Reminders first this week:

Homework set online for maths and children have maths and english stuck in home learning books as usual. This is due in on Thursday 30th June. 

Additional piece of home learning this week – Children to complete a family plastic diary and bring in for an english lesson on Wednesday 29th June.

Chichester Harbour Trip next week on Friday 1st July. Packed lunches are required for the trip.

This week has seen a hive of activites going on in Year 5 and across the school (Carnival day photos to follow).

Thursday saw a group of children across the school taking part in a pizza making afternoon with UK Harvest, an organisation that utilises healthy food that would otherwise be thrown away and turns it into appertising meals. Luke, Xaviay and Hattie enjoyed their pizza making session and showed off their healthy veggie toppings. Luke was particularly excited about eating his pizza after school.

Earlier on Tuesday, KS2 held their Sports Day morning with the welcome return of family support. Even though the temperatures rose throughout the morning, the children loved the house team activities, organised by CM Sports, and worked so well together to collect ‘pasta’ points. Everyone was so encouraging and their was a great team spirit. The final running races produced its top 3 boys and girls in each year group with a medal presentation ceremony. The winning house was Green – St Teresa.

Whether children were victorious or not on the day, we chatted with the children about the importance of their contribution to the whole team and how that can lead to collective success and a growth in resilience. Well done to all!

Enjoy the photos below:

This week we have been busy getting ready for the carnival on the 24th June. We have been practising our Indian style dance moves (huge thanks to Rose, Ishana and Lola), learning an Indian folk song and drawing animals that are from India. We hope you’ll be able to see us all in action at the carnival. A letter about face painting and clothing for the day  has been sent out, with the children today.

We have also been practising our hockey skills with CM Sports, during our PE time this week.

Reminders:

Children will need to wear PE kit for their Monday (20th June) PE session.

Tuesday 21st June is KS2 sports day – children need to wear their PE kit but with a t-shirt that is the colour of their house team.

Homework and a book reviews are due in on Thursday 23rd June.

Enjoy the weather and the weekend,

the Year 5 Team

This week saw Year 5 complete their D.T cookery project linked with our Geography country topic of India. We had previously researched ingredients used in Indian cookery, conducted a sensory session to identify spices and food that we wanted to include in our samosa and salad and designed our samosa and mango chat salad.  On Tuesday, we made and tasted our Indian samosas and salads. Everyone really enjoyed the experience and learned a lot about how much chilli powder they should or should not include!!!

Reminders

Homework has resumed this week. Maths has been set on Sumdog and both Maths and English has been stuck into home learning journals. Due as normal on Thursday 16th June. No book review is due next week.

PE kits worn on Wednesday 15th June for CM Sports session.

Parent book look will be happening on Monday 13th June from 3.30-4.30pm in the Year 5 classrooms. You will be able to accompany your child to their classroom to share their work with you from Year 5. Please note that teaching staff will not be available in these sessions but is an opportunity for you to celebrate the learning and progress over the year of your child.

Father’s Day Sale will take place on Wednesday 15th June in school and will follow a similar format to the Mother’s Day sale. A postcard with details was sent home with your child yesterday. Please send money in a purse or named envelope to avoid money being lost.

Enjoy your week.

The Year 5 Team

Today we celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. We wore read, white and blue to start the celebrations before learning all about the Queen’s long reign.

We looked at how life has changed during her reign and what important events have taken place during her lifetime. Then we drew pictures of the Queen in the style of Andy Warhol’s pop art.

We also celebrated coming second in the door decorating competition, with our British tea party invitation to the people of the Commonwealth.

Later on, we played ‘place the crown on the Queen’s head’ and ‘pin the tail to the corgi’, as well as having a few more hotly contested marble games. Huge thanks to the kitchen staff, who provided us all with a decorated biscuit to celebrate.

Reminders

Homework – just keep up to date with times tables, Y5/6 spellings and reading.

P.E. kits will be needed on the first Monday back (6th June).

Please remember to hand in Chichester Harbour slips and/ or pay on Scopay.

