YEAR 5 HOMEWORK FOR HALF TERM

This week the children have been developing their knowledge and understanding of 3D shapes, angles and direction. In English, they have started a new unit about extreme sports. They have been gathering vocabulary and asking questions. We will continue to study Carrie’s War during guided reading.

Your child should have come home with a homework sheet but if not, see attached!

This week Patrick Healy (5E) received the golden leaf award for ‘using the gifts God gave him for persevering with his presentation of work and his handwriting’ and Eve Banham (5E) has her writing displayed on the showstoppers wall. Nicolas Renji (5T) received the golden leaf award for ‘using the gifts God gave him to always do the right thing and set an excellent example to the rest of the class.’ Lily Tan (5T) has her work on the showstoppers wall too.

We hope you enjoy a restful half term and enjoy a small sample of the many photographs we took at Runway’s End.

The Year 5 team.

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This week has been dominated by the residential visit to Runway’s End. The children had an amazing time, working collaboratively, setting themselves challenging goals and encouraging one another to achieve them.

At school the children have been developing their skills in using a formula to measure area and solving problems involving all 4 operations. In English, they have continued to study ‘Carrie’s War’. They have written an informal letter in character.

No homework has been set this week due to the residential at Runway’s End. However, children should still be revising their multiplication knowledge, reading and completing another section of their homework pyramid. The children have also been introduced to ‘Sumdog’ (www.sumdog.com) which they enjoyed. They all have their personal logins so that it can be accessed at home too.

This week Ethan Baker (5E) received the golden leaf award for ‘using the gifts God gave him to work collaboratively and for encouraging others’ and Elea De Vos (5E) has her writing displayed on the showstoppers wall. 5T were at Runway’s End for the Golden Leaf Assembly.

Have a restful weekend,

The Year 5 team

This week the children have been developing their multiplication and division skills, including multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000 in order to convert measures. If possible, please could you practise this at home. In English, they have continued to study ‘Carrie’s War’. They have written a diary and will be writing a letter next week.

No homework has been set this week due to the residential at Runway’s End.

This week Liam Tomkins (5E) received the golden leaf award for ‘using the gifts God gave him for his improved handwriting and presentation of work’ and Nathan Jose (5E) has his writing displayed on the showstoppers wall. Tia Abbinett (5T) received the golden leaf award for ‘using the gifts God gave her to always do her best.’ Kyle Gardner (5T) has his work on the showstoppers wall too.

We are looking forward to our residential next week. Year 5E are going from the Monday to the Wednesday and 5T will be going from Wednesday to Friday. Please remember that your child will need a drink and a packed lunch for the first day.

Have a great weekend,

The Year 5 team

This week the children have been using their addition and subtraction skills to solve word problems. In English, they have begun to familiarise themselves with the text, ‘Carrie’s War’. They have been thinking carefully about characterisation and using expanded noun phrases.

For homework the children have to complete the next section of their World War II pyramid by Friday, 6^th October.

Practise their times tables in preparation for our next unit on multiplication and division.

Practise their spellings: we have been learning about words with the letter string ough and suffixes able and ible. Use their preferred strategies to practise and learn these words. They will be tested on them on Monday, as well as a few other words that follow the same patterns, so they will need to do some investigation.

This week Vincent Inman (5E) received the golden leaf award for ‘using the gifts God gave him for being committed to improving work in all subjects’ and Orla Carey (5E) has her writing displayed on the showstoppers wall. Monet Lewendon (5T) received the golden leaf award for ‘using the gifts God gave her to be kind and helpful to other people.’ Freya Bijumon (5T) has her work on the showstoppers wall too.

A quick reminder: please could we have any medical forms, for Runways End, by Monday.

Enjoy your weekend,

The Year 5 team

Dear Parents,

This week the children have been working on their knowledge and understanding of place value and rounding. They have then applied these concepts to problem solving. If you are able, please practise multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000 using a place value grid and rounding numbers to the nearest 10, 100, 1000 or more using a number line.

In English they have been writing sentences about the animation, ‘The Piano’, using their knowledge of time conjunctions and adverbials and learning to use relative clauses.

Homework books have been sent home this week with a World War II home learning pyramid glued in. Their first piece of work will be due by the 25th September. Children are more than welcome to bring their homework in before that time.

As it is getting colder and wetter, please make sure your child has a coat for break and lunchtimes.

Year 5’s Welcome meeting will be on Tuesday 19th September at 5pm. We look forward to meeting many of you then.

Have a great weekend!

The Year 5 Team

Dear All,

Welcome back to a new school year. The children have all settled in well and we are already busy on our new units of learning. The topic for the first term is World War II; there is a lot of good children’s fiction based around this subject as well as information books and websites. Please encourage your children to do some personal research and enjoy reading.

