Well done, Year 5!
This week you should all be proud of yourselves for preparing and sharing your presentations with the class. Choosing your own subject, getting ready at home, and then standing up to speak in front of others is not an easy thing to do — especially when you’re feeling nervous.
What really stood out was thebravery and effort shown by everyone who stood up and had a go. Some of you spoke clearly and confidently, some shared interesting facts, and others challenged themselves just by standing at the front and speaking at all. Every presentation showed learning in a different way.
I was also very impressed by the way you listened respectfully and supported one another. Sitting quietly, paying attention, and showing encouragement takes effort too, and you should be proud of how kind and mature you were as an audience.
Remember, presenting is a skill that takes practice. Not everything needs to be perfect the first time — that’s how we learn and improve. What matters most is that you took part and are working towards becoming more confident presenters. Well done!
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Our award winners:
Golden Award (LEARN) - Annie
Writing Award - Archer
Maths Award - Alicia
Our learning this week…
In English the children have created a mood palette of words and phrases from one of the illustrations from our new text, FArTHER and then we used these to create our own alliteration poems inspired by the images.
Our focus in maths has been subtracting fractions including from mixed numbers.
In RE we have begun looking at the Transfiguration.
This week’s prayer and liturgy was planned and led by Jessie and Matilda. In their liturgy, they shared the Word where Jesus goes to the River Jordan where John the Baptist is helping people turn back to God and make a fresh start. When Jesus is baptised, something amazing happens: the heavens open, the Holy Spirit comes down like a dove, and God’s voice says, “This is my Son, whom I love.”
This scripture helps us understand that Jesus is chosen by God, loved deeply, and ready to begin his mission of teaching people how to love, forgive, and care for one another. It also reminds us that we are loved by God too, just as we are.
“This is my Son, whom I love.”
Matthew 3:13-17
In art the children have started creating their 3D sculpture of their chosen figure, inspired by the work of Alberto Giacometti that they drew last week, using dowling.
During our history lesson, we created a timeline of the Vikings and discovered where they originated from and where they went to.
In Spanish we have begun our new unit on the cafe..
In PE the children are working with PE specialist Max from Blackpool Football Club Community Trust. The focus of PE this half term is gymnastics.
The BEBCMAT Rock Stars Super League has a new competition, which started on Monday and runs till the 12th February. Good luck everyone!
Our school is currently in 4th place out of 15 schools in the trust and we have scored 806 points (school average score) so far.
This week’s Our Lady’s Top of the Rock’s Leaderboard:
1st Alexander Year 6 8165
2nd Matilda Year 4 7405
3rd Jake Year 4 5796
4th Freddie Year 4 4789
5th Matilda Year 5 4436
Well done to everyone on our leaderboard this week!
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At Our Lady's we like to support our parents/carers in Online Safety matters.
Keeping children and young people safe online is one of the biggest challenges facing society today and it is all of our responsibility to ensure that children are educated to make positive, informed choices when they are online.
This month’s online safety guide gives helpful advice about…
What Parents and Educators Need to Know about Digital Devices & Wellbeing A #WakeUpWednesday guide helping parents and educators understand how digital devices affect children’s wellbeing and how to promote healthier habits.
We hope you find these guides informative and helpful in promoting the positive use of technology to make the online world a better and safer place for us all. Thank you.
To read this week’s Good News Gospel reading, please follow the link to share the Gospel at home with your family. These are really child-friendly resources to share at home. Good News Gospel
Please also have a look at this Parent Newsletter linked with our weekly whole school and class worship…
Great work this week, Year 5. Have a great weekend!
Mrs McVey and Mrs Hodgkiss