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Spring Term 1 - Week 2 - Soaring through the week...

English

In English this week, we continued our new learning journey! Throughout this learning journey the children will be exploring the text ‘Hidden Figures’ in order to then write persuasively. Across the learning journey, the children will have the opportunity to create character profiles, express their views and opinion on discrimination and segregation and will write a newspaper article. This week, the children used their VIPERS skills to explore key vocabulary. They then used dictionaries to clarify unknown language and placed them into a sentence. Next, the children summarised the key themes within the text and began to express their own thoughts and opinions. The children got creative and made their own titles for the books using success criteria and evidence from the story to support their choices.

Maths

In Maths, we began part 2 of our multiplication and division learning journey. The children learnt how to multiply a 2,3- and 4-digit number by a 2-digit number. We demonstrated a variety of strategies for solving multiplication and then allowed the children to select the method that worked the best for them. By the end of the week the children were feeling confident with their chosen methods and we then introduced them to division. Next week, we will continue our journey of division!

Wider Curriculum

In wider curriculum this week, we began our new learning journey ‘Do stars really tell tales?’ – To begin the journey, we used retrieval to find out what the children already knew. We introduced them to the planets and allowed them the opportunity to select one, research it and produce a fact file about it. It was interesting to see how much the children already knew and we are excited now to embark upon our journey into space.

Soaring STEM!

What an incredible day the year 5s have had! On Friday they were joined by George from Soaring STEM who shared his knowledge, experience, and expertise in order for us to build our very own rockets. It was amazing to see the children turn into true engineers as they designed, tested, re-worked, and tested their rockets again. The teamwork was phenomenal and the smiles on their faces throughout the day were truly heart-warming. It was a pleasure to witness so many of the children enjoying their task and taking on new roles. They worked extremely hard, and, through George's enthusiasm and support, they produced some great results. Can't thank George enough for putting the day together-it is one the children will remember for a long time to come. 

We hope you have a wonderful weekend,

Best Wishes,

The Year Five Team 

 


 

Spring Term 1 - Week 1 - Welcome back and Happy New Year!

We hope you had a wonderful break and enjoyed all the magical festivities. We are really looking forward to getting stuck into Spring Term 1.

This term our new inquiry question is ‘Do the stars really tell tales?’ – Throughout this learning journey the children will cover a range of knowledge and skills in order to answer it. This is a science-based theme where the children will be learning lots about space.

We are really fortunate that on the 24th January 2024 we will be having the ‘Space Odyssey’ in school, this is where the children will have a space experience and will further enhance their knowledge and understanding.

Also, on the 12th January 2024 we also have a man called George Slater who is a part of the Soaring STEM. He will be coming in to talk to the children about Space and Forces as well as teaching the children how to design and make their own rockets!

If your child has anything at home about Space or would like to share any research or home learning please do encourage them to bring it in.  

We look forward to sharing our learning with you. WATCH THIS SPACE!

Have a lovely weekend,

Best Wishes,

The Year Five Team

 

 


 

Autumn Term 2 - Week 7-Wishing you a very merry Christmas! 

English

In English this week, the children completed their own versions of ‘Secrets of a Sun King’ they have embedded the skills and knowledge taught across the learning journey within their writing and had the chance to show off their ‘WOW’ vocabulary. Next term we move onto our new Wider Curriculum theme ‘Earth and Space’ and will investigate the question ‘Do the stars really tell tales?’ with this in mind, the children will explore the text ‘Hidden Figures’ by Margot Lee Shetterly and will have a go at writing to persuade.

Maths

The children have finished their fractions learning journey and had a go at their end of unit assessment. It has been a long and tricky journey but the children are now getting to grips with the different levels of fractions and how to tackle them. Next term we will be looking at the next stage of multiplication.

Wider Curriculum

This week the children finally completed their canopic jars which we will be sending home with them next week. They also put their DT skills to the test creating their own Christmas decorations. In PE the children had their last session with DT spots Jack and next year it will be Pro 20 on a Monday! – This means our PE day is now Monday, children need to come to school dress in PE kits.

Christmas, Christmas, Christmas!

