Science: We are biologists!
In Science, we are currently biologists! Biologists study living things. In this unit, we are looking at life cycles. Life cycles are the series of changes in the life of an organism.
Take a look at our key vocabulary:
In our lesson, our enquiry type was ‘research using secondary sources’. The children used the iPads to find out about the life cycles of mammals and amphibians. Year 5 stayed safe online by looking for a padlock; checking the URL and the source is reliable; and typing ‘for kids’ at the end of their searches.
Did you know butterflies and frogs go through metamorphosis? This means that their young form looks nothing like their adult form.
We then discussed the similarities and differences between these life cycles. Can you spot any?
Help at home: Research the life cycles of birds, fish and reptiles.
Old Leos women’s and girls cricket opportunity
Local cricket club, Old Leos, have opportunities for womens and girls cricket. Please contact them for more information.
Bikeability
Year 5 have taken part in bikeability; they have all really enjoyed the sessions! The leaders of the session have praised the children for their brilliant behaviour, great listening skills and fantastic determination.
Help at home: Why not go out on a family bike ride this weekend and ask your children to explain how to stay safe whilst out?
Writing: Grammar
This week, in writing we have been looking at lots of different grammar units: subject, verbs and objects; active and passive voice; dashes, semi-colon and colons; and relative clauses.
Every main clause must have a subject and verb and sometimes it has an object. The subject is the ‘do’er or be’er’; they are the person or thing that is doing the action. The verb is the doing or being word and the object is the person or thing that is having the action done to them.
An active sentence always follows the rule of ‘subject, verb, (object). Whereas, a passive sentence always goes ‘object, verb, subject’.
Dashes, semi-colon and colons always go after a main clause (a sentence that makes sense by itself).
A relative clause can be used to give additional information about a noun.
They are introduced by a relative pronoun like ‘that’, ‘which’, ‘who’, ‘whose’, ‘where’ and ‘when’.
Help at home: Have a go at these exam style questions.
Guided Reading Week 3
Here are the target pages for this week’s guided reading. These need to be read by Friday 21st March.
Extra Time: up to chapter 28/page 133.
Flood and Fang: up to chapter 11/page 137.
Rooftoppers: up to chapter 12/page 106.
The Girl of Ink and Stars: up to chapter 16/page 144.
Kensuke’s Kingdom: up to chapter 6/page 85.
Guided Reading Week 2
Here are the target pages for this week’s guided reading. These need to be read by Friday 14th March.
Extra Time: up to chapter 18/page 80.
Flood and Fang: up to chapter 8/page 112.
Rooftoppers: up to chapter 8/page 73.
The Girl of Ink and Stars: up to chapter 11/page 96.
Kensuke’s Kingdom: up to chapter 4/page 45.
World Book Day!
Yesterday was World Book Day! World Book Day is a celebration to promote the enjoyment of books and reading. Our day was filled with lots of opportunities to read and talk about books.
We started the day with a whole school World Book day assembly. We thought about what books we like to read and where we like to read. Help at home: talk about the best environment to read in. Where is a good place to read? Is it better to read on your own or with someone? What time is a good time to read?
We had a busy morning. It was jam-packed with loads of reading and enjoying books. Year 5 did some paired reading with Year 2. The children were absolutely fantastic. The Year 2 and Year 5 children thoroughly enjoyed sharing their books from home and reading to each other.
Help at home: Read everyday with your child.
West Yorkshire cross country final
We were very proud of our five Key Stage 2 children who took part in the West Yorkshire Cross Country Final at Temple Newsam today in the glorious sunshine.
In tough, competitive conditions, with the best runners from across West Yorkshire, they all put in 100% effort in their races and were a great support for each other. The children should feel proud of competing at this level. We even had a top 10 finisher out of 146 runners and our Year 3 girls team came 6th place our of 21 schools. What an amazing team effort!
Thank you to parents who helped with transport and supported at the event.
Living and Learning: Fire Safety
Year 5 had some firefighters come in to talk to us about fire safety. We discussed how to keep safe before and if there is an event of a fire:
before
- keep the doors closed for all rooms before you go to bed at night
- do not charge electrical devices overnight or on a soft surface
- keep your keys for the front door in a safe place between the bedroom and door (in case you need to leave quickly)
- turn electrical items off at the switch not just on standby
if there is a fire
- ring 999 and ask for the fire service
- if stuck in your room, shout for your adults or help from out the window
- do not jump out a window unless absolutely necessary
We were then able to go and take a look at the fire engine and even squirt some water from the hose!
Help at home: Discuss the safe route out of your house in case there is a fire. Check your smoke alarms regularly.
Leeds Rhinos healthy lifestyle assembly and ticket offer
This week, we welcomed Luke from Leeds Rhinos to deliver a healthy lifestyle assembly.
We thought about different aspects of keeping a healthy lifestyle including food and nutrition, sleep, exercise, hydration and hygiene.
Luke also spoke about the ticket offer available for families for one of the upcoming Leeds Rhinos home games.
As part of our partnership, and as a reward for all the great work that the children have been doing this year, Leeds Rhinos would like to offer children and their families an amazing opportunity to attend a match at AMT Headingley Stadium (LS6 3BR) at a special discounted schools rate.
Date – Saturday 22nd March 2025
Kick off – 5:30pm
Opposition – Wigan Warriors
Standing tickets can be booked now through the school via School Gateway. Please note that tickets will be on sale until 10am on Tuesday 18th March.