Year 5

Year 5 Homework Blog

• 24th September – and tango makes three
  Year 5 have now come to the end of our school literacy unit on the book ‘and tango makes three’, it has been so refreshing to read such a wide range of wonderful work that they have all created. I’m certainly very proud of the narratives that they have all written independently this week. I think I have a some future authors sitting right in front of me! We have also been discussing in class about the importance of keeping safe when online and looked heavily at e-safety. As a class we explored the mystical land of ‘interland’, which helped ...
• Break the Rules day!!
  Year 5 set the bar high this week with some fantastic hair do’s, teddy bear collections and some wacky clothes. We all manged to break the rules in some way today which was a great way to end the week. Although we had some crazy moments today, the children have produced once again some fantastic work across the curriculum this week. It is so lovely to see all the progress they have made in such a small amount of time. We are looking forward to our ART week next week in school and have got plenty of fun and engaging ...
• National Poetry Day
  This week the children celebrated and took part in National Poetry Day on Thursday 7th October. As part of our new literacy unit ‘The Wolves in the Wall’, children learnt and performed a range of different poems all about ‘Wolves’. Every member of the class embraced this opportunity and did a fantastic job at bringing poetry to life. I wouldn’t be surprised to see some of their own poems in a poetry books one day! The children are continuing to work so hard every week and I’m so proud of all the work that we have already produced. Both myself ...
• Super Scientists
  This week Year 5 have put on their lab jackets and have taken the roll on of becoming a scientist. We have been looking at forces in our current science unit and have undergone a series of different experiments over the last couple of weeks. This week however, we have specifically looked at air resistance. As a class we took the opportunity to make 3 different parachutes out of plastic bags and then conducted a fair test to see how long it would take for them to fall to the floor. It has been so lovely to see so many ...
• 17th September 2021 – A successful 2nd Week
  What a busy time we have had in Year 5 this week, with lots of learning and progress being made. All children have worked incredible hard to understand place value at a greater depth this week and all have achieved working at the challenge question at some point during the week. They should all be very proud of themselves. We have started looking at Forces in our first science unit, in which children have already enjoyed performing freeze frames of the different forces around us. We are looking forward to investigating this further in the next few weeks with ...
• 10th September – Welcome to Year 5
  Our first week in Year 5 is complete so thank you to all parents and careers for all your help and understanding in making this week so successful. I look forward to getting to meet more of you over the next couple of weeks. The children have impressed me so much with their attitude to learning and their overall loveliness every day. Our whole school literacy unit on the book “and tango makes three” has allowed the children to have open conversations in which they have all shown maturity and understanding. We have also visited Brazil through the power of ...
• 16 July – Making a good impression
  Art Week has come around again and our focus was on Impressionist painters. We explored Monet and looked at how technology and the industrial revolution influenced the impressionist movement. The children have all worked incredibly hard to re-create a water lily painting and I’ve included just a small selection below. We have also enjoyed the annual Sponsored Bounce this week and had great fun tackling the bouncy castle, spider’s web and slide. It looks as though summer is arriving in time for the weekend so I hope you all enjoy the sunshine!Mrs Hunter
• 9 July – human geography at the Grand Canyon
  To complete our geographical focus on the Grand Canyon, the children used our fantastic new Google Chrome books (thank you again, FTW!) to research how humans use the land at the Grand Canyon. They explored the life of the Havasupai tribe who have lived at the canyon for the last 800 years. They were fascinated to discover that the only way that post can reach the inhabitants is via helicopter or mules! They looked at the tourist industry, considering how the climate affects the activities available and researched the Glen Canyon dam. Using their critical thinking ...
• 2 July – Sports Day and Talent Auditions
  Hot off the press! Today, Year 5 held their auditions for the annual Two Waters Talent Show. We had singers, dancers and musicians. All the children performed brilliantly and the final three acts making it through to the final are Evan on drums, Maxwell playing the piano and Lacey performing an Irish dance. Congratulations! Earlier in the week, it was lovely to see so many of you at sports day. The children loved the Olympic activities and showed great sportsmanship, supporting and encouraging each other. In the classroom, we have been exploring ...
• 18 June – The Promise
  Our focus book in literacy is called ‘The Promise’. It’s a beautiful circular narrative about the difference one person can make to the world. In the story, one girl’s life is changed when she makes a promise to plant trees in grey and gloomy cities. The children have impressed me this week by writing both poems and newspaper articles based on the book, showing their skills at writing in different genres. Next week, they will be planning and writing their own narratives in a similar style and I am really excited to see what they can ...