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Year 5

Hello Year 5 and welcome back to Term 4!

Please have a look through the newsletter and let me know if you would like any more information. I will be looking for volunteers to allow the trip to the museum to happen. Always happy to talk before or after school, when I’m there, or arrange a meeting via the office. 

Reading:In Term Four, we are going to continue to focus on Reading at Home. I would like all children to read at home a minimum of 5 times a week. It would be fantastic if at least 3 of those could be reading out loud to an adult or older sibling. This gives the children chance to practise this very important skill and gives them chance to chat about their reading. This improves comprehension and allows children chance to develop their opinions. If you would like some advice with this, or recommendations for books, then I am always happy to help!

Please can children bring in their reading records EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. I will check them and reward the children who have made it to their target of five reads. From January, children will be entered into a prize draw for every 15 reads and then will also receive a book after 50 reads, so there is a lot to work towards!

Meet the Teacher Presentation

2023-24 Welcome to year 5 – Meet the teacher

Home Learning

In line with the school policy we ask that the children bring in their Reading Records every day. Spellings are sent home termly with a test every Friday. Please continue to practice Times Tables!

Super Skills

Term 1 – Communication

Term 2 – Resilience

Term 3 – Caring

Term 4 – Curiosity

 

Dates for the Diary

Monday 19th February – First day back
Monday 26th February – Friday 1st March – Author’s Week
Tuesday 27th February – PCSO visit (PM only)
W/C 4th March – Year 5 trip to Bristol Museum and RWA
Thursday 7th March – World Book Day
Tuesday 12th March – Parents/Carers’ Evening
Wednesday 20th March – Parents/Carers’ Evening
Thursday 28th March – Year 1 Class Assembly

Gallery

Term 4 Library Trip on World Book Day

We had a brilliant time visiting the local Sea Mills Library on World Book Day. The children had a talk from the librarian before getting the chance to have a good explore of what is on offer. I gave the children reading challenges in pairs and they all had good fun trying out new books. It would be great to hear that they have taken up the free membership. With membership you are also able to access “BorrowBox” which is a free app full of books, audiobooks and magazines – I use it myself on a daily basis! https://www.borrowbox.com/

Term 3 Science Week

We had great fun during Science and Maths week with the theme of ‘Time’. We began by looking back in time and considering why and how the dinosaurs became extinct. The children then learned about pendulums for measuring time and then were challenged to create their own 30-second timers with a focus on making something accurate. This was a great challenge for creativity and stretching their thinking! Later in the week, we tested our reaction speeds and used tables and line graphs to record our data. Finally, we had a go at mapping out key events in the history of the world (according to the Theory of the Big Bang) on the playground with chalk. This gave children an idea of the scale of time behind this theory with 1mm being equal to 1 million years. 

Term 2 Enquiry

We have begun our Term 2 Enquiry, “What Does the Earth Look Like from the Solar System?”, with some ‘astronaut’ tests to see if we have what it takes. 

 

Term 1 Enquiry

We have been investigating properties and changes in materials to answer the question: “How can Science Help the Homeless?” The children have designed and created sieves to separate mixtures of solids and attempted to filter dirty water to make it clean again. There have been some fantastic questions and plenty of curiosity – with a few fun misconceptions along the way!