Well, what a lovely Autumn Term 2 we have had. To finish off then term the children have joined in the festivities by having Christmas parties, going to the local church for the Carol service, completing the ultimate Christmas quiz and watching Arthur Christmas at the regal Cinema this Friday. We have had the most wonderful week and we can’t wait for the staff panto on Tuesday to sprinkle the last bit of Christmas magic. We want to not only say how proud we are of our Year 5’s but to also send our special Christmas wishes, we know for some it can be a difficult time of year, so we hope you have a magical Christmas filled with laughter, fun and good food!

See you in the New Year,

Best Wishes,

The Year 5 Team

 


 

Autumn Term 2 - Week 6 - Feeling festive! 

English

On Monday the children were introduced to a Sentence of 3. For this lesson, the children investigated Lil’s movements and generated action words based on her emotions and the scenario. Then using a specific dilemma in the story, the children wrote a descriptive paragraph embedding their new knowledge. They also used language to build suspense and included the characters feelings. For the rest of the week, the children revisited the skills and knowledge needed to write a set of instructions. They looked closely at Imperative verbs and their purpose, as well as using adverbs to add detail. The children then wrote instructions for ‘How to mummify a tomato’ – They also used knowledge from their previous learning journeys to add facts about the mummification process. They presented these beautifully on a double page spread. Next week, the children will start their ‘Big Write’ creating a narrative piece based on our class text ‘Secrets of a Sun King’ by Emma Carroll.

Maths

In Maths, the children were subtracting fractions greater than 1, less than one and subtracting mixed numbers. The children used their knowledge of ‘Level 4’ fractions to help them. “When you subtract mixed numbers, you convert to an improper fraction, find the common multiple, make the denominators the same and then subtract” – Lochy 5B.

The children also completed their ‘PUMA’ assessment – Completing a reasoning paper. It was a great opportunity for the children to show off what they know so far. We as teachers now know what the children need next! WOOHOO bring on Spring Term!

Wider Curriculum

We are still being ‘Don’t stop Darwin’s’ with our canopic jars! The children have now painted their pots and the tops of their jars. Towards the end of the week, we refined them by going back and adding detail. The children need to add the finishing touches on Monday once they are dry and then they will be coming home. WATCH THIS SPACE.

Christmas

We also got into the festivities by creating our own Christmas tree decorations, the children will share these with you at the end of the term!

WOW

On Thursday, we had the pleasure of watching the KS1 nativity! We thought it was amazing and we are so proud of them all. As Year 5’s the children know how scary it can be, so we made sure to cheer them on!

Important Dates

·   Years 5 and 6 Carol Service: Wednesday 13th December at 9:30am

·      Party Afternoon in Classrooms (games, dancing etc). Children are welcome to wear party clothes all day: Thursday 14th December KS2 Cinema Trip: Friday 15th December at 9:30am 

   Have a wonderful weekend,

   Best Wishes,

The Year 5 Team 


 


 

Autumn Term 2 - Week 5 - Getting our hands dirty!

English

At the start of the week, the children wanted to complete their explanation texts all about ‘How wealthy Egyptians were prepared for the afterlife’ – They used the success criteria to the edit and improve their writing and continued to add detail to the different paragraphs before colouring in. Later in the week, the children then looked at writing Journal entries; the focus being on using conjunction starters. The journals were written from Tulip’s perspective, up until now, the children have focused on the main character Lil therefore they had to make inferences on how they thought Lil would be feeling. Next week, the children will start instruction writing using imperative verbs.

Maths

In Maths, we have been digging even further into fractions, now looking at level four – Adding and subtraction mixed numbers. The children have found this quite tricky but we have continued to use our Morning work to address the misconceptions. We are encouraging the children to constantly revisit Level’s 1, 2 & 3 so that we are consistently re-enforcing their declarative knowledge. At the end of the week Mrs Callister created a super challenge, where the children worked their way through the different stages. Throughout they flicked back to their morning work to remember the ‘Top Tips’ and signs of success for competing them.

