We had a lovely start to the week with Sports day. Thank you to all of you who were able to come and support the children in their races. It was lovely to be able to get back to normal this year and I know the children enjoyed having you all there to cheer them on. I’m sure you will all agree that the children were fantastic and it was lovely to see them all working as a team and being supportive of each other. Well done Year 5!

Results of KS2 Sports day…

1st Layton 500 points Champions!🏆👏🏻

2nd Marton 473 points

3rd Clifton 470 points

4th Newton 469 points

Our learning this week…

In English we have begun to look at persuasive texts and have identified some of the key features.

In maths the children have solved problems involving fractions.

Science - The focus of the lesson this week was finding the best electrical conductor for a lighting circuit. The children tested different metals in a light bulb circuit and they found that the material that made the brightest bulb was the best.

Geography - This week the children used their maps that they created at home for homework to help them annotate their route to school on a digital map. They included physical and human features and created a key.

Spanish - The children have practised writing the date of their birthday and have also been able to say the birthday of a 3rd person, for example, a friend or family member.

In art the children have continued to work on their Chris Ofili inspired art work of Maya Gods .

In Bounce Forward (PSHE) we have been talking about how we can be more resilient and positive if we think about all the things that we are thankful for. It is easy to be hopeful when everything is going well, but sometimes things aren’t perfect and sometimes we have to look through positivity glasses to be able to see the good when things are tough. Look at the positivity glasses that Year 5 have created…

Our award winners:

Golden Award - Gabriella

Maths - Dainton

Writing - Summer and Henri

Star Award - Evie

Bedrock Competition

Bedrock have launched a new prize draw competition with some more fantastic prizes which started on the 6th June until July 24th. You have all been entered into this competition and for a chance of winning, you just need to collect 120 or more points using Bedrock. If you go to the dashboard on your Bedrock account, you will find details of how you can collect points. Remember, you need to complete at least one Bedrock lesson for homework but to earn more points you can do more. Please remember, you should only complete ONE Bedrock lesson each day at home. In addition to Bedrock’s competition, we will also have our own in class Bedrock competition too. The member of our class who has the most Bedrock points by the end of half term will win a prize. Good luck Year 5!

Here is our TOP 5 on the scoreboard this week:

1 Maisy 276 points

2 Abigail 258 points

3 Henri 226 points

4 Samuel 220 points

5 Gabriella 184 points

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

Resilient moves…

Thank you to those who have shared their resilient moves this week…

What resilient moves will you make this week? 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:

Calming down and making yourself feel better (Coping)
Spend time with good people in good places (Belonging)

Work coming home for the Summer…

In preparation for the end of term, please send in a strong bag (e.g.bag for life) so that all work can be sent home on the last day of term before the Summer holiday. Please label the bag with your child’s name. Thank you!