Thank you to all those children (and parents) who have donated books to Year 5, this week. It is very much appreciated!

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ce9bfc” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#030404″ ]This week, we will be learning the following:[/dropshadowbox]

Maths:
This week, we shall be continuing to look at the formal method for multiplication.

English:

This week, we shall be continuing our unit, film reviews. We shall be writing a review, based on our recent trip to the cinema to watch Hotel Transylvania 3!

SPAG:

We shall be continuing to look at punctuating bullet points correctly.

Reading:

We have started our new class book, Wonder by R.J. Palacio. Children are more than welcome to purchase a copy to read along in class.

In Year 5, children are responsible for changing their own books independently. We do ask that children read at home everyday and mark this by a simple comment in their homework diary. Please do encourage your child to read aloud, even though they are in Year 5, to build the stamina with their fluency.

Example comment:

Name of Book: Gangsta Granny

Peter read from page 12-16. He struggled on the words ‘inspiration’ and ‘necessary’.

PE:

Our PE lessons will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please ensure your child has their full PE kit on these days.

Music:

Soundstart lessons, with Mr Regan, shall start this week. This is where Year 5 pupils will have the chance to learn both the guitar and keyboard.

RE:

Mrs Forde will continue to teach the children all about Christianity on Wednesday afternoons.

Computing:

We shall be looking at word processing skills and how to use features to write a newspaper report.

French:

We shall be looking at the unit of pets this week, As-tu un animal? We shall be completing a listening exercise and starting to round off the topic!

History:

We shall be continuing to look at key events in the history of Ancient Greece.

PSHE:

We shall have a visit from the local Fire Brigade on Monday 26th November. In this session, we shall learn all about how to be safe around fire.

Key dates:

Mufti day – 20th November

Christmas Jumper Day – 14th November

Christmas performance – 18th December

 

Welcome back after half term!

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ce9bfc” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#030404″ ]This week, we will be learning the following:[/dropshadowbox]

Maths:
This week, we shall be looking at the formal method for multiplication.

English:

This week, we shall be continuing our unit, film reviews. We shall be writing a review, based on the remake of Beauty and the Beast.

SPAG:

We shall be continuing to look at adding brackets for parenthesis. Furthermore, we shall be branching out with our vocabulary and looking at the Y5/6 statutory spelling list.

Reading:

We have started our new class book, Wonder by R.J. Palacio. Children are more than welcome to purchase a copy to read along in class.

In Year 5, children are responsible for changing their own books independently. We do ask that children read at home everyday and mark this by a simple comment in their homework diary. Please do encourage your child to read aloud, even though they are in Year 5, to build the stamina with their fluency.

Example comment:

Name of Book: Gangsta Granny

Peter read from page 12-16. He struggled on the words ‘inspiration’ and ‘necessary’.

PE:

Our PE lessons will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please ensure your child has their full PE kit on these days.

Music:

Soundstart lessons, with Mr Regan, shall start this week. This is where Year 5 pupils will have the chance to learn both the guitar and keyboard.

RE:

Mrs Forde will continue to teach the children all about Christianity on Wednesday afternoons.

Computing:

We shall be looking at word processing skills and how to use features to write a newspaper report.

French:

We shall be looking at the unit of pets this week, As-tu un animal?

History:

We shall be looking at key events in the history of Ancient Greece.

 

Key dates:

Christmas performance – 17th December

 

Welcome back after half term!

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ce9bfc” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#030404″ ]This week, we will be learning the following:[/dropshadowbox]

Maths:
This week, we shall be looking at prime numbers and factors, as well as multiples.

English:

This week, we shall be starting our new unit, film reviews. In line with our upcoming trips to the cinema as part of the Into Film Festival, we shall be identifying the key features and evaluating what makes a good film review.

SPAG:

We shall be looking at adding brackets for parenthesis. Furthermore, we shall be branching out with our vocabulary and looking at the Y5/6 statutory spelling list.

Reading:

We have started our new class book, Wonder by R.J. Palacio. Children are more than welcome to purchase a copy to read along in class.

In Year 5, children are responsible for changing their own books independently. We do ask that children read at home everyday and mark this by a simple comment in their homework diary. Please do encourage your child to read aloud, even though they are in Year 5, to build the stamina with their fluency.

Example comment:

Name of Book: Gangsta Granny

Peter read from page 12-16. He struggled on the words ‘inspiration’ and ‘necessary’.

PE:

Our PE lessons will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please ensure your child has their full PE kit on these days.