Wider Curriculum

We’ve continued to be artists in wider curriculum this week, the children began to prepare their canopic jars. On Wednesday, the children used clay to one of the Egyptian Gods for the top of their jar. The children had to roll and mold their clay and problem solve so that it didn’t crack or dry out. On Thursday, the children then covered their pots in the newspaper and glue ready to be painted. On Monday, we will then finish our pots and piece them altogether.

RE

In RE this week, we dug deeper into Jesus’ life and how the bible suggests that Jesus was the one who was promised. The children took an event that happened in Jesus’ life and represented it as a diagram in their books. They then wrote a description about this time in Jesus’ life. Next, they used their chronology skills to identify what came before and after that event. To end the lesson, the children then ordered themselves in a timeline showing the whole of Jesus’ life.

Important dates:

·      Reception- Year 5 (Year 6 are on a school trip this day- unfortunately this was the only day that Children’s Hospice could support us). Charity Christmas Fun Run Children’s Hospice Southwest: Tuesday 5th December. All children in PE kits for this day, with Christmas tops/ jumpers.

·      Christmas Lunch for Reception- Y6 and Christmas Jumpers (with school uniform): Wednesday 6th December

·      Years 5 and 6 Carol Service: Wednesday 13th December at 9:30am

·      Party Afternoon in Classrooms (games, dancing etc). Children are welcome to wear party clothes all day: Thursday 14th December KS2 Cinema Trip: Friday 15th December at 9:30am

Have a magical weekend,

Best Wishes,

The Year 5 Team 

 


 

Autumn Term 2 - Week 4 - Full of facts, facts and more facts! 

English

In English this week, we have continued our stories from other cultures learning journey. At the start of the week, the children were introduced to new learning of Parenthesis. They looked at the different types, learnt how to use them accurately and were then ‘A’ve a go Alexanders’ and had a go at putting them into a sentence that linked to themes from the text ‘Secrets of a sunset king’. Next, teachers noticed that there were gaps in the children’s learning of the use of expanded nouns phrases, therefore we looked at them in close detail, unpicking the signs of success before having a go at writing expanded noun phrases about Egyptian artefacts. We then began looking at writing explanation texts. First, the children identified the signs of success for writing an explanation text and labelled a WAGOLL. The children then used their VIPERS skill of retrieval to gather research about how wealthy Egyptians were prepared for the afterlife. They then recorded their findings in an Explanation text over a double paged spread.

Maths

In Maths, the children have continued their learning journey of Fractions. This week, the children ordered and compared fractions greater and less than one. In our Morning work we have drawn focus on 3 stages of fractions, children are able to articulate and pinpoint exactly what area of fractions they are finding tricky and are active in addressing their misconceptions. To end the week, the children gathered all knowledge learnt so far to add and subtract fractions. With all the hard work put in place during Morning work the children accessed the learning with confidence and ease. Please ask your children about the different levels of fractions, we are sure they would love to show you!

Wider Curriculum

In wider curriculum, we have started our art learning journey of creating our own canopic jars. Across the journey the children will access a range of mediums to create their final piece. To begin with, the children researched canopic jars, what they were and what they were used for. Using this research, they then began sketching canopic jar designs and then annotated their drawing with thoughts and facts. They experiment with colour palettes using chalk pastels. This process will then inform some of their designs for their own canopic jars!

Other information:

·      For our art project, we need Greek Yogurt pots – Please see slip given to your child for suggested types.

·       Mrs. Lee – Elkins has now sent our importance CHRISTMAS dates. Please continue to monitor these and we will update our blogs accordingly.
* Please remember to return Christmas slips for the carol service and cinema trip. 


Have a wonderful weekend,

Best wishes,

The Year Five Team 

 


 

Autumn Term 2 - Week 3 - This just in... 


English

In English this week, the children began their new learning journey and began investigating a new genre – ‘Stories from diverse cultures’ in this journey the children will explore the text by Emma Carroll ‘Secrets of a sun king’. During the journey the children will have the opportunity to write in a range of ways for example, instructions, explanation texts, journal entries and narrative. The skills and knowledge we build up across the learning will all contribute towards their final piece. This week, the children began by using their VIPERS skills to unpick the text. They read through the first chapter and answered SATs style questions. Next, they used their knowledge of adjectives, nouns, verbs and adverbs to write a setting description; we encourage them to think about how the senses can inspire vocabulary. Finally, to end the week, the children continued to read chapters of the story and wrote dialogue between two of the main characters ‘Grandad and Lil’.

