Our award winners:
Golden Award (RESPECT) - Gabriel
Writing Award - Stephen
Maths Award - Emily
Our learning this week…
In English the children have worked on their poetry and have selected their favourite poem that they are most proud of to enter the poetry competition. The children really enjoyed selecting their poem and have neatly written it up ready for them to be sent off this week. They’re really excited! Good luck Year 5!
We’ve also been working on creating similes and metaphors.
In maths this week we’ve finished off our unit on multiplication and division and have begun our new unit on perimeter and area.
In RE the children have been working with Mrs Mannix on the theme of Inspirational people.
This week’s prayer and liturgy was planned and led by Zachary and Jackson. The theme of their liturgy was A Year of the Lord’s Favour. Inspired by Sunday’s Gospel, which introduces themes of the Jubilee Year, the boys’ prayers this week invited the children to intercede for the needs of the world and they wrote their own prayers asking God to help those who need it.
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favour.” (Luke 4:18-19)
In science we dissected and labelled the male and female parts of the flower.
In computing we have designed animation and programmed the Micro:bit to execute it.
In art the children have continued to work on their Alberto Giacometti inspired cultures.
In Spanish we have continued to learn to ask and answer questions about our families.
In PE the children are working with PE specialist Luke from Blackpool Football Club Community Trust. The focus of their lessons this half term is invasion games.
The focus of our Bounce Forward (PSHE) session has been exploring their own feelings.
Build your resilience
How many resilient moves can you make this week?
Use the resilient framework to identify the ones you and your family make. Resilience Framework
This week’s resilient move challenges are:
Get some fresh air and exercise (Basics potion)
Focus on the good things in life. Put your positivity glasses on. (Coping potion)
If you would like to share a photo of your child making a resilient move, then send them to our email year5@our-lady.blackpool.sch.uk and I will post them here each week. For example, a photo of a bike ride - the resilient move would be fresh air and exercise, which comes from the basic potion on the framework. Please note: if the photo has other children on it, please ensure you have consent to share it with me.
World Book Day Challenge!
On the 6th March, we will celebrate World Book Day by dressing up as our favourite book characters and bringing in our favourite books to share with each other. In addition to this, I’d like Year 5 to choose a favourite picture book they used to enjoy when they were 5 (this should be a different book to the other favourite one) and prepare a reading to read to their Reception buddy on the day. Year 5 should be able to share the book with confidence, enthusiasm and expression.
Which book will you choose, Year 5?
The BEBCMAT Rock Stars Super League competition runs till the 14th February. Good luck everyone!
Our school is currently in 3rd place out of 12 schools in the trust and we have scored 1122 points (school average score) so far.
This week’s Our Lady’s Top of the Rock’s Leaderboard:
1st Matilda Year 4 30540
2nd Ava Year 4 30235
3rd Harriet Year 6 13096
4th Matilda Year 3 12665
5th Leo Year 5 9584
Well done to everyone on our leaderboard this week!👏🏻
Please encourage your child to practise their times tables by using TTRS so that they also contribute points to our competition. Unfortunately, only a small number of our class are actually using TTRS as part of their homework. Come on Year 5, you can do your bit!
Well done to Leo who is in our top five on the leaderboard!👏🏻
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…
3rd February Year 5 visit to Blackpool Grand Theatre’s Oracy Symposium. We will leave just after the start of the school day and return before the end of the school day. Please wear full PE kit and bring a packed lunch and your water bottle.
6th February Dance Club Schools Alive rehearsals and evening. Good luck to our dancers!
performance
13th February Dress up day - What will I be when I grow up? School Council have organised the day. Come dressed in your dream job £1 donation to launch ourCafod fund via parentpay
13th February School closes for half term 3.15pm
25th February School reopens
27th February Blackpool Symphony Orchestra musician workshop (invite only)
28th February after school PTFA Spring Bingo event for families
5th March Whole School Mass for Ash Wednesday in church – families welcome to join us.
6th March World Book Day – dress up day and bring your favourite book to school. Year 5 will also need to bring a favourite story book to share with your buddy (see note about World Book day above).
10th - 14th March Science Week in school
11th March Blackpool Catholic Schools Shared Lenten Liturgy St Kentigen’s School 6pm
17th March 1pm to 5.30pm parent information afternoon in school hall – booking link to follow soon
26th March Key Stage 2 Blackpool Cross County competitive team event
March – June 2025 Year 5’s in school workshops with experienced drama/dance practitioners as part of the Tales Retold project
Thursday 15th May Year 5 trip to Grand Theatre to watch Pig-Heart Boy. Payment for the trip can be made on Parent Pay (this can be done in instalments if you wish). Thank you to those who have already paid in full.
A good week, Year 5, well done! Have a great weekend!
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. Thanks.
