Blueberry Class - Year 5
What we have been up to:
Our Class Superstars:
Well done, you are all Superstars!!
Our learning behaviours are: Make Good Choices, Learn Together, Stay Focused, Be Proud, Show Respect, Never Give Up
Our Year 5 Curriculum
Our Topic:
On Safari!
Our topic for the Summer Term is On Safari!.
Maths: Decimals & Percentages, Properties of Shape, Converting Units and Measuring Volume
English: Gorilla (Anthony Browne), Safari Brochure (Persuasive Leaflet) and Explanation Text (Life Cycle of Animals)
History: Kingdom of Benin and Ancient Egypt
Geography: Locating countries in Africa, Climate Zone and Fieldwork
Science: Living Things and Their Habitats - How do plants reproduce? Life Cycle of mammals, birds, amphibians and insects.
Art: Using proportion when sketching, Batik process, using resistant materials to create patterns, Paul Klee
Design & Technology: CAM mechanism & movement, designing and evaluating mechanical systems
RE: Hinduism and Judaism
Computing: Fact Files, Different Camera Angles, Film & iMovie
PSHE: Rules, Rights & Responsibilities and Growing & Changing
Google Classroom
Here is a link to a video version of the log in guide emailed out with the children's log ins and here is another guide for parents to support their child using Google Classroom.
Information for Parents
Everyday we start at 8.45am We leave at 3pm.
Our PE days are on a Monday and Tuesday. - On these days, you need to come into school in your PE kit.
Homework
Your homework is set each week.
Look at the tabs below to see what has been set as homework each week.
Read at least three times each week.
Your number of reads will be added up every week so that we can reward you with a Bronze (50 reads), Silver (100 reads) or Gold (200 reads) badge.
For a list of recommended reads for Year 5 click here
Recommended Books for Year 5:
https://peters.co.uk/uploads/downloads/files/Year%205%20100%20books%20A4%20AW.pdf
https://www.booksfortopics.com/year-5
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/booklists/1/100-best-books-9-11/
Week Commencing 9.5.22 -
On Mathletics, I have set 4 activities:
-Modelling Percentages
-Decimal to Percentages
-Match Decimals and Percentages
-Percentages to Fractions
On Timestable Rockstars, I have set 8 soundchecks.
Week Commencing 16.5.22 -
On Purple Mash, I have set:
-Equivalent Fractions & Decimals
-Comparing Fractions & Decimals
-Decimals
On Timestable Rockstars, I have set a battle between 4 teams.
Week Commencing 9.5.22 - Practise your spellings words for a spelling test next Friday (13th May 2022)
precious, nutritious, spacious, suspicious, delicious, infectious, cautious, suspicious, gracious, ambitious
Week Commencing 16.5.22 - Practise your spellings words for a spelling test next Friday (20th May 2022)
category, disastrous, hindrance, lightning, prejudice, recognise, sincerely, sufficient, variety, yacht
Week Commencing (23.5.22) - Practise your spellings words for a spelling test next Friday (27th May 2022)
sign, signal, assign, design, signature, assignment, resignation, signalling, designer, resigning
100 High Frequency Words
200 next High Frequency Words
Year 3/4 Statutory Words
Year 5/6 Statutory Word List
Week Commencing 2.5.22 -
For your English Homework this week, I have set a task on BugClub 'tial and -cial'.
Watch the video and complete the tasks 1, and 2.
Week Commencing 9.5.22 -
For your English Homework this week, I have set a task on BugClub '-tious and -cious'. Watch the video and complete the tasks 1, and 2.
White Rose Maths Resources: https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/
BBC Teach: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks2/zvh3jhv
Geography: https://world-geography-games.com/
Science: https://explorify.uk/login - sign up for free
https://www.stem.org.uk/home-learning/primary
KS2 grammar: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zhrrd2p
The Daily Mile
Blueberry Class have been taking part in the Daily Mile every day- The aim of The Daily Mile is to improve the physical, social, emotional and mental health and well being of the children – regardless of age, ability or personal circumstances.
Our Christmas Carol Concert 2020
Our Christmas Carol Concert 2021
Our Harvest Performance 2021