Year 5 Friday Blog - 24.1.25

Date: 23rd Jan 2025 @ 4:32pm

Dear parents

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Each week you will find out what we have been doing in class, weekly spellings / times tables and lots more.

Every Friday, the blog will be shared with the class to recap our learning and make them aware of their homework. Moving to online homework has allowed us to become a more eco friendly school. Throughout the week we will be learning about the spelling rule in preparation for the quiz on Thursday. Spelling frame can be used for practise along with the spelling strategies shared on the blog below.

Homework

Reading - Reading is one of the most important skills for children to master as it unlocks their imagination and allows them to access the rest of the curriculum. Please read with your child every night. Question prompts are provided within reading records asking questions improves key reading skills, such as retrieval and inference.

Spellings - Please find this weeks spellings below, our spelling quiz this week will take place on Thursday 30th January. Every Thursday, we will have a spelling quiz. The quiz will contain ten words from the spelling rule for that week plus two words from previous year groups. The overview for Spring Term 1 can be found on our class page.

Spelling rule - Homophones

Rough
Enough
Cough
Dough
Though
Thought
Brought
Nought
Bough
Plough
Climb
Door

Times tables - Please use the Times Tables Rock Stars website to practise the times tables. We will be revising all times tables in year 5 and further developing related division facts. Times tables test will take place each Friday.

I will be keeping track of all children logging into both Spelling Frame and TT Rockstars. I recommend 10 minutes, every night, on each of the websites.

Our learning this week in Year 5

English

Exploring The Boy At the Back of the Class 📖✨

This week in English, the children have been excited to continue our focus novel, The Boy At the Back of the Class. 📚 The children have been writing character profiles and descriptions of the two main characters, diving into their traits and stories. 🕵️‍♂️✍️

They have also planned and written persuasive letters, which helps them express their opinions clearly and convincingly. 📨💡 It’s been wonderful to see their creativity and engagement with the story!🌟

Maths

📚 This Week in Maths: Exploring Numbers! ✨

This week in maths, the children have been busy learning some exciting new skills:

🔍 Rules of Divisibility: We’ve explored rules that help identify whether a number can be divided evenly.

🌟 Identifying Factors: children worked on finding common factors of two numbers beyond their times tables using a simple list strategy.

⚪ Understanding Prime and Composite Numbers: We learned to distinguish between prime numbers (only divisible by 1 and themselves) and composite numbers (which can be divided by more than two factors).

🧮 Multiplication with the Grid Method: Finally, we practiced multiplying 2 and 3-digit numbers using the grid method, breaking it down into easy steps.

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RE

This Week in RE: The Parable of the Good Samaritan 🌟

This week in our RE lessons, the children dove deep into the heart of one of the most powerful teachings in the Bible: the Parable of the Good Samaritan. 🤝✨

Through thoughtful discussions, they tackled some important questions that encourage reflection and understanding:

Why did Jesus tell this parable?
To illustrate the importance of kindness and compassion, regardless of societal boundaries.
What did Jesus want people to learn from this parable?
That true love and help should be extended to everyone, irrespective of their background.
Does the parable have more than one message? Why?
Absolutely! It challenges us to confront our biases, and invites us to redefine who our 'neighbours' are.
What behaviour does this parable challenge?
It challenges the tendencies of indifference and prejudice, prompting us to be more proactive in helping those in need.
If you acted on the message of this parable, what might you do differently in the future?
Perhaps you might volunteer in your local community or reach out to someone who seems lonely or in need. 🌍❤️

As the children reflected on these essential questions, they learned valuable lessons about empathy, social responsibility, and the impact of kindness. These lessons will resonate beyond the classroom and inspire meaningful actions in their daily lives.

French

French This Week 🌍✈️

This week in French, the children have been exploring the verb aimer (to like) and how it can be used in both positive and negative forms. They have linked it to a variety of different foods saying things like j'aime (I like) and je n'aime pas (I don't like). This has given them a chance to not only expand their food vocabulary, but also to practise forming negative sentences. It has been a fun and engaging way for them to use real-life examples and get comfortable with both the grammar and pronunciation. Take a look at the gallery for photos of this activity. 🗺️✨

Safeguarding - morning routine

If you are dropping off your child at the classroom door / KS2 entrance door and need to pass a message on to a member of staff please do so by speaking to the staff member who monitors the door in the morning.

If you need to enter school for any other reason, adults can only enter the school building via the main school entrance and seek assistance from the school office team. If you are attending a meeting with a member of staff you must sign in at the front desk as a visitor and have an ID lanyard.

Thank you for your continued support in keeping our school and children safe