetry. Alongside this they will study a variety of texts with a link to the Egyptians , evolution and the rainforest.eering 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. This term, the focus will be on shape, direction and position, capacity, decimals and negative numbers. 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 Ancient Egyptians. GEOGRAPHY: We will be following up on our trip to Whitby with a case study of the town and location. Science We well be looking at Life cycles and living things and the habitats. Also, what is the definition of a living organism. RE: In R.E. we will be learning more about the religion of Islam and its central tenets.
Computing: We will be looking at conditions in quizzes and on Scratch (a programming tool).
UNDERSTANDING THE ARTS ART: We follow the new Art Access online scheme of learning. This term focussing on architecture. MUSIC: This term we will be using Charanga..
PSHE – Children will be looking at keeping them selves safe and risk management. P.E. – This half term in P.E. we will focus on rounders and athletics. 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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Year 5 Class Blog
Week ending 10th January
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog
Hello, welcome back and a Happy New Year! This week saw the delayed start to what is laughingly known as the Spring Term. Disappointed as they were to be gifted a snow day on Monday, they soon recovered in time to start the new year afresh and ready to learn. This week we have been getting to grips with Dickens; creating a character description of Scrooge ; returned to multiplication using the formal method (the way you were taught at school) to multiply 2 digits by 2 digits. ( As I keep telling the children, the mathematical calculations are pretty simple, it's the process that takes time to get embedded, so any practice you can give your child, even if just 5 minutes here and there, will help them). We also started our topic on the Industrial Revolution by looking at the Victorians and the British Empire; In science we learnt about the power of levers.
A new date for your diaries is to note that PE days are Mondays and Thursdays for this term. We will also be restarting ukelele lessons on Monday mornings so if your child has their own ukelele they may bring it in.
This week's spellings are to practise the suffix -ity :
community
curiosity
ability
captivity
activity
sensitivity
possibility
flexibility
visibility
eternity
Have a great weekend and stay warm!
It's Christmas!
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog
Hello, Sorry for my absence the past couple of weeks, but I broke my laptop and access has been a problem.
I just wanted to say a huge thankyou from Mrs Milne and myself for your very generous Christmas gifts and cards. This (very) long term has been great and I hope everybody gets a chance to rest, relax and eat themselves silly over the festive break.
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
Big Love
Mr Routledge and Mrs Milne
Week ending 29th November
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog
Hello,
Apologies for the non appearance of the blog of last week. For some reason we ended up with Year 2’s. This week the children have written their own transmissions from a distant planet; continued to battle with fractions - If you can support your child with this it will really help to secure their understanding. We've been working on equivalence by making the denominators the same using common multiples; and converting improper fractions to mixed numbers. Good luck! In guided reading we learnt about the ISS and in science about the effects of gravity and how to measure it. In R.E. we looked at old Testament prophecies about the birth of Jesus and in geography studied the Taiga of Russia. In art they began their spaceman pictures and in P.E. completed their gymnastics unit. Next week the madness begins! We will be walking to church on Tuesday morning, which you are welcome to accompany us to, watching a pantomime and decorating the tree on Monday. If your child want to make a joy themed decoration for the tree they need to bring it to school on Monday morning.
Spellings for this week are:
equipment
environment
government
parliament
document
enjoyment
management
movement
replacement
statement
Have a great weekend.
Spellings for 28th November
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog
Apologies for the blog mix up, it disappeared and was replaced by Year 2's.
The spellings for this week are on modal verbs, so most are pretty easy:
can
could
may
might
must
shall
should
will
would
ought
Week ending 15th November
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog
This week has been anti-bullying week, which as well as wearing odd socks, was about the children ‘choosing respect’when interacting with others. We also had a diversity mentor come in to talk to the children and on top of that Friday was Children in Need day. If your child came to school dressed up or down, today, please don’t forget to donate to the appeal.
