This week in maths we completed our work on rounding numbers and have moved on to look at addition and subtraction. Please check out the addition video in the maths blog, to see the strategies used when adding 4-digit numbers together. Please ensure that your child is using the correct vocabulary when talking through the calculation.

In English we have been working on fronted adverbials in context. children will be applying these to their diaries next week.

Please remember Monday (23rd) is our evacuation day. Children need to be dressed as evacuees and bring their gas mask boxes, that they made at home. Please remember to collect your child from the unity building that day, just as evacuees were chosen by their foster families.

Have a terrific weekend,

The Year 5 Team

This week in maths, we have been consolidating our understanding of numbers up to 1 000 000 and rounding. Please practise reading numbers to 1 000 000 with you child, at home, so that they become more confident with the larger numbers.

In English, we have been exploring our novel, Carrie’s War, and empathising with the life of an evacuee.

Homework has been sent out today. The children should have their Reading Passport, spelling work and word level work. Please could you use the word level work words in conversations with your child over the coming week? Sumdog homework has also been set – children all have their logins written in their diaries.

The children need to also read the first 10 pages of their homework diaries and the final 8 pages, including the back page.

Congratulations to the new Year 5 School Councillors – Louis Read (5SC) and James Watson (5E) – who will do a marvellous job over the coming year.

We hope to see you all at our welcome and residential meetings at 5.30 p.m. on Monday.

Have a terrific weekend and enjoy the late summer sunshine,

the Year 5 team

Welcome to the Year 5 blog. The children have made a fantastic start to the new school year and we are looking forward to a great year ahead.

Our welcome meeting for parents will be on the Monday 16th September, starting at 5.30 p.m. followed by a meeting about the residential. Medical forms will be sent out next week in preparation for the meeting.

Diaries containing Sumdog logins have been sent home along with new home learning books. The children have a copy of the creative homework for this term. One piece needs to be completed per half term.

Each week (starting next Friday) the children will receive some homework. This will often be spellings, word level work and Sumdog maths. When we introduce a new topic we will sometimes provide a pre-teaching video on the school maths blog. This can be found on the same page as the Year 5 blog. Please ensure your child has watched the place value video this weekend.

A letter will be sent out next week about our WWII evacuation day (23rd September), where children can come to school dressed as an evacuee. We will also send out some dimensions for them to make their own gas mask box.

Have a lovely weekend,

The Year 5 team

Photos showing some of the activities we did as part of our Geography work on coastal erosion and deposition. Our thanks to Mrs Broadway, from Oaklands, who used her expert subject knowledge.

This week the children have spent time with their new teachers again. On Monday they spent the afternoon in their new year group and today they have had a full day experience.

On Wednesday we were lucky enough to have Mrs Broadway, Head of Geography at Oaklands, come and visit to demonstrate the processes of erosion and deposition. The children worked on a carousel of activities exploring these two key coastal processes.

This Monday the children will have the opportunity to apply all their geographical knowledge within the fieldwork they will be completing at Chichester Harbour. Please remember that the children do not have to wear school uniform but need comfortable clothing and footwear appropriate to walking along a coastline. If it continues to be as hot as it has, they will need a hat, sun cream and an extra water bottle.

Have a wonderful weekend,

The Year 5 Team

    Seeing how different types of exercise affects the heart rate.

As Mr Cunningham wrote in his blog, it’s was a very busy week last week. Sorry that this is the first time we’ve managed to get to a computer for any length of time to catch up with you.

On Friday 28th June, we had another of our STEM days – photographs to follow.

On Monday, we had our belated sports day and the weather was perfect – sunny but with a breeze. The children had a fantastic time earning points for their houses and running competitively in races. Again, photographs to follow.

Tuesday saw the whole school celebrating the feast of Sts Peter and Paul. It was a lovely Mass from Father Jeremy and the children enjoyed an ice lolly, as a treat, after lunch.

On Friday, the children had their first transition morning with their new class teacher.

Cassowary class will become Seal class with Mr Pratley.

Kookaburra class will become Penguin class with Mr Land.

Many of us helped with the Year 4 camping on Friday night, hence the lack of blog on the same evening, however we did manage to set some word level and Sumdog homework before we decided to go for an evening without sleep!

Hope you enjoyed the good weather on Saturday,

The Year 5 Team

Sumdog homework has been set! Year 5 pupils, please log on and complete the questions.