Yesterday Year 5 went over for our class mass at church with Father Frank. He talked about how Jesus taught us to "Love one another as I have loved you". Father reminded the children that this is what we should do to be a good friend. Well done to the children who read in church, they read so beautifully and clearly. We were very proud of how they all behaved so well and so respectfully.
Doctor Seuss says, “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
Please can I ask that parents encourage the children to read at home and sign their reading diary. I’ve noticed that quite a few children are not reading as regularly as they should and some children rarely bring their reading diaries to school. This is such a shame and this is having an impact on the progress they are making and their quiz scores in school. The children should be reading for at least 20 minutes a day at home. To improve this, we will continue to check reading diaries weekly and they will receive house points and Golden tickets for reading and taking quizzes. By earning house points for reading, this will support the children in getting enough house points each week in order to be included in our weekly prize draw on a Friday and will increase the number of Golden tickets they receive. (The Golden ticket draw will take place at the end of half term when we celebrate our reading champions.) Get reading Year 5! 📚
Our learning this week…
In Tales Retold the children worked in groups to focus on building their own resilient story .
In English the children have been identifying the features of a model setting and describing images using personification.
In Maths the children have continued to solve one-step and two-step problems involving addition and subtraction.
In RE the children have been thinking about what it is to be a disciple of Christ and have been thinking about how they will actively help Jesus in his mission.
In Science we have learnt been looking at the life cycle of mammals and have compared the cycles of three different types of mammals: placental, monotreme and marsupial.
In History the children have been using sources of evidence to decide whether there is any truth in the myth Theseus and the Minotaur.
In computing the children have used what they have learnt already to reason what an existing program does.
In our PE session, Year 5 worked together as part of a team in groups of five to play a volley ball style game.
In art the children have continued to make their 3D sculptures in the style of Alberto Giacometti.
Our third group of Year 5’s had their baking lesson with our school cook to build life skills as part of their resilience building. Great job! 😋
Our award winners:
Golden Award - Charlotte
Maths - Elsie
Writing - Lexi Rose
Star Award - Lexi Rose and Ayson
Bedrock Competition
Bedrock’s competition, which started on the 2nd January, will run till the 12th February. The children will need to complete their Bedrock lessons to earn 120 points, by this date, for a chance to win fantastic prizes. We will also continue our own in class competition. Please be reminded that children should only complete ONE Bedrock lesson a day at home. In order to ensure vocabulary retention, it is recommended that only one lesson a day should be completed.
Well done to all the children who are on our leader board this week.👏🏻
Here is our TOP 5 on the scoreboard this week:
1 Charlotte Gilheaney 197 points
2 Lexi Rose McGow 188 points
3 Ola Marzec 184 points
4 Joseph Flanagan 166 points
5 Emma Burgess 143 points
Resilient moves…
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:
Eat a healthy balanced diet (Basics)
Find your place in the world (Belonging)
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. Good News Gospel
Please also have a look at this Parent Newsletter linked with our weekly whole school and class worship…
Hope you all have a lovely weekend.
Mrs McVey, Miss Evans, Mrs McCooey and Mrs Hodgkiss