Just a reminder that P.E. will be on a Monday with Mrs Turner or Mrs Edge and every other week on a Wednesday as well.

As the weather is beginning to turn, please ensure that your child has a coat for break and lunchtimes.

Please remember to return the medical consent forms for the Runways End residential.

Have a lovely weekend,

Year 5 Team

This week the children have been consolidating their knowledge about time and reading timetables. In English, they have been editing and publishing their text related to the Egyptian topic they have chosen.

For homework over the holidays the children will need to recap spellings from the Year 5 and 6 spelling list; Mymaths and they need to complete the Sacaments homework in their Home Learning Diaries (found after the 26^th June page). This homework is due by the first Friday back in school (8^th Sept). Children are more than welcome to bring their homework in earlier that week if they have completed it.

This week Imogen Rivers (5E) received the golden leaf award for ‘using the gifts God gave her to write a reflective response during R.E’. Jonathan Smith (5F) received the golden leaf award for ‘using the gifts God gave him to always work hard and be kind towards others.’

There was no showstopper writing as attendance awards were handed out.

Today Year 5 had a visit from the Betty Bus organisation to consolidate their SRE learning this half term. The people who ran the workshops were very impressed with our children’s knowledge and caring attitudes.

Well done to Year 5 for having the highest attendance and punctuality throughout the year (see parent mail)!

Have a lovely weekend,

The Year 5 team

This week the children have been recapping their knowledge of finding volume and also finding area and perimeters of simple and composite shapes. In English, they have been writing their text related to the Egyptian topic they have chosen. They have also enjoyed a ‘morning of mummification’ – learning about the Ancient Egyptian process, complete with all the gory bits!

For homework the children have 6 spellings with the ‘ci pattern; Mymaths and they need to complete a section from the homework pyramid. This homework is due by next Friday (21st July). Children are more than welcome to bring their homework in early if they have completed it.

This week Andrew Pearson (5E) received the golden leaf award for ‘using the gifts God gave him for always helping set up the classes in the morning, doing small jobs and using his time wisely to comlete work’ and Gabriel Ryan (5E) has his writing displayed on the showstoppers wall. Sophie Cunningham (5F) received the golden leaf award for ‘using the gifts God gave her to always work hard and strive to improve her work.’ Omoniyi Akintunde (5F) has his work on the showstoppers wall too.

We hope the children had a lovely full transition day in Year 6 and will be refreshed for Monday from the weekend break.

Have a lovely weekend,

The Year 5 team

This week the children have been continuing to develop their understanding of converting between units of measure. In English, they have planned their writing based upon the research they have completed.

For homework the children have 6 spellings with the ‘our’ pattern; Mymaths and they need to complete a section from the homework pyramid. This homework is due by next Friday (14^th July). Children are more than welcome to bring their homework in early if they have completed it.

This week Alex Jones (5E) received the golden leaf award for ‘using the gifts God gave him for always being a happy, caring member of the class and keeping me entertained with his sense of humour’ and Anna Le Ngoc (5E) has her writing displayed on the showstoppers wall. Sinisha Ruvidic (5F) received the golden leaf award for ‘using the gifts God gave him to settle well into his new class’ Kaitlyn Wingate (5F) has her work on the showstoppers wall too.

Please find attached photographs of Year 5 spending time with the police on a speed ops day.

Have a great weekend,

The Year 5 team

This week the children have been developing their understanding of converting between units of measure and they have completed their LAST half termly PAM test. In English, they have been encouraged to decide upon the purpose, audience and layout for their final piece of writing (Ancient Egypt theme).

For homework the children have 6 spellings from a test that was completed this week; Mymaths, they need to complete a section from the homework pyramid and research their chosen topic area for Literacy. This homework is due by next Friday (7^th July). Children are more than welcome to bring their homework in early if they have completed it.

This week Joana Lopez De Sousa (5E) received the golden leaf award for ‘using the gifts God gave her for always being a lovely member of the class’ and Lauren Forssman (5E) has her writing displayed on the showstoppers wall. Sophie Barker (5F) received the golden leaf award for ‘using the gifts God gave her to support her friends and cheer them up.’ Jeffrey Mamman Mathew (5F) has his work on the showstoppers wall too.

Thank you to all parents, carers and friends who came to support the children at Sports Day. We were very lucky with the weather, the rain arriving much later than expected and all the children seemed to have had an enjoyable morning of activities.

We’ve attached some photos of the Science activities that the children have participated in at Oaklands over the past couple of weeks.

Have a lovely weekend,

The Year 5 team