Maths

In Maths, the children began their fractions learning journey. Mrs. C has been amazing at preparing us for the skills and knowledge we will cover by placing sneaky pre – teach questions in our morning work! The children have investigated the fractions in 3 levels and each day have been progressing into harder questions. This has been a great way to introduce the children to some tricky concepts. To start the week, we looked at finding and recognising equivalent fractions, and then equivalent and non – unit fractions. The children have quickly realised how much their times table knowledge can help them! With that in mind, please do encourage your children to get on TTRS as much as they can.

Also, we would like to say a huge well done to all the children that contributed to the nationwide competition ‘England Rocks’ you did a fantastic job!


Wider Curriculum

This week, the children continued to be Geographer’s by exploring the environmental impacts humans have on specific countries and places with a particular focus on tourism. The children had to identify the positive and negative impacts on tourism and how it might affect Egypt. The children then culminated their ideas/thoughts/research in a newspaper report in their books. On Friday the children then imagined they were travelers, taking a trip to Egypt. They had to use the Geography skills to write a detailed itinerary getting them from Wadebridge, to London, to Egypt.


PSHE

PSHE’s theme this week was Anti-bullying. On Monday the children had an assembly with Mrs. Orme who allowed the children to discuss ‘What is bullying? What does it look like? How should we deal with bullying?’ etc. This then fed into our weekly sessions where the children looked deeper into rumors and how these can affect people in and out of school. The children created a snakes and ladders game based on a scenario, they then had to create problems and resolutions that decided whether they went up or down the snake. The children were very mature about a complex theme and it is something we will continue to revisit. On Tuesday, we were also lucky enough to be apart of a nationwide seminar which explored British values as well as anti-bullying and how these coincide.

 

Other important information:

·        Mrs. Lee – Elkins has now sent our importance CHRISTMAS dates. Please continue to monitor these and we will update our blogs accordingly.

·        This term, we will also have our Egyptian Assembly. WATCH THIS SPACE for dates to be confirmed.

Have a lovely weekend, 
Best Wishes, 
The Year Three Team 

 


 

Autumn Term 2 - Week 2 - We are poets and we know it!

 English

This week in English, the children came to the end of their classic poetry learning journey. At the start of the week, they gathered a range of language and vocabulary that would help them to create the six stanzas of their own classic poem based on an animal. We discussed thoroughly the power of figurative language and the effects it can have on the reader. The children were able to experiment and play with vocabulary using thesauruses to upskill and improve. On Wednesday, the children then wrote their first stanza, they used a WAGOLL to spark ideas as well as all the language they had gathered at the start of the week. We supported each other to improve and edit the first stanza, offering ideas that the children could ‘Magpie’. Finally, to end the week, the children continued to write the rest of their classic poem following the appropriate structure and content. Next week, the children will head down to Nursery, where they will perform their poems to an audience.  

Maths

In Maths this week, we began with multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1,000. This is knowledge that the children have begun to embed within their morning work and was an opportunity to show off what they had learnt. In Miss Beckett’s class, we channelled our inner divas and ‘ Thought like Beyoncé’ moving the digits 1, 2, or 3 places to the left…. To the left…. It’s safe to say that the children are now true Beyoncé fans but also are able to multiply by 10, 100, and 1,000 with confidence! WOO!

To end the week, the children completed their end of unit assessments as well as their half termly arithmetic tests. It’s a great way for us as teachers to see what ‘sticky knowledge’ they have and what we may need to revisit/continue to develop in our morning work. The arithmetic scores are something we discuss openly, the children have ownership of their progress and misconceptions and set their own targets based on this information.

