Year 5 Friday Blog - 31.1.25
Date: 30th Jan 2025 @ 7:48am
Dear parents
Each week you will find out what we have been doing in class, weekly spellings / times tables and lots more.
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 6th February. 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.
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Spelling rule - oal ost oll
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Post Host Most Almost Roll Scroll Swollen Strolled Coal Foal Father Hour |
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.
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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
Predictions and Creative Endings! 📚✨
This week, the children have continued reading our focus novel The Boy at the Back of the Class. They have been making predictions about how the characters might find Ahmet's parents.
They are also writing their own endings to the story, using what they’ve learned so far. It's fantastic to see their creativity shine as they think about the themes of friendship and belonging.
Maths
Multiplication and Division by 100 and 1,000! 📚✨
This week in Maths, the children have been learning how to multiply and divide whole numbers and decimals by 100 and 1,000. By using place value, they can see how digits move when we do these calculations!
When we multiply by 100, the digits move two places to the left. For example, 25 becomes 2,500! And when we divide by 1,000, digits move three places left—so 1500 turns into 1.5!
The children have also been converting units of measure, such as millilitres to litres and grams to kilograms.
We even looked at Divide Related Decimal Numbers to help understand how numbers and decimals relate to each other.
RE
The Modern-Day Good Samaritan 🌟
This week in RE, the have continued exploring the parable of the Good Samaritan. They rewrote the story in a modern context and shared their own experiences of kindness.
The children's stories highlighted personal moments when someone acted as a Good Samaritan in their lives—like a friend helping them out or a stranger being kind. These discussions have shown how important empathy and support are in our community. 💖
Art
🎨 Self-Portraits inspired by Leonardo! 🤩
This week in art, the children have been wrapping up their self-portrait unit. They've been inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s hand studies to create their own artworks. ✍️✨
Using flesh-toned pencil crayons and a cross-hatch shading technique, they're producing realistic representations of their hands. It's wonderful to see their progress and creativity! 🖼️
Take a look at the gallery to see the amazing work.
Safeguarding - morning routine
Have a lovely weekend
The Year 5 team