Class 5
It has been great to have the chance to see so many parents face to face in our consultations this week, and we hope you have found them useful.
We have spoken to many of you about a great reading list to inspire your child to find exciting and suitably challenging reading books for year 5. A paper copy will go home shortly, but it can also be accessed on this internet link:
https://www.thereaderteacher.com/year5
I'm really pleased to say the spelling tips we shared last week have had a positive impact on spelling test scores today. We will leave them on the web page so that parents and children can keep checking them as necessary.
This week, there is an exciting extra element to the home learning: an art competition to design a pet, which may then be published in a beautiful, colour book!
There are details on the homework sheet, and a competition sheet is also being sent home today, on which to draw and submit the entry.
Best wishes,
Miss Newman
Mrs Eder
Mrs Walters
Spelling strategies shared last week:
- Practising regularly throughout the week, not just once
- Spotting groups of letters that are common to each word, and focusing on the bits that are different (eg if we are learning '-sion' words we can memorise these letters, then look at the initial letters in words such as confusion and illusion)
- Thinking of 'hooks' that can help them remember particular spellings - perhaps something they think it sounds like, or a funny way of saying it.
- The 'look, cover, write, check' technique where children try to write out the words correctly from memory and then compare them to the original
- Asking someone to test them, and then going back to re-learn the words they got wrong.
Home Learning to be handed in on Tuesday 22nd October 2024 | |
This week the children have been set an activity named ‘Rounding Decimals’ on MyMaths. It is not our intention for home learning to cause unnecessary anxiety in the household, therefore if there any concerns, please ensure you speak to the teacher in advance of the Tuesday deadline to ensure we can put the necessary support in place. | |
Weekly expectations | |
Times tables | Reading |
Please ensure your child practises their times tables daily on TTRS. This only needs to be for 5/ 10 minutes per day but daily practice is proven to lead to greater fluency. | Please ensure your child has read a minimum of 5 times and logged it into their reading record. Reading is the key to them accessing the full curriculum and they will struggle with further learning without the necessary practice. |
Spellings- these will be tested on Thursdays. Please ensure they have been practised prior to this. | |
Group A spellings | Group B spellings |
measure | potential |
treasure | essential |
pleasure | substantial |
enclosure | influential |
pressure | residential |
composure | confidential |
leisure | preferential |
exposure | torrential |
closure | circumstantial |
disclosure | impartial |
Reminders | |
🐶 Perfect Pets is a fantastic drawing competition for children to draw a picture of their 'perfect pet'. 🎨 Children can draw their favourite animal or pet, an animal mash-up, be inspired by mythical creatures, or create something unique from their imagination. 📕 Drawings will be published in the bright, colourful Perfect Pets book series .
Please see the separate entry form for this exciting competition! | |
Swimming kits on a Tuesday (hat, goggles, towel and swimming garment)
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Happy learning! Miss Newman, Mrs Eder, Mrs Walters and Mrs Robinson |
Year 5 PE Days 2024-25
Swimming Tuesdays & Wednesday
Autumn Term 1 Curriculum Map
Meet the Teacher
Zones of Regulation presentation and resources
Manor Adventure Parent Presentation 2024
Grammar Glossary
Maths Websites
To support your child at home with their maths learning, here are a list of useful websites you can use:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/maths/
http://www.educationquizzes.com/ks2/maths/
https://mathsframe.co.uk/
https://www.mathsisfun.com/