Have a restful half term,

The Year 5 Team

At the end of last week, we attended a STEM morning at Oaklands where BAE Systems presented a roadshow about magnets and electromagnetism. It was great fun and very informative. It also gave us a chance to peek into secondary school science and future careers.

 Before all the Year 8’s joined us!

On Tuesday on wwe celebrated Mass at Sacred Heart with Years 3 and 4. It was lovely to be back in church, celebrating a Mass, with other year groups again. Well done to our readers and servers, who supported the Mass. Thanks to the various family members who walked with us to church, on what turned out to be a very warm day.

Reminders:

Homework is due on Thursday 26th May, as is a book review.

P.E. kits will be needed on Wednesday 25th May.

Have a great weekend,

The Year 5 Team

This week saw Year 5 complete and evaluate their Egyptian textiles project. The children have worked hard to design using ancient Egyptian culture as a stimulus. Children were inspired by the gods and goddesses, pyramids, Tutankhamun’s death mask and the different colours in ancient Egyptian culture. They then joined the different fabrics together using a variety of stitches. All the children enjoyed the calm atmosphere whilst sewing and found the process relaxing for both body and mind.

Reminders for next week:

• Homework set and due in Thursday 19th May.
• PE kits to be worn Monday 16th May.
• Year 3, 4 and 5 Mass at Sacred Heart Church is on Tuesday 17th May at 10am.  All welcome. If you are able to help walk the children to the church, please let your child’s class teacher know or speak to the office staff. The more walkers, the merrier! All help greatfully received.
• Class photos will take place on Wednesday 18th May. Please ensure your child has a jumper or cardigan on that day for the photo.

Have a lovely weekend.

The Year 5 Team

As we fully immerse ourselves into our country study and Indian culture, we have had a drumming workshop this week. During our drumming workshop, we learnt to play musical patterns on the djembe and traditional Indian drums and play as an orchestra. The children enjoyed playing the rhythmic patterns.

Reminders for next week:

PE kits need to be worn on Wednesday 11th May.

Homework is due in on Thursday 12th May.

A book review is due in by Thursday 12th May.

Have a great weekend,

The Year 5 Team

Year 5 have began the new term with a bang of creativity!!!

India Day on Tuesday began our country topic with Diya painting and Indian dancing and tasting Indian spices and foods whilst the end of this week saw the children creating and sewing their Egyptian textiles for DT.

Reminders

Homework resumes this week – Homework  is due on Thursday 5th May.

Book reviews are due on Thursday 12th May

No PE next week due to Bank Holiday Monday.

We have had a large number of children complaining of itchy, sore eyes, especially in the afternoons. They are now back on the field for lunchtime. If your child suffers from hayfever, please ensure they have been given an antihistamine before school as pollen levels will continue to rise. Thank you.

Enjoy the bank holiday weekend. See you Tuesday.

The Year 5 Team

Because we will not be at school during Holy Week, we have watched 3 very powerful Passion plays enacted by children from Years 5 and 6. They have really made us think about what Jesus did for us.

We have also taken part in the Way of the Cross, reflecting at four of the stations. This prayer pilgrimage is a powerful way to grow closer to Jesus, knowing we walk beside him in faith and love. We ended our short pilgrimage with a penetential liturgy to say sorry for our wrong choices.

Have a peaceful and restful Easter,

The Year 5 Team

Something the children have really enjoyed this year is developing their own pupil-led worships from the weekly gospel. They have really enjoyed creating a prayer arch and ringing a bell to enter the class to gather for worship. This week, the parable of the prodigal son reminds us, as Christians, that each person is precious to God, who celebrates the return of one who is lost. The group this week chose to act out the parable as part of their worship. At the end of the worship, the children enjoy choosing a song to sing.

Reminders:

No PE next week for 5SC on Monday as they will be performing their passion play on Monday 4th April at 2pm.

No swimming for 5E next week as lessons have finished.

Both Homework and Reading journals to be handed in by Thursday 7th April.

Have a lovely weekend,

The Year 5 Team