What a great week we’ve had! Year 5 have made a great start to this year and it has been lovely to spend time getting to know them a little better. The children are settling in nicely and learning the new routines - we are excited to be working with them this year!
📚Your child will have come home with a reading book and reading diary this week. At the start of the year we usually use an assessment tool called Star Reader to assess the ZPD of your child’s book (this gauges the level of challenge that your child should be reading), however it has been off line for some of this week so your child has brought a book based on their ZPD from Year 4 - this should align with their new ZPD anyway. ZPDs will be marked down in their diaries once complete. Bookmarks and diaries will be checked regularly so please encourage your child to read daily if they can and they must have their book and diary in every day. Children should aim to read at least 20 minutes a day and discuss their reading if possible with an adult - this will ensure progress is maintained and the expected standard is met.
🏊🏼🩲🩱On Tuesday afternoon, the children will begin their swimming sessions. Please remind your child to bring their costume and towel and if they have longer hair, boys or girls, they should also bring a swimming cap.
Our award winners:
Golden Award (CARE) - Natalia
Writing Award - Gabriel
Maths Award - Aibhin
Our learning this week…
In English we have begun a new unit of work which will come from the book, Where We Once Stood, which details first-hand accounts of the six moon landings. This week we have explored new vocabulary and phrases from the opening extracts of the book and have looked at strategies to help us with the meanings of these words. We’ve also discussed whether or not humans should return to the moon and the children have backed up their views by giving reasons and justifying their thoughts.
In Maths the focus has been on place value and the children have been reading and writing 5-digit numbers and recognising the value of each digit..
In RE the children are working with Mrs Mannix and have begun looking at their new topic on Creation.are we have been discussing how the world began and have compared their own views against those of their learning partner.
In Science we will be learning about aspects of Earth and Space. This week the children have shared their existing knowledge of this topic and they took part in a Space quiz to see how much they know already.
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.
PE days
Full PE kit will need to be worn on Tuesdays (swimming) and Wednesdays.
Homework
Year 5 will use online learning for their homework this year, alongside reading and spelling homework. We will spend a bit of time getting familiar with the websites we will use and then we will start next week. I will add more details next week.
Bikeability
Letters about Bikeability have now come home. Please read and sign the forms as soon as possible and send back into school so that I can confirm numbers and allocate dates. Please be clear on your form whether your child will need to borrow a bike. Thanks for your support.
Well done Year 5, you’ve made a great start! We hope you all have a lovely weekend with your families.
Mrs McVey, Mrs Hodgkiss and Miss Andrew
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. This email is not monitored daily so if you need to get in touch urgently, please send a message via the school office or catch me at the door at the end of the day. Thanks.
