English

This week, the children continued reading their class text, ‘There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom.’ The focus for writing this week was ambitious vocabulary. The children gathered vocabulary around the outline of Bradley’s head to show the two sides of his personality. They used this to write a character description of Bradley. The children showed a fantastic understanding of Bradley’s character and how he changes depending on the situation. Next week, the children will focus on an event in the text and write about it from differing viewpoints. They will focus on emotive language and showing characterisation through thoughts and feelings.   

Maths

This week, the children continued learning about the place value of 5-digit and 6-digit numbers. They ordered and compared them and learnt how to round them to the nearest 100, 1000 and 10,000. Next week, the children will continue to round 6-digit numbers and begin unit 2, Addition and Subtraction.   

Thematic

This week, the children started their new thematic topic, ‘Across the Pond.’ They will be learning about North America and spending time comparing the topography to that of the UK. In the first lesson, the children learnt about the origins of North America and how certain states were named after their founders. Following this, the children worked in groups to map out key North American countries. On Friday, the children participated in an art carousel. They travelled through the year 5 classrooms and studied a different North American artist and even produced a mini art piece for each one too! Next week, the children will delve into the topography of North America!

The caterpillars arrived in year 5! The children will be studying their life cycles and once we have butterflies, they will release them into the wild. This links to our science learning for the term.

Key Dates

Wednesday 17^th September- School photos

Friday 19^th September- Colour Run 1.30pm

Wednesday 24^th September- Wednesday 1^st October- travelling book fair

Wednesday 1^st October- B and G to Monkton Nature Reserve

Thursday 2^nd October- National Poetry Day

Friday 3^rd October- R and Y to Monkton Nature Reserve

Wednesday 15^th October- Parent book look 2.30pm

 

Homework

- Please read with your child at least 3 times a week.

- All children have been given a ZPD to help them identify the correct books for their reading level. Once your child has read their book, they will need to complete a quiz on it before getting a new one. These quizzes can be done either in school or at home on Accelerated Reader using the log-in codes found in their reading records.

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- Children should be playing TTRS at least 3 times a week to build their confidence and fluency with time-tables knowledge.

- Mathletics homework has also been set for the children to complete by next Friday.

- Please see the homework menu attached for our thematic homework. This can be completed in the homework book provided if you wish.

- Please choose ten spellings each week to practice with your child at home. They can use the format shown in the book.

The Year 5 team