Year 5
Friday 4th October
We have enjoyed another busy and enjoyable week of learning in Year 5. This week children have designed their own seasonal tomato soup. Next Tuesday, children will have the opportunity to make this soup in our new cookery Hive. All children will start by working together to create a basic tomato soup recipe. This is a vegan recipe taken from the BBC Good Food website, which can be found here. The children will then have the option of personalising their soup by selecting from a range of different seasonings and toppings. These include: basil, coriander, black pepper, chilli flakes, croutons, pasta, cream and parmesan cheese. We have carefully considered food allergies when planning this activity but if you would like any further information please speak to your class teacher. The children can eat their soup in school after they have made it if they wish. There is no charge for this activity.
On Wednesday, the children will be taking part in a visit to two churches in Exeter to support their understanding of our current learning in RE. Children should attend school as normal, wearing school uniform. We will return to school by 12.30 so lunch arrangements are as normal. This is a free trip. A letter containing full information about this visit has already been sent to parents.
We have recently experienced some teething problems with some of the websites that the children have access to at home. These have hopefully now been resolved and all children should have login details for Times Tables Rock Stars, Accelerated Reader and Spelling Frame. We suggest the following activities are completed at home to support the children's learning in school:
- 10-15 minutes of reading per day. Children are encouraged to complete a short comprehension quiz on every book they have read via the AR platform.
- 3-5 minutes per day practising multiplication tables on TT Rock Stars.
- 10-15 minutes practising spellings via the Spelling Frame website. As our spelling curriculum progress throughout the year we will begin to direct children to specific activities but for now the children should familiarise themselves with the website and practise any areas of spelling they are not yet secure with from the Y3/4 section of the website.
Please note that our PE lessons return to normal this week and that children should attend school in their PE kit on Monday and Thursday.
Have a fantastic weekend.
The Year 5 Team
Friday 27th September
After a hugely enjoyable Five Fest, the children have now successfully settled into the rhythm and routines of life in Year 5. We have been enjoying reading Kensuke's Kingdom and have used this as inspiration for some fantastic poetry and narrative writing. In maths we have been exploring place value and next week we will focus on rounding numbers to the nearest 10,100 and 1000.
We have asked the children to send in a picture of them enjoying reading outside of school. We have had some fantastic responses so far from children sitting on a favourite chair to reading on a scooter! If you would like to send in a picture of your child reading please email this to parents@stcmat.org.
To support the children's learning in school we recommend that children take part in short learning activities at home. Children should read for 10 to 15 minutes each day and record this in their reading journal. Children should also spend 3-5 per day practising their multiplication tables via the Times Tables Rock Stars website. This year the school has also purchased logins for all children to the Spelling Frame website. We have asked children to spend a short amount of time familiarising themselves with this new website this week. Links to all of the necessary websites are found in the tab below and the children's login details are inside their reading records.
We hope that you have a wonderful weekend.
The Year 5 Team
Friday 6th September
A very warm welcome back to school and to Year 5. It has been a great pleasure to see all of the children return to school and we have enjoyed getting to know them this week.
A letter has been sent to all parents today containing all of the essential information necessary for Year 5. You will also find additional information about our curriculum and useful weblinks on this page. Below are a few quick reminders for the next couple of weeks:
- Children's first PE lesson will be on Tuesday 10th September. They should come to school in their school PE kit on this day. Children are no longer required to change back into their uniform on PE days.
- As of the week starting Monday 16th September children will have PE on Mondays and Thursdays. This will remain the same for the rest of the autumn term.
- Five Fest will take place on Thursday 12th and Friday 13th September. Your child has received a paper letter containing 3 forms to complete (tent preference, Haven Banks permission and medical information). Please return these forms to school by Monday 9th September.
If you would like any further information regarding any of the above please don't hesitate to contact your child's class teacher. We look forward to working in partnership with you in order to support your wonderful children.
The Year 5 Team
Check back soon.