Living and Learning: 8Rs for learning
Last week, Year 5 were focussing on the Eight Rs for learning. The Eight 8rs for learning are good learning behaviours that we aim to demonstrate during every lesson.
Challenge your child to name the Eight Rs for learning as fast as they can!
During our Living and Learning lesson, we were challenged to order the Eight Rs in order of importance. This was a particularly difficult task as all the children recognised the importance of each R. We engaged in a thoughtful and interesting debate where children were able to argue why they thought a particular learning behaviour was of paramount importance.
Our Science and Geography vocabulary
This half term, our Science focus is States of Matter and we are chemists!
Take a look at our list of vocabulary that we’ve been learning about in class. How well would you say you know their definitions?
Some of them are quite tricky. Can you remember the actions we’ve done in class?
| dissolve | when a solid mixes with liquid to make a solution | |
| mixture | two or more substances that can be separated | |
| chemical reaction | a process in which one or more substances are converted to one or more different substances
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| soluble | when something can dissolve | |
| solvent | usually (liquid) that does the dissolving | |
| reversible | a change that can be undone or reversed
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| insoluble | when something can’t dissolve | |
| solution | mixture of solid and liquid (you might not be able to see the solid)
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| irreversible | a change that can’t be undone or reversed
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We’re also Geographers this half term and we’re learning about urban green spaces and city expansion.
What small activities could you do at home to help you remember this list of vocabulary?
| national park | an area set aside by the government for the preservation of the natural environment | |
| six figure grid reference | contains six numbers which give a precise location on a map | |
| city expansion | also called urban sprawl, this is the increase in a built-up area | |
| urban green space
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any vegetated land or water within an urban area | |
| carbon stores
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places where carbon is stored in the environment | |
| quantitative data
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data which can be written in numbers | |
| qualitative data
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data that can be written in words, not numbers | |
| soundscape | a qualitative record of the sounds in any environment | |
| sampling | a way of collecting fieldwork data without measuring everything |
Netball coaching and half term camps
We are looking forward to having some coaching in school from Elite Netball Academy in the next few weeks.
Elite Netball Academy run weekly netball classes on a Saturday morning at Gateways school and they have an early bird offer for their October half term camps held locally at The Grammar School at Leeds- £25 per day if booked by 17th September.
Week 1
Hello everyone!
I can’t believe that we are already in our second week! Year 5 have demonstrated fantastic attitudes towards their learning and I look forward to seeing how this will help them progress throughout the year.
So far, we have enjoyed…
Practising our linguistic skills in Latin…
Fine tuning our pocket passes in rugby…
Learning as part of a team…
And finding a quiet moment to enjoy some reading or drawing!
Looking ahead, we have a lot of exciting learning to look forward to this half term.
In maths, we’re learning about decimals and fractions.
In writing, we’re learning about how to write a diary entry. Ask your child if they can remember any key features of a typical diary entry.
In reading, we’re recapping how to answer retrieval, inference and choice questions. Our class novel this half term is Survivors – a fascinating read packed with short stories of bravery, resilience and danger. Ask your child if they can use their summarising skills to retell one of the short stories we’ve read so far.
In topic, we’re learning as geographers about the world we live in. Check out this tool on Google Maps to see how school has changed over time. You could see how your own front garden has changed, too!
In science, we’re learning as chemists about the properties and changes of materials. Watch this space for reports on some exciting science experiments!
As of this week, Year 5 also have an in house TTRS competition. Every week, the child who has spent the most time on TTRS is able to randomly shout out a times table of their choice for the class to answer. Please encourage your child to log on so they have a chance of having ‘the power’!
As always, please don’t hesitate to get in touch if there is anything that I can help you with.
Miss Needham
Welcome back!
Hello Year 5!
I hope you’ve had a happy and healthy holiday and are looking forward to coming back to school. I am really excited to have you as my first class (as a teacher!) at Moortown. I know we are going to make a great team!
A few things to note:
- Mrs Russell and Ms Canning will be working with us this year.
- School times are back to normal. The school day will start at 8:50 and end at 3:15.
- PE is on a Monday and a Thursday. Your child should come to school in their PE kit on those days. We will be doing PE as normal tomorrow.
- The school uniform policy is on our website. Please check if you are unsure about any items of clothing or footwear.
- If you have come across any reading books or library books please bring them into school.
Please do ask if you have any questions or concerns.
See you tomorrow!
Miss Needham
Tennis opportunities
If your child enjoys tennis or wants to try it out, tennis camps are taking place locally at these clubs over the summer holidays.
Thanks to Roundhegians
We are very grateful to Roundhegians Rugby Club for hosting our sports days once again this year and allowing us to use their excellent facilities.
Roundhegians have a variety of rugby training sessions, from under 6 through to under 17, and these sessions will resume on Sunday 5th September.
For more information, please contact their chair of junior rugby, Chris Fongwah (fongers.cfw@gmail.com).
Multi-sport summer camps
TTRS tournament winners (wb 07 June)
Hello again to all of the Times Tables Rock Stars out there,
Well done for all the engagement with TTRS you’re doing so far – keep it up!
BREAKING NEWS:
The results are in. We have our ROCK STARS OF THE WEEK.
With an outstanding 987 points, this week’s winners are Y3!
Y3 have been able to retain the top spot in TTRS in our final tournament!
The TTRS tournaments are having a little break so for now, keep up the good work and don’t forget to challenge your friends and teachers!
Remember to give your teacher a nudge as the week goes on if you’ve not yet had a chance to play on TTRS. If you’d like to play at home and would like a reminder of your login details, let your teacher know.
All the best TTRS!
TTRS tournament winners (wb 24 May)
Hello again to all of the Times Tables Rock Stars out there,
Well done for all the engagement with TTRS you’re doing so far – keep it up!
BREAKING NEWS:
The results are in. We have our ROCK STARS OF THE WEEK.
With an outstanding 1470 points, this week’s winners are Y3!
Y3 have been able to reclaim the top spot in TTRS for this week. A well deserved victory.
A special mention for the efforts of Hafsa in Y3. She was able to accumulate the most correct answers out of anybody in the school. Congratulations, Hafsa!
Which class will claim the coveted guitar next time? Will it be your class? There’s only one way to make that happen – go on TTRS!
Remember to give your teacher a nudge as the week goes on if you’ve not yet had a chance to play on TTRS. If you’d like to play at home and would like a reminder of your login details, let your teacher know.
All the best TTRS!