Wider Curriculum

We are now in week 2 of our Geography journey, this week, first, the children looked at UK and Scotland, comparing their physical and human features. As part of the lesson, the children noted a range of facts and information, that they later converted into an argument as to whether the UK or Scotland was a better place to be. They compared the physical and human features and used these to enhance their arguments. In the next lesson, the children compared 2 different regions within the UK. To do this, the children wrote letters to a school in London, providing information all about Cornwall. We are hoping to send these off to a partner school and hopefully they will write back giving us information on London! The focus of the letter was geographical features such as coastlines, mountains, rivers etc.


RE

In RE this week, we continued to answer our question ‘Was Jesus the Messiah’ – In today’s lesson, the children recapped their knowledge of the Bible Frieze, putting the 8 concepts into the correct order. We then explored a range of texts, unpicking and summarising the prophecy’s stated in each and discussed what kind of person these prophecies were looking for.

Other important information:

·       Next week, 14-16th there is the Nationwide TTRS competition, please see letter sent out for further information.

·       Parents evening – 15th & 16th November 2023 – Please head to Arbor to book your slots. If there are no longer appointments, please contact your child’s teacher.
• Mrs Lee – Elkins has now sent our importance CHRISTMAS dates. Please continue to monitor these and we will update our blogs accordingly.
• This term, we will also have our Egyptian Assembly. WATCH THIS SPACE for dates to be confirmed.

 


 

Autumn Term 2 - Week 1 - Wild and Windy start!

English

In English, we have started our poetry learning journey. Over the next few weeks, the children will be exploring the poem ‘The Tyger’ by William Blake. The children will have the opportunity to investigate poetic devices, generate vocabulary and investigate figurative language. At the end of the journey, the children will perform their own classic poems based on an animal of their choice to our Nursery learning buddies. This week in particular, the children have dissected the poem, looking closely at the archaic language and even had a go at writing their own stanza based on the inferences they have made. This is only a two-week journey, so the next week the children will begin to plan and write their own class poems!

Maths

In Maths, the children continued their multiplication learning journey. At the start of the week, the children played a skilled game of snakes and ladders, identifying all of the prime and square numbers. Next, the children looked at factors, creating lots of fact bugs – this further linked to their understanding of prime and square numbers. Throughout the week, the children flicked back to their number squares from Monday’s lesson, adding in more prime and square numbers that they revealed throughout their journey. Towards the end of the week, the children then learnt about cubed numbers and how to find them! Next week, we will be coming to the end of the first part of the multiplication journey and will complete their end of unit assessment.

 

Wider Curriculum

In wider curriculum, the children became Geographers; we looked at what it means to be a geographer and the skills and knowledge needed to be a ‘good’ geographer. We then put their knowledge to the test when we explored six figure grid references. The children entered a virtual geography trip in London to a history museum, where they used references to locate land marks. They then deepened their understanding using another type of map to locate Egyptian Gods on an Egyptian map. In the second lesson, the children used a range of maps and atlases to compare the similarities and differences between the UK and Egypt, focussing on the physical features.

PE

This term we are extremely lucky to have DT Sports. Across the term, the children will develop their knowledge and skills through a variety of sports. This week, the children played tag rugby! For the other part of the PE lesson, the children will be with myself or Mrs Callister doing Gymnastics.

Other information:

·      Parents evening – 15th & 16th November 2023 – Please head to Arbor to book your slots. If there are no longer appointments, please contact your child’s teacher.

·      Mrs Lee – Elkins has now sent our importance CHRISTMAS dates. Please continue to monitor these and we will update our blogs accordingly.

·      This term, we will also have our Egyptian Assembly. WATCH THIS SPACE for dates to be confirmed.

·      Swimming has now ended.

Have a wonderful weekend as always,

Best wishes,

The Year 5 Team 

 


 

End of Autumn Term 1

Well we completed the first term of Year 5! Firstly, we want to say how proud we are of all of the children. Already we have seen some fantastic progress both in their learning and their attitudes towards their learning.

We have had some incredible pieces of work that has been produced in both classes and each child should be proud of themselves for all they have achieved this half term.

We look forward to continuing this journey with them and can’t wait to see what they achieve next term.

Over the half term, continue to read lots, access TTRS but most importantly have fun!

Best wishes,

The Year Five Team 

 


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Have a wonderful Easter break! We are looking forward to seeing everyone back in school on Monday 15th April.


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