Year 5

We would like you to create an information leaflet or poster around Internet safety. You can base it on our discussion around group chats or you may want to look at social media, gaming… We would like you to target your information at adults and the best ones will be chosen and sent out to…

This week for homework we would like you to research Stephen Hawking. Consider his childhood, education, adulthood, achievements… You will need to bring your research into school by Monday 4th February as we need it for our work next week.

We have recently introduced mindfulness into our daily routine, and so far focused on the importance of breathing. Every day, for 5 minutes, we practice our controlled breathing, focusing on how it effects different areas of our body. We are encouraged to block out external distractions and focus…

For homework we would like you to become an expert on a planet. You need to choose a planet from the solar system and create a detailed presentation about it. You may present your findings in various ways such as posters, power point, models, leaflet… the choice is yours. We have shared some ideas…

Welcome back to your second term in Year Five. Our topic for the coming half term will be based around the Solar System, focusing on the Earth, Sun and Moon. What do you know about our solar system ? What might you like to find out about?

We will be exploring the question ‘Is there life on…

For your homework this week, we would like you to think about how we show care for people at this time of year. Research an organisation that supports people in need at Christmas.

You might like to research:

• Shelter
• Salvation Army appeal
• Cash for Kids
• Shoe Box appeals

Think…

This week we have been looking at the Matchbox Diary. We would like you to consider:

• What you would put inside your matchbox? It has to be small enough to fit inside.
• What is the importance of it?
• What memories does it evoke?
• What would your story be?
• Which people does it remind you…

Thank you to all the parents who attended our Art event yesterday – hope you’ve all managed to wash off the pastels and paints! The children have been very enthusiastic around our ‘Every Picture Tells a Story’ topic, and are currently writing their own story using a picture from the locality to…

For homework this week, we would like you to practice your summary and prediction skills.

Choose a book you are in the middle of reading and one you haven’t read before.

What is the title of current book?

Who is the author?

Where are you up to in the book?

Write a brief summary of…

Homework – 16th November 2018

Our topic this term is ‘Every Picture Tells a Story’ and for your homework this week we would like you to take photographs of areas within your local environment which you could use to inspire a story. These photographs will become the focus for written work and…

To launch Friendship week, we all came to school wearing odd socks. This year’s theme is ‘Respect’. We thought about and discussed what we thought the term respect means and how we could show it.

‘It’s ok to be different.’

‘We are all unique.’

‘Everybody can have different views and…

This week we have been learning about mixtures and the best way to separate them. In our science lesson we explored different mixtures. We had five mixtures to explore. These were:

Sand and pasta

Water and sand

Gravel and paper clips

Rice and flour

Pasta and rice.

As a team we…