Good Morning
Today (Monday 29th June) is the Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Over the weekend, Father Jim celebrated this Feast with a Mass which you can watch here on the church website. Father Jim has also put together a mass (as he did for Ascension) especially for the children which should be available today on the children’s page. It features readings, drawings, hymns etc from children across all Blackpool Catholic Schools.
I’m extremely proud of all your efforts during the TTRS battle between the boys and girls last week. It really was neck and neck all week and when I had a look at the results just before the competition ended, the girls were actually in the lead. However, a big effort from the boys in the closing minutes meant that they were able to overtake the girls and win. Well done boys! Please see details below of another TTRS battle planned for Wednesday and I’d very much like to see all members of Year 5 working as part of a team to do their part.
Have a look at what else some of Year 5 did this week…
This week’s learning focus:
English:
Keep up with your daily reading. Aim to read for at least 20 minutes a day.📚
Free Ebooks can be accessed at https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk Click on “My class login” and enter the username and password I sent to you last week. Through this login you can also access Oxford Owl Spelling, which is the same as the Read, Write, Inc spelling scheme we have used in class. You’ll find the spelling activities in the Extra Practice Zone when you first log in. See parent guide for support.
Bedrock - Complete at least three times this week.
Writing task -Pie Corbett Talk for Writing Pack (unit 5) The Ultimate Guide to Elves and Sprites is the final Talk for writing unit that I will be asking you to complete. It can be printed off if you can, or just use from the screen with a note book if not. When you have finished this unit, please send me a copy of your completed writing. 📝
Education City - Reading & Spelling tasks have been set.
Maths:
White Rose Maths - The videos for this week’s lessons can be found at https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/. Download this week’s worksheets .
The answers for the worksheets can be accessed here: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday.
MyMaths & Education City - I have set tasks on these sites which reinforce the White Rose Resources and allow you to practise the skills.
TT Rockstars - Daily for 10 minutes. This week I have set up a Times Tables Battle between Year 5 and Year 6. The battle commences at 9am and will end at 3.30pm on Wednesday 1st July . I’ll be checking on the progress of this battle throughout the day and I’ve told Miss Slater that we will definitely win. So Year 5, work as a team because WE NEED TO WIN! 😉Good luck everyone!
Note about Sumdog - Our subscription to Sumdog ends this week so I have not set any activities on Sumdog this week. You will find that once the subscription ends, some access to premium games and content will disappear.
Additional work/resources:
• Week 12 Learning Project The theme of the project this week is all about Under the Sea. 🐠 🐙 🐳 🐋 Please note that the Learning Project themes may be a little out of synch with other classes over the next few weeks. However, if Year 5 have siblings in other classes and you prefer to work on the themes using their project theme, that’s fine.
• https://www.oddizzi.com This week’s new challenge from Oddizzi is Global Knowledge
• #OnlineSafetyAtHome pack 7 from ThinkUKnow. If you haven’t already, take a look at these activities.
• Father Jim continues to update his website for the children. If you have any questions for Father Jim, please look at the Children’s page on the Church Website. https://www.olablackpool.org/children-s-page He’s looking forward to all your questions.
• ¡Aquí se habla Español ! If you want to continue learning Spanish, a lovely fun app called Duolingo (free version) is a great place to start. Why not try 10 minutes a day and see how much you can learn. Let me know how you get on!
Coming up next week…
This year’s 'Sports day' will take place between Monday 6th July - Wednesday 8th July. Please take a look at the sports section of our school website for further information about our sports day from home and school. It is important that everyone participates as you will contribute to your house team possibly winning! Children will need to complete the challenges within those days and email me their entry by 4pm on that Wednesday. Any after 4.00pm will not be counted.
http://www.ourladyassumption-sch.co.uk/pesports-news
Take care, miss you all!
Mrs McVey🙋🏻
