Welcome to Year 5
Your class teachers this Summer term are, Mrs John (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) and Mrs Chapman (Thursday and Friday).
Your Teaching Assistants are Mrs Smith and Mrs Piggott.
We will work hard, we will find things difficult at times; we will learn a surprising amount and have fun along the way.
Things to Remember:
Reading books and records need to be in class EVERYDAY.
Please have your PE kit in school EVERYDAY.
Homework is set on Fridays and is to be handed in by the following Friday. You will be notified if there are any changes to this.
science week beginning 15th June
researching life cycles here are some examples and suggestions for you to find out about.
Work for week beginning Monday 8th June
Please try some of these tasks and keep working through your home learning packs when you can.
Work for week beginning Monday 1st June.
Below is your writing task for the week.
work for week commencing Monday 18th May.
writing. Grammar activity below 'Commas to clarify meaning'.
week beginning 27.04.20
writing.
this week it is your turn to write a recount about some of your experiences during 'Lock down'. Below is a writing frame to help you plan. Remember a recount is in sequential order. You could write about what activities you have been doing at home.
Week beginning 27.04.20
Maths
Describing position.
I can translate shapes horizontally and vertically, describing how it has been carried out.
week beginning 27.04.20
Science
New topic, all about plant classification. I have attached power points and information sheets for you to read through as your introductory lesson.
week beginning 20.04.20
writing task.
read the text from last week. using the power point from last week identify features of the recount. you could print out the text and underline or just write a list.
'Box Up' the recount ( you will need to divide a piece of paper into nine squares, (ask an adult to help) and retell the story of Alexander Von Humboldt with pictures and phrases.
Write your own version of the recount.
maths shall begin with learning about time. below are some activities to keep you busy.
week beginning 20.04.20
maths
multiplication and division problem solving.
balance and missing number problems
scaling problems involving rates
science week beginning 20.04.20 please remember this is year 5 children only.
see the below work on air/ water resistance.
Computing at home:
Software needed: This is free. https://wordpress.org/download/
This Summer term children are web page developers; they will create a web page using WordPress using the research they have collected about ……… (Favourite video game, favourite band, favourite sport/sports team, book recommendations, food recommendations, things to do during lockdown)
Activity 1: I can use search engines effectively.
Children need to come up with 3-5 ideas they would like to research about their topic. These will be sub-headings in the web page. You will need lots of information about these ideas – you can record this information using your device or by writing it down.
Activity 2: I can refine my ideas and plan my web page.
Children need to play around on the WordPress software and choose their web page layout and plan what information they are going to upload on to the webpage. You can draw out your plan and decide what information is going to go where
Activity 3: I can collect images/videos from the internet and place use on my webpage.
Children need to use search engines to retrieve images or videos (Use the URL link/web address link for this by copying and pasting it). Place these in the shown places on your WordPress webpage.
Activity 4: I can use a variety of software to complete my webpage.
Children need to add their information to their webpage and finalise their page to then show others what they have created. Is it clear what your website is about?