The children are now settling into Year 5 and are starting to get the hang of the routines and their new responsibilities. They have really embraced their role as buddies to Reception and on Tuesday they accompanied them to church to support them in our first whole school mass. We have talked a lot about being good role models and good leaders so we were delighted with how they rose to the challenge of being good role models and how they supported their buddies throughout the mass. This is really wonderful to see and we’re also pleased with how they are supporting them and KS1 at lunch times through their role as play leaders. Well done Year 5!
Swimming is also going really well and Year 5 are loving it. The swimming teachers are really pleased with the work they have all done so far. This week I observed the children who are just starting out as swimmers and both their swimming teacher and I were both so impressed with the progress they have made so far and after only two lessons. Keep up the great work Year 5!
Bedrock Competition!
A big well done to everyone who has already logged on to Bedrock at home as part of the homework and I’m delighted to see that so many of you have completed more than the expected lesson for homework. As you can see below, Bedrock have launched a new prize draw competition with some fantastic prizes to win. You have all been entered into this competition and for a chance of winning, you just need to collect 20 points or more each week and earn 140 or more points in total using Bedrock from now till the 22nd October. 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. However, please do not complete more than one lesson per day to ensure vocabulary retention. 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 at the end of his half term. Good luck Year 5!
Here is our TOP 5 on the scoreboard this week:
1 Gabriel 124 points
2 Hallie 92 points
3 Zahra 75 points
4 Darcy 72 points
5 Dominic 60 points
Well done to all the children who are on our leader board this week.👏🏻
Our award winners:
Golden Award - Henry
Writing Award - Darcy
Maths Award - Rosanna
Our learning this week…
In English the children have been changing writing from the present tense into the past tense. They have read an extract about Neil Armstrong’s descent onto the moon and have identified his character from it. The children have also deepened their understanding of the people involved in the lunar landings and this has provided them with an opportunity to develop word banks of verbs and adverbs for use in their writing later on.
In maths we’ve been working with numbers to 100,000, focusing on the position and value of each digit. They’ve represented numbers in different ways and broken them down, explaining the value of each part.
In RE we have compared Scientific truths to theological truths and identified the differences.
In science we have been learning about how day and night occur
In history the children are continuing to learn about the Ancient Greeks.
Our Computing topic this half term is all about the Mars Rover and this week the children have learnt about the automated motor vehicle and have explored how and why the Mars Rover transfers data. To get an idea of the distance that the Mars Rover had to travel, the children also researched the distance to Mars based on the length of other objects, such as Big Ben, the length of a blue whale, the length of a double decker bus, and the length of a football pitch.
In Spanish this week we have been looking at the Spanish alphabet and have been introduced to some of the sounds.
In our art lesson we have begun to look at the work of Hundertwasser and have used viewfinders to select and draw a section of his images into their sketchbooks.
In PE the children are working with PE specialist called Erin from Blackpool Football Club Community Trust. The focus of their lessons this half term is leadership.
Homework
A reminder that a summary of this week’s homework can be found on the Year 5 homework page. Please make sure homework is completed by the end of Tuesday ready for spelling and times table tests.
At Our Lady's we like to support our parents/carers in Online Safety matters.
Keeping children and young people safe online is one of the biggest challenges facing society today and it is all of our responsibility to ensure that children are educated to make positive, informed choices when they are online.
This month’s online safety guides give helpful advice about…
Live streaming - This free online safety guide profiles live streaming – a hugely popular activity among young people that’s certainly not without hazards.
Setting boundaries around gaming - This looks at the benefits of setting boundaries around video gaming to help young people learn healthy online habits.
WhatsApp - This is an updated examination of WhatsApp – the globally popular messaging platform which contains both old and new hazards for young users.
We hope you find these guides informative and helpful in promoting the positive use of technology to make the online world a better and safer place for us all.
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…
Well done Year 5, have a great weekend.
Mrs McVey and Mrs McCooey
If you need to contact me or have any questions/queries, please contact me on year5@our-lady.blackpool.sch.uk and I will try to get back to you as soon as possible. Thanks.
