5SC sponsorship update – our final total was £756!!!! Absolutely amazing!!!!

A huge thank you for all your support – both emotional and financial. We will be inviting a member of the Wessex Neurological Centre in to school next term for a presentation of the money. More photos to follow then.

For our final week of Lent at school, KS2 attended a collective worship in the hall to walk the final journey of Christ and reflect on His love and sacrifice for mankind.  We then completed a personal Lenten reflection.

Reminders for first week back

• PE kits required for Thursdays each week.
• No formal homework will be set for the Easter holidays, however there are Sumdog tasks if your child would like to do complete. Encourage them to keep reading daily and practising their times tables.

Have a happy Easter break,

The Year 5 Team

Hello everyone,

We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who came in and helped with our DT deep learning day and also to those who provided resources. The children had a blast working in teams to create model sized crime and punishment devices, they really were outstanding! (See blow for all the pictures)

Just a few reminders

• Next Wednesday will be the last swimming session for Cassowary (5JN) Class. The children have made fantastic progress with their swimming and will be able to show it off next week during their sponsored swim challenge. Our chosen charity is Place2be that help support children suffering with mental health and well being issues. We are very grateful for your sponsorships! We will be collecting money in the next few weeks, this can be handed into the office or given to Mrs Jackson-Nash by your child.
• Homework which includes spelling, vocab, maths paper task and online task due next Thursday.
• Please send your child into school with the correct PE kit next Thursday.
• A big well done shout out to the four girls in Kookaburra class and Miss Moore who planned and hosted a bake sale. They raised a whopping £205 for the RSPCA!

Have a lovely weekend,

Year 5 team!

Hello everyone,

We were so impressed with the effort and creativity that went into world book day costumes this year.

The children had a brilliant day exploring poetry and performance focusing on the poem ‘The Door’ by Miroslav Holub.

Go and open the door.
Maybe outside there’s
a tree, or a wood,
a garden,
or a magic city.

Go and open the door.
Maybe a dog’s rummaging.
Maybe you’ll see a face,
or an eye,
or the picture
of a picture.

Go and open the door.
If there’s a fog
it will clear.

Go and open the door.
Even if there’s only
the darkness ticking,
even if there’s only
the hollow wind,
even if
nothing
is there,
go and open the door.

At least
there’ll be
a draught.

The children then created their own, thinking about the message they wanted to give their reader – be brave even when times get tough, just open the door.

Next week’s reminders –

• Homework is due Thursday 16th March 2023. This includes spelling, vocabulary, maths (paper task and online) and RE homework
• Please bring in any sponsorship money for 5sc swimming . To be handed into the office or to Miss Stapley.
• Reading passports deadline is Friday 17th March.
• Year 5 house team Football competition is on Friday 17th March. Please send pupils in their PE kits and shinpads. NO STUDS.
• Last week, pupils were given a letter about our DT learning day which is on Monday 20th March. If you would like to join us in the morning to assit the pupils with making their crime and punishment devices please let us know. Also a list of DT resources was attached to the letter. We would be very grateful if pupils could bring in any of these resources to help on the day.

Have a lovely weekend,

Year 5 team

Last week was music deep learning day! The children ad so much fun exploring instruments, looking at key skills and vocabulary such as timbre, ostinato, dynamics etc and reviewing different pieces of music.

We began the day by listening to the ensemble ‘Deepest Relaxing Ambient Music Angelic Choir from Outer Space’. As they were listening, they drew what came to their minds. 

We then introduced the children tot he different components that make up an ensemble, they needed to use their acute hearing and identify the different layers of sound. Next, they explored different instruments which made it easier for them to identify the sounds within the piece.

Pupils then worked in teams to create their own piece and needed to think about the desired effect they wanted to create for their audience.

The pupils then performed their pieces to the year group and had super fun when watching their recorded pieces with all the green screen excitement!

Reminders-

• House team football competition is this Friday 3rd March. If your pupil has signed up to this, please send them with their pe kits, trainers (no studs) and shin pads.
• Thank you for all the effort that has gone into World book day – check out next week’s blog to see our outfits!
• Homework is due Thursday 9th March. This includes a book review, vocab, spelling, maths paper task and maths online task.
• Parent’s evening is taken place on Tuesday 7th March and Wednesday 8th March. Please ensure that you have booked an appointment using School Cloud. Please contact the office if you have any issues.

Have a lovely weekend

Year 5 team