Welcome to Year 5!

Here you will find all the latest information and updates from the classroom, be it the lastest homework assignments, spellings or piccies of some of the wonderful work we've been producing. 

Year 5 Team

Mr Coulam

Mrs Wray

Miss Askew

https://www.childline.org.uk/

Our Classroom

Routines:

P.E.

On a Thursday we have PE delivered by JB Sports Coaching. On these days we come to school in our P.E kit. Our P.E kit should be:

• Plain white t-shirt
• Black/navy shorts.
• Trainers or Plimsolls can be worn for PE lessons.
• Black/Navy tracksuit bottoms for colder weather/outdoor PE.
• Black/Navy tracksuit top for colder weather/outdoor PE.
• No Football/Sports shirts

Homework

Homework will mainly consist of Maths and English tasks. Homework will aim to secure their learning from a particular skill the children have been learning the previous week. When given, homework will be set and given to the children on a Monday. It is expected that the children hand their homework in on Friday morning.

Reading is a continuously asked of task of all children in Year 5. Children in Year 5 are expected to read at home every day for up to 30 minutes, either independently or with an adult.

Free maths resources: 

https://blog.reallygoodstuff.com/11-free-math-sites-for-kids/

https://nrich.maths.org/

https://mathsbot.com/manipulativeMenu

The above websites gives free access for children to access maths activities from their devices! Give them a try!

Spelling

Spellings will be handed out to the children on Thursdays. The children are encouraged to use their spelling books during 'free' time in school and every evening at home, if possible.

Reading

We encourage all children to read a chapter a night (or as much as they can) and record it in their reading diaries. We encourage this to be a whole family event, so it is desirable if the children can read to an adult as often as they can, as this will boost their confidence during school time. For every evening a child reads they are rewarded with a house point!

Class Reading Book

This term, Mr Coulam will be reading Who Let the Gods Out? by Maz Evans

Elliot's mum is ill and his home is under threat, but a shooting star crashes to earth and changes his life forever. The star is Virgo - a young Zodiac goddess on a mission. But the pair accidentally release Thanatos, a wicked death daemon imprisoned beneath Stonehenge, and must then turn to the old Olympian gods for help. After centuries of cushy retirement on earth, are Zeus and his crew up to the task of saving the world - and solving Elliot's problems too?

Power of Reading

During English lessons each term, we base all of our work around a Power of Reading text. This term, we are focusing our English reading and writing tasks around our class reading book: Who Let the Gods Out?

Our Amazing Curriculum 

“You cannot give without loving, but you cannot love without giving”

Amy Carmichael

Jaylen Arnold

Jaylen Arnold is a young activist who stands up against bullying. He started his own foundation, Jaylen's Challenge, to raise awareness about bullying and promote kindness and acceptance in schools. Jaylen has appeared on TV shows and received awards for his inspiring work.

Jaylen Arnold was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome, a condition that causes involuntary movements and sounds. Instead of letting this hold him back, Jaylen used his experiences to educate others about differences and to spread a message of acceptance and inclusion.

Jaylen Arnold has spoken at schools and events worldwide, sharing his story and inspiring others to stand up against bullying. He has been featured in the media for his advocacy work and has touched the lives of many young people with his message of kindness and acceptance.

Summer Term 1

Geography

• Fairtrade
• Weathering and erosion

Science

• Properties of material

DT

• Marbellous structures

Science

Below, we will upload photos and pieces of work from all our science lessons throughout the year.

Enjoy :)

Computing

Online Safety Week

In year 5, we celebrated Online Safety week by using Microsoft PowerPoint to create a slideshow presenting the SMART acronym. Firstly, children made an initial poster to help them create their ideas.

Then, children were able to alter their fonts, font colours and font sizes. As a next step, the children were expected to add transitions, before sharing their PowerPoints with the class.

History

Design and Technology

Here, you will find photos of all DT lessons throughout the year. In Year 5, we have many imagintive, creative and practical pupils!

Art

Below you will find any art activities that place throughout the year!

BEWARE!

We have some incredible artists in Year 5

'Creativity takes courage'

Lab Cocoa with Tracee Clay

17.4.24

Parkour with the YMCA

26th February 2024

We invited the YMCA to our school to deliver a fun-filled parkour session to the whole school.

PIZZA Day in Year 5!

Yoga

. Every Friday afternoon, the children will take part in a 45 minute session and will learn about different yoga exercises and breathing strategies to help them calm, be relaxed and understand more about their minds about body.

Music

JB SPORT - WOW Archery

7.9.23

Our Indian Experience

iSingPop Music Festival

Friday 6th October.

Today we welcomed Emma from ISingPop to our school to talk to the children about Harvest. The children also learned two new amazing and beautiful songs, which we can sing as a whole class during our assemblies. The sessions were made active also, as the children also learned new dance moves and actions which accompany these new songs.

The children were absolutely amazing. They were thouroughly engaged throughout, and showed a real perseverance to help them flourish. Well done Year 5!

20.11.23

First Aid training

NEW-AGE KURLING

We visited King Edwards Grammar school in Louth to take part in a new sport - New-age kurling. We competed against 3 other schools in a mini-tournament. Our children were SUPER behaved, and their efforts were incredible! Well done, team!