English

This week, the children wrote a letter to Mrs Ebbel from future Bradley. The children imagined how Bradley’s life had turned out and decided to share the positive news with his former teacher. It was an emotive and thoughtful piece of writing. Next week, the children are reading ‘The Lady of Shallot.’ They are going to be creating a descriptive poem linking to the text.  

Maths

This week, the children used column addition and subtraction. They learnt how to problem solve with this method by finding missing digits and deciding where a mistake occurred. Next week, they are starting their unit on line graphs.  

Thematic

This week, the children wrote a geographical report about the differences between North America and the UK. The children used this opportunity to showcase their learning across the term. During the week, both classes went to Monkton Nature Reserve to look at the life cycle of different animals and plants. It was a fantastic day out for the children! They learnt about insect life cycles, looked at exo-skeletons, hunted for leaves and berries and even looked inside the bat cave!  

Art Competition

Term 1’s Art Competition is inspired by Henri Rousseau and his famous Jungle paintings. Rousseau’s work often captured dreamlike visions filled with exotic plants, wild animals, and imaginative scenes. Now it’s your turn to do the same!
Your task is to create an artwork in any medium (painting, drawing, digital art, collage, or mixed media) that communicates a dream you have had – just as Rousseau brought his dreams to life through his Jungle scenes. The deadline is the end of Term 1 and you must submit your artwork to Mr Mason. Winners and selected works will be featured in a special exhibition in Term 2.

Let your imagination roam free – whether your dream takes place in a jungle, under the sea, or on another planet, we can’t wait to see it come alive in your art!

Key Dates

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