Reading activity
Our reading record activity this week is step in their shoes.
Please ensure that your child has completed this activity by Friday the 15th of October. It must also be accompanied by an adults signature confirming that your child has been reading at home.
As always, please ask if you have any questions!
Performing poetry
“Will you walk into my parlour?” said the spider to the fly…
Year 5 have been reading The Spider and the Fly by Mary Howitt and we performed it today! The poem comes with a warning of being careful of what the motives of strangers are.
Can your child remember what our R2s are when performing this poem?
Learning in Latin
In Latin, Year 5 have been learning about how it is not word order but word endings that are important when constructing sentences.
To help explain this, we looked at how changing the word order of sentences in English can completely change the meaning of our sentences!
Take a look at some of our favourite examples of this…
Cross country opportunities
We are pleased to invite KS2 children to compete in an upcoming cross country race as part of the Leeds Schools Athletics Association cross country programme of Saturday morning races. Children will compete against pupils from other Leeds schools.
The race will take place at 10am on Saturday 16th October at Cardinal Heenan (Tongue Lane LS6 4QE).
There are opportunities for Year 3 and 4 girls and boys (under 9) to race 900m and Year 5 and 6 girls and boys (under 11) to race 1500m. Once your child has completed their race, you are free to leave the event.
Please note, parents/carers are responsible for taking and supervising their child/children.
If your child is interested in taking part, please respond to the the message recently sent out.
We look forward to pupils representing our school at this event.
If you are unable to take part in this event, you may want to join the free Sunday morning junior parkruns held locally at Roundhay Park, Temple Newsam and Boddington.
Filtering as chemists
This week in Science, we have been learning as chemists.
We conducted an experiment to investigate whether paper, coffee paper or Binca material would make the best filter. See if your child can remember what filtering means!
We discussed how to conduct a fair test and brainstormed the method for our experiment.
After an engaging (and mucky!) experiment, we concluded that the coffee paper was the most effective filter.
After-school clubs return
Our autumn term after-school clubs return next week.
Here is the schedule that has recently been sent out to all children.
We invest part of our government PE and Sport Premium in subsidising these clubs and we hope to get as many children as possible active after-school.
If your child is interested in joining a club, please sign up via School Gateway or contact the school office.
A busy week in Year 5!
This week, Year 5 have challenged themselves to become more independent when completing their steps in writing.
We practised helping our partners by proof reading their writing and using dictionaries to correct our spellings.
On Friday, we reviewed our reading records. The task that was set this week was ‘draw it’ – where the children were set the task of drawing a picture based on the book they are currently reading.
Our reading record task for this Friday is fact file. Please ensure that you child has completed this activity by Friday and it is accompanied by your signature confirming that your child has been reading at home.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please ask!
We are chemists!
This half term, Year 5 have been learning about chemistry in science.
We have been learning as chemists.
Today, Year 5 conducted an experiment investigating whether various substances were soluble. Ask your child what the word soluble means!
If a substance is soluble, the substance and solvent makes a solution.
We tested three substances: salt, sand and sugar. In order to ensure a fair test, we used the same amount of solvent (water), ensured that the water was at the same temperature and left the substances to dissolve for the same amount of time.
We measured accurately….
Worked well in a team….
And made a logical conclusion based on our results.
Can your child remember which substances are soluble and which aren’t?
Times Tables Rock Stars!
Hello to all of you times tables rock stars out there!
Starting soon, we will be hosting our weekly TTRS competitions across all four classes in KS2.
The winning class each week will receive the coveted guitar and the three players with the top average score in each competition will get a certificate in assembly to celebrate their achievements and effort!
What you need to do:
Make sure your child has plenty of opportunities to practise their times tables at home. A rapid recall of times tables supports children understanding other mathematical concepts and can also help their understanding of new learning, too!
Practising regularly in short, sharp bursts is most effective!
Good luck!
Bike to School week and Let’s ride
Biking and scooting are one of the ways we encourage children to actively travel to and from school and next week we’ll be taking part in Bike to School Week (with Sustrans and the Bikeability Trust). We are pleased to be part of this UK-wide event, encouraging families to cycle, or scoot, to school. It’s a great opportunity to celebrate active school journeys and the positive impact it has on children’s health and wellbeing – as well as the environment.
Bike and scooter storage facilities are available by the side of the Year 4 classroom.
Also, taking place this weekend is the free Let’s Ride session held locally at the Brownlee Centre.
This free family community event is ideal for the whole family to enjoy cycling in a safe and friendly space. At the Leeds Brownlee Centre, Bodington Playing Fields, you can ride at your own pace as many times as you like with volunteers on hand to chat all things cycling.
Sign up for the event here.