This week in English children have written, edited and published their persuasive speech detailing who the greatest superhero is. In maths, we have started our new fractions and decimals unit. The children have looked at unit fractions, explored fractions of shapes and amounts, and started to find equivalent fractions.
Today we had a History Deep Learning Day, where we explored the role of women during World War II. The children looked at various photographs and tried to work out the jobs that women held during the war. They then researched a variety of jobs that were open to women before making a recommendation about the best job for Edith, our fictional job seeker.
** Don’t forget that Tuesday is our Evacuation Day. Children need to remember to come dressed as an evacuee and bring their gas mask box. At the end of the day we will seat children in rows on the playground as if they were waiting to be chosen by their new host family. Feel free to arrive from 2:50pm onwards to choose the evacuee you’d like to take home with you!
Home Learning:
In their yellow Home Reading Journal children need to write a review of the book they are reading/ a book they have read. This is due on Thursday19th November. Parents will need to sign off book reviews to show that children have completed the review task and have spoken about what has happened in the book, their favourite parts/characters, etc.
This week children have been set some maths homework on Sumdog as well as a multiplication test, spelling work and new vocabulary homework. This is due Thursday 12th November.
As part of an individual choice of home learning, they also have their creative homework task ideas for the autumn term– one piece should be completed each half term. As the first half term is now complete, children should begin on their second piece of home learning of their choice to share after half term.
Reading Passport and Year 5 Must Reads:
Keep up the great work with reading the books from the reading passport. The children who complete their passport will be put into a draw for the chance to see Pinocchio at the theatre. Also, the class with the most completed entries get to have a complete afternoon of sport with CM Sports. It’s all to play for!!!
As we are coming to the end of the first half term, the children should have been able to read or be reading one of the year group must reads. This is important for Year 5 children to hear quality vocabulary that they will be exposed to in upper primary school to also to prepare them for secondary school.
** Reminders – it’s week 1 after half term which means PE lessons will be on Wednesday 11th November. Children should come to school wearing their PE kit.
As the weather begins to turn colder and wetter, please remember children will need a coat to keep warm and dry. Break time snacks will be kept in the classroom until break time so they need to be kept separately from lunchboxes that children can unpack easily in the morning. They will not be able to access their lunchboxes until lunchtime.
Enjoy the first weekend of Lockdown2,
The Year 5 team.