Music:

Soundstart lessons, with Mr Regan, shall start this week. This is where Year 5 pupils will have the chance to learn both the guitar and keyboard.

RE:

Mrs Forde will start to teach the children all about Christianity on Wednesday afternoons.

PSHE:

We shall be writing a letter to Bradley, from Carla – two characters based in our class novel from last half term.

Computing:

We shall be looking at word processing skills and how to use features to write a newspaper report.

French:

We shall be looking at the unit of pets this week, As-tu un animal?

History:

We shall be introducing our history topic this half term, Ancient Greece.

 

Key dates:

9th and 14th November – Film trips

 

Welcome back after half term!

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ce9bfc” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#030404″ ]This week, we will be learning the following:[/dropshadowbox]

Maths:
This week, we shall be finishing our revision of addition and subtraction and then we shall be moving on to looking at factors and multiples.

 

English:

Before half term, we finished reading our class book: There’s a boy in the girls’ bathroom. This week, we shall, therefore, write a detailed book review.

SPAG:

We shall continue to focus on: apostrophes for possession and omission as well as using a range of the Y5/6 expected spellings in our writing.

Reading:

We have started our new class book, Wonder by R.J. Palacio. 

In Year 5, children are responsible for changing their own books independently. We do ask that children read at home everyday and mark this by a simple comment in their homework diary. Please do encourage your child to read aloud, even though they are in Year 5, to build the stamina with their fluency.

Example comment:

Name of Book: Gangsta Granny

Peter read from page 12-16. He struggled on the words ‘inspiration’ and ‘necessary’.

PE:

Our PE lessons will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please ensure your child has their full PE kit on these days.

Music:

Soundstart lessons, with Mr Regan, shall start this week. This is where Year 5 pupils will have the chance to learn both the guitar and keyboard.

RE:

Mrs Forde will start to teach the children all about Christianity on Wednesday afternoons.

 

PSHE:

We shall be writing a letter to Bradley, from Carla – two characters based in our class novel from last half term.

 

 

Thank you to all those parents that attending Parents’ Evening last week. We look forward to meeting with the rest of you shortly.

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ce9bfc” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#030404″ ]This week, we will be learning the following:[/dropshadowbox]

Maths:
This week, we shall be continuing to look at the formal method of subtraction and using addition and subtraction in a range of contexts.

English:

Last week, we finished reading our class book: There’s a boy in the girls’ bathroom. This week, we shall, therefore, write a detailed book review.

SPAG:

We shall be focusing specifically on: apostrophes for possession and omission as well as using a range of the Y5/6 expected spellings in our writing.

Reading:

In Year 5, children are responsible for changing their own books independently. We do ask that children read at home everyday and mark this by a simple comment in their homework diary. Please do encourage your child to read aloud, even though they are in Year 5, to build the stamina with their fluency.

Example comment:

Name of Book: Gangsta Granny

Peter read from page 12-16. He struggled on the words ‘inspiration’ and ‘necessary’.

PE:

Our PE lessons will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please ensure your child has their full PE kit on these days.

Music:

Soundstart lessons, with Mr Regan, shall start this week. This is where Year 5 pupils will have the chance to learn both the guitar and keyboard.

RE:

Mrs Forde will continue to teach the children all about Hinduism on Wednesday afternoons.

Science:

We shall be continuing to look at Galileo’s theory and writing a corresponding newspaper article.

 

PSHE:

We shall be continuing to look at Black History Month, specifically Mae C. Jennison – the first African American woman to travel in space.

 

 

Art:

We shall be studying the art work of Ben Nicholson and Sonia Delauney, as part of our unit on Form.

 

 

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ce9bfc” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#030404″ ]This week, we will be learning the following:[/dropshadowbox]

Maths:
This week, we shall be continuing to look at mental strategies and estimating as well as learning all about the formal method of addition.

English:

This week, we shall be: planning, writing and editing our recounts.

SPAG:

We shall be focusing specifically on: modal verbs, punctuating speech and the different types of past tense.

Reading:

In Year 5, children are responsible for changing their own books independently. We do ask that children read at home everyday and mark this by a simple comment in their homework diary. Please do encourage your child to read aloud, even though they are in Year 5, to build the stamina with their fluency.

Example comment:

Name of Book: Gangsta Granny

Peter read from page 12-16. He struggled on the words ‘inspiration’ and ‘necessary’.

PE:

Our PE lessons will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please ensure your child has their full PE kit on these days.

Music:

Soundstart lessons, with Mr Regan, shall start this week. This is where Year 5 pupils will have the chance to learn both the guitar and keyboard.

