Year 5
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Miss Rhodes Class Teacher |
Mrs Butt Teaching Assistant |
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January 2023
We are continuing our concept of Respect this term and are now focussing on Respect for our Planet.
This will include respect for natural processes and life cycles in Science; respect for the power of nature in Geography by learning about earthquakes and their impact on people and places; understand how we can have an impact on showing respect for the planet in PSHE; respect for creation in RE and representing our work in different ways in Computing.
Our PE days are still Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please ensure your child has the correct labelled clothing in school on these days.
Please ensure your child has correct school uniform everyday showing respect for school expectations. Replacement ties can be purchased from the school office if needed.
The children are still expected to read every night. This is so important as this helps their reading, writing and understanding of the world. Spellings will be set on a Monday to be tested the following Monday.
If you have any questions, please see me at the beginning of the school day or after school on a Monday or Tuesday,
Thank you,
Miss Rhodes
Welcome to Year 5
The concept we will be learning the curriculum through this year is ‘Respect’. Our aims are:
• To see our own worth and value ourselves as an individual
• To understand the impact we have on the community and world
• To develop social skills
• To show empathy and understanding of others
This will include respect for natural processes in Science; respect for the planet in Geography; respect for the past and how we can learn from it in History; respect for the beliefs of others and ourselves in RE and PSHE; respect for the work of others in Art and Music and being respectful online in Computing.
Our PE days are Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please ensure your child has the correct labelled clothing in school on these days. On Fridays we have a specialist music teacher who will be teaching our class to play the ukulele.
The children are still expected to read every night. This is so important as this helps their reading, writing and understanding of the world. Spellings will be set on a Monday to be tested the following Monday.
I look forward to working with you and your children. If you have any questions, please see me at the beginning of the school day or after school on a Monday or Tuesday,
Thank you,
Miss Rhodes
Natural Art
February 2023
We made art using natural resources following our research on Andy Goldsworthy:
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Writing based on Macbeth
February 2023
After reading the first half of Macbeth, we wrote speeches as Banquo to Macbeth or Malcolm to persuade them to act on our concerns.
Pastel work
We used chalk to create an image of the moon focussing on trying to show the textures on the surface.
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Science posters
We researched an object from space that interested us and presented the work as a poster to develop our computing skills.
Creative writing Trip
March 2023
We visited the Time and Tide museum to work with a poet to create poems based on the displays and objects around the museum.
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Collaborative working
March 2023
Pupils learnt to negotiate resources and take turns to build the biggest tower they could.
Orchestra in School
March 2023
We were fortunate enough to have members of the BBC Concert Orchestra come and perform for us in school. We joined in with singing and playing ukuleles. We look forward to seeing them again soon.
Meeting an Olympian!
March 2023
Today we met Sophie Mckinna an olympic shot putter from Gorleston who holds the women's British record and has represented our country at the Tokyo Olympics and many national and international athletic events.
She talked about the importance of self-regulation (our PE skill) in her training and performances.
Macbeth computing
March 2023
Second visit to the Orchestra
April 2023
We visited the BBC orchestra again and begun to learn a song we will sing at the final performance in June.
Self Portraits
May 2023
We have created self portraits in different styles as we focus on respecting ourselves and how we look.
Creative writing workshop
May 2023
We had a poet in school working with us to write a class poem. We followed this up with an after school session where we had pupils from Nursery to Year 5 with their parents.
Forces experiment
May 2023
We worked in groups to construct a ramp that would make the car travel as far as possible. We identified the forces in action and how we could use them to support us, eg reducing fraction on the wheels.
Investigating air resistance
May 2023
We made parachutes to investigate our enquiry: 'How does surface area affect the time it takes a parachute to land?'
We identified the variables to ensure we had a fair test. We found that the smaller the area of the parachute the faster it will fall as it has less air resistance.
