Year 5

Welcome to Year 5

Class Teacher: Mrs Nicol

Teaching Assistants: Miss Ellams & Miss McLaughlin

Welcome to the Year 5 class page!

We are delighted to welcome you back for another exciting year at school and look forward to working with you all and sharing in your successes as we move through the year. In year 5, we work hard and always try our best and together we know that you can achieve greatness and fulfil your potential.

Key information for Year 5

►Reading - Reading underpins all of the learning that takes place at Holy Family and it's at the heart of our curriculum. To support reading, please could all children ensure that they read their school reading book each evening and that their reading planner is signed by an adult. At Holy Family, we encourage children to choose their own read for pleasure book. I am really looking forward to hearing about the books and comics they have been reading over the holidays. 

►Spellings -New spelling rules and spelling patterns will be taught each week. Every Monday, all children will receive a new spelling list and then we will have a spelling test the following Friday. This allows children to have a week to learn the new spelling rules. As well as recalling spelling rules, it is very important that the children understand new vocabulary and know how to apply this in a sentence. Therefore, children will need to apply the given spellings into their own written sentences and hand this in alongside their spellings. 

►Homework - All children will be given weekly English or Maths homework. The given homework will alternate from English to Maths each week. Children will receive homework each Monday and they are required to hand this in on the following Thursday. 

►PE - PE will take place every Wednesday and Thursday. All children must have the correct school PE kit of white t-shirt and black shorts. (Track suits may be worn as the weather turns colder). Please ensure that all children have trainers to enable them to fully participate. 

Thank you for your continued support.

Please don't hesitate to contact me at school if you have any questions or concerns.

Mrs Nicol

Remote Learning

What happens if school is closed?

In the event of an emergency school closure, we will provide remote learning for your child from day 2 of the school closure. For information regarding remote learning, please check this page for details of your child's learning provision.

How will parents and guardians be notified abut a school closure?

Parents and guardians will be contacted through email, the school Facebook page and the school website. For more information, please follow the link below.

Adverse Weather Conditions

How your child can access remote learning?

Please see your child's timetable below. These are the lessons your child will be taught remotely.

To access the learning, your child should use the Teams login that they have in the front of the 'Reading Record'.

For further guidance on how to use Teams, please follow the link below.

Microsoft Teams Help Guides

RE- Creation and Covenant 

In RE, we have been learning about God's covenant to Moses as he freed the Israelites and received the Ten Commandments. Exploring the Bible story of the Burning Bush and the Book of Exodus, the children have been able to understand why God's covenant is still important to us today and how we build our friendship with God through our actions. 

Celebration of the Word- KS2

The children in Year 5 enjoyed taking part in a child-led Celebration of the Word focused on the 'Virtue to Live By'. Telling the Bible story of Levi the tax collector, they told others of how Jesus showed respect and courtesy to others so they could show respect and courtesy to themselves helping them live on God's path.

RSE- Calming the Storm

After watching the Bible story of Jesus calming the storm and learning how Jesus is always there through life's storms, the children responded by writing prayers asking for help for themselves or for others and started to fill our 'prayer cross' in class.

'God cares for us and wants us to put our faith in Him.'

Picture News

For this week's Picture News the children were asked, 'How can photos shape the world?'. They learnt about the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award and its Diamond Jubilee that is being held this year. The children were invited to respond to the question, and here are some of the responses:

'Photos can help us feel inspired because I would like to take them as well.' 

'We can travel the world through our eyes.'

Science- Earth and Space

The children have been enjoying their science journey so far, learning about Earth's orbit around the Sun, the planets in the Solar System and the planets and their moons. Take a look at some of the fantastic work the children have produced!

Maths- Reasoning with Large Whole Numbers

The children have now finished their first maths unit of the year, learning to reason with large whole numbers. From identifying, comparing and ordering 5 and 6-digit numbers, to rounding to the nearest, 1000, 10,000 and 100,000, the children enjoyed challenging themselves with reasoning questions and even singing songs to learn Roman numerals. Take a look at their learning journey below!

If the children would like to teach you the Roman numeral song and show you their learning, scan the QR code below.

Art- I Need Space

The children started their art topic 'I Need Space' by exploring retrospective art work and mixed media processes. Using pastels, watercolours, textiles and continuous line drawing, they investigated which media they preferred for when they create their own pieces.

Book Talk- Beowulf

Before reading the text, Year 5 explored what they could infer from the front cover and blurb of the book and made predictions on what they were going to read. They then identified key characters and events and discussed their first thoughts and questions they had based of the text.

Take a look at some of the amazing responses the children produced when questioned on what they had read so far!

Literacy- Historical Narrative

The children have now reached the end of their first literacy journey of the year, learning how to write a historical narrative. They began by immersing themselves in the genre by reenacting an Anglo-Saxon battle and exploring ambitious vocabulary to build word banks to support their future writing. Then, they analyses a given text for its features and an effective setting description to support writing their own. Finally, using what they had learnt in their skills lessons, the children were able to plan, write, edit and publish their very own historical narratives. Take a look at their amazing work below!

Handwriting

The children have been practising their handwriting by joining to and from the letter 'r' and ensuring letters are consistent in height and size. One of the them even achieved their handwriting pen in celebration assembly due to their hard work!

Reading for Pleasure

The children took the opportunity to visit the reading room to enjoy reading for pleasure and chose to listen to our new 'Spotlight Author' book, Giant. Many of the children are now enjoying this as their class reading book!

Celebration of the Word

We enjoyed taking part in a child-led Celebration of the Word about peace. We responded to the word of God by singing hymns and praying for peace in the world in response to the recent unrest across England. 

Computing: i-Program

In computing, the children have been learning that a program can do different things when Boolean variables are true or false and then programmed statements to make something happen in response to events on screen. They used this skill to make sprites interact when they bump into each other on the program Scratch.

Science- Earth and Space

To explore the movement of the Earth around the Sun, the children went outside to demonstrate Earth's orbit while it rotates on its axis. We had to take turns as we got a little dizzy!

Spotlight Author

Our 'Author Spotlight' for Autumn 1 is Nicola Skinner and the children are invited to read her new book, Giant. This book follows the story of a young girl named Minnie and her adventures where she lives. Now, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with where Minnie lived. Nothing, that is, apart from the earthquakes, which pull buildings and schools and houses down on a regular basis. Luckily, the island’s inhabitants have found a way to fix their crumbling walls: giants. 

Computing: i-Program

The children have been learning to recognise that computer programs contain graphics that move on x and y coordinates and when graphics turn, their movement is measured in degrees. They have demonstrated this using Scratch to program a sprite to walk backwards and forwards across a backdrop and then bounce on a trampoline.

Literacy- Historical Narrative

The children had a wonderful time immersing themselves into the history of the Anglo-Saxon invasions of England by watching and then re-enacting the storming of Pevensey Castle. While performing the long journey over the North Sea, to the attack on the unsuspecting Britons, the children really enjoyed learning about this historic event that will influence their writing in the following weeks.