RE:

Mrs Forde will continue to teach the children all about Hinduism on Wednesday afternoons.

Science:

We shall be continuing our unit of Space and looking at the Galileo’s theory and writing a corresponding newspaper article.

 

PSHE:

We shall be continuing to look at Black History Month, specifically Mae C. Jennison – the first African American woman to travel in space.

 

 

Upcoming trips:

9th November 2018 – Film trip to Croydon Grants

14th November 2018 – Film trip to Croydon Grants

 

 

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ce9bfc” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#030404″ ]This week, we will be learning the following:[/dropshadowbox]

Maths:
This week, we shall be looking at different representations for addition and subtracting. We shall also be looking at estimating and using mental strategies.

English:

This week, we shall be: identifying the key features of a recount, boxing up the structure of a recount, using our senses to describe an image and planning a recount.

SPAG:

We shall be focusing specifically on: modal verbs and using figurative language through the senses.

Reading:

In Year 5, children are responsible for changing their own books independently. We do ask that children read at home everyday and mark this by a simple comment in their homework diary. Please do encourage your child to read aloud, even though they are in Year 5, to build the stamina with their fluency.

Example comment:

Name of Book: Gangsta Granny

Peter read from page 12-16. He struggled on the words ‘inspiration’ and ‘necessary’.

PE:

Our PE lessons will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please ensure your child has their full PE kit on these days.

Music:

Soundstart lessons, with Mr Regan, shall start this week. This is where Year 5 pupils will have the chance to learn both the guitar and keyboard.

RE:

Mrs Forde will continue to teach the children all about Hinduism on Wednesday afternoons.

Science:

We shall be continuing our unit of Space and looking at the Solar System and the planets relative distance to the Sun.

 

PSHE:

We shall be looking at Black History Month, specifically Mae C. Jennison – the first African American woman to travel in space.

 

 

 

 

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Maths:
This week, we shall be: counting up and down in powers of 10 and rounding numbers to 1,000,000. Please continue to encourage your child to practise their times tables regularly.

English:

This week, we shall be: writing a school report for a character in our class novel; designing a new character and re-writing a scene from There’s a boy in the girls’ bathroom.

SPAG:

We shall be focusing specifically on verbs and up-levelling workshops.

Reading:

In Year 5, children are responsible for changing their own books independently. We do ask that children read at home everyday and mark this by a simple comment in their homework diary. Please do encourage your child to read aloud, even though they are in Year 5, to build the stamina with their fluency.

PE:

Our PE lessons will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please ensure your child has their full PE kit on these days.

Music:

Soundstart lessons, with Mr Regan, shall start this week. This is where Year 5 pupils will have the chance to learn both the guitar and keyboard.

RE:

Mrs Forde will continue to teach the children all about Hinduism on Wednesday afternoons.

Science:

We shall be starting our unit of Space this week. We shall be eliciting what we already know and want to learn about.

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”10″ border_color=”#fc71a7″ ] Please remember that all earrings should be removed for PE.[/dropshadowbox]

 

 

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”10″ border_color=”#3ef6d7″ ] Our first week absolutely flew by! Thank you to all those who have returned their homework so far. Please do take the time to encourage your child to learn their times tables, it is a vital skill needed in Year 5.

The Year 5 team are as follows:

 

London Bridge Class

Miss Blackford – Year Group Leader and Class Teacher

Mrs Brown – Teaching Assistant

 

Cannon Street Class

Mr Grundey – Class Teacher

Miss Mayley – Teaching Assistant

Miss Alcorn – 1:1 Teaching Assistant

 

Please do take the time to come and introduce yourselves after school. It will be lovely to get to know as many of you as possible as we work together throughout the year.

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[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ce9bfc” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#030404″ ]This week, we will be learning the following:[/dropshadowbox]

Maths:
This week, we shall be: identifying the place value of numbers and ordering and comparing different numbers.

English:

This week, we shall be finishing off our diary writing from last week – focusing on the editing process. We shall also be looking at characterisation through reading our class novel.

SPAG:

We shall be focusing specifically on word classes and beginning to look at figurative language.

Reading:

In Year 5, children are responsible for changing their own books independently. We do ask that children read at home everyday and mark this by a simple comment in their homework diary. Please do encourage your child to read aloud, even though they are in Year 5, to build the stamina with their fluency.

PSHE:

As a year group, we shall be taking part in team building games and problem solving activities.

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”10″ border_color=”#fc71a7″ ] Soundstart (music) will begin on 19th September.[/dropshadowbox]