I can hardly believe that we are already here at the end of our first half term. This half term has been really enjoyable getting to know all of your wonderful children and I’m so proud of all of them. 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 learning this week…
In English the children have been reading biographies and an autobiography about authors Jeremy Strong and Anthony Horowitz and have identified the features of them.
The focus of our maths lessons this week has been adding and subtracting 4-digit numbers with exchanges.
In RE the children have written a letter for Pope Francis in response to his call to all of mankind to protect the Earth. The children wrote to tell Pope Francis how they can be good stewards of the Earth.
In Science the children have learnt the order of the planets by writing their own mnemonics and have described their movement in relation to the sun.
In geography the children have been learning to identify climate patterns using climate graphs and have identified the link between latitude and climate.
In art the children have used natural forms as a starting point for imaginative drawings.
Our award winners:
Golden Award - Idana
Writing Award -Leo
Maths Award - Sophie
Year 5 Star Winner - Lily K
Our Reading Champions…
Well done to our reading champions this half term who have all completed bookmarks for reading regularly at home…
When the children read regularly, golden tickets are given out and then we do a draw at the end of each half term. Well done to Izzy, who is our golden ticket winner for this half term.
Bedrock Competition
Well done to all of Year 5 who achieved 120 points or more on Bedrock over this last half term. I wish you all luck for the Bedrock prize draw! A big congratulations goes to our Bedrock Champion, Franchesca, and well done to all the other children on our TOP 5 scoreboard. Well done!
Here is our TOP 5 winners on the scoreboard:
1 Franchesca 540 points ⭐️Bedrock Champion ⭐️
2 Sam 500 points
3 Maisy 287 points
4 Evie 282 points
5 Summer 266 points
Resilient moves…
Last week, Year 5 were challenged to make resilient moves - have a laugh and get together with people you can rely on. Thank you to Maisy who shared her resilient moves this week…
What resilient moves will you make this half term holiday? It would be lovely if you could email me at least one photo of you making a resilient move so we can share them here. Please email me photos of your resilient moves you make this week to year5@our-lady.blackpool.sch.uk I look forward to receiving them.
This week’s resilient moves challenges are:
Have a laugh (Coping)
Spend time with good people in good places (Belonging)
Visit to Central library
On Friday 5th November, as part of our English studies this term and our involvement in the Young Blackpool Poets project led by the National Literacy Trust, we have the opportunity to visit Central Library in Blackpool to take part in a workshop. We will leave school at 9.40am and we expect to return to school by 11.30am. We hold general consent for this visit. A special thank you to our wonderful PTA who have very kindly paid for the cost of the coach.
GULP Challenge Winners!!!
At the end of Year 4, the children completed Fit2Go and took part in the GULP challenge. This week Mrs Ormerod made a surprise visit to class to let the children know that they had won the GULP challenge and therefore won a whole class trip out to the High rope course at Stanley Park! Well done Year 5! We’ve not yet set a date for the trip, but I think we’ll wait till the weather is better and book it for some time in the Spring or Summer term.
Well done Year 5, you’ve all been amazing this half term. We hope you all have a wonderful half term holiday.
Mrs McVey, Miss Evans and Mrs Frost
