Yesterday was the Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Jesus’s ascension into heaven, which is celebrated forty days after his Resurrection. As a whole school, we took part in this special celebration by joining in with Father Jim’s Mass via video link from our classrooms. I am so proud of how Year 5 joined in with the mass so respectfully. Well done Year 5!

Our learning this week…

English - This week the children have been writing, and editing, their diary entries from the point of view of Billy, the main character of the story ‘Bling!’.

Maths - The focus of our maths work this week has been finding equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages.

RE - This week we have been reflecting on what it means to experience forgiveness. We have looked at stories from the Bible which tell us about Jesus’s teachings on forgiveness and have looked at events where Jesus showed us how to forgive.

Science - The focus of our Science lesson this week was electrical conductors. The children identified materials that were electrical conductors and insulators and then they investigated different types of metals to see which was the best electrical conductor. The children then presented their findings to the class.

History - This week the children have identified a range of evidence sources, both primary and secondary, to help them understand more about the Maya civilisation.

Computing - Using their growing knowledge of the code blocks within the micro-bit editor, the children have programmed their micro-bit to make a pedometer.

Spanish - This week the children have been writing sentences in Spanish related to our Café theme. ¡Bravo Year 5!

PSHE - During this lesson we talked about the power of positivity and how it can make us more resilient. The children thought about all the things they are grateful for.

PE - The focus of our orienteering this week was to learn the skill of map orientation using basic diagrams. The children navigated themselves around a grid of cones using their map and adding up as they went along.

Bedrock Competition

Don’t forget the Bedrock competition for a chance to win an amazing prize (see poster above). There will also be an in-class prize for the Year 5 who has the most points by the end of term.

Here is our TOP 5 on the scoreboard this week:

1 Hallie 200 points

2 Declan 175 points

3 Eliza 154 points

4 Laciee 145 points

5 Elliot 144 points

Well done to our TOP 5 who have already made it into the Bedrock prize draw. This next week is your last chance to ensure you’ve earned your 120+ points to be entered into the prize draw above. Let’s see how many points you can earn this week! Who will be our Bedrock Super Star?

Our award winners:

Golden Award - Sienna

Writing Award - Cianna

Maths Award - Brodie

Year 5 Star Winner -

Notices

Year 5 finish school at 3.10pm Monday - Thursday and at 1.05pm on a Friday

Reading books and diaries must be brought into school daily. Diaries get checked everyday so that we can reward the children for their reading. I would expect Year 5 to read at home daily for at least 20 minutes.
Homework will need to be completed before Thursday, when I will check your results. Please see the homework page for this week’s homework. Parents will be informed if this is not complete.
PE days continue to be on a Tuesday and Thursday. No earrings please.

You’ve all worked so hard this week Year 5, well done! Hope you all have a lovely weekend!

Mrs McVey, Miss Evans and Mrs Connolly