Here we are at the end of our first half term, I can barely believe it! This half term has been really enjoyable getting to know all of your wonderful children and I’m so proud of all of them. It’s such a difficult time at the moment for everyone but the children have really shown just how resilient they all are and have just taken it all in their stride. They have all worked so incredibly hard and I’d also just like to say thank you to parents for supporting your child with their reading at home and with their online homework.
Our Reading champions this half term…
All these children have completed their first bookmark for reading at home. There are also more children who were not in school and we will be sure to take a photograph of them with their certificates on their return. Well done to all our reading champions and I hope to see many more children receiving their reading awards next half term.
Well done to Elliot and Kayden who were our golden ticket winners for reading this half term. Unfortunately Kayden wasn’t in school to receive his prize but it’ll be here waiting for him when he returns to school. Golden tickets are given to children in Year 5 every time they read three times in a week at home and get their diary signed. I’m so pleased to see so many children trying to collect their golden tickets. Let’s see if we can challenge ourselves to collect more golden tickets next half term.
Our learning this week:
In English the children have worked really hard on writing their biography on the famous British author of the Alex Rider series, Anthony Horowitz. They’ve worked really hard on the content and have thought about the presentation of their writing for their reader.
In maths the children have been focusing on the subtraction method using formal calculations.
In RE the children have written a letter to Pope Francis to tell him how they are going to use their gifts as he requested in the Inauguration mass. He said, “Let us be protectors of creation, protectors of one another and of the environment. Let us show loving concern for every person, especially children, the elderly, those in need, who are often the last we think about.”
In Science the children did an end of topic quiz and have made posters this week to show all they had learnt during our Space topic.
In geography the focus was on how latitude affects climate. The children looked at various places in North and South America and identified the rainfall and temperature patterns to identify the different types of climate.
Thank you to parents who have sent me evidence of the work for those children who have been self isolating this week. If you haven’t yet sent me photographs of your child’s work, then please can you do so to my email year5@our-lady.blackpool.sch.uk
Our award winners:
Golden Award - Cianna
Writing Award - Laciee
Maths Award - Kourtney
Year 5 Star Winner -Cianna
PTFA quiz afternoon
Yesterday the PTFA held a virtual quiz in school, which was a little bit of fun for the children at the end of half term. Many thanks to the PTFA for all their hard work, Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed it! The PTFA wanted us to share this here so that all the children working from home this week could join in too. Please click on the link - hope you enjoy it!
I hope you all have a wonderful half term holiday together, the children certainly deserve a good rest and some fun time with their families.
Take care and keep safe
Mrs McVey, Miss Evans and Mrs Connolly
