This Sunday will mark the first Sunday in Advent, which symbolises Hope with the “Prophet’s Candle” reminding us that Jesus is coming. In Year 5 we have been learning about Advent and have begun thinking about the special Advent promises they will make to prepare themselves for the Nativity of Christ at Christmas.

Our learning this week…

In English the children have been identifying the features of a good exploration narrative in preparation for writing their own. The children have highlighted the features of a model text and have been experimenting using these features for themselves - modal verbs, fronted adverbials and using a dash to add an additional clause.

In Maths the children have used their understanding of numbers and number patterns to recognise and complete sequences. They have developed their ability to find the rule to a given number sequence.

In RE the children have learnt about the covenant made between God and Abraham.

In Science the children have investigated how the shape of objects are affected by the effects of water resistance.

In PE the children have developed their space-themed dance.

In music the children have listened and appraised the song Cotton Tail, which is a 1940 composition by Duke Ellington and is based on George Gershwin's song I Got Rhythm. The children then practised playing the Three Note Bossa on the glockenspiel.

In Spanish the children have been learning the names of vegetables and have practised their pronunciation.

In Bounce Forward (our PSHE programme) this week, we discussed tough times that people go through and the resilient things we can do to help us get through them. Some of the children chose to share their own personal stories and I really was impressed with their openess and honesty. We talked about how important it is to talk to someone we trust and share how we feel when we’re going through a tough time, as a problem shared is a problem halved.

Our award winners:

Golden Award - Elsie

Maths - Emelia

Writing - Poppy

Star Award -

Bedrock Competition

Bedrock’s competition will run till the 18th December. The children will need to complete their Bedrock lessons to earn 140 points, by this date, for a chance to win fantastic prizes (points will be checked starting 31/10/22). We will also continue our own in class competition.

Here is our TOP 5 on the scoreboard this week:

1 Mickey 389 points

1 Ola. 360 points

3 Jacob 335 points

4 Charlotte 196 points

5 Hallie 154 points

Well done to all the children who are on our leader board this week.👏🏻

Advent liturgies

Throughout Advent we would like to invite all children and families to join us in the school hall for a short Advent liturgy led by Father Frank.

This will be held every Tuesday morning at 8:20am and will begin from Tuesday 29th November, continuing until Tuesday 20th December 2022.

We do hope you can join us for this opportunity to gather as a faith community to reflect on the true value and meaning of Advent.

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. https://www.paperturn-view.com/uk/wednesday-word/half-term-holiday-special?pid=MTA101634&v=72.4

Hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Mrs McVey, Miss Evans, Mrs McCooey and Mrs Hodgkiss