Year 5 had a very enjoyable week last week, particularly on Friday during our visit to the D Day museum (photos to follow).

Homework this week:

Spellings: ence suffix homework sheet
Times tables: Weekly practice sheets
Reading: Bug club and regular reading recorded in diaries
Abacus: Homework set-Focus on rounding

Reminder that it is parent’s evening this Tuesday.

Have an enjoyable week!

Year 5 have had a very busy, but enjoyable, first week back.

We have been up to lots, including enjoying an anti bullying show, a workshop session led by BT and an assembly practise ready for the Bishop visiting next week-we are all very excited to meet him!

Just a reminder to all parents that the payment for our trip to the D DAY museum is due this Monday (9th). Many thanks to those who have already paid and offered their help on this trip.

Homework this week:

Spellings: Focus on the suffix ance. Sheets sent home Friday
Times tables: At least one practice sheet to be completed weekly
Reading: Bug Club and general reading completed on a weekly basis
Abacus Homework: Focus on Fractions-set on Friday

Thank you for your continued support with homework.

Look forward to seeing most of you at Parents Evening either this Monday (9th) or next Tuesday (17th).

Have a good week!

Home Learning

Spelling:

In Year Five this week we have been focussing on our tricky words. These include words that have different sounds to how they are spelt or have double letters. We have also focussed on synonyms for the tricky words using dictionaries to find their definition. For homework this week children will be able to consolidate the spelling of these words. If children are confident in spelling them they could extend themselves by using a dictionary to find other words that are tricky in the same way.

Times Tables:  We have a times tables test every Friday. If there is a times table the children need to practice, we will send them home with a sheet to support them and practice for the next test.

Abacus:  There will also be plenty of online maths homework set to keep them busy over half term.

New Topic: We are looking forward to  starting our new topic of ‘World at War’ next half term with year 5. If they want to get a head start on the topic they could complete some prior research on WW1 and WW2 over half term.

We hope you have a lovely half term!

The Year Five Team

What a fantastic week year 5 have had! I’m sure they all came home exhausted after the fun filled and activity packed few days they had at Runways End. We had a brilliant week gaining skill, confidence and some of us tackled some of our fears (the teachers definitely tackled a few fears!)  in the different activities. We took part in abseiling, rock climbing, canoeing, archery, and the list goes on. We hope they have gained memories that will last for a lifetime.

Thank you to all of the parent helpers involved, including Mrs Parnum, Mr Barclay, Mr Phillips and Miss Dove.

The Year 5 Team

Spelling:

This week we have been focussing on using spelling rules to spell words with the suffix ‘cial’ and ‘tial’, such as official.

Children can practise the words that they didn’t get right at home this week in our test.  The spelling sheet is given out each Friday afternoon and is stuck in home learning books.

However, If you scored 15/15 on the recent spelling test, use the dictionary to find trickier words with this suffix or try and write a sentence using your spellings.

This will be checked the following Friday.

Times Tables:

Times tables are a massive focus during this current year. Children will bring home a multiplication sheet with a particular times table they have struggled with. Children can practise these ready for next weeks multiplication challenge which take place every Friday afternoon.

We are looking forward to seeing the progression the children are making in their current spellings and multiplication.

Thank you so much for your support at home.

The Year 5 Team