In between all that we started to write our stranded on Mars broadcast, learnt about equivalence in fractions, dissected the lyrics to a Jessie J song on bullying; created electrical circuits in D&T; and began to create a class worship for next Wednesday, to which all parents and carers are invited at 2.45pm. (I have attached the script below for the children with multiple lines to practice).
This week’s spellings are:
wrestle
mortgage
island
yacht
wrapper
aisle
debris
Christmas
guarantee
guilty
Have a great weekend!
SCRIPT
Narrator:
Once upon a time there lived a young girl named Sarah and her friend Tom. They were feeling sad and downbeat.
Tom:
(looking downcast)
"I just can't seem to find anything to be happy about today, Sarah. Everything is going wrong."
Sarah:
"Me neither. Lets go and see if we can find some joy.
Narrator:
So they went in search of joy.
Max: Hey lets ask her.
Erin. Hello, Can you help us, we’re searching for joy
Molly: I’ll see if I can see any through my binoculars.
Max: Any luck
Molly: No, sorry.
Narrator:
So off they trudged
Erin: Hello, can you help us, we’re searching for joy.
Mapman1: We’re famous explorers, we can find anything.
Mapman 2: We’ll use our map. Just follow us.
Narrator: But they couldn’t find joy.
Mapmen. Sorry.
(they come across 2 teens on their phones)
Max: Hello, can you help us, we’re searching for joy.
TEENS IGNORE THEM
Erin: Err, hello……………. Let’s leave them, there’s definitely no joy to be found on those.
Diggers: (singing) Dig, dig, dig, dig. We’re digging up the road. X2
Max: Hello, can you help us, we’re searching for joy.
Digger1: We’re digging for treasure.
Digger 2. But we could see if we find any joy.
Digger 3: Lets dig up the road.
Diggers: (singing) Dig, dig, dig, dig. We’re digging up the road. X2
(MAX AND ERIN LOOK AT WATCHES)
Diggers: (singing- SLOWLY AND EXHAUSTED) Dig, dig, dig, dig. We’re digging up the road………we give up.
(MAX AND ERIN TRUDGE OFF TO THE DOORS)
KNOCK KNOCK
Max: Hello, can you help us, we’re searching for joy.
Door1 + 2+ 3 : Not today thank you / You wont find any here/ Why don’t you try next door
MAX AND ERIN TRUDGE OFF TO THE SHOPS)
Erin: Hello, can you help us, we’re searching for joy.
Shophelia: Ah, joy! It's not something you can buy, but it's everywhere, if you know where to look. Look around you—there's always something good in every day. Today, for instance, I saw a beautiful butterfly. And every time I see a smile, it lifts my spirits
Max: I never thought about it that way. Maybe I have been focusing too much on the bad stuff."
Erin: Sometimes we forget to be thankful for the little things that bring us joy—like a smile, a song, or even a beautiful sunset
Narrator: Max smiled. He realized that joy was not something he had to wait for; it was already in his life, waiting for him to see it
Narrator 2: The play shows us that joy can often be found in the simplest moments, when we open our eyes to the good around us. Whether it’s through friendships, acts of kindness, or a cheerful heart, joy is something that can brighten our lives and the lives of others.
Narrator 3: We asked Year 5 what brings them joy.
ANNIE & Zahra: Beautiful butterflies!
Will,calum,maher, Jnr : FOOTBALL!
Isla : Forward rolls
Jalal/Ava/Roza: Our favourite toys.
Narrator 4: And once we started thinking about it, we couldn’t stop
Cut to powerpoint of chn’s fave moments
Narrator 5: Let us Pray……
Dear God,
Help us to remember the verse: "The joy of the Lord is your strength."
When we focus on joy, especially the joy that comes from knowing God’s love and goodness, it strengthens us. No matter what challenges we face, we can always choose joy.
Narrator 6 Let’s carry that joy into the world today, and remember that, like Erin and Max, we can find it anywhere—if we look for it.
In Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Narrator 7: Thank you for listening, and may your hearts